Every once in a while, Matt Williams explained, a piece of paper shows up on his desk highlighting the success that Washington Nationals' pitcher Max Scherzer has had against opposing pitchers... at the plate.
When he spoke to reporters in the media room at Nationals Park following his no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Max Scherzer was asked how the Washington Nationals have become "his team" so quickly in his first season in the nation's capital? Scherzer dismissed the idea.
"That's your opinion," he said. "I just think it's just 25 guys in the clubhouse having fun together.