Two amazing things happened this week: The Cubs are lucky and good. Damn good. And Bartolo Colon hit an HR. I normally would not be happy for the Mets, but Colon is the *last* Expo out there. And the Expo's are the Nat's. Oh, and Dan Haren's Tweet:
Career accomplishments:
150 wins
2,000 strikeouts.
Bat .200
Didn't give up a homer to Bartolo.....
Second, Nats are good. But not as good as the Cubs. The Cubs are scary good. They were good last year, and added Hayward and Zobrist: they added 10 war to a 97 win team.
Yesterday, we saw another example of the maturing of Bryce Harper: He respected the bricks. I would rather lose the game than Bryce of 2 months with a broken wrist/arm.
As we go into the final game of the series and road trip, before the season began, I looked at this as a 4-6 road trip. It will be better than that; probably 5-5, possibly 6-4. The are 1 game ahead of my projection, which was for a 96 win season.
It is possible that the Nats fall out of first place today: my expectations are they will lose to Arrietta and the Cubs, and the Mets are probably better than the Padres. But, the Mets have the Dodgers next, followed by the Rockies. We have the Tigers and the Marlins. The Marlins are playing good ball right now.
The next big series is Nats @ Mets starting 1 week from Tuesday.
My question is: what to wear to Wed's game? Scherzer Jersey (he is pitching), Harper Jersey (MVP Bobblehead day), or JZim t-shirt (he will be pitching). I am thinking Harper Jersey with Jzim t-shirt underneath.
Finally, How about Harper's cleats today:
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