{"id":2475,"date":"2007-09-27T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-27T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/09\/sweep-the-mets-sweep-the-mets-the-nats-just-swept-the-mets.html"},"modified":"2007-09-27T10:02:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-27T10:02:00","slug":"sweep-the-mets-sweep-the-mets-the-nats-just-swept-the-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/09\/sweep-the-mets-sweep-the-mets-the-nats-just-swept-the-mets\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweep the Mets, sweep the Mets, the Nats just swept the Mets!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Washington 9 NEW YORK 6<\/span> (<i>CBS Sports<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/cbs.sportsline.com\/mlb\/gamecenter\/boxscore\/MLB_20070926_WAS@NYM\"><b>Boxscore<\/b><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/09\/26\/AR2007092602696.html?hpid=moreheadlines\"><b>Nationals Have Mets In a Slumped Position<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike Bacsik, Jr.<\/span> (have noticed the &#8220;Jr.&#8221; showed up after he gave up <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Barry Bonds<\/span> 756th homer?) had a rough night for the Nationals. He gave up three home runs, including two to <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Carlos Beltran<\/span>, in a mere 2 1\/3 innings. He was replaced by <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Joel Hanrahan<\/span> who lost his rotation spot to Bacsik. Hanrahan gave up a run over 1 2\/3, but earned the win. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chris Schroder<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jonathan Albaladejo<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Saul Rivera<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jon Rauch<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Luis Ayala<\/span> went the rest of the way and held the Mets scoreless.<\/p>\n<p>At the plate, the Nats got on board with a 2-run <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Church<\/span> homer, his 15th, in the fourth inning. In the fifth, the Nats really got going, scoring five runs. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ronnie Belliard<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Zimmerman<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Austin Kearns<\/span> knocked in a run, while <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Wily Mo Pe\u00f1a<\/span> knocked in two. Church doubled two more runs in to finish off the scoring. As noted in the Post gamer, he has actually put together a decent season &#8220;hitting .275 with 43 doubles, 15 homers and 70 RBI, all in 466 at-bats,&#8221; comparable with Kearns who has 109 more at-bats. That could be very attractive to other clubs out there, so I&#8217;d like to see him traded to a team that won&#8217;t jerk him around.<\/p>\n<p>Last night&#8217;s victory was the 72nd of the season, better than last year&#8217;s total.<\/p>\n<p>Hittin coach <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Lenny Harris<\/span> had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/09\/26\/AR2007092602312.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">a learning curve<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>)  when he was thrust into the role of hitting coach. Among the things he had to learn is studying videos is more important than playing cards with the players.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody has ever accused <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chad Cordero<\/span> of being a &#8220;lights out&#8221; closer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070927\/SPORTS02\/109270099\/1005\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">but when September rolls around<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>), he tends to be &#8220;lights on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a somewhat misleading headline:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/story\/2007\/09\/26\/ST2007092602407.html?hpid=artslot\"><b>Struggles Cloud Stadium Progress<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>The stadium is fine, everything is on schedule &#8212; the parking situation however is not. Over 6,500 parking spots need to be identified between now and the end of March. The Navy Yard Metro expansion is also 7 weeks behind.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;These are top priorities of the administration,&#8221; Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) said yesterday. &#8220;We&#8217;re looking to finish the Metro on time and steer as many people to public transportation as possible. Having parking around the stadium is a critical, critical issue, and we&#8217;re working beyond diligently to find as many areas as we can for cars to park.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hope they get it figured out and soon. Follow the saga at <a href=\"http:\/\/jdland.com\/dc\/stadium.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">jdland.com&#8217;s ballpark site<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you feel like reading some whining this morning? If so, head over the <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Georgetown Voice<\/span> column, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgetownvoice.com\/2007-09-27\/sports\/the-sports-sermon\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">The Sports Sermon<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hey Cliff (and RUTS too), the Nats did some heavy lifting for your Fleas this week, but don&#8217;t expect the Nats to help out anymore.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder where <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span> gamer is this morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington 9 NEW YORK 6 (CBS Sports Boxscore) Nationals Have Mets In a Slumped Position &#8211; The Post Mike Bacsik, Jr. (have noticed the &#8220;Jr.&#8221; showed up after he gave up Barry Bonds 756th homer?) had a rough night for the Nationals. 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