Comparative dates on which rhe Nationals notched their 82nd win...AND THEN THERE WAS JUST ONE - a win against the only pitcher to beat the Nationals in their opening series at the Friendly Confines this season:
2005 - finished 81-81
2011 - finished 80-81
2007 - finished 73-89
2006 - finished 71-91
2010 - finished 69-93
2008 - finished 59-102
2009 - finished 59-103
---
TODAY WITH THE '05 OVERACHIEVERS: Saturday 3rd August 2005 the Nationals edge the Phillies in 12, 5-4...record now 70-66...http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250903120
Can anybody remember '08 and '09? I think '08 felt like the worst team ever.