ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Before fans arrived at “The House That Rizzo Fills,” Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo talked with reporters about the road that led to Thursday morning’s announcement that the team’s owners had finally rewarded their savior with a two-year, $8 million contract extension.
“In fairly short order, we’ve become a good organization, coming from really, when we were a new franchise when we took over to one of the most consistent winning franchises,” he said.
Those comments took a few dings hours later, when the “good organization” took an 8-2 beating at the hands of the New York Mets in Washington’s home opener.