Washington Nationals: Time To Jump On Board the 2017 Express

With the season around the corner, the Washington Nationals are poised for an historical ride. They need your support now and in the future.

The Washington Nationals need you and there is plenty of room on the bandwagon.

As we close in on the start of the 2017 regular season, this is a team that can win a championship. The pitching is there; the offense is historically good and now is the perfect time to discover Nationals baseball.

In a city that bleeds burgundy and gold year-round, there is no reason to ignore the red, white and blue teams calling Washington home. The Capitals and Wizards are having great years and are being virtually ignored.

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Yes, baseball is a marathon, not a sprint like the beloved Washington Redskins. It is a daily sport played at a pace better suited for radio than a glitzy and slick television production football is. Always will be.

But, you can play daily fantasy 162 times a year and the Lerner family—the owners of the Nats—stay out of the limelight.

Sometimes Bryce Harper is not on the same page with management, but he is not openly seeking a trade out of town such as Kirk Cousins. In a time of uncertainty, the Nationals are a bastion of stability, and worthy of a deep following.

The playoff failures the last five seasons hurt. Nobody wants to back a loser, but what the Lerner’s have invested the last few years shows a serious commitment to winning now while building a contender for years to come. Again, the Nats start a season with the highest payroll in the National League East.

In the long history of baseball in Washington, this is the golden era. Years from now, future fans will point back to the 2010s as when they or their parents became fans. Three division titles in five years is no accident. In the 71 seasons the American League called Washington home, they made the playoffs three times total.

Not that you should stop watching any other team. Any time a city’s teams work together, it benefits everyone. Washington’s reputation as a town full of outsiders hurts too. You can root for the team where you grew up and the Nats too unless you were a New York Mets or Atlanta Braves fan. That is awkward.

Washington is a wonderful city with tremendous history and culture to offer. It is time to show the rest of the country it is a rabid baseball town too. The team needs you.

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Besides, you will have fun.

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