Thursday was an off-day for the Nationals, so there was too much time to ruminate about the relationship status of a professional baseball team. Yes, that means this author’s last two posts on The Nats Blog dot com are about assigning (b)romance-related characteristics to baseball relationships, but the Nationals and the Angels truly left me no choice. The two teams packed the most flirting into a two-game series since Alex Rodriguez asked a woman for her phone number during a game in 2012.
Far removed from the days of Frank Robinson and Mike Scioscia exchanging not-so pleasantries, the Nationals and the Angels repaired their relationship far beyond our wildest dreams. Where do we even start? There’s enough material here for at least a minute-long movie montage, so try to imagine that as you scroll through.
Mike Trout broke the ice by sending a 400+ ft response to Bryce Harper’s own first-inning homer. Imagine the first kids on the dance floor at a middle school dance, but with baseballs. That’s what they were.
Harper played with his luscious locks on fire Tuesday night during the first game of the two-part series, seen in his attempt to push a single into a double. Former Nat Ben Revere threw on the run to nab Harper at second. This is not a typo; Revere’s notoriously noodely throwing arm proceeded him, and Harper tried to take advantage. The delay to review the call set the stage for Harper and Revere to playfully swat at each other in a convocation that also featured Trout and Kole Calhoun.
NOW KISS pic.twitter.com/pn7fTw6unb
— Mina (@maddc8) July 19, 2017
When u see your mans getting wooed by another MVP pic.twitter.com/twuiacIU5k
— Mina (@maddc8) July 19, 2017
But, folks, oh, folks, that is not all this exchange gifted us. Harper, according to should-be-Pulitzer-nominated journalist Chelsea Janes, winked at Revere running off the field.
Harper just winked at Revere as he walked off the field.
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) July 19, 2017
Also reuniting with his former team was Yunel Escobar, once known for his flamboyance and Sunday morning illnesses. He lovingly greeted the Nationals who cycled through third base. Yuni interrupted Harper’s I-just-ran-from-home-to-third-faster-than-any-National-this-season scream and startled him when he jokingly picked his hand up off third base.
when u just wanna hold hands pic.twitter.com/G0GG4STH3P
— Mina (@maddc8) July 19, 2017
Anthony Rendon missed Escobar as much as Escobar seemed to miss the Nationals, and the two shared a quick embrace. Rendon is beaming. Escobar is beaming. I am beaming. We are all beaming.
#reunited pic.twitter.com/irMvRUSq1P
— JWerth’s Beard (@JWerthsBeard) July 19, 2017
On Wednesday, Albert Pujols hugged and congratulated Ryan Zimmerman on his monster season after reaching first base. “I’m happy for you,” he seems to say. All joking aside, the exchanged warmed hearts.
Sweet moment between Pujols and Zimmerman in the first. #Nats (Source: MASN) pic.twitter.com/HeHVjv3EIv
— Capital Sports Wx (@NatsWx) July 20, 2017
The morning before Brian Goodwin single-handedly rescued the Nationals from succumbing to a no-hitter, former Nationals first round draft pick Alex Meyer took him out to breakfast. Meyer, Goodwin, and Rendon were all drafted together by the Nationals in 2013. Four years is more than enough time to kindle.
Alex Meyer took Brian Goodwin out for breakfast this morning. Goodwin returned the favor by breaking up Meyer’s no-hitter.
— Maria I. Guardado (@mi_guardado) July 20, 2017
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that inter-league play is dumb. Please consider this post as the defining work on why inter-league play is Actually Good.
Tags: Albert Pujols, Alex Meyer, Angels, Anthony Rendon, Anthony Rendon Brian Goodwin, Ben Revere, Bryce Harper, Kole Calhoun, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Scioscia, Mike Trout, Nationals, Nats, Washington Nationals
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