New (Day 3)

Today is actually Day 6. True to my writing habit, I am behind, and will now likely binge post. :-)

NEW
It's perhaps appropriate that I am writing this 3 days late, because now it works better. The Nationals had playoff games Friday and Saturday. I was there. I brought my kids Friday - anticipation was in the air. The pomp and circumstance before the game was fabulous, complete with the Marine Corps  Quantico band and a flyover. WOOT!
But the game didn't end like we'd wanted it to. 9 innings later and the Nats had fallen to the Giants 3-2. I took my kids to their dad's house and they were sad. I must confess, I was sad too. Saturday was a new day. I brought my dad and my brother. They aren't Nats fans, but their team is home already, so they joined us and cheered with us. We witnessed history that night. 18 innings.  (Not a typo) and 6 hours 23 minutes later ... having watched all 108 outs of the longest playoff game in MLB. EVER. we had lost 2-1. Crushing night. And that brings me to the word of the day. NEW.
Today is a NEW day. Baseball starts new every day. And the Nats are NOT OUT OF THIS YET. So tonight I will serve dinner in front of the TV as my little Nats fans join me to watch Doug Fister launch us on our comeback trail. We believe in this team. They've not quit on us all season, and I am proud to say that these 3 fans are not quitting on them.
Let's Go Nats!!! Bring us a curly W tonight!
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