I don't think it is merely the novelty of having major league baseball that's keeping me loving the Washington Nationals. I have a short attention span: if it were just novelty, I'd have bought my caps and my t-shirts and my batting practice jersey to make sure they got my money, but I would have stopping tuning into the games back in May. And it's not just because they are winning; how they are playing is more important to me than that.
I'm not very knowledgeable about baseball, so of course the following observations may be technically wrong, but they work for me. Here's why my new home team has captured my heart: they're plumbers.
Plumbers, muckers, and grinders. A lunchpail team.
Can you use these terms in baseball? There are no corners, no boards, but there is an attitude. They don't give up. The Nationals came from behind in 22 of their 32 wins. It is a team without a superstar, so everybody works. And they look so damn happy when they score or make that last out, it's like watching kids play.
It's so fun to watch (or hear. I love radio for baseball.), it's brought out the kid in me.
Posted by Nic at June 8, 2005 04:57 PMThey're having fun because it's a brand new start in a brand new city as a brand new franchise. I'd think that being an Expo these last few years would have really ground one down and taken the joy out of the game.
Posted by: Ted at June 8, 2005 08:41 PM