WIlliams off to sad start against the Braves

Early observations from tonight's contest:

The reason I'm not there is that I'm still feverish. No, I'm not happy about it.

Nice to see the Virginia Tech caps being worn by the Nationals, courtesy of the Alexandria Sports Authority. Very classy touch. (I'll bet Ryan "Cavalier" Zimmerman never dreamed he'd wear one of those, though)

Nats starter Jerome Williams doesn't seem at all comfortable on the mound. In just 4 innings so far he's given up 7 hits, plus he had that balk, on 85 pitches.

Time to get a rally going, Nats!