Why Hello

As a Washington Sports Fan there has not been alot to cheer about in recent years. The Redskins have sucked so long that fans have forgotten the 8 years of sucking before Dan Snyder. The Wizards have been so bad since in the 70's that we think a first round exit with Soulja Boy in the audience was a special run. The Capitals are the best team in Washington, but they can never win in the playoffs. And for the losers who defend DC Untited as a real franchise, get a life.

Washington Sports Fans, we have one hope. That hope is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-S.

They have the richest owner in baseball and are in a major market. They spend money in the draft. The GM is competent and makes trades that make sense and finds value in players where other teams do not (Capps for Ramos and Langerhans for Morse). They have young building blocks in Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Jordan Zimmermann, Danny Espinosa, Wilson Ramos, Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen. Michael Morse and Jayson Werth are good players in their prime, and you have above average, young guys in Ian Desmond and John Lannan who have room to get better.

The talent we have on the roster is something we have never seen in DC. This is a team that a couple of years ago had Austin Kearns, Ryan Chruch, Robert Fick, Nook Logan, Mike Bacsik, Felipe Lopez and Elijah Dukes. It makes me sick thinking about it. Why the hell did I bother rooting for these guys? I'm such a loser.

Anyway, the 2012 Nationals look like a young, talented team who are ready for a playoff run.

I've always been a baseball fan, but I has been tough living in DC. Our "home" team was the Orioles until the MLB owned Nationals moved to town. Since it was owned by MLB and run by Jim Bowden, we didn't have a shot. Jim Bowden somehow lucked his was into Ryan Zimmerman, so it wasn't a complete loss I guess. Those limitations set us back. Stan Kasten didn't help matters much either. With Bowden and Stan out of the way, we have an owner willing to spend and a GM who doesn't think Chris Marrero is Mark Teixeira (Man, I hate Jim Bowden).

After years of being irrelevant, DC baseball is about to enter years that should be fun and exciting. It will finally be worth it to be a Nationals fan. This blog will be three fans going through the ride.