{"id":1274,"date":"2006-08-28T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-28T09:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/08\/another-rough-weekend-for-the-nats.html"},"modified":"2006-08-28T09:52:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-28T09:52:00","slug":"another-rough-weekend-for-the-nats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/08\/another-rough-weekend-for-the-nats\/","title":{"rendered":"Another rough weekend for the Nats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/08\/27\/AR2006082700452.html\"><b>Best Efforts Not Enough For the Nats<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>&#8220;This week&#8217;s ace&#8221; is what I called <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Billy Traber<\/span> last week. Yesterday, he gave up Atlanta eight runs in 2 2\/3. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Final score 13-6<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday they played awful too &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/08\/26\/AR2006082600477.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">losing 10-1<\/span><\/a>. They did <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/08\/25\/AR2006082501625.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">win on Friday<\/span><\/a>, 7-6, though. Isn&#8217;t that great?<\/p>\n<p>More from <i>The Wash. Times<\/i>: <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20060828-123440-2356r.htm\"><b>Road woes continue for Nats<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/mlb\/boxscore?gameId=260827115\"><b>Boxscore<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>ESPN<\/i><\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/08\/27\/AR2006082700690.html\"><b>Johnson Sits, But Expects Quick Return<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>Whenever I hear that <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nick Johnson<\/span> is hurt, I automatically think 15-day DL. He may have gotten a concussion from his collision with <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jeff Francoeur<\/span>. His bonuses for plate apperanaces and games could be in jeopardy if he has to sit out for too long.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20060828-123448-9616r.htm\"><b>Soriano speeds toward 40-40 club<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>With 41 taters and 34 stolen bases, look for LF <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Alfonso Soriano<\/span> to run wild and swing for the fences a lot over the next month or so. No one has ever had a 50-50 season (well, fifty HRs\/SB) and that would look pretty good heading into a contract negociations. The pursuit of that is one of the things that is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20060828-123056-2588r.htm\">worth watching<\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>) over the next month or so.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/08\/26\/AR2006082600761.html\"><b>It&#8217;s Two for the Show<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>For some reason, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dave Shenin<\/span> is saying that there are two impressive rookies in this market. Really, I can only think of one and that is <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Zimmerman<\/span>, though some guy named <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nick Markakis<\/span> is mentioned. There is no Nick Markakis on Washington&#8217;s ball team.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20060828-123437-9807r.htm\"><b>Nats mailbag<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade>This weekend, I finally added <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/blogs\/view?blogger_id=14\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Notes on the Nationals<\/span><\/a> from <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Free-Lance Star<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best Efforts Not Enough For the Nats &#8211; The Post&#8220;This week&#8217;s ace&#8221; is what I called Billy Traber last week. Yesterday, he gave up Atlanta eight runs in 2 2\/3. Final score 13-6. On Saturday they played awful too &#8212; losing 10-1. They did win on Friday, 7-6, though. Isn&#8217;t that great? 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