In a shocking turn of events, Junkies producers Matt Valdez and Drab T-Shirt don't think they're getting enough credit.
Now, the pair believe they're the secret behind the Nationals' mid-season turnaround. How you may ask?
Because they changed Mike Rizzo's walk-up music.
Rizzo's walk-up music changed to "Chicago" on May 22nd. Nats have the best record in MLB since May 24th. Producers have put the same "Get that Stanley" mojo on the Nats.
— Matt Valdez (@matt_valdez)
July 3, 2019 The Nats GM appears on the Junkies every week during baseball season, presented by Burke & Herbert Bank, and on May 22 his walk-up song changed from Fall Out Boy's "Centuries" to "25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago.
Since then, the Nats have gone 24-12 and now sit two games above .500 and just one game out of a wild card spot.
Rizzo addressed Valdez and Drab's claims Wednesday morning.
JP Flaim: Your walk-up music on this show changed on May 22, and the streak started on May 24. So they're trying to attribute the success of the Nationals to changing your walk-up music to Chicago.
Valdez: It's all because of us, Mike.
Rizzo: Jump on the bandwagon, fellas. There's a lot of room on it.
Valdez: We're not jumping, we're driving it.
Rizzo: Alright, beautiful.
Yes, beautiful is certainly one way to describe it. Definitely not coincidental.
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