Nationals beat Cubs to clinch first winning baseball season in D.C. since ‘69 Senators
Forty-three years/ten seasons after the Ted Williams led the 1969 Washington Senators to 86 wins, D.C. has another winning season again as the Washington Nationals clinched their 82 win with today’s 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
We waited a long time for this, not just since 2005 when the Nats came and were 81-81, but for most of us, our whole lives. Let’s hope the is a regular occurrence for a long-time. I think it will be.
INSTANT REACTIONS
Raise your hand if you were also living in DC area and a Senators fan in 1969. My hand is up, who else?
#Nats#FirstPlaceNats— David Heyman (@dcborn61) September 3, 2012
The
@nationals now have 82 wins, the most since moving to DC. They’ve also guaranteed their 1st winning season in Washington. Get used to it— Nationals Review (@nationalsreview) September 3, 2012
As Lou Brown said in “Major League” — “We’re winners now!”
#nats#curlyW— Steve Repsher (@SteveRep44) September 3, 2012
For the first time since the ‘69 Senators, a D.C. baseball team has secured a winning season. Somewhere, Ted Williams is smiling.
— Rob Pegoraro (@robpegoraro) September 3, 2012
With their 82nd Curly W,
#Nats set a franchise record (‘05-present) and guarantee their first winning season in D.C.— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 3, 2012
Nationals win, 2-1. Detwiler excellent. Clippard 30th save. Nats guarantee 1st winning season since baseball returned in 2005 with 82nd win.
— James Wagner (@JamesWagnerWP) September 3, 2012
And I’ve now covered my first winning team in any sport in 16 years
#2012Nats#1996NorthwesternFootball— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) September 3, 2012
Congrats to my bird buddy
@screechtheeagle on his#nats notching a first ever winning season.#DCREDOCTOBER#caps#nats#wizards— Slapshot (@Caps_Slapshot) September 3, 2012
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