As some of you may know, the Nationals' starting pitcher John Patterson is a big techno fan. He listens to the music before he pitches. As some of you may also know, he's been in a huge slump of late, his last win being April 15, 2006. I had a chance to chat with him at Spring Training and took it upon myself to provide him with some new and awesome techno, knowing that I have friends who create such things. This past weekend, I gave Mark a bunch of CD that my friend Ryan mixed and Mark passed them along to Patterson. JP was very impressed with the music and was excited to get some new stuff before he pitched in San Diego.
Before last night's game, Mark saw Patterson listening to an iPod and said he suspected JP was listening to Ryan's music. Well, lo and behold, the Nats won and Patterson got the win!! After the game, JP told Mark that he did, indeed, listen to Ryan's music before the game.
So I think it's safe to say that Ryan and I have saved the Nats' season, or at least John Patterson's season.
