**FILE** The crew of Artemis Racing White of Sweden, races against Team Korea with Alcatraz Island in the background during their quarterfinal match race of the America's Cup World Series sailing event in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. Racing of the AC45 boats continues though Sunday on San Francisco Bay. Artemis Racing White won their race. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
**FILE** The crew of Artemis Racing White of Sweden, races against Team Korea with Alcatraz Island in the background during their quarterfinal match race of the America's Cup World Series sailing event in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. Racing of the AC45 boats continues though Sunday on San Francisco Bay. Artemis Racing White won their race. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Being a preseason pick to win the World Series is uncharted territory for the Nationals, but the players are taking nothing for granted after the loss to St. Louis that ended their 2012 season. "What goes on in here is something you can't really calculate," Jayson Werth says. "Everything else is other people's thoughts and projections. And they don't really matter." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Just as they did for a NL Division Series game against the Cardinals in October (above), fans streaming into Nationals Park for a World Series day game would be cool. But now that all World Series games are played at night — thanks, TV! — it wouldn't be as cool as the old days (left, in 1917), when day games were the norm and streets would fill up with fans eager to check the score.
FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2006, file photo, Hall of Famer Stan Musial gets ready to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 5 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers in St. Louis. Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday, Jan 19, 2012, the team announced. He was 92.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2006, file photo, Hall of Famer Stan Musial gets ready to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 5 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers in St. Louis. Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday, Jan 19, 2012, the team announced. He was 92.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Detroit Tigers designated hitter Delmon Young hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Detroit Tigers designated hitter Delmon Young hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
associated press Giants fans lined up to cheer their World Series heroes at a parade Wednesday. The next order of business is the front office figuring out which players will be back in 2013 to defend San Francisco’s title.
