I dunno what the deal is with the Nationals. I do know that a lot of players still have a positive WAR. Which is a good sign. But it just seems like one of those rare things where everyone slumps at once. It can probably get into everyone's head once it starts to get really bad. The pressure mounts, you feel like you have to do more because everything is going wrong, and things are starting to get out of control.
The pitching has still been top 10 like they were last year. Strasburg is having a slight down year, but the funny thing is it's still a dominant year compared to your average pitcher. The pitching has had its blow up moments too. Every team does, of course. But with the offense being so down compared to last season, the pitchers have probably felt the pressure too, needing to do more to get the win. Which can lead to more mistakes, mental stress, and so on.
The Braves have been close to falling into a bad luck hole like that. It's gotten very close. And both teams have suffered from a lot of injuries, Harper is still being bothered by that knee. It's been a whole lot of bad news and bad luck for the Nationals. But they're a young team, like the Braves. If they don't make a run this year, it won't be because the team is bad. They're not. Maybe change a few things. LaRoche doesn't seem to have 'it' anymore. And I heard about him losing like 20 pounds in a month? That's crazy.
Anyway, yeah. This has been a pretty ugly year for a lot of teams, even winning ones, with injuries and things. And all the weather problems we were going through. Doubleheaders left and right for a lot of teams. Just a pretty strange season.
