Manny on Steroids Means Happy Days Ahead for Washington Nationals

Manny Ramirez being banned 50 games for steroids means nothing positive for Major League Baseball.

Ramirez has long been one of the game’s brightest stars and dullest minds, revered for his hitting prowess as much as he is reviled for antics and loafing with former teams.

But another death knell for the sport at least gives the Washington Nationals momentum on a West Coast swing that could turn out well for them, and for the rest of the season if they play it right.

The Nats took down a Los Angeles Dodgers team that had not lost at home on the season.

Drubbed the night before, you can imagine much of the air and arrogance quickly exited Dodgertown on the news that Manny Being Manny involved cycling off of steroids, which if you’re a conspiracy theorist, sheds new light on what took him so long to agree to new contract in the first place.

He likely was waiting for the juice to clear out of his system for the drug tests he knew would be soon coming.

Apparently, he didn’t wait long enough.

Anyway, the Nats were drummed out of the building the night prior, thanks to another stellar performance from Mr. Triple Crown, Daniel Cabrera.

But last night, the Nats offense got it in gear, and despite a poor pitching effort, pulled it out against a heavy-hitting Dodger team.

The Nats now travel to face an Arizona Diamondbacks club that will be with a new manager, and lots of questions surrounding the future of their season.

Maybe it’s a lot to ask, but the Nats are showing signs of offensive stability, enough that they can overcome no pitching and at least compete in more games than they don’t.

Go figure that the worst news to hit baseball in a week or so works out well for MLB’s worst team.