Baby humans, baby dogs, and gold medals are probably among the world’s greatest natural healers. The Nationals dropped four games in a row this week, once again leaving the burden of healing on off-field things.
1. It’s very important to know who your closers are as people, so that when they blow a save during in the postseason you know if you should be angry and devastated or worried for their emotional well-being and subsequent career trajectory. If Sean Burnett, who is now back in the Nationals organization after being acquired from the Minnesota Twins on August 19, gets called up from Syracuse in September and subsequently lets a postseason game get out of hand, I may well be a devastated, worried mess. At least, if his shoes are any indication of his character.
Sean Burnett’s shoes light up. pic.twitter.com/C42NFIPa9r
— Dan J. Glickman (@DanJGlickman) August 13, 2016
They always talk about players being kids at heart, but Burnett just raised, or lowered, the limbo bar to a level Ben Revere probably couldn’t clear. This is a short JOKE.
2. For those who know that DL stints are wormholes that warp all time and space, Ryan Zimmerman’s new beard makes sense. The beard made its Major League debut Saturday, just after Zimmerman was cleared of PED allegations from the winter. The first pitch Zim saw off his DL/wormhole stint was cranked to the left field bleachers, and since then, the beard has made its case to stay.
all the beards pic.twitter.com/eH2oWOJ0nj
— Jayson Werth’s Beard (@JWerthsBeard) August 20, 2016
Love Zims beard. It has great power! https://t.co/cPn3tOR2hX
— Nationals on MASN (@masnNationals) August 25, 2016
Hahahahha ooooh man he’s never shaving.
— Heather Zimmerman (@HeatherZiMS) August 20, 2016
3. Katie Ledecky is not a one-trick swimming pony. She can make people scream at TVs in excitement and throw first pitches like only a true professional could. She did plenty of both on Wednesday when she graced the mound (and the clubhouse and the broadcast booth) with her presence. Bryce Harper volunteered to hold Ledecky’s medals next to her while she threw her pitch, for which she had practiced with her neighbors.
Katie Ledecky is even better than you at captioning pictures.
#Nats Wives were lucky enough to meet @katieledecky (& 1 of her Gold Medals) last night..And M got to wear the Gold! pic.twitter.com/aM6jOKH0dZ
— Heather Zimmerman (@HeatherZiMS) August 25, 2016
So cool to meet @katieledecky yesterday at the game! She has a heck of an arm too! #FirstPitchStrike #Merica 🇺🇸 ⚾️🏊 pic.twitter.com/FMie721aII
— Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) August 25, 2016
A photo posted by Paul Kim (@thepaulkim) on
Though Harper didn’t get to hold any medals on Thursday, there was another Olympian at Nats Park. Helen Maroulis, who is the first U.S. woman to win gold in wrestling, threw the first pitch and lifted more Racing Presidents in one night than anyone ever has. With Helen’s pitch, the Nats gained the longest active streak of Olympian first pitches, which so far, has been better than a hit streak.
There aren’t enough 💪s on the internet to properly caption this picture of @helen_maroulis and @Teddy26Nats. pic.twitter.com/00gDmCv0rc
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) August 26, 2016
Now @helen_maroulis is just showing off. 💪💪💪 #IBackTheNats pic.twitter.com/wTwSmZ6Fmx
— Nationals on MASN (@masnNationals) August 26, 2016
Another day, another Olympian! 🏅🇺🇸
WATCH as @helen_maroulis joins @masnKolko to talk about Rio: https://t.co/32F8fcBWUh #IBackTheNats
— Nationals on MASN (@masnNationals) August 25, 2016
4. When American League managers come to Nats Park, you learn a lot about them. With Buck Showalter, it’s that he’s probably leaving everything in his will to that jacket he never takes off and that he is a Racing Presidents fanatic. He wants to bring a version of the race to Baltimore, as all great leaders do.
Buck Showalter wants to bring the Presidents Race to Baltimore, featuring Edgar Allan Poe and Nancy Pelosi. pic.twitter.com/mXPpiVob4z
— Alex Putterman (@AlexPutterman) August 25, 2016
5. Dusty Baker has made it his life’s mission to wash out the bitterness that Matt Williams’ broken Babe Ruth impersonation promise left, one picture in a park ranger hat at a time. The hat doubled as a party hat, as its presence was a result of the National Park Service celebrating its 100th birthday, officially making it older than Jayson Werth.
Cc: @Pharrell pic.twitter.com/PXOj9BJZ7F
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) August 26, 2016
6. THIS IS A BABY. IT’S GIO GONZALEZ’S BABY. IT’S THE FIRST PICTURE HE’S POSTED OF HIS FACE. LOOK AT IT. Enzo was born in March, and in that time he’s already cozied up to what was once his dad’s best friend. The Espinosas even got him a killer bib to prove it.
Last and least, the Tweets of the Week:
…that awkward moment when you get to the party too early and none of your friends are there. pic.twitter.com/MyoQHfBnVa
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) August 21, 2016
Excited about Rzbxjdhsurxnzbshyisoehdbasjsbdhljf
— F.P. Santangelo (@FightinHydrant) August 25, 2016
Tags: Bryce Harper, Dusty Baker, Gio Gonzalez, Katie Ledecky, Nationals, Nats, Off-the-field recap, Sean Burnett, Washington Nationals— Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) August 24, 2016
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