There were no dark clouds in the skies above Washington, D.C., the night of June 8, 2010. There was electricity in the air, make no mistake. But there was no storm in the forecast for Nationals Park as game time approached.
The stage was set for the biggest pitching phenom in decades, Stephen Strasburg, to take the mound for his major league debut. The ballpark was filled with the expectation that people would see greatness. The national media had converged on Washington to see greatness.
A young couple stood deep in the crowd in left field, holding up their infant child, so they could tell that child one day that they saw greatness.