{"id":1837,"date":"2007-02-16T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-16T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/02\/things-settling-down-in-viera.html"},"modified":"2007-02-16T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-16T10:20:00","slug":"things-settling-down-in-viera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/02\/things-settling-down-in-viera\/","title":{"rendered":"Things settling down in Viera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The newshole for the Nats in the papers of record is already shrinking. While the papers all concentrated on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/02\/15\/AR2007021501569.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Manny Acta&#8217;s<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20070216-010136-7181r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">nightmares<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2007\/022007\/02162007\/260329\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">the night before<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070216\/SPORTS\/702160376\/1002\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">his first day as manager<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Free Lance-Star<\/span> and <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Florida Today<\/span> respectively), there were only a few other stories reported. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chad Cordero&#8217;s<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20070216-010137-4000r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">contract negotiations<\/span><\/a> have resumed with the hope of avoiding arbitration next Tuesday. OF <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chris Snelling<\/span>, acquired in the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jose Vidro<\/span> trade, has accepted he&#8217;ll probably never be healthy. He might be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2007\/022007\/02162007\/260330\">Australia&#8217;s Lenny Dykstra<\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Free Lance-Star<\/span>). C <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jesus Flores<\/span> is better <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070216\/SPORTS\/702160373\/1002\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">behind the plate than at it<\/span><\/a>, but is working with hitting coach <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mitchell Page<\/span> to catch up. He has a positive attitude as well. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Robert Fick<\/span> will also be in the mix to wear the tools of ignorance when <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Brian Schneider<\/span> needs a break. By the way, May 20 won&#8217;t be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/02\/15\/AR2007021501676.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Frank Robinson Day<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) after all. The former skipper declined the invitation because he thinks the team was misleading last year about offering him a meaningful job. My prediction is that Robinson will reconsider within in a year, if not sooner. Acta praised Robinson for giving him his first MLB job.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">NEW FEATURE! Natmosphere Post of the Day<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Every day I&#8217;ll pick the post from the Natmosphere that I found most enjoyable. Yesterday&#8217;s entry is <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Curly W<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/curlyw.blogspot.com\/2007\/02\/thomas-jefferson-man-behind-mask.html\">taking a look a racing president Thomas Jefferson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s winner for most articles is <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>, which in addition to the above articles had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20070215-052944-4433r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">SPRING REPORT: THURSDAY<\/span><\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20070215-125140-1716r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Q&#038;A with OF Ryan Church<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, there is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebrushback.com\/counting_full.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">season preview<\/span><\/a> from <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">thebrushback.com<\/span>. Hat tip to <a href=\"http:\/\/dcbb.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Capitol Punishment<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The newshole for the Nats in the papers of record is already shrinking. 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