(AP Photo by John Amis. Alberto Gonzalez scored the tying run in the 7th, and knocked in the winning run in th 15th.)
"I'm just very proud of them, and they should be proud of themselves. Under the circumstances, with our record and late in the year, to be playing with that kind of intensity, I think it's really a credit to them." (Jim Riggleman, via Chatter/Washington Times, 10/4/2009)
Thank God, it's finally over!
59-103.
But give 'em credit: just when it looked like they were going to quit on Riggleman a few weeks ago, at least they played hard for him the final week of the season.
Nationals 2, Braves 1: Extra special. Winning streak intact after longest game in Nationals (brief) history. Gonzo's 2-out RBI single in the 15th seals 7th win in a row.
We'll repeat the tidbit that's being repeated everywhere: Nats are the first team in MLB history to sta...
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