{"id":196,"date":"2005-01-08T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2005-01-08T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/01\/196.html"},"modified":"2005-01-08T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2005-01-08T12:05:00","slug":"196-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/01\/196-2\/","title":{"rendered":"OPENING NIGHT?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Game times have been added to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/NASApp\/mlb\/schedule\/index.jsp?c_id=was&#038;m=4&#038;y=2005\"><b>Nats schedule<\/b><\/a> and upon inspection we learn that the first home game will have a 7:05 p.m. start. This is just silly, a home opener, especially a presidential opener should start in the daytime. Hopefully, they will see the folly of their ways and move it to noon. In the end though, they could have it at 4 a.m. and people would be begging to get in and the TV ratings would be excellent.<\/p>\n<p>Also, yesterday, the <a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/NASApp\/mlb\/was\/schedule\/tentative_2005_spring_schedule.jsp\"><b>spring training schedule was released<\/b><\/a>, so I guess now you know how to plan your 1 1\/2 month Florida vacation. Also, it would be much cooler if they had spring training at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/Tokyo\/4011\/sghost10.gif\"><b>Space Ghost Stadium<\/b><\/a> rather than Space Coast Stadium. Think about it, at the very least you could have the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/Tokyo\/4011\/zorak18.gif\"><b>Zorak<\/b><\/a> Parking Lot, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.c4vct.com\/kym\/sg\/snaps\/mestrada.jpg\"><b>Moltar&#8217;s Grill<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/Tokyo\/4011\/braktlk2.gif\"><b>Brak&#8217;s Hot Tub<\/b><\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalhero.co.uk\/k\/kidcome2.jpg\"><b>Kid Comet<\/b><\/a> playground. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.c4vct.com\/kym\/sg\/snaps\/sglcrtv.jpg\"><b>Lokar<\/b><\/a> would have to work the p.a.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade>I added a countdown clock as well as more links and eye candy to <a href=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/dcbaseball.html\"><b>my Nats portal<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"smhead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20050108-010430-3045r.htm\"><b>Club history left behind<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. 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