{"id":4873,"date":"2010-02-22T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/02\/nats-spring-training-fever111.html"},"modified":"2010-02-22T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T11:11:00","slug":"nats-spring-training-fever111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/02\/nats-spring-training-fever111\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats spring training fever!!11!!1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Stephen Strasburg<\/span>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/natsinsider.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/one-small-step-for-strasburgone-giant.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">first bullpen session<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Nats Insider<\/span>) led <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nyjer Morgan<\/span> to comment on <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2010\/02\/so_how_was_your_first_day_of_h.html?wprss=nationalsjournal\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">the messianic qualities<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/02\/21\/AR2010022103799.html\">of the Washington Nationals 2009 first round draft pick<\/a><\/span> (Nationals Journal, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Scott Olsen<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/article\/20100222\/COLUMNISTS0303\/2220305\/1062\/sports\/Olsen+confident+after+surgery\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">wants to win a spot in the rotation<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Florida Today<\/span>), doesn&#8217;t think that being a lefty helps him and has not seen so much pitching talent in one spring training before. Olsen had surgery to repair a torn labrum last summer.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike Rizzo<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/natsinsider.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/rizzo-on-rotation-desmond-strasburg.html\">talked<\/a> to the media on Saturday, but did not elaborate on whether he was in the &#8220;best shape of his life.&#8221;. He wants <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Adam Dunn<\/span> to sign an extension, Ian Desmond is an every day shortstop, but whether it is in Washington or Syracuse has yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/02\/19\/AR2010021904959.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nats were the first suitor for the services of Chien-Ming Wang<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) after the Yankees non-tendered him. Wang won&#8217;t be available until May at the earliest though, this signing was made with the next two seasons in mind. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2010\/02\/detwiler_hip_injury_grew_worse.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ross Detwiler explains himself after hip surgery<\/span><\/a> (Nationals Journal, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>). Can you believe one blogger blamed <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jim Riggleman<\/span> for the young pitcher&#8217;s decision to not let the Nats know about the injury until Spring Training?<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jim Riggleman<\/span>, a profile (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Florida Today<\/span>) and <a href=\"http:\/\/natsinsider.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/nuggets-from-riggleman.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">some remarks<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Nats Insider<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>An update on <a href=\"http:\/\/natsinsider.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/j-zimmermanns-long-road-back.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jordan Zimmerann&#8217;s rehab from Tommy John surgery<\/span><\/a>. As an sides, maybe 288 game winner Tommy John is worthy of the hall.<\/p>\n<p>Wang will also be good for building up the <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">critical<\/span> Taiwanese fanbase. I&#8217;m looking forward to DC Sports Bog&#8217;s posts about Nats ratings in Taipei.<\/p>\n<p>Relief pitcher <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20100220&#038;content_id=8105334&#038;vkey=news_was&#038;fext=.jsp&#038;c_id=was&#038;partnerId=rss_was\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Sean Burnett lost his arbitration case<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">nationals.com<\/span>), claims he is not upset.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of arbitration, we know that the Nats take their players to arbitration more than anybody else. Here is how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/02\/20\/AR2010022002959.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">the arbitration process goes down<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>I still want to know about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/02\/nats-hey-stan-kasten-did-braves-lead.html\">how much the Atlanta Braves went to arbitration when Stan Kasten was the president<\/a> there. The lead their division for 14 years in the standings, but did they lead it in arbitration as well?<\/p>\n<p>I wonder <a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20100221&#038;content_id=8108112&#038;vkey=news_was&#038;fext=.jsp&#038;c_id=was\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">how well Ivan Rodriguez will get along with Jesus Flores<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">nationals.com<\/span>) if\/when the latter is catching and the former is not.<\/p>\n<p>Reliever <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Tyler Clippard<\/span> shot a hole in one after ordering a hot dog from a girl on a cart. It sounds great, but the last time<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/10\/is-there-anything-ovechkin-cannot-do.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">a D.C. athlete had a hole in one<\/span><\/a> just before the season, he had his worst season ever. Yes, that year Alex Ovechkin had a pathetic 46 goals. You&#8217;ve been warned Clippard.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurweb.com\/?p=8192\">Jimmie J.J. Walker and Ann Coulter as BFF&#8217;<\/a>s? <\/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\/springtraining\" rel=\"tag\">spring training<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Strasburg&#8216;s first bullpen session (Nats Insider) led Nyjer Morgan to comment on the messianic qualities of the Washington Nationals 2009 first round draft pick (Nationals Journal, The Post). 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