For a hurting baseball city, the beloved Frank Howard symbolized decency and hope.
Washington Senators great Frank Howard talks with Ryan Zimmerman before a 2012 National League playoff game. PHOENIX — For a player who spent more seasons in uniforms that said something other than “Washington” across the front than he did in the home whites of the old Senators, Frank Howard had an outsize reputation as a Washington baseball star. That’s in no small part because of the home runs he hit at old RFK Stadium. It’s in no small part because of his presence.
“I used to tell them, what does it cost us to treat our fellow Americans — or as far as that goes, our fellow human beings — what does it cost us to treat them with some general respect, some consideration, a little courtesy?” Howard told Dan. “You know, when I was coaching all those years, I used to talk to the players I had, and I said, look, I know you want your privacy. I know you want to get home to see your wife, your girlfriend, your kids. But take 10 minutes to sign some autographs.
Scherzer isn’t the pitcher he once was, particularly the pitcher he was for the better part of seven seasons with Washington, and he lasted just three innings before he succumbed to back tightness. Those Nats years, though, were from 2015 to 2021, when baseball was completely reestablished in the District. The Nats expected to contend every year. They did contend in most of them. When they won the World Series in 2019, it was Scherzer who started Game 7.
“This isn’t exactly a pleasure,” he told the media before the final home game, against the New York Yankees. “I’ve been playing for the Senators for seven years, and I think of this city as my home, no matter how bad we were.”“Nobody’s going to buy a horses--- product,” Howard said, “and that’s what we’ve been the last two years.”. In the sixth, Howard launched a pitch from Yankees lefty Mike Kekich into that territory reserved for him — upper deck in left field. Howard was never a showman.
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