Going into the win-or-go-home Game 5 of the NLDS matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chavez Ravine, Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez was asked what message he had for his team was as they prepared for a decisive battle.
“Yeah, man it’s just, hey, it’s another day,” he said.
“We have been through this since May 24th. We have been playing playoff games since May 24th. I mean, that’s the way we look at it.”
May 24th, of course, if you’re not familiar with this season’s narrative, is the day the Nationals started to turn things around after a 19-31 start put them in a big hole.