Thus ends season three

At 4:36 pm yesterday afternoon, season three of Nationals baseball came to an end as they lost to the Phillies 6-1, and I have to admit, I feel rather bummed. Not by the loss per se, nor by the fact that the season has come to a close. It's because I've felt so detached from Nats baseball for much of the season, and whenever I was able to see a game, somehow my usual enthusiasm was misplaced.

The season started out normally for me—thirsting for the season opener like a little kid yearning for Christmas morning, but preparations for my trip to London in June ate up so much of my time and energy that I completely lost track of the Nats in the process. Thus, when I made it back to RFK in late summer, it almost felt like I had become detached from Nats baseball, and like each game was something I remembered from a distant past. Missing was the passionate following that is more customary with me for each season, and for some reason, I wasn't able to regain it.

I have to admit, I kinda regret not making it out to RFK more this season, because as I said, I live for the start of Nats baseball season each April—even the pre-season games in March! I'd really hate to think that I'm losing interest in the Nats, so hopefully in season four, when the Nats begin playing at their new ballpark in Southeast, my enthusiasm for my team will return like it always has—and stay throughout the entire season.