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Washington Nationals fans were spoiled last season when they were treated to a real-life pennant race in their return to the big leagues. The Nationals may have tanked after the All-Star break, but they continued to play meaningful games right down to the last week of September.
No such luck in 2006. Washington's fortunes have long since been decided, and all that remains is a long month of meaningless games as this last-place team plays out the season.
But as long-suffering fans from cities such as Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Baltimore know, there are still meaningful developments to watch in September, even if the games themselves aren't meaningful.

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