Washington Wins

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Mike

Remember the old joke about Washington?

First in war. First in peace. Last in the American League East.

But that was then – when the Washington Senators mopped up the cellar year after year.

Now there’s the Nationals — and they are the first place team in the National League East.

And on Thursday night D.C. clinched its first post-season slot since 1933.

Nats Are In The Playoffs

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president then – and Joe Cronin led the Senators to the World Series. Washington lost four games to one to the New York Giants, but hey that was a long time ago.

This year the Nats are in with Bryce Harper, Jason Werth, Jordan Zimmerman and a whole lot of Natitute.

Nationals Park

Nats Players Signing Autographs

About Mike

Mike Luery is an award-winning journalist with 25 years on TV and radio. Currently, he is the political reporter for KCRA-TV, the top-ranked station in Sacramento. This is Luery's second tour of duty with KCRA, where he was also a reporter from 1984 - 2000. In between, he was NBC's Capitol Bureau Chief in California and a reporter for CBS 13 in Sacramento. Luery lives in northern California with his wife Carol. Baseball Between Us is his first book.
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