Washington Nationals: 5 Disappointing Seasons...

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images WASHINGTON – Mike Rizzo, the long-time GM of the Nationals, met with the media for about 25 minutes before the regular-season finale on Sunday.

And about 24 of those minutes were spent talking about the 2021 season, which has been a downer for fans and team personnel alike.

But Rizzo also mentioned another disappointing campaign in the history of the Nationals, which began in 2005 when the team moved from Montreal.

“No one thought we would win 98 games that season, myself included,” he said of the 2012 season.

That year, however, ended in heartbreak for fans of the Nationals.

So with that as a backdrop, here is my highly arbitrary ranking of the five most…