{"id":2381,"date":"2007-09-05T09:39:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-05T09:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/09\/flores-wins-game-in-9th-before-smallest-crowd-ever.html"},"modified":"2007-09-05T09:39:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-05T09:39:00","slug":"flores-wins-game-in-9th-before-smallest-crowd-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/09\/flores-wins-game-in-9th-before-smallest-crowd-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Flores wins game in 9th before smallest crowd ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON 4 Florida 3 (<i>CBS Sports<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/mlb\/gamecenter\/boxscore\/MLB_20070904_FLA@WAS\"><b>Boxscore<\/b><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/09\/04\/AR2007090402366.html?hpid=moreheadlines\"><b>Flores Hits Game-Winner in 9th<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070905\/SPORTS02\/109050087\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Small crowd watches big rally<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n<p>C <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jesus Flores<\/span> had a two out, two run double in the ninth inning. Even before last night&#8217;s heroics, the future of the rule 5 acquisition was being reconsidered. The conventional thinking was that would spend next year in the minors so that he could catch every day, but Jim Bowden is at least considering keeping him in the majors.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Shawn Hill<\/span> pitched 6 1\/3 &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; innings, giving up three runs on eleven hits. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chris Schroeder<\/span> got the win.<\/p>\n<p>Only 15,611 tickets were sold for last night&#8217;s game. The Nats are on a pace to draw less than 2 million. Perhaps badmouthing RFK Stadium at every possible opportunity was not the best decision for <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Stan Kasten<\/span> to make.<\/p>\n<p>The Nats are two wins away from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/03\/my-nats-predictions.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">exceeding my expectations<\/span><\/a> for the season in the curly W column. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Phil Wood<\/span> of <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Examiner<\/span> notes that the Nats <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-914915~Team_has_plenty_left_to_accomplish_in__07.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">can still accomplish many goals<\/span><\/a> this season.<\/p>\n<p>Is <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ray King<\/span> the new <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike Stanton<\/span>? He got <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/09\/04\/AR2007090401980.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">traded to Milwaukee<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) yesterday for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070905\/SPORTS02\/109050077\/1005\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">a player to be named later<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>Centerplate is officially <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-916900~Centerplate_will_do_concessions_for_Nationals_baseball_stadium.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">the new ballpark concessionaire<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Examiner<\/span>). As mentioned earlier, they have made San Francisco&#8217;s ballpark (I&#8217;m not naming it, because it will probably change before the end of the day) the best place for food in the majors. However, it also handles the concessions at FedEx Field and the convention center.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The company plans to incorporate ingredients from local farmers, cheesemakers and butchers, he said. There also will be D.C.-centric items such as cherry pies (to represent the cherry blossom trees) and seafood, as well as the aforementioned half smokes. The company also is investigating partnerships with local restaurants to provide fare.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This sounds promising, but if they hire the same idiots who work at RFK, it won&#8217;t matter that half-smokes are on the menu; you still won&#8217;t be able to get them.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike Bacsik<\/span> and his wife Sue <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20070904&#038;content_id=2188898&#038;vkey=news_mlb&#038;fext=.jsp&#038;c_id=mlb\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">distributed donated school supplies<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">nationals.com<\/span>) to students at Kimball Elementary School. He admitted to being a Cowboys fan to the students, leading to some discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON 4 Florida 3 (CBS Sports Boxscore) Flores Hits Game-Winner in 9th &#8211; The Post Small crowd watches big rally &#8211; The Wash. 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