Ryan Church just hit a 3-run homer that ignited the Nationals and brought them to within two runs of the Marlins. It's appropriate that Church hit the first long ball of the season for Washington–he's got something to prove. Church has been on the verge of a breakout year for too many consecutive seasons now. My feeling is that this will be his last chance with the organization, and he simply has to make it count.

I've started a new Reader Poll (home page, third column): Should the Nationals trade Ryan Church?

It's a topic that's receive plenty of pixels over the past couple of years:

• Should we just trade Ryan Church? (07/19/05)
• King for a day (07/09/06) 
• Washington still has outfielder Ryan Church on the block… (01/12/07)

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