{"id":3249,"date":"2008-05-12T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-12T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/05\/nats-swept-by-fish.html"},"modified":"2008-05-12T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-12T09:05:00","slug":"nats-swept-by-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/05\/nats-swept-by-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats swept by Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/05\/11\/AR2008051101401.html\"><b>Marlins Rally for Sweep of Nationals<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20080512\/SPORTS02\/832990925\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Ayala, Nats let victory get away<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20080512\/SPORTS02\/832990925\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Seven good innings trashed in a flash<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Free Lance-Star<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/589\/story\/529547.html\"><b>Uggla fuels Marlins&#8217; sweep<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Miami Herald<\/i><br \/>RHP <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Shawn Hill<\/span> pitched seven effective innings and the Nats scored four runs during the span. Three <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Luis Ayala<\/span> pitches into the eighth and it was all gone &#8212; Ayala failed to cover first in time after 1B <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Aaron Boone<\/span> had trouble fielding Alfredo Am\u00e9zaga&#8217;s hard line drive and the next batter, Jeremy Hermida homered. Later in the inning, Dan Uggla hit a solo shot, his second homer of the game and seventh in nine games, increasing the Marlins lead 5-4. The score would stay that way, completing a Marlins sweep. Somehow, the Fish have the best record in baseball right now.<\/p>\n<p><b>THOMAS BOSWELL<\/b> &#8211; <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/05\/11\/AR2008051102220.html?sid=ST2008051101561\"><b>Holy Slumping Spring, Batsmen!<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>Bos is excited because Manny Acta should have enough players to shake things up and wonders what will happen when (if?) the big outfielders start hitting.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20080512\/SPORTS02\/42876840\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Nats&#8217; season interesting, at very least<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>A look at the season so far &#8212; the good, the bad and the ugly.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/05\/11\/AR2008051102198.html?sid=ST2008051101561\"><b>O&#8217;Connor Out, Schroder Is Called Up<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20080512\/SPORTS02\/716906735\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Replacement for O&#8217;Connor not yet known<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2008\/052008\/05122008\/378659\"><b>O&#8217;Connor gets ticket to minors<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Free Lance-Star<\/i><br \/>After his terrible start on Saturday, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike O&#8217;Connor<\/span> is headed back to AAA. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chris Schroder<\/span> was recalled to take O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s roster spot. The replacement for O&#8217;Connor in the rotation has yet to be determined though.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/espnmag\/story?id=3382818\"><b>TICK TICK TICK<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>ESPN The Magazine<\/i><br \/>&#8220;It will never be so simple for Elijah Dukes. He will never be just another ballplayer. He has too much good and too much bad in him to be ordinary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Nats head up to Flushing tonight to face the Mets.<\/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>Marlins Rally for Sweep of Nationals &#8211; The PostAyala, Nats let victory get away &#8211; The Wash. TimesSeven good innings trashed in a flash &#8211; The Free Lance-StarUggla fuels Marlins&#8217; sweep &#8211; The Miami HeraldRHP Shawn Hill pitched seven effective innings and the Nats scored four runs during the span. 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