{"id":2905,"date":"2008-01-24T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-24T10:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/01\/nick-johnson-is-ready-to-compete-ice-cream-chosen-for-ballpark.html"},"modified":"2008-01-24T10:35:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-24T10:35:00","slug":"nick-johnson-is-ready-to-compete-ice-cream-chosen-for-ballpark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/01\/nick-johnson-is-ready-to-compete-ice-cream-chosen-for-ballpark\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Johnson is ready to compete; ice cream chosen for ballpark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/01\/23\/AR2008012303366.html?hpid=sec-sports\"><b>A Long Struggle To Get Back Up And Running<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>Sixteen months after breaking his femur in a shallow right field collision with <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Austin Kearns<\/span>, 1B <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nick Johnson<\/span> is ready to return to the diamond. He heads into spring training looking to win his job back from fan favorite and comeback player of the year, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dmitri Young<\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"150\" size=\"1\" align=\"center\" noshade><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/washington\/stories\/2008\/01\/21\/daily33.html\"><b>Gifford&#8217;s Ice Cream<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Washington Business Journal<\/i><br \/>Silver Spring based Gifford&#8217;s Ice will be the official ice cream of Nationals Park for at least three years. No word on helmet sundaes though.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Long Struggle To Get Back Up And Running &#8211; The PostSixteen months after breaking his femur in a shallow right field collision with Austin Kearns, 1B Nick Johnson is ready to return to the diamond. 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