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Pathetic or apathetic?
I'm pathetic. I really am.
I went to Nationals Park last night for the opener of a four-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates ... wait a second, I think I'm apathetic. Ya, that's it. I'm apathetic.
Anyway, I went to Nationals Park last night. I figured this was my final test to see whether or not I still liked any member of the Pittsburgh Pirates more than a friend.
Nope. Apathetic.
I found myself more excited by Wil Nieves' two-run single in the second inning, and Austin Kearns' opposite-field base hit in the eighth that provided the go-ahead RBI.
Freddie Sanchez' solo home run in the fourth inning just didn't do it for me.
How could it? It's been too long -- 15 straight losing seasons -- and the Nationals are too exciting.
An example: The Pirates recently released pitcher Matt Morris, who, along with his exorbitant salary, was acquired in a trade with San Francisco last summer. I can't say for sure whether the Morris deal prohibited the possible signing of prospect Matt Wieters -- who was eventually snatched up by the super-psyched Orioles -- but I can say that the $10 million-plus would've been better spent on Wieters.
Meanwhile, the Nationals were busy selecting players that -- while there is no such thing as a guaranteed success in baseball -- will at least give them a little better chance of obtaining success.
Such is the reason for my semi-departure from Pirate City. There are a few enjoyable pieces of the Pirates' puzzle, including Zach Duke's seven splendid innings last night.
(Just for the record, I don't know why anyone ever screwed with Duke's mechanics. He was so successful as a rookie, but Jim Colborn decided to tinker and I don't think Duke has been the same since.)
I've blogged about this topic before, but I was still curious to see how it would play out last night.
Two other notes:
The Washington Post hired an ex-Pittsburgher to take over for Barry Svrluga (Nationals beat writer). I don't remember reading any of this guy's stuff in The Post-Gazette, but I'm sure I did at some point.
And, does Dmitri Young really look this much like Johan Santana? I don't think so.
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