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Rafael Furcal's homerun in the eighth inning Thursday night propelled the Dodgers to a 7-6 over Washington. The Nationals fell to 52-100 and became the first NL franchise to lose 100 games in consecutive seasons since the Padres did it in 1973 and 1974
The Nationals have lost 100 games in a season for the fourth time in their franchise's history. Here, in shiny graphical form, are their yearly loss totals.
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The Original Senators dropped 100 games or more four times…The 1955 Senators dropped No. 100 in the next-to-last game of their 154 game schedule, which they completed 53-101 after three straight losses to the Baltimore Orioles. Before that, the 1949 Senators finished 50-104, losing their 100th to Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto and the Yankees in the 147th of 154…One-hundred years ago this season, loss 100 for the 1909 Senators came against the St. Louis Browns in game 136 of 142, with Washington eventually finishing 42-110…And, finally, there’s the 1904 Senators, who reached one-hundred losses in game 132 of 157 to Willie Keeler, Wid Conroy and the 1904 New York Yankees…
A dream deferred is not a dream denied. And tonight, the Nationals followed through on the promise of a second consecutive 100-loss season.
Rafael Furcal's homerun in the eighth inning Thursday night propelled the Dodgers to a 7-6 over Washington. The Nationals fell to 52-100 and became the first NL franchise to lose 100 games in consecutive seasons since the Padres did it in 1973 and 1974 (The Nats were 59-102 last season).
To give an even dire framework to how bad the franchise has been since coming to D.C., in five seasons in Washington, the Nationals already have matched the number of 100-loss seasons the franchise had during its 36 seasons as the Montreal Expos.
Share in the misery with Nationals' blog Federal Baseball or share in the gloat with Dodgers' blog True Blue LA.
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There hasn't been much reason to cheer at Nationals Park since March 2008 when it opened. The Nationals haven't finished with under 100 losses since moving into their posh new home and not surprisingly, the fans haven't been flocking to the new digs either, with the exception of an April 2008 sell out visit from the Pope.
Thankfully, management has realized that when you aren't winning, you aren't afforded the luxury of ripping off your fans.
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