{"id":18732,"date":"2012-10-04T21:40:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T01:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=18732"},"modified":"2012-10-04T21:40:54","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T01:40:54","slug":"the-nats-players-and-coaches-really-bailed-out-andy-feffer-on-natitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/10\/the-nats-players-and-coaches-really-bailed-out-andy-feffer-on-natitude\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nats players and coaches really bailed out Andy Feffer on “Natitude”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember way back in the spring when we found out the Washington Nationals wanted us to Ignite our Natitude<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a young team, with an edge and attitude,\u201d Nats COO Andy Feffer told me this week. \u201cBut now it\u2019s different than the past: they\u2019re talented, and they\u2019ve got the skills to back it up. That kind of edge and attitude is Natitude.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was skeptical of it:<\/p>\n

I see what the Nats are trying to do and I\u2019m sure the team will have more attitude with Davey Johnson talking playoffs and better young players, particularly brash rookie-to-be Bryce Harper. Still, the campaign is too easily mocakable at this point since they have yet to have a winning record since baseball returned in 2005 \u2014 it seems like hubris. Throw in some well-deserved skepticism for Feffer too. Also, Michael Morse and Danny Espinosa don\u2019t actually have a sustained track record of excellence, though I think Espinosa\u2019s upside is pretty high. Morse on the other hand, causes a little more skepticism.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then the Nats started 14-4, winning without much offense, great pitching and late inning heroics. Natitude might have been said with a smirk initially, but as the wins piled up, you said with a wink. When you are winning, almost everything is fun. So, good job players and coaches, you took a marketing slogan that could have been embarrassing and turned it into something a lot of Nats fans enjoyed. In my view, Feffer can’t thank you enough. Now if he could only get consistent on the spelling:<\/p>\n

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@dcsportsbog<\/a> lol look at what we got in the store #nattitude<\/a> #natinals<\/a> #thelegendcontinues<\/a> twitter.com\/KBobLife\/statu\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kevin Bobby (@KBobLife) October 3, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n