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Marquette forward Jamil Wilson (0) reacts to a call during the first half of an East Regional semifinal in the NCAA college basketball tournament against Miami, Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Goaltender Michal Neuvirth: "It’s my goal to be No. 1 and like you said, if not here maybe somewhere else. Now I am here and I am focusing on playing for Capitals right now."

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Marquette guard Vander Blue, right, drives around Miami forward Erik Swoope during the first half of an East Regional semifinal in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Miami guard Shane Larkin (0) elevates toward the basket under pressure from Marquette guard Derrick Wilson (12) as forward Jamil Wilson (0) watches during the second half of an East Regional semifinal in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Being a preseason pick to win the World Series is uncharted territory for the Nationals, but the players are taking nothing for granted after the loss to St. Louis that ended their 2012 season. "What goes on in here is something you can't really calculate," Jayson Werth says. "Everything else is other people's thoughts and projections. And they don't really matter." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman (11), right, walks off the field as the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate their win over the Washington Nationals in game five of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., Saturday, October 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Today's picture shows a crowd watching a baseball scoreboard. The picture was taken in 1917. During this era, there were elaborate scoreboards that would show what was going on in the game. They even had little mechanical figures on the bases, or going around the diamond. I was like you watched a mechanical reenactment of the game on the board. There was a special name for these sophisticated mechanical scoreboards, but I am not able to remember the name.

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Just as they did for a NL Division Series game against the Cardinals in October (above), fans streaming into Nationals Park for a World Series day game would be cool. But now that all World Series games are played at night — thanks, TV! — it wouldn't be as cool as the old days (left, in 1917), when day games were the norm and streets would fill up with fans eager to check the score.

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Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson (5) as the Washington Nationals play the Atlanta Braves during spring training at Champion Stadium, Kissimmee, Fla., Tuesday, February 26, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals shortstop Zach Walters (60) throws to first base as the Washington Nationals play the Florida Marlins during spring training at Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Fla., Wednesday, February 27, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)