ANALYSIS/OPINION:
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Or this dateline could have been Port St. Lucie, Fla. Either way, it would have meant covering a Washington Nationals game.
Sunday was one of those unique spring training creations — the team playing two games at the same time, known as “split squad” games.
In West Palm Beach, it was against the Tigers. In Port St. Lucie, it was against the Mets. Of course, while both teams may be wearing Washington Nationals uniforms, only one looks anything like the team that you’ll see on Opening Day March 29 in Cincinnati against the Reds.