Desmond returns to his old haunts

Colorado Rockies’ Ian Desmond watches his two-run single against the San Diego Padres during the second inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)The charter flight touched down around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at Washington Dulles International Airport and the team bus carrying the Colorado Rockies made its way to the team hotel in downtown Washington.

On the way, the bus passed near the Arlington street where Ian Desmond used to live during part of his lengthy tenure with the Washington Nationals.

Desmond, who helped turn the Nationals from laughingstock to pennant contender, was back in very familiar territory. For the first time, he was in the…