Nationals Keep Coming Close, But…
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By DERON SNYDER
Once again, it’s time to check off some items on my “TIDU List” — Things I Don’t Understand:
• Why the Nationals haven’t swept a series.
It’s hard to complain when the team is 26-18 and has spent most of the season in first place. But the Nats haven’t been finishers. In seven series in which they were a combined 16-0 entering the finale, they’re 0-7 in the finale. Philly and Cincinnati twice have staved off sweeps.
The Nats are doing fine, but they’re killing broom sales in D.C.
• How mandatory knee and thigh pads are bad.
NFL players voiced their disapproval when the league increased padding as of 2013. Players said it would slow them down and really wouldn’t prevent injuries. Several said they won’t wear the extra pads, while the union said working conditions must be collectively bargained.
That’s OK. I imagine NFL players in 1943 objected to mandatory helmets, too.
