the state of the nats

The Nationals are 19-29, one game over .500 since Mike O'Connor went for his first win against the Pirates.

Of course, it took winning 5 out of 6 to get here. (Shhh.)

Chad Cordero has been pitching well. I was worried when he blew a save against the Braves. It seemed possible his grip on the job could slip. But he has a preternatural ability to forget the last outing, and even the last pitch. Watching Cordero, you are pulled into hopefulness for the next pitch. You have to acknowledge that he has been rocked a few times if we go back to late last year. But he always comes back strong, and he makes me hopeful that the Nats have a bona fide star in the pen. Time will tell. It's fun to watch.

Come on, Nats.