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June 12

NatsNation on a Leave of Absence

I honestly thought I would be able to do this - it's why I decided to gear my blog on the P-Nats instead of the big club in Washington, but it looks like I'm going to have to hang-up the keyboard for at least the near future.

Baseball is my passion - it's the incurable virus in my bloodstream that excites me and brings back memories of my childhood. It reminds me of the summer days I spent sitting in the stands with my Pop. It also brings me back to the mid 1980s when I played the game myself in little league on a public school diamond with the red letters, "Virginia Concrete" printed along the front of my chest.

But I can't be a kid right now. Once again it's time for me to step up to the plate but this time in a different sense: as a responsible father and husband. Anyone will tell you that parenting is a full time job all in itself...and I can whole-heartedly agree with that sentiment. This is my second child and there is a rather large difference in this one contrary to my first.

In this second marriage of mine, my wife is a hard-working career woman who (bless her heart) often goes overboard in worrying too much about the routine stresses in life. With the arrival of our son three weeks ago, her anxiety level has taken on a whole new magnitude that even I couldn't have anticipated.

Through these past couple of weeks, I've made the observation that she will require both my undivided attention and dedicated full-time support. With that in mind, I intend to do my best to help her in any way that I can both physically and emotionally. It would be selfish and irresponsible of me to continue going to ballgames and spending hours of my free time processing photos and writing entries for "fun stuff" while my wife is left to take care of the dirty diapers, baby crying and countless feedings.

As a result of these conclusions, I've come to the decision on what the priorities should be in my life and hereby announce that Nationals Nation will be downgraded to include only occasional editorial content and announcements. Most of the posts will now be photographic in nature and reduced to a handful of contributions per month.

I will still be here - just not in the sense of a true Nats blogger. As things at home slow down and the little guy needs less attention, I hope to one day return to form and reopen the turnstiles at my own little ballpark in the Natosphere. Thanks to all my loyal readers and I will see all of you at Nationals Park and The Pfitz throughout the season.