(Photo is by Jonathan Newton/Washington Post. February 15, 2007: Manny Acta on his first day of spring training.)
In the wake of yesterday's (yes, meaningless) dueling Grapefruit League stinkers by the Nationals, we decided to put on our Phil Wood hat and take a little trip down memory lane to see how the Nats have fared in Grapefruit League Openers since the move to Washington in 2005.
March 3, 2005: Nationals 5, Mets 3. Tony Armas Jr. starts, The Chief finishes, and Boz gets all misty-eyed in the Washington Post in the first of many organizational firsts.
March 2, 2006: Pirates 9, Nationals 1. Ramon Ortiz starts! The Nationals Enquirer overreacts by breaking out the Panic Button after the game.
March 2, 2007: Dodgers 12, Nationals 7. Manny Acta's first ST game at the helm. Shawn Hill -- feeling better than he ever has in his entire life -- starts. The Nationals Enquirer calls for Manny Acta to be fired for...
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