When Nationals Park was opened in 2008, I was surprised to that the Maryland Department of Transportation had put up signs for it. After all, Nationals Park is in Washington D.C., not Maryland. This happened despite Maryland having a major league team within its borders. Virginia has not put up any similar signs.
In April, I [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nationals Park has been open for over two seasons now, but yesterday was the first time my wife was able to see a game there. Her father (who has seen a game there) had been involved in the construction of the exterior walls, so the Washington Nationals is a source of [...]
Nationals Park infiltrated by Phillies fans on opening day – The PostWhether the Washington Nationals acted in good faith selling Opening Day tickets is really a moot point. It is possible that the Philadelphia Phillies fans group ticket buys simply snowballed before anybody figured out that Washingtonians would be left out of an opportunity to [...]
At long last Opening Day is here! In just a few hours the Washington Nationals 6th National League season will begin anew with the president throwing at the first pitch at Nationals Park. The opponent, the Philadelphia Phillies. I’m hoping for a Donovan McNabb appearance, complete with Redskins #5 jersey and curly W hat, by [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This gourmet sea salt covered pretzel is one of the new food items previewed at Nationals Park media day yesterday. It comes in at two pounds and comes with several spreads, like beer cheese which is quite good, and an Orwellian nickname. I imagine there will be several bets placed on whether [...]
The Washington Nationals sent out a transportation alert for Opening Day (not online for some reason) since the president will throwing out the first pitch. I read the alert and saw no mention of bicyclists, so I asked Lisa Pagano, communications manager for the team, if there were any. She reported that there apparently were [...]
PRESS RELEASE – President Barack Obama to throw ceremonial first pitch when Washington Nationals host NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day – nationals.comObama to throw out first pitch – Nats InsiderAfter snubbing the Washington Nationals Opening Day last year, President Barrack Obama will throw out the first pitch this year before the Nationals take [...]
BOSTON — For posterity’s sake, I’m documenting that the arena that the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics play in right now is called the TD Garden. Previous names of the arena include TD Banknorth Garden, Fleet Center and Shawmut Center. When it was between names, individuals could buy the rights for a day. Sadly, the [...]
Nationals Navy? Water taxi offers river ride to games – WTOPAt last water taxi/ferry service has begun to Nationals Park, the September after the venue opened.* Fans can get on the boat at Alexandria and head up the Potomac and Anacostia rivers for $20. I am looking forward to doing this sometime next season [...]
Fenty wants to divert ballpark tax to general fund – WTOPAh, D.C. fiscal responsibility is a special, special thing. Mayor Adrian Fenty, a ballpark opponent as a council member, wants to take the money from the Ballpark Revenue Fund to the general fund, rather than have it pay down ballpark construction debt. 28 years [...]
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