{"id":3945,"date":"2009-02-19T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/esmailyn-gonzalez-is-the-player-to-be-named-later.html"},"modified":"2009-02-19T11:01:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T11:01:00","slug":"esmailyn-gonzalez-is-the-player-to-be-named-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/esmailyn-gonzalez-is-the-player-to-be-named-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Esmailyn Gonz\u00e1lez is &quot;The Player to be Named Later&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/02\/18\/AR2009021803773.html\"><b>Nationals Learn &#8216;Teen&#8217; Prospect Is Not Who He Said He Was<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/feb\/19\/nats-angered-by-fraud\/\"><b>Nats angered by prospect&#8217;s &#8216;fraud&#8217;<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/article\/20090219\/SPORTS\/902190334\/1002\"><b>Prospect faked his name and age<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Florida Today<\/i><br \/>Just a review of the revelation that 19 year old <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Esmailyn Gonz\u00e1lez<\/span> is really 23 year old <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Carlos Alvarez Daniel Lugo<\/span>. To say this is a colossal screw-up on about every level would be an understatement.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/feb\/19\/bowden-not-smiling-anymore\/\"><b>THOM LOVERRO: Bowden not smiling anymore<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If the report is true, this incident should cost Nationals general manager Jim Bowden, who has enjoyed the protection of his buddy, owner <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mark Lerner<\/span>, his job.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Bowden had no knowledge of any scam, it happened on his watch and marks yet another embarrassment for a franchise that already is the laughingstock of baseball.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I was hoping for an outright call for Bowden&#8217;s job, but this will have to do for now.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dcexaminer.com\/sports\/Rick-Snider--Fools-gold-39827882.html\"><b>Rick Snider \u00bb Fool\u2019s gold<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Examiner<\/i><br \/>Snider argues that the Nats had bigger debacles than Gonzales (Lugo) &#8212; like signing Paul Lo Duca for $5 million last year. He makes a great point, but this one feels bigger. Snider wants to see what Gonzales (Lugo) can do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nationals Learn &#8216;Teen&#8217; Prospect Is Not Who He Said He Was &#8211; The PostNats angered by prospect&#8217;s &#8216;fraud&#8217; &#8211; The Wash. TimesProspect faked his name and age &#8211; Florida TodayJust a review of the revelation that 19 year old Esmailyn Gonz\u00e1lez is really 23 year old Carlos Alvarez Daniel Lugo. 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