Nationals grounds crew member nearly falls victim to tarp monster during weather delay

One member of the Washington Nationals grounds crew was not as fast as he needed to be during Saturday's rain delay at Nationals Park.

Rain began to fall in the first inning of a scoreless game between the Nationals and New York Mets. 

The game started later than scheduled due to inclement weather, but conditions forced the game to stop shortly after it got underway.

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But shortly after the onsite crew was instructed to bring out the tarp...