Call it a warning. Call it a Disclaimer. Call it whatever you like, but when the “Here Come the Blooms” signs come down at Nationals Park, they should be replaced with “What You See is What You Get.”
Aside from Juan Soto’s 99th career homer, there were not many blooms in the Nationals’ 5-1 Opening Night loss to the New York Mets. But Nationals fans who braved a pre-game rain delay saw and got a performance typical of what they should expect from the Washington Nationals this season.
But it could have been a lot worse.
First of all, there was general defensive competence and actual inspired play.