I was bred a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. But over the years, I developed an admiration for the Washington Nationals.
That’s probably due in large part to my interest in politics and American history. It was only natural that the team in the nation’s capital would become a team for me to watch.
It also doesn’t hurt that my eighth-grade trip was to Washington, D.C. We packed two buses and trekked northward from a small city in east Tennessee. In fact, I bought a New Era cap with the curly “W” on it while I was there.