Greetings from muggy South Florida, where summer never ends. It's been a while since I last posted anything -- sorry, took the Atlanta series off -- but we're back in full swing this week and ready to kick off what should be a thrilling series with the Marlins. Ugh, is it just me, or does it seem like these two teams have played each other 37 times this season? Fortunately, the Nats have played well against their NL East rivals, going 9-6 this season. Unfortunately, most of those wins came at RFK. They're only 2-4 here at Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphins/Dolphin Stadium.

This, however, would be a good time for Manny Acta's boys to put the hurt on the Fish. They already come into the series three games up on Florida for fourth place in the East (thanks to last week's sweep in D.C.). Another sweep down here would all but end this "race" and position the Nats nicely heading into their final homestand at RFK.

Speaking of which, I've heard there are a good number of seats still available for the Sept. 23 game against the Phillies, the final baseball game ever at RFK. Just went online to check myself, and it appears most of the lower deck is sold and most of the upper deck behind the plate. Still plenty of seats down the lines and in the outfield. My guess is it won't be a sellout, not unless the Phillies are still alive in the playoff race and a bunch of their fans truck down I-95 to see them in person.

Is that significant? Is there any other ballpark in the majors that wouldn't be sold out for its final game? Hmm, probably Miami, perhaps Tampa Bay. But those venues don't have the same history as RFK does. Then again, much of RFK's history is from way back in the '60s, with a 33-year gap before the Nats arrived in 2005. So we're not talking about Yankee Stadium (or even Royals Stadium) here. Still, it would be nice to think there are 45,000 people in the area who care enough to witness history.

Perhaps there will be a mad rush on tickets over the next 13 days.