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A young fan holds up his tickets for the Nationals' first home playoff game at Nationals Park on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Fans gather outside Nationals Park in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, for the Nationals' first home playoff game. The words "October Natitude" have been painted on the street in front of the center-field gate. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals fans wait in line to buy tickets to the Nats' first home playoff game on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. Standing-room-only seats were being sold for $30 each, and 829 tickets were available for purchase. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals fans learn Oct. 1 at Nationals Park that their players have become the National League East champions. With Game 3 of the playoffs in Washington on Wednesday, bosses throughout the area admit that employees who come to work will be distracted. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals player Bryce Harper stretches with his teammates at Nationals Park on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. On Wednesday, they play the St. Louis Cardinals at home. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Washington D.C. Councilmember Yvette Alexander Ward 7, (left) joins Washington Nationals short stop Ian Desmond (second from left) Washington D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown (third from left) William Hall Board of Directors, Washington Convention and Sports Authority (fourth from left) former nationals manager Frank Robinson (fifth from left) Marla Lerner Tanenbaum (sixth from left) Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (fifth from right) Mike Rizzo Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager, Washington Nationals (fourth from right) Washington D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D, third from right) Greg O'Dell President and CEO, Washington Convention and Sports Authority (second from right) and Mickey Fearn Deputy Director, National Park Service (right) as they hoist shovels full of dirt during the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy groundbreaking ceremony at Fort DuPont Park in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 31, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Word of appreciation are seen in a note from Washington Nationals General Manager and Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo to Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, on display in Mayor Gray's office at the John A. Wilson Building in Washington, D.C., Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals left fielder Michael Morse cannot catch a ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Pete Kozma for a double during the eighth inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League division series, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson walks to the mound to make a pitching change during the eighth inning. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Washington Nationals left fielder Michael Morse cannot catch a ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Pete Kozma for a double during the eighth inning. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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St. Louis Cardinals' Jon Jay, left, slides into third for an RBI triple as Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman looks for the throw during the eighth inning. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Sean Burnett walks off the mound after being pulled during the eighth inning. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson, left, makes a pitching change during the eighth inning of Game 2. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, right, is tagged out at third by St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Pete Kozma during the seventh inning. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Jon Jay hits the outfield wall after catching a ball hit by Washington Nationals' Danny Espinosa for an out during the sixth inning in Game 2. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman, left, is congratulated by Adam LaRoche after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning in Game 2. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
