Thanks to the father of a friend, who had seasons tickets, I got to go to the opening of the Washington nationals new stadium last night. It was certainly one of the more enjoyable baseball games I’ve ever attended — even though the temperature last night reminded me of the early spring games at Fenway and I used to go to in college.
President Bush was on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, but rather than a celebratory moment, it was sad all around. The president was vigorously booed at every mention; he must’ve said a land speed record in throwing out the first pitchóa total of 59 seconds on the field. Here’s the video:
Overall I thought the stadium was greatóthe seats were comfortable; the sight lines for good; and there were even cupholders. The only complaint from everyone around us was just how long the lines were for foodósomething that seems like it will be fixed with time and certainly when there are fewer people at the games. Even the Metro ran rather smoothly in both directions.
Here’s the complete set of photos from the ballpark.
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