MLB · Week of May 18–24

Washington Nationals

4-3 this week · 27-27 overall · vs NYM, @ ATL

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Misery Index · Content · ▲ from 31

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Mon, May 18L 7-16vs NYM48
  • Tue, May 19W 9-6vs NYM21
  • Wed, May 20W 8-4vs NYM24
  • Thu, May 21L 1-2vs NYM79
  • Fri, May 22L 4-5@ ATL79
  • Sat, May 23W 2-0@ ATL21
  • Sun, May 24W 2-1@ ATL27

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

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What fans said

  • “Joey Wiemer, you were the undisputed GOAT for a cup of coffee, but man was that a great cup of coffee.”

    u/korn_cakes33▲ 128joy

  • “this is a fun group to watch. Yes, the pitching needs help but the baseball these Nationals are playing far supersedes anything that has been put on the field in recent previous years.”

    u/Interesting-Alarm-88▲ 79joy

  • “Series win in Atlanta: ✓ Holding a top offense to 1 run across 18 innings: ✓ Natitude: Overflowing”

    u/kornthrowaway▲ 60joy

  • “just trying to give him one really good day while we’re in town ❤️”

    u/LargeDepartment7330▲ 53joy

  • “!gif Me (giddy) walking around my house after the Nats just took a series from the Barves”

    u/Terminal_Flatulence▲ 46joy

  • “Not the Dodgers, not the Braves, not the Yankees, but your motherfucking 2026 Nationals.”

    u/Ricemobile▲ 44joy

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