When Matt Chico Was King

  (Back in the old days, Matt Chico had his own corner of the Natmosphere. Screengrab of MattChicoRules by Nationals Enquirer staff.) Matt Chico: DFA'd Stop the presses. There was a time not so long ago when Matt Chico was the best starting pitcher on the Washington Nationals. Think about that for a moment. Just a few years and one Stephen Strasburg surgery (a.k.a. Tommy John surgery) later, Matt Chico has been designated for assignment to clear space on the 40-man roster. He could be back on a minors deal; but maybe not. In honor of Matt Chico's tenure with the Nats, we now lovingly copy and paste an excerpt from a classic post on MattChicoRules, the greatest (and only) blog dedicated to Matt Chico there ever was, titled "Patriotism - What America Means to Matt Chico" from July 2007: The only thing that rules more than America, F--- YEAH, is national icon Matt Chico. Taking the mound on Independence Day, Matt Chico thoroughly dominated the...