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The Nationals And Brewers Played A Game On That Planet From “Avatar”

Someone on the MASN production team woke up without a job Sunday morning. That’s because for a few moments during their broadcast of Saturday’s game between the Nationals and Brewers, all the players and the infield dirt were blue. And I mean a deep, Smurf-like, straight-out-of-an-Eiffel 65-song-blue.

As someone who’s never taken LSD, I can’t testify to what Dock Ellis saw through his kaleidoscope-esque vision when he pitched his no-hitter. Now I have a better idea.

James Cameron, take some notes. You might want to consult whoever was caught sleeping in the MASN production room and keep him by your side for the Avatar sequels. These players were seriously blue. I don’t know much about Jordan Zimmerman’s acting prowess, but here he could definitely pass for a Navi who must fiercely protect his planet and its prized element, unobtanium, from human overlords.

Even better, the Nationals were wearing throwback fatigues with “GRAYS” emblazoned on the front. With all these colors at play, the viewers at home must have been thrown through some loop.

This was a clown broadcast, bro. Seriously. Everybody looked like clowns.

[Washington Post, photo: Paul Henkel]