{"id":2578,"date":"2007-10-23T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-23T09:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/10\/nats-hire-another-d-backs-scout.html"},"modified":"2007-10-23T09:37:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-23T09:37:00","slug":"nats-hire-another-d-backs-scout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/10\/nats-hire-another-d-backs-scout\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats hire another D-Backs scout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/10\/22\/AR2007102201653.html\"><b>Nats Add Second Scout Who Has Ties to Arizona<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>Ed Durkin, a scout with 22 years of experience, has been hired by the Nationals as the &#8220;national cross-checker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Durkin and Rizzo worked closely with the Arizona Diamondbacks, where Durkin spent the previous 11 seasons. Rizzo called him the &#8220;heart and soul&#8221; of a Diamondbacks&#8217; scouting operation that produced the vast majority of players who took Arizona to the National League West title as well as the National League Championship Series.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The pillaging continues!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Bill Ladson<\/span> opened up his <a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20071021&#038;content_id=2274511&#038;vkey=news_was&#038;fext=.jsp&#038;c_id=was\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">nationals.com mailbag<\/span><\/a>.<br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\"><br \/>Just a Nats Fan<\/span> noted that president <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Stan Kasten<\/span> and GM <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jim Bowden<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.misschatter.com\/janf\/\">will be at ESPN Zone<\/a> tonight for a live broadcast of 3WT&#8217;s <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Nationals Insider<\/span>. Sadly, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Clint<\/span> will be there as well &#8212; someone stick <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chad Vader<\/span> on &#8217;em. Suggested question: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-1004476~Nats_need_to_be_loyal_to_their_broadcasters.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Why haven&#8217;t you signed Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler yet?<\/span><\/a>&#8221; (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Examiner<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chris Needham<\/span> of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Capital Punishment<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/dcbb.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/wow-thats-depressing.html\">has been blogging about the Nats for three years<\/a>, almost as long as me. <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Celebrate<\/span> this milestone by telling him he&#8217;s too negative \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. 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