{"id":1880,"date":"2007-03-02T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-02T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/03\/exhibitions-begin-today-real-thing-in-one-month.html"},"modified":"2007-03-02T11:06:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-02T11:06:00","slug":"exhibitions-begin-today-real-thing-in-one-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/03\/exhibitions-begin-today-real-thing-in-one-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibitions begin today; real thing in one month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Opening Day<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">RFK Stadium finale<\/span> tickets arrived yesterday in the mail. Sadly, they are not printed on Nationals stock since I ordered them online. Still, a Tickets.com stub is better than the paper tickets you can print at home. I might have to buy an extra at the gate just to have the &#8220;real&#8221; thing.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Nats <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070302\/SPORTS\/703020369\/1002\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">get on the bus<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Florida Today<\/span>) and head down I-95 to Vero Beach to take on the Dodgers. This is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/baseball\/nl\/dodgers\/2007-02-22-dodgers-spring-move_x.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">penultimate season<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">USA Today<\/span>) <a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&#038;ct=us\/2-0&#038;fp=45e78f56e1a92970&#038;ei=sXnnRaiwE5D8sgGN1dDgBQ&#038;url=http%3A\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article%3FAID%3D\/20070228\/COLUMNISTS0306\/702280347\/1065\/SPORTS&#038;cid=1114018217\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">for Dodgertown<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Florida Today<\/span>) since the Dodgers plan on moving spring training to Glendale, Ariz. in 2009. It is a shame the Nats are locked into Viera for so long given this development.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Shawn Hill<\/span> will be on the hill today for the first two innings or 45 pitches. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chris Michalak<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Luis Martinez<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Felix Diaz<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jesus Colome<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Emiliano Fruto<\/span> are expected to pitch as well. The starting lineup will probably be <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Felipe Lopez<\/span>, 2B; <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">D&#8217;Angelo Jimenez<\/span>, SS; <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Zimmerman<\/span>, 3B; <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Austin Kearns<\/span>, RF; <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Church<\/span>, LF; <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Alex Escobar<\/span>, DH; <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Brian Schneider<\/span>, C; <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Larry Broadway<\/span>, 1B; <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nook Logan<\/span>, CF. It looks like the DH will be used for most spring training games.<\/p>\n<p>Two more stories <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/03\/01\/AR2007030101666.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">highlight<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) the changes in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070302\/SPORTS\/703020366\/1002\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">attitude<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Florida Today<\/span>) at spring training with <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Manny Acta<\/span> as manager. Every time one of these articles gets printed (or parsed into fields for export to online) the likelihood of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Frank Robinson<\/span> getting &#8220;his day&#8221; from the Nationals probably decreases. Enough about Frank though, Manny&#8217;s the man now and it will be interesting to see how much of a players manager he is when the team is being swept by someone like Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Since two papers took care of the obligatory Acta stories, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span> has the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20070302-012444-9788r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">obligatory rotation story<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Wash. Times<\/span> notes that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20070302-012441-3898r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Travis Lee<\/span><\/a> is going to sit out the first several games with a <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">strained right oblique<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>). This can only be seen as a blow to his chances to play first while Nick Johnson recovers. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Larry Broadway<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dimitri Young<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Robert Fick<\/span> are all in the mix for the spot. In addition to noting the Lee situation, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post&#8217;s<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/03\/01\/AR2007030101520.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nationals Notebook<\/span><\/a> also notes that <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jerome Hruska<\/span> is the new p.a. announcer; he filled in for <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jim Clarke<\/span> last year &#8212; I think I was at his one of Hruska&#8217;s games because I noted the different announcer.<\/p>\n<p>Malevolent Angelo$&#8217; Sports Network spent yesterday filming ads with players to promote the games, something noted by <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span> as well as a <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2007\/03\/and_the_oscar_goes_to.html\">couple<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2007\/03\/airhead.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">entries<\/span><\/a> on <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post&#8217;s<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nationals Journal<\/span><\/a> blog.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the Nats vs. Balmer exhibition in Norfolk sold out in <a href=\"http:\/\/content.hamptonroads.com\/story.cfm?story=120326&#038;ran=98093\">30 minutes<\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Virginia-Pilot<\/span>). I am still bitter Angelo$ got his AAA team there.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, <a href=\"http:\/\/farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com\/\">Nationals Farm Authority<\/a> is in the Sunshine State taking a look at over 100 players.<\/p>\n<p><!--<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wfy\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/\" rel=\"tag\"><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/\" rel=\"tag\"><\/a>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Opening Day and RFK Stadium finale tickets arrived yesterday in the mail. Sadly, they are not printed on Nationals stock since I ordered them online. Still, a Tickets.com stub is better than the paper tickets you can print at home. 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