{"id":2356,"date":"2007-08-28T09:53:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-28T09:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/08\/gibson-esque-homer-not-enough-for-nats-fall-5-4-in-chavez-ravine.html"},"modified":"2007-08-28T09:53:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-28T09:53:00","slug":"gibson-esque-homer-not-enough-for-nats-fall-5-4-in-chavez-ravine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/08\/gibson-esque-homer-not-enough-for-nats-fall-5-4-in-chavez-ravine\/","title":{"rendered":"Gibson-esque homer not enough for Nats; fall 5-4 in Chavez Ravine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES 5 Washington 4 (<i>CBS Sportsline<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/mlb\/gamecenter\/boxscore\/MLB_20070827_WAS@LA\"><b>Boxscore<\/b><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/08\/28\/AR2007082800087.html?hpid=moreheadlines\"><b>Pe\u00f1a&#8217;s Hollywood Homer Not Enough for Nationals<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/printedition\/asection\/la-sp-dodgers28aug28,1,3849743.story?coll=la-news-a_section\"><b>A narrow victory for the Dodgers<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The L.A. Times<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Barry Svrluga<\/span>&#8216;s gamer suggested <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Wily Mo Pe\u00f1a<\/span> was Kirk Gibson-esque with his 2nd inning home run. Pe\u00f1a had fouled a pitch off his foot and limped around the bases. Oddly enough, L.A.&#8217;s paper of record made no mention of Gibson (<a href=\"http:\/\/sportsblogs.latimes.com\/sports_baseball_dodgers\/2007\/08\/big-time-sixth-.html\">though a Dodgers blog on latimes.com did<\/a>) and <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span> skipped a gamer altogether.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike Bacsik<\/span> blew a 4-2 lead in the sixth by giving up three runs. At least <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Zimmerman<\/span> (22) and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dmitri Young<\/span> (13) homered. 2B <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Felipe Lopez<\/span> contributed to the loss when he had trouble fielding a Jeff Kent line drive in the pivotal inning.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jason Bergmann<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070828\/SPORTS02\/108280079\/1005\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">is back<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) to try and reclaim his early season, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070828\/SPORTS02\/108280079\/1005\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">pre-injuries form<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>). He grew a rally beard too.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Phil Wood<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-903190~Not_looking_so_great_for__08.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">doesn&#8217;t have a good feeling<\/span><\/a> about 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Can you believe that the Dodgers left Brooklyn 50 years ago this fall?<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES 5 Washington 4 (CBS Sportsline Boxscore) Pe\u00f1a&#8217;s Hollywood Homer Not Enough for Nationals &#8211; The Post A narrow victory for the Dodgers &#8211; The L.A. Times Barry Svrluga&#8216;s gamer suggested Wily Mo Pe\u00f1a was Kirk Gibson-esque with his 2nd inning home run. 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