{"id":1843,"date":"2007-02-17T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-17T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/02\/johnson-still-limping-ayala-back-cordero-unsigned.html"},"modified":"2007-02-17T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-17T12:05:00","slug":"johnson-still-limping-ayala-back-cordero-unsigned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/02\/johnson-still-limping-ayala-back-cordero-unsigned\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson still limping; Ayala back; Cordero unsigned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1B <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nick Johnson <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/02\/16\/AR2007021601828.html\">limped<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20070217-010212-5957r.htm\">into<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2007\/022007\/02172007\/260832\">spring training<\/a><\/span> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span> and <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Free Lance-Star<\/span>) yesterday, not knowing when he will be in the lineup again. June 1 is being thrown around as possible return.<\/p>\n<p>In the bullpen, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Luis Ayala<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/02\/16\/AR2007021601827.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">will not be rushed back<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20070217-010212-2179r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">from ligament replacement surgery<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>) while closer <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chad Cordero&#8217;s<\/span> agent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070217\/SPORTS\/702170340\/1002\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">continues to negoiate<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Florida Today<\/span>) with <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jim Bowden<\/span>. Perhaps the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2007\/02\/dont_worry_brims_can_be_flatte_3.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">unflattened brims<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Nationals Journal blog<\/span>) of the spring training caps are complicating matters.<\/p>\n<p>Manager <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Manny Acta<\/span> is glad <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Pat Corrales<\/span>, who coached on the Braves staff for 14 straight division titles, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070217\/SPORTS\/702170332\/1002\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">is his bench coach<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Florida Today<\/span>). No word on how Corrales feels about rasin bran in chocolate milk though.<\/p>\n<p>Another day, another <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2007\/022007\/02172007\/260875\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jesus Flores article<\/span><\/a>, this time in <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Free Lance-Star<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Bashing Viera may be <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">so 2005<\/span>, but <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times&#8217;<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Thom Loverro<\/span> does it anyway. He is not the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20070217-010208-8092r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">ideal spring training spot for sportswriters<\/span><\/a> since there is nothing to do. That makes it ideal for a team that wants to keep its players out of trouble though. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Barry Svrluga<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2007\/02\/rockets_red_hoax_and_carl_barg.html?nav=rss_blog\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">doesn&#8217;t think much of the 45 MPH breeze<\/span><\/a>, but both he and Loverro like being close to the Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s winner for most articles is <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Free Lance-Star<\/span>, which in addition to the above articles had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2007\/022007\/02172007\/260899\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">SCHEDULE<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2007\/022007\/02172007\/260898\"><b>The BUZZ<\/b><\/a> and  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20070215-125140-1716r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">gets to know P Mike Bacsik<\/span><\/a>. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Matt Chico<\/span> has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20070216-010145-4388r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Q&#038;A<\/span><\/a> with <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span> as well.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">NATMOSPHERE POST OF THE DAY:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nats320<\/span> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/nats320.blogspot.com\/2007\/02\/why-so-bitter.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Why so bitter?<\/span><\/a> re: <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Frank Robinson<\/span> not participating in Frank Robinson Day. Honorable mention: <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">DC Sports Bog<\/span> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/dcsportsbog\/2007\/02\/nats_fans_have_swag.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nats fans have swag<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1B Nick Johnson limped into spring training (The Post, The Wash. Times and The Free Lance-Star) yesterday, not knowing when he will be in the lineup again. June 1 is being thrown around as possible return. 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