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D.C. United keeper Bill Hamid barks out direction during first half action at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, June 30, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Oakland Athletics players celebrate after clinching the American League West at the end of their 12-5 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey, right rear, celebrates with teammates Bronson Arroyo, left, and Joey Votto (19) after pitching a no-hitter in a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The Reds won 1-0. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Wide receiver Pierre Garcon (left) and Robert Griffin III celebrate a touchdown against Tampa Bay. Garcon played 49 of 73 snaps against the Buccaneers and caught one pass for 20 yards as he continues to recover from a foot injury. (Associated Press)

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Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden (20) is stopped by Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller (58), defensive end Mitch Unrein (96) and outside linebacker Wesley Woodyard (52) during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

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At first, the team lived on their frozen-fast ship, waiting for the seasonal thaw. But over 10 months, the Endurance was crushed. (The Ralls Collection)

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Right-hander Kris Medlen finished 10-1 with a 1.57 ERA. He’ll start Friday against St. Louis. (Associated Press)

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St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina (4) is congratulated by Matt Carpenter (13) on a solo home run against the Houston Astros in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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FILE- In this Oct. 3, 1933, file photo, a scoreboard showing Game 1 of baseball's World Series between the Washington Senators and New York Gians is displayed outside a building in Norfolk, Va. In clinching a playoff spot, the Nationals put the nation's capital in baseball's postseason for the first time in nearly 80 years. (AP Photo/Virginian-Pilot, Charles S. Borjes, File)

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Griffith Stadium before Game 3 of the 1933 World Series between Washington and the New York Giants as Senators manager Joe Cronin (third from right) and New York counterpart Bill Terry (second from right) look on. The Fall Classic was a national obsession, as evidenced by a scoreboard outside a building in Norfolk, Va., that tracked the developments of Game 1. The Giants won the World Series 4-1, and it would be 79 years before Washington would experience postseason baseball again. (Associated Press)

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“You’re happy when you do things for your career, you take that next step, become a better player, but after that, ultimately everyone wants a team that wins,” said longtime Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. (Associated Press)