A picture that tells a thousand words...or maybe just one.
As you guys may not know - I come from a bit of photographic background and figured it might be interesting to look at the Nats season via photos.
To me some of pics this year have said all that need to say about what the season has been this year. So feel free to add a pic from the thread and a caption and explain why you like it.
"I never saw it" Willingham said.
via the Washington Post.
To me this photo sums up the season. Josh 'Hammer' Willingham loses the ball in...the dark... and haplessly asks he coleagues "where the hell is it?".
It's both comical and horrifically sad.
The deep fly ball, hit by Nolan Reimold, ended up being a 3 run homer. I almost couldn't watch when I saw Hammer had completely lost sight of the ball and then desperately seeks help finding it. I swear he actually flinches when the shadow of the ball passes over his head.
It's not just the fact that the Nats have been horrible in the field (outfield also) but Im tortured by the fact that the 6 year old and his 14 year old brother clearly are better than Hammer at picking up the ball off the bat. If he wasn't tanked, I'd also suggest that the orange Darth Vader in the rows behind them might have had a go at catching it.
Im so glad that it didn't drop in for an in-the-park home run... we've seen enough of those.
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by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Jun 30, 2009 7:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't find the more recent shot of a Harris Homer similar to this one.....

Washington Nationals’ Willie Harris watches his grand slam against the Chicago Cubs in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
"The legacy that was spawned oh-so-many years ago in DC is somewhere in that line-up card each night."
by cat daddy3000 on Jun 30, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I actually was at the game
Willie had an amazing day offensively and defensively. There were about 4 nats fans there.
by TheFunkle on Jul 3, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That must have been Amazing.......
And I hoped for more of the same this season. When Lasto was jettisoned, TAWH should have been 1st call for CF……
"The legacy that was spawned oh-so-many years ago in DC is somewhere in that line-up card each night."
"One of us! One of us! One of us!!!" - e chigliak on Jul 1, 2009
by cat daddy3000 on Jul 4, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Willingham is doing some damage with the bat though
Willingham has been on a hot streak lately with the bat. He has raised his average all the way to .286, impressive considering his early-season struggles. He also has 9 HR in just 161 AB. Over the course of a full season, that would work out to about 30 HR (assuming 550 official at-bats). Pretty good for a no. 5 or no. 6 hitter.
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Washington, first in war, first in peace, last in the NL East :(
by Potomac Fan on Jul 4, 2009 6:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How about moving pictures?
http://yaketykearns.ytmnd.com/
(just finding a place to keep this…)
Dunn's bat, Nyjer Morgan's speed, skills, Dukes' arm, bat, that's an OF...(sorry, Hammer!) - EC
by cat daddy3000 on Jul 9, 2009 2:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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