{"id":3134,"date":"2008-04-08T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/04\/an-ugly-loss-to-the-marlins.html"},"modified":"2008-04-08T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-08T09:55:00","slug":"an-ugly-loss-to-the-marlins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/04\/an-ugly-loss-to-the-marlins\/","title":{"rendered":"An ugly loss to the Marlins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/04\/07\/AR2008040702934.html?hpid=moreheadlines\"><b>Reality Hits Nationals In Second Home Game<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080408\/SPORTS02\/617565959\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Little mistakes add up in loss<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2008\/042008\/04082008\/369381\"><b> No big Nats rally 2nd time around<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Free Lance-Star<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/589\/story\/487104.html\"><b>Marlins&#8217; big bats bail out Miller<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Miami Herald<\/i><br \/>Good morning! I overslept, so I can&#8217;t spend too much time breaking down a boring game full of bad pitching and defense. A healthy <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Tim Redding<\/span> gave up seven runs (not all earned) and the Nats couldn&#8217;t get the lead back. They came within one when I went to bed.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080408\/SPORTS02\/42056821\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Not what they paid for<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dmitri Young<\/span> has been a huge disappointment. Mr. Comeback Player of the Year is so fat he can&#8217;t play. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/04\/07\/AR2008040702707.html?nav=rss_sports\/nationals\"><b>Smooth Leadoff To the Nationals&#8217; Weeknight Games<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wtopnews.com\/?nid=25&#038;sid=1382499\"><b>Chilly Temps Help Metro Cope with Baseball During Rush Hour<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>WTOP<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-1326717~Metro_handles_Nationals_fans_with_little_pain.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC\"><b><\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Examiner<\/i><br \/>Metro did fine with crowds for the second game in a row.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">THOM LOVERRO<\/span> &#8211; <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080408\/SPORTS07\/516142845\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Nats praying for more fans<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>The crowd was announced at about 20,000, BAAAltimore type numbers, which is pretty poor. Perhaps all of the, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">scary <\/span>stories about getting to Nationals Park kept fans away. It will work itself out though. Right now, two of the &#8220;winter&#8221; teams are playoff bound, so that is taking some of the attention and disposable income away.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/04\/07\/AR2008040702530.html?sid=ST2008040702659\"><b>Hill to Start Tonight For Potomac<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080408\/SPORTS02\/975536747\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Hill&#8217;s return could change pitching plan<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2008\/042008\/04082008\/369382\"><b>Hill to test arm with P-Nationals<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Free Lance-Star<\/i><br \/>RHP <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Shawn Hill<\/span> is rehabbing down in Prince William County tonight for the Potomac Nationals. The best-case scenario has him returning to Washington this weekend, but I&#8217;m not holding my breath.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chad Cordero<\/span> is also expected to get some work in down there.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/WashingtonNationals\" rel=\"tag\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/Nats\" rel=\"tag\">Nats<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/FloridaMarlins\" rel=\"tag\">Florida Marlins<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reality Hits Nationals In Second Home Game &#8211; The PostLittle mistakes add up in loss &#8211; The Wash. Times No big Nats rally 2nd time around &#8211; The Free Lance-StarMarlins&#8217; big bats bail out Miller &#8211; The Miami HeraldGood morning! 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