WOW! Obviously pink bats, pink wristbands and pink ribbons suit the Nats. Of course a huge lapse of enthusiasm by Braves’ 1B LaRoche didn’t hurt. But I’d like to propose petitioning Bud Selig to let players use pink bats in ANY game. Our guys can use all the help they can get. Maybe the baseball muses felt they owed us one after last night’s heartbreaker.

And how about this Wiki Gonzalez? I’m looking forward to a speedy return of Brian Schneider but it’s nice to see the Nats have found a not-so- bad replacement for the short term.

The Nats have all day Monday to savor this lovely win as they travel to Chicago. My dad taught me how to score a baseball game at Wrigley Field and my granddaughter saw her first baseball game there. I have wonderful memories of the Cubs. But GO NATS!