Good group at the ballpark last night (announced attendance 21,767, which looked about right)...is the Strasburg debut having a ripple effect all through our home schedule?
This is the perfect time for the Nats to get hot, with little to compete against for local interest - the Caps and Wizards are distant memories, Redskins camp is still over a month away and the only other teams playing right now are the Mystics, Freedom and DC United. A strong winning record from now till the All-Star break (after which point the burgundy-and-gold begins to make its presence felt) could put baseball front-and-centre in this town in a way it hasn't been since the Nats' arrival, and really get those turnstiles clicking.