When this season started I made some long-winded post about following the hopeful path to a .500 season for this promising Nationals team, which had never happened since they were cast onto us from the netherworld of Canadia. It seemed a reasonable expectation, and I am nothing if not a reasonable man.
Who could have foreseen what has transpired though? Baseball magic has incurred a complexity of baseball feelings around this Nats team that has gotten the nation caught up in it - whether it's Bryce Harper's wackiness or the Strasburg discussion or the random greatness of so many contributors out of nowhere. And yesterday, the Nats won the 82nd game of the season, guaranteeing their first plus-.500 season in DC. Also the Washington Post started carrying their magic number on the front page yesterday as well, meaning their magic number to guarantee a playoff berth, which even a month ago, even when it seemed probable, I could not really wrap my head around. They will literally most likely be playing in the playoffs, actual playoff games with the extra long drawn-out weird pseudo-psychology involved.
Honestly, this cast of characters, even without Strasburg, could not be a more glorious cast of characters to shine such limelight upon. I encourage you all to join me on this bandwagon once your favorite team has been pitifully eliminated. It will be glorious, as I am drunkenly believing in the magic of it all.
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