We are right at the 1\/5-th mark of the Major League Baseball season.\u00a0 While that might not seem like an impressive number, it is a key time in a team\u2019s season.\u00a0 Once you pass the\u201c30-games\u201d mark, the excuse \u201cwell, it\u2019s still early\u201d starts to wear thin and teams start having to take some long looks at players\u2019 abilities.\u00a0 It\u2019s also the time that teams have to start realizing that early season surprises, whether positive or negative, may just be for real.<\/p>\n
This week, we\u2019ll take a look at the Nationals <\/a>season to date (we\u2019ll next look at the Phillies<\/a>\u2019 issues and question marks in an upcoming blog entry).<\/p>\n To help us break down Washington\u2019s first 30-games, I had a chance to speak with Nationals Play-by-Play Voice Charlie Slowes<\/a> about their outstanding starting rotation, an extremely wild game against the Braves and their upcoming schedule.\u00a0 A few weeks back marked six years since the passing of the late, great broadcaster Harry Kalas, and Charlie gave us some unique perspectives on the legendary announcer.<\/p>\n