Phillies fans head to Craigslist for companionship.
The Nats’ Bryce Harper has but one hope: that he doesn’t get pelted by batteries when the team travels to Philadelphia today for a three-game series.
The Nationals, winning their first two games against the Phillies last weekend, could not complete the sweep in their first Sunday-night game since 2008. Worse, Jayson Werth broke his wrist and will miss six weeks.
With a little Natitude and the wit that D.C. is famous for, we proudly present our (trash) talkin’ points for this weekend’s series against the Phillies. Remember: if you run into a Phillies fan, speak slowly and loudly.
The Philadelphia Phillies are coming to town tonight for a three-game series against the Washington Nationals, and the team—with some help from the D.C. government—is doing everything it can to make sure that Nats fans outnumber Phillies fans.
Saturday should be one of the most exciting days this year for D.C. sports fans, with the Rangers and Capitals fighting for survival and the Phillies visiting the Nats. There’s also a lot of Metro work scheduled.
The owners of the Washington Nationals continue trying just about everything to ensure that the three-game series in D.C. in early May doesn’t become an opportunity for Phillies fans to crawl out of the woodwork and make Nats Park their temporary home.
We’ve long known that fans of the Philadelphia Phillies are an obnoxious, slovenly, politically sleazy bunch. And now they’re threatening to “occupy” Nationals Park. Yeesh.
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey is angry that the Nats would actually want Nats fans in the stands for their three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
This entry was written by DCist contributor Benjamin Kabak. After taking two of three from the Philadelphia Phillies this week, the Nationals return to the confines of RFK Stadium to face the division-rival Atlanta Braves in a three-game series this weekend. If the weather holds up, that is. Thursday’s 10-4 drubbing of the Phillies capped off a successful week for the Nats as Frank Robinson became just the 52nd manager to reach the 1000-win plateau….