{"id":2056,"date":"2007-05-04T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-04T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/05\/on-to-chicago.html"},"modified":"2007-05-04T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-04T10:30:00","slug":"on-to-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/05\/on-to-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"On to Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nats start a three game series with the Cubs at Wrigley this afternoon at 2:20. <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/mlb\/players\/profile?statsId=6154\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Alfonso Soriano<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">ESPN<\/span>) will be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/05\/03\/AR2007050302359.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">the talk of the series<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) because he played his contract year in Washington last season and had one of the best contract years of all time, joining the 40-40 club and so on. So far, the $10 million the Cubs are paying him this season has netted them 2 HR 4 RBI.<\/p>\n<p>RHP <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jason Bergmann<\/span> is starting to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washtimes.com\/sports\/20070504-125235-3950r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">come into his own<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>) after shuttling back in forth between AAA and the Nats last year.<\/p>\n<p>Pitching coach <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Randy St. Claire<\/span> wants <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/05\/03\/AR2007050301936.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">more first pitch strikes<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) from his pitchers.<\/p>\n<p>A <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Cincinnati Post<\/span> columnist is trying to <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cincypost.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070504\/SPT05\/705040342\/1027\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">defend the trade<\/span><\/a> with the Nats from last season. Yawn.<\/p>\n<p>2005 draft picks, pitchers <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">John Lannan<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Craig Stammen<\/span> have been roommates since week 1 of their pro careers. They may be &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/sports\/20070503-115742-8739r.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">two best chances for the Nationals to see any returns from that draft class beyond Ryan Zimmerman<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2007\/052007\/05042007\/281061\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">More<\/span><\/a> on <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Langerhans<\/span> from <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Free Lance-Star<\/span>.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readexpress.com\/read_freeride\/2007\/05\/theres_a_catch_to_being.php\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chad Cordero&#8217;s season<\/span><\/a> has been the &#8220;road less traveled.&#8221; (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Express<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Scott Miller<\/span> of <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">CBS Sportsline<\/span> says the Nats <a href=\"http:\/\/cbs.sportsline.com\/mlb\/story\/10164260\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">won&#8217;t lose 119 games<\/span><\/a> this year like the 2003 Tigers did because the NL is mediocre. Current Nat 1B <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dimitri Young<\/span>, a member of that Tigers team says the Nats have more talent as well.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ryan Zimmerman &#8220;life on the road is hard and awfully lonenly. That&#8217;s why I love por&#8230;&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Whoa! I got him confused with <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Neil Diamond<\/span> there for a second. Anyway, Zimmerman has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-710245~Life_on_the_road.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">another column<\/span><\/a> in <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Examiner<\/span> today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nats start a three game series with the Cubs at Wrigley this afternoon at 2:20. 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