Rain + Losing = Poor Attendance for Johnson's 300th Win

Chances are less than 7,000 fans witnessed historywhen Randy Johnson got his 300th win at NationalsPark (Jonathan Newton -- The Washington Post) When it comes to the Washington Nationals this year, the saying, “When it rains, it pours” takes on multiple meanings. There’s the losing (now 17 of their last 20 and a league worst .269 winning percentage), but there’s also the rain – that ever-so wet stuff that can be the bane of any owner with an open-air stadium. The Nationals have had 3 games postponed due to rain this season, and it seems like rain delays are a near weekly affair for the club. Throw the losing and the bad weather together and you get this: For those that saw the highlights of Randy Johnson’s 300th win at Nationals Park yesterday, you had to remark at how sparse the stands were for the historic event. With the game being a make-up for Weds. rainout, the Nationals played a traditional day/night double-header. Attendance for the traditional games – games in which ther...