Nats beat the Mets 23-5...

I blame the strength and conditioning coach. They knew syndergaard had a tired arm and allowed him to REFUSE an mri. they brought cespedes back too fast (and they wanted him to PH a few days BEFORE they brought him back)

either they are desperate for wins or they want to sell tickets . . . maybe both. they are a mess.

Mets are a train wreck, especially without Syndergaard. Nats are amazing right now, just look at their batting averages, they are playing out of this world.

I'm still not sold on the Nats being able to win the NL, I'm not sure how long they can stay this hot, literally every person in their lineup is red hot. That being said, they've played better than anyone else and the NL is a wide open race right now.

That was gruesome.

Zimmerman is playing well above anything close to a sustainable level and given his past few years, I can't see him being anything more than a .260 or so hitter the rest of the way.  Good for him though, I always liked Zimmerman.  

Harper and Murphy will carry this team, along with the stellar rotation.  The real achilles heel for them is their bullpen which just isn't good, no matter how you slice it.  If they keep bludgeoning teams, it won't matter but when they get to the thick of it, they're going to lose a lot of heartbreaking games when they matter most.  

Absolutely, their bullpen is weak and a great bullpen is crucial. Look at the last 2 World Series champs, they probably had the best bullpens in the league. Their hitting has just been out of this world, and it will definitely drop off some, just how much is the question. The loss of Eaton hurts as well.

My question is, who will win the NL? The Cubs are still my pick, with their brilliant pitching, both starters and bullpen, but their hitting isn't very good aside from Bryant and Rizzo. Who else is there? The Dodgers, who are also postseason chokers and have lots of iffy players? The Rockies, who don't have good starting pitching?

I'm still hoping my Fish can make it to the playoffs, we have very good hitting and a deep bullpen, we can make the postseason with consistent pitching. The NL and really all of baseball is unpredictable and wild this year, no one would've predicted after that April, the Jays would have the worst record or that Eric Thames would lead the league in HR's.