John Lannan Recognized

June 25-Washington, DC-After a home game at Nationals Park John Lannan was walking home to his apartment on Capital Hill and was recognized in public for the first time by a fan. "I knew the day would come some time," Lannan said, "I really feel like I have made it now."

Those prominent eyebrows on Lannan make him an easy target for joking from teammates and easily recognizable to anyone who has ever seen him, but those people appear few and far between. Lannan also was the opening day starter for the Nationals in 2009 and had 21 quality starts in 2008 going 9-15 with a sub-4.00 ERA.

In most cities people like John Lannan would certainly be recognized everywhere they go, but not so here in the Nation's Capital. "I have already been recognized three times in my Nationals career in public so John still has a ways to go to catch me," teammate and roommate Joel Hanrahan said.