{"id":3002,"date":"2008-02-28T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-28T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/02\/this-just-in-take-metro-to-ballpark.html"},"modified":"2008-02-28T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-28T10:51:00","slug":"this-just-in-take-metro-to-ballpark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/02\/this-just-in-take-metro-to-ballpark\/","title":{"rendered":"This just in: Take Metro to ballpark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/02\/27\/AR2008022703312.html\"><b>District to Limit Visitor Parking Near Ballpark<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20080228\/METRO\/447403980\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Stadium&#8217;s plan discourages driving<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">MARC FISHER<\/span> &#8211; <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/02\/27\/AR2008022703284.html?sid=ST2008022703319\"><b>Seriously. Take Metro.<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>If you are not a season ticket holder with a parking pass don&#8217;t expect to drive to the  ballpark area, take Metro (rail or bus) instead. If you really want to drive, you can park at RFK Stadium and take a shuttle bus to Nationals Park.<\/p>\n<p>JDLand.com&#8217;s <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Near Southeast DC Redevelopment<\/span> site has a section about <a href=\"http:\/\/jdland.com\/dc\/stadium-parking.cfm\"><b>Stadium Transportation and Parking<\/b><\/a> that is worth a look.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/02\/27\/AR2008022703695.html\"><b>Team Still Feels The Love From An Old Friend<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20080228\/SPORTS02\/212711741\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Chico struggles during first outing<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>LHP <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Matt Chico<\/span> emerged from last night&#8217;s outing vs. Florida (a 3-3 tie) without giving up a run, but threw only 16 of 32 pitches for strikes.<\/p>\n<p>RHP <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Garrett Mock<\/span>, acquired with Chico in the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">LIVAN!<\/span> trade, pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run. He is not expected to make the majors this spring.<\/p>\n<p>Chico was the latest player featured in an washingtonpost.com video:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/story\/2008\/02\/27\/ST2008022704058.html?sid=ST2008022704058\"><b>For Johnson, An Exhibition Of Pure Joy<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080228\/SPRINGTRAINING\/802280346\/1002\/SPORTS\"><b>Johnson avoids another collision<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>AP\/Florida Today<\/i><br \/>1B <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nick Johnson<\/span> played his first competitive baseball game since Sept. 23, 2006 last night. Johnson told 3B <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Zimmerman<\/span> that he &#8220;Slept in my uniform last night.&#8221; He also fielded a fly ball much like the one that resulted in his collision with RF <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Austin Kearns<\/span>. By the way, Jim Bowden is already hinting a trade of either Johnson or <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dmitri Young<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wtopnews.com\/index.php?nid=428&#038;sid=1353394\"><b>Nats Lose First Battle Over New Stadium<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>WTOP<\/i><br \/>The District defeated the Nationals in arbitration over &#8220;ancillary items at the new stadium, such as golf carts, fork lifts, and medical and office equipment.&#8221; That will save the city $4.2 million. I don&#8217;t understand why the team was trying to get that from the city.<\/p>\n<p>Do you wonder what it is like to be a sports photographer?<\/p>\n<p>washingtonpost.com&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/rss\/sports\/nationals\/index.xml\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nationals RSS feed<\/span><\/a> made its monthly\/quarterly appearance in Google Reader at 1:18 a.m. this morning. I had 41 total headlines dating back February 10.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>District to Limit Visitor Parking Near Ballpark &#8211; The PostStadium&#8217;s plan discourages driving &#8211; The Wash. TimesMARC FISHER &#8211; Seriously. Take Metro. &#8211; The PostIf you are not a season ticket holder with a parking pass don&#8217;t expect to drive to the ballpark area, take Metro (rail or bus) instead. 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