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by user CurlyW
Everyone is down in the dumps right now.
And they should be. The 2006 Washington Nationals suck, and there's really not much more anyone can say at this point.
Being a fan of a losing team is a familiar role for me. After all, I am a Cincinnati Bengals fan. You think you know losing? No, no...I know losing. Don't give me any of your Red Sox or Cubs fan pity. I wear losing like a well-fitting baseball cap, soiled and stained through years of futile attempts to block the harsh summer sun. In a baseball season like this, you have to learn to cherish the individual moments of greatness over the net result of the season. The Nats are bad, and they're probably going to get a lot worse later this summer after Bowden and Kasten close down the RFK version of Filene's Basement.
But I'm okay with it. The Nats can lose 90 games and nothing can take away from the pure joy and excitement I've felt at some of the season's best moments. The 12-inning win over the Phillies was absoutely thrilling, and when we finally won that game that night I felt on top of the world. I went to bed with a smile on my face. I wish I could say that about every day. I'll not soon forget the complete awe I felt at witnessing the 9 run comeback over the Yankees at RFK Stadium, the elation I felt as the fans ran up and down the rows high-fiving anyone in Nats gear. And of course, who could forget Zimmerman's walk-off the next day, definitely one of the top 5 moments in the short history of the Nats. It felt great to be a fan on those days. It hurts to be a fan on other days. That's life, I guess.
This is one case where you do want to miss the forest for the trees. The 2006 season appears to be a disaster in the making, but each game offers the opportunity for a small sweet victory of its own. So savor these tiny moments of joy. After all, what else are you going to do between now and football season?
This article was originally published at The Curly W
Date
Thu 06/29/06, 1:37 pm EST
