Harry Jaffe: Once around the bases for baseball in D.C.

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Memorial Day weekend was a sweet spell for the Washington Nationals and those of us who love Major League Baseball.

Skies were clear and weather was cool. Fans filled the stands. The team draws an average of 33,000 a game, better than Boston, Atlanta and Baltimore. The Nationals beat the Phillies two games out of three before dropping Monday’s game to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-2. The Nats ended the four-day weekend two and two, flirting with a .500 record.

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