{"id":1617,"date":"2006-12-06T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-06T10:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/12\/actas-talking-the-talk.html"},"modified":"2006-12-06T10:33:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-06T10:33:00","slug":"actas-talking-the-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/12\/actas-talking-the-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Acta&#8217;s talking the talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/12\/05\/AR2006120501427.html\"><b>As Nats Plan for Future, Acta Embraces Present<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>While the brass has written off 2007 as part of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">The Plan<\/span>, new manager <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Manny Acta<\/span> is not surrending to last place just yet.<\/p>\n<p>There is also talk that <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chad Cordero<\/span> could be traded, but only if the price (starting pitchers) is right. The <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/NASApp\/mlb\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20061205&#038;content_id=1752096&#038;vkey=news_was&#038;fext=.jsp&#038;c_id=was&#038;partnered=rss_was\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">closer was caught off guard<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">nationals.com<\/span>) by this news.<\/p>\n<p>More from <i>The Wash. Times<\/i>: <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20061206-124828-4293r.htm\"><b>Acta believes in Nats<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><b>THOMAS BOSWELL<\/b> &#8211; <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/12\/05\/AR2006120501443.html\"><b>Nats&#8217; Risky Business<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>Bos wants the team to at least make an effort to show a little bit of good faith for the 2007 season. I think he, like the rest of us, will be dissapointed.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><b>JIM WILLIAMS<\/b> &#8211; <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-439431~Nats_not_bystanders_after_all.html\"><b>Nats not bystanders after all<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Examiner<\/i><br \/>Williams is not as down on the Nats as everyone else.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061206\/NEWS01\/612060381\/1006\"><b>Stadium to sport Nationals&#8217; hue<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Florida Today<\/i><br \/>It looks like the teal seats at Space Coast Stadium, the Nationals spring training home, are on the way out.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade>By the way, the new ballpark is expected to be the first in baseball to be certified as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtopnews.com\/index.php?nid=596&#038;sid=996557\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">green building<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">WTOP<\/span>).<!--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><br \/>\n\n<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>As Nats Plan for Future, Acta Embraces Present &#8211; The PostWhile the brass has written off 2007 as part of The Plan, new manager Manny Acta is not surrending to last place just yet. There is also talk that Chad Cordero could be traded, but only if the price (starting pitchers) is right. 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