{"id":1345,"date":"2006-09-21T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-21T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/09\/nats-lose-but-zimmerman-inches-closer-to-benchmarks.html"},"modified":"2006-09-21T09:35:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-21T09:35:00","slug":"nats-lose-but-zimmerman-inches-closer-to-benchmarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/09\/nats-lose-but-zimmerman-inches-closer-to-benchmarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats lose, but Zimmerman inches closer to benchmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/09\/20\/AR2006092001931.html\"><b>In Defeat, Zimmerman Keeps Winning Support<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>Had it not been for Ryan Zimmerman, last night&#8217;s game probably would have been a completely meaningless 7-3 loss to Atlanta. However, the rookie of the year candidate hit his 19th homer and knocked in his 99th run. I think he comes in second to the Marlin&#8217;s Dan Uggla, who benefits from playing on an overachieving team. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-300869~Jim_Bowden__Head_of_the_class.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jim Bowden wants to talk about it<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Examiner<\/span>) too.<\/p>\n<p>P <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ramon Ortiz<\/span> struggled and now has 15 loses, tops in the NL.<\/p>\n<p>More from <i>The Wash. Times<\/i>: <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20060921-122028-5331r.htm\"><b>Ortiz continues to struggle<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/mlb\/boxscore?gameId=260920120\"><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\/09\/20\/AR2006092002077.html\"><b>Columbus Will Take Over as Top Farm Club<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>Those hoping for Norfolk to become the new home of the Nats AAA team have had those hopes dashed. It appears that <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Peter Angelo$<\/span> has grabbed that city. Instead, Columbus gets the call for the next two years. Also, Hagerstown is now a Nats affiliate too, which is a step in the right direction. Visit the online journalists at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nationals Farm Authority<\/span><\/a> for more.<\/p>\n<p>More from <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20060921-120731-1042r.htm\"><b>Clippers on board to replace Zephyrs<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20060921-122032-6491r.htm\"><b>It&#8217;s not over for Nats, according to Dr. Phil<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dr. Phil<\/span> was at RFK to throw out the first pitch. When asked if the TV self-help television show host would talk to the team, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Frank Robinson<\/span> quipped &#8220;Too late. Where was he when I needed him?&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/content\/node\/53084\"><b>Alfonso Soriano Regrets Joining 40-40 Club After Meeting Other Members<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Onion<\/i><br \/>Looks like Soriano is going to have a start up a 45-45 club.<!--hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"\"><b><\/b><\/a> - <i><\/i><br \/>\n\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"\"><b><\/b><\/a> - <i><\/i--><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Defeat, Zimmerman Keeps Winning Support &#8211; The PostHad it not been for Ryan Zimmerman, last night&#8217;s game probably would have been a completely meaningless 7-3 loss to Atlanta. 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