{"id":11524,"date":"2011-01-05T08:39:34","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T13:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=11524"},"modified":"2011-01-05T08:39:34","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T13:39:34","slug":"new-nats-1st-baseman-adam-laroche-looks-like-bryce-harper-but-only-during-deer-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/01\/new-nats-1st-baseman-adam-laroche-looks-like-bryce-harper-but-only-during-deer-season\/","title":{"rendered":"New Nats 1st baseman Adam LaRoche looks like Bryce Harper, but only during deer season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ckelly.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c562353ef0147e146efe0970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"20110104al2\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341c562353ef0147e146efe0970b\" src=\"http:\/\/ckelly.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c562353ef0147e146efe0970b-500wi\" title=\"20110104al2\" \/><\/a>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>(I grabbed this photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsenquirer.com\/2011\/01\/adam-laroche-signs-washington-nationals.html\">Nationals Enquirer<\/a> (with love!) who grabbed it frin <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buckcommander.com\/\" target=\"_self\">BuckCommander.com<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B <strong>Adam LaRoche<\/strong> to a 2 year contract that will pay him at $16 million. They probably overpaid, which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2011\/01\/04\/AR2011010404203.html?hpid=sec-sports\"><strong>Thomas Boswell says is the cost of being cheap in the past<\/strong><\/a>. Whatever. As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsenquirer.com\/2011\/01\/adam-laroche-signs-washington-nationals.html\">Nationals Enquirer notes, he has ADD<\/a> and likes shootin&#8217; <em>speed beef<\/em>. Just remember that all that eye black isn&#8217;t the Nats way, Adam.<\/p>\n<p>LaRoche is apparently (he&#8217;s got more range they say) a better first baseman than the other Adam he replaces, Adam Dunn, but he doesn&#8217;t have the bat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsenquirer.com\/2011\/01\/adam-laroche-signs-washington-nationals.html\">LaRoche signs 2-year deal<\/a> &#8211; <em>Nats Insider<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2011\/01\/04\/AR2011010406502.html\">Adam LaRoche finalizes contract with Washington Nationals<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Post<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Okay Pirates fans, you saw LaRoche for years, did the Nats make a good signing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#0160; (I grabbed this photo from Nationals Enquirer (with love!) who grabbed it frin BuckCommander.com.) The Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Adam LaRoche to a 2 year contract that will pay him at $16 million. 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