{"id":1057,"date":"2006-05-05T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/05\/brief-nats-update-over-lunch.html"},"modified":"2006-05-05T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-05-05T17:00:00","slug":"brief-nats-update-over-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/05\/brief-nats-update-over-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief Nats update over lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/pg\/06125\/687723-63.stm\"><b>Pirates Scouting Report: Washington Nationals<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Post-Gazette<\/i><br \/>A preview of the upcoming series with Pittsburgh from the paper of record there. I will be at the Sunday game. It may not be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2004\/03\/battle-for-29th-placethe-lowdown.html\"><b>the battle for 29th place<\/b><\/a> (yet) like hockey has been in recent seasons when these two towns compete, but it is not far off. Hopefully, good weather and all those &#8220;Pittsburgh&#8221; transplants will help fill the seats.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><b>HAL BODLEY<\/b> &#8211; <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/baseball\/columnist\/bodley\/2006-05-04-bodley-lerner-nats_x.htm\"><b>New Nats owner to take deliberate steps<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>USA Today<\/i><br \/>Another Kasten knows what he is doing column.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><b>TIM KURKJIAN<\/b> &#8211; <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/mlb\/columns\/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&#038;id=2431264\"><b>Lerner group is a solid choice<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>ESPN<\/i><br \/>From a few days ago, Kurkjian praises Lerner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pirates Scouting Report: Washington Nationals &#8211; Post-GazetteA preview of the upcoming series with Pittsburgh from the paper of record there. 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