{"id":28535,"date":"2020-09-21T07:10:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T11:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=28535"},"modified":"2020-09-21T07:10:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T11:10:28","slug":"were-not-in-the-best-shape-of-our-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2020\/09\/were-not-in-the-best-shape-of-our-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"We’re not in the best shape of our lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you had told me the products pictured above were something I would own on May 23, 2019, I would have had several <\/em>questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last year, what followed the Washington Nationals 19-31 start was a perhaps the most (only?) “and then what happened<\/em>” of recent times that was welcome news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nats were reeling, in spite of a rotation with Max Scherzer<\/strong>, Stephen Strasburg<\/strong>, and Patrick Corbin<\/strong>. Manager Davey Martinez<\/strong> was looking like a disastrous hire following a two-games over .500 rookie season. The absence of Bryce Harper<\/strong> left nothing but gloom for Nats fans. “FakeDavey” and “Step-Davey” were just a few of the nicknames for the beleaguered skipper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best shape of their lives?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Trevor Rosenthal is in the best shape of his life.<\/a><\/p>

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