The Washington Nationals v. The New York Mets
June-01-2009
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For all you Washingtonians, I strongly encourage you to head to the new stadium particularly if you have kids that are into baseball/softball. The Nats may be a mess on the field but the show they put on is highly entertaining. I wouldn't want any of it at Yankee Stadium but it fits nicely for the Nationals. Tickets are cheap even down front when compared to the same seats in other ballparks and the staff and players have clearly been told to go out of their way to make the experience enjoyable for the fans willing to show up. It's a bit of a shame that most in the area probably have no clue how excellent the stadium is. You guys paid for it...might as well enjoy it :)

 
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This and the two statues that follow are the first thing to greet you when you enter at center field from the Metro. This one is Frank Howard. These are well done but at the same time I don't find them particularly appealing. The idea was good ('show them in motion') but the method used to do so didn't sit well in my eyes.


 

Here is Josh Gibson of the Negro Leagues who is widely considered to have been a monster hitter even better than The Babe. From wikipedia -- "In fact, Gibson was so good, many fans at the time who saw both Gibson and Ruth play called Ruth 'the white Josh Gibson.'"


 

A different angle of Frank Howard.


 

The Big Train - Walter Johnson. I've become a big fan of this guy over the years. Everytime I read about him in the papers/online I found even more how incredible he was. I only wish I knew this in high school when my brother was dating his great, great, great granddaughter Jennifer.


 

The Red Porch. Debra and I should have gone in and sat down for some food when we first got there. By the time we returned the line was too long.


 
 

 

Even though the Nats are young, they did a nice job throughout the stadium to decorate it with things like this to show the history of baseball and baseball in Washington.


 
 

 

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