Washington crumbled after the championship two years ago, and the start to what will inevitably be another rebuilding season displayed just as much.
WASHINGTON — The tarp on the mound read “2019 World Champions.” There was no arguing with the facts: The Washington Nationals did indeed win the 2019 World Series, and flags (or tarps) do fly (or sit) forever, as they say. Yet it was hard to imagine how all of that could have felt any less relevant to the team that would soon take the field.
This was the first “normal” Opening Day for the Nationals since they won the World Series.