“It might require all 162 games to determine the [National League East] champion. Give Washington a slight edge headed into the season. The easiest forecast of all: This [Mets-Nationals] rivalry will be even more intense by season’s end.”
— Ken Davidoff, New York Post, March 24, 2017
All at once now: Yeesh.
(I guess it could’ve gone even worse. At least I didn’t give the “slight edge” to the Mets.)
This formerly electric Acela Express competition wrapped up its 2017 version Sunday afternoon with a 3-2 Nats victory at Citi Field, in front of a crowd considerably smaller than the announced tickets-sold count of 29,057.