{"id":4261,"date":"2009-05-23T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-23T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/05\/kurkjians-optmism-for-the-nats-is-not-just-they-cant-get-worse.html"},"modified":"2009-05-23T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-23T13:45:00","slug":"kurkjians-optmism-for-the-nats-is-not-just-they-cant-get-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/05\/kurkjians-optmism-for-the-nats-is-not-just-they-cant-get-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurkjian&#8217;s optmism for the Nats is not just &quot;they can&#8217;t get worse&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">TIM KURKJIAN &#8211; <\/span><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/mlb\/columns\/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&#038;id=4198972&#038;campaign=rss&#038;source=MLBHeadlines\"><b>It&#8217;s not all doom and gloom in D.C.<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>ESPN<\/i><br \/>At last someone in the national media notes that all is not lost at Nationals Park. While it seems like it now, I really think the Nats are much closer to being mediocre and good than their record indicates.<\/p>\n<p>They lost to the hated, cowardly, subsidized Orioles (who conveniently left their Baltimore jerseys at home) last night though.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/05\/22\/AR2009052203851.html\"><b>Odds Go Against Nats Again<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/may\/23\/strange-means-familiar-end\/\"><b>Strange means, familiar end<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><\/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\/BaltimoreOrioles\" rel=\"tag\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TIM KURKJIAN &#8211; It&#8217;s not all doom and gloom in D.C. &#8211; ESPNAt last someone in the national media notes that all is not lost at Nationals Park. While it seems like it now, I really think the Nats are much closer to being mediocre and good than their record indicates. 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