Talk Nats reflects on the shoves to loves between Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore and third baseman Nick Senzel after a lackadaisical throw by Senzel led to an infield hit. In doing so, the post recites one of the best descriptions of baseball I’ve ever seen:

Baseball is certainly an imperfect game that is mostly about failure — especially from batters who fail well over 70 percent of the time on average. Those who fail the least — turn out to be the best. This is what makes baseball the best sport. Some say it is the game of chess spliced with the precision of archery, and the majestic force of nature’s strength.

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The tiff seemed to light a fire under the Nationals, who beat the Marlins 8-1. They find themselves 1 1/2 games out of the third wild card slot, although there are four teams ahead of them. The team is one of the pleasant surprises of 2024,especially the way the pitching improved. Now if they just were able to lose Patrick Corbin, they might have a chance at a playoff slot.