Washington in first place!!!

**cajunvike** · 06-06-2005, 03:24 AM

Since I live near Washington, I have adopted the Nationals as my favorite National League team...and they are now in first place in the NL East (over the hated Marlins and Braves)!!!

Go Nats!!!

**akvikefan89** · 06-06-2005, 03:42 AM

How does a new team do so well? I like the Nationals as long as they aren't playing the Twins :wink:

**cajunvike** · 06-06-2005, 04:03 AM

They are not a new team...just the old Expos...but with the limited payroll that they have, it is pretty amazing that they are having this type of success...especially given that they have also had a rash of injuries. They would have one at least one World Series with all of the players that they have had to give up over the years...Vladimir Guerrero, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez...the list is endless. But now that they have a major market to compete in and once they get an ownership group that will spend some money, they should do pretty well.

**ultravikingfan** · 06-06-2005, 04:18 AM

Pretty easy to get a new team, eh? I would figure that makes sense since the Yankees suck! :lol:

SamDawg84 · 06-06-2005, 04:33 AM

haha thats awesome. the nats r 1st place in their division. and they dont have a really good roster or thats wat i think at least

**cajunvike** · 06-06-2005, 06:03 AM

"ultravikingfan" wrote:

Pretty easy to get a new team, eh? I would figure that makes sense since the Yankees suck! :lol:

I never said that I was giving up on the Yankees...last time I checked, the Yankees were in the AMERICAN LEAGUE!

**akvikefan89** · 06-06-2005, 07:20 AM

"cajunvike" wrote:

They are not a new team...just the old Expos...but with the limited payroll that they have, it is pretty amazing that they are having this type of success...especially given that they have also had a rash of injuries. They would have one at least one World Series with all of the players that they have had to give up over the years...Vladimir Guerrero, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez...the list is endless. But now that they have a major market to compete in and once they get an ownership group that will spend some money, they should do pretty well.

The Expos might as well have been a new team, they were pretty bad :lol:

**AngloVike** · 06-06-2005, 09:26 AM

"cajunvike" wrote:

Since I live near Washington, I have adopted the Nationals as my favorite National League team...and they are now in first place in the NL East (over the hated Marlins and Braves)!!!

Go Nats!!!

Thats right boys back up the Nats bandwagon - new member by the name of Cajun wanting to jump on board :tongue:

Go Braves !

**cajunvike** · 06-06-2005, 10:54 PM

Braves are toast!

**audioghost** · 06-07-2005, 09:30 AM

Plus the Nationals are doing all of this while being in the middle to bottom half of almost every offensive and pitching category....it truly is amazing how well they've done....gotta love those Nats, their like the National league Twins.....however, the rest of the division is only like 2 games out. Its a tight race...anyone's game!