Two things happened this week that show they are not just bad on the field, but that they are bad in every aspect of the organization. They are just a joke.
First there was this:
That's right. Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman took the field on Friday with jerseys that said "NATINALS." This was first reported by the Washington Post. I want to know when replica "Natinals" jerseys are going to be available at mlbshop.com. C'mon. Hire a seamstress and get it together.
Then, on Saturday, they fine Elijah Dukes $500, bench him, and threaten to send him to the minors because he was five minutes late reporting to the ballpark for that day's game. Seems a little harsh. It seems a little more harsh when you factor in the fact that he is batting .323 and has 2 homers and 6 RBI in nine games for a 1-9 team. Seems even more harsh when you consider that he was late because he was doing charity work for a local Little League! Now I know the rules are there and everyone is supposed to be subject to rules and same penalties, but c'mon, that's not the world we live in. In the real world, if you perform then you get leeway. If you're getting it done on the field and are doing charity work off the field then five minutes is ok in my book. Hell, when I worked at Sears we were allowed six minutes, by rule.
Add all of this to the flap over the statues outside the stadium (the weird look, the historical inaccuracies), and the prospect who had his age falsified (leading to Jim Bowden's firing) and you can see how much of a joke this organziation is.
Some say D.C. should feel good to have baseball again. Well, Washingtonians weren't pining for this. The city got by without major league baseball for 40 years. It's a shame that these days they only see major league caliber performances from the visitors to Nationals Park.
Boom. Roasted.
- Gabe
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