Nats Fans Give Team Good Luck… Literally

The Nationals have not advanced past the NLDS since 1981 — when they were still the Expos. This year, they’re looking to the fans for a bit of good luck. In return, fans had the chance to win playoff tickets.

Why home-field advantage for the Washington Nationals may not matter in the first round of the 2016 baseball playoffs

Home-field advantage appears to be a boon for the Nats; but in the divisional round, it does not help as much as one might expect.