{"id":4099,"date":"2011-03-31T17:01:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T17:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.customink.com\/blog\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2011-03-31T17:01:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T17:01:51","slug":"nationals-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/blog\/nationals-opening-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.customink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Opening-Day.jpg\" alt=\"Washington Nationals 2011 Season\" width=\"660\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love March Madness! But apparently it doesn\u2019t love me this year. So, after having my bracket completely annihilated, I\u2019m happy to be moving on to the upcoming season of America\u2019s favorite past-time \u2013 <a title=\"Baseball\" href=\"http:\/\/www.customink.com\/team\/baseball-jerseys.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Baseball<\/a>! 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