The epitaph of the 2010 Washington Nationals reads as follows:

 

(Here lies the body of the 2010 Washington Nationals. Image via www.tombstonebuilder.com*)

The 2010 Washington Nationals: It was the best of times. It was almost but not quite the worst of times. But it was pretty bad, most of the time. 69 wins, good for 6th worst record in baseball.

"I'm not happy with the year at all, I thought we should have won 75 ballgames. We didn't reach 70. So I'm certainly not satisfied with what we did. Now, am I satisfied with the effort we got and the intensity and the passion we played with? Yeah."
(Jim Riggleman, via Washington Post, 10/3/2010)

How can a team that looked so perfectly average at home (41-40) look so perfectly putrid on the road (28-53)? The world may never know.

Too many questions to ask heading into the offseason, starting with Adam Dunn. But instead, Nationals Enquirer staff would like to take a moment to give a tip of the cap and thank our loyal readers for stopping by all season.

Keep stopping by, and we'll try to keep the lights on for another season.

(*Inspiration for tombstone image via Boston Dirt Dogs dot com)

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Comments

[Mike K]

Thanks for your daily work. I appreciate the snark and the substance.

Pls stay around for 2011. Only 14 weeks until pitchers and catchers report...

[Shoshana]

*Tied* for 6th worse, with Cleveland. :\ We still pick 8th (two 2009 compensatory picks above us) since we had a worse record in 2009.

As for road vs home record, the Braves were pretty bad on the road (35-46) and they are going to the playoffs. Of course, they played much better at home and not as bad on the road as the Nats.

I echo everyone's thanks for your posting. I enjoy them quite a bit and I hope that you will keep it up.

[DMan]

Thanks for another great season of irreverant coverage of our hapless Nats. Five total runs against the dregs of the Mets staff - Way to finish strong boys! ETB

[Harper Gordek]

Keep the lights on Tom Bodett!

[The Nationals Enquirer]

@Harper, we're currently in talks with Motel 6 about a sponsorship deal for 2011, which should help defray the costs of the monthly electrical bill. Or maybe we should just post a tip cup?

[Section 109]

Oh Nationals Enquirer person, I wish I had a name to thank! I really appreciated the coverage and the laughs. And thank you for the time and energy you put into the site. Speaking of laughs, I think my top three on the site were
--the Phanatic dancing to "Bad Romance," trying unsuccessfully to get Pat Listach's attention
--the first Ray Knight telestrator post
--the Little League kids with Bryce Harper eye black.
Please come back for 2011!