{"id":3906,"date":"2009-02-08T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-08T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/a-strasburg-profile-that-makes-the-case-the-nats-better-not-screw-this-up.html"},"modified":"2009-02-08T14:18:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-08T14:18:00","slug":"a-strasburg-profile-that-makes-the-case-the-nats-better-not-screw-this-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/a-strasburg-profile-that-makes-the-case-the-nats-better-not-screw-this-up\/","title":{"rendered":"A Strasburg profile that makes the case the Nats better not screw this up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/02\/07\/AR2009020701416.html\"><b>Straight as an Arrow<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br>Chico Harlan visits with <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Stephen Strasburg<\/span> and details why the San Diego State product is the consensus #1 pick of the MLB amateur draft this year. The Nationals of course, have that pick after being the worst team in the league last year. The sting of that awful season may be erased if the Nationals bring Strasburg to Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also see: <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2009\/02\/strasburg_outtakes.html?wprss=nationalsjournal\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Strasburg Outtakes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Straight as an Arrow &#8211; The PostChico Harlan visits with Stephen Strasburg and details why the San Diego State product is the consensus #1 pick of the MLB amateur draft this year. The Nationals of course, have that pick after being the worst team in the league last year. 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