I haven’t been to Fenway Park since 1982, but I gained a taste of it last night when the Red Sox beat the Nationals. Red Sox fans arrived four hours early and probably outnumbered Nats backers 2-1. But, Nats fans made their share of noise.
My Washington Examiner column talks about the best night of the [...]
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Boston invades Washington
The Big Unit deserved better
Washington baseball hit a new low during a doubleheader loss to San Francisco on Thursday. There were maybe 1,000 people in the stands (and I doubt that) for Randy Johnson’s 300th career win. Johnson threw a great game and Washingtonians were poorer for missing it even if it was a cool, rainy day.
The box score [...]
Tour Nats Park and never leave home
The stands have really looked empty since opening day. No surprise there for lots of reasons. But, this video was posted on YouTube today by an out-of-town sports writer whom I don’t know that does a nice job of showing you around if you’re thinking about going.
New Nats Statues aren’t bad
I know some people hate them, but they don’t rub me wrong. It’s art. It’s fine. Here are the three on the concourse by the metro entrance — Josh Gibson, Walter Johnson and Frank Howard respectively.
Rocket Man, Piano Man coming to Nationals Park
Elton John and Billy Joel will perform together on July 11 at Nationals Park as the first concert at the second-year venue.
I saw them perform together at RFK in 1995. Very good then, not sure how they’ll hold up 14 years later. I loved Elton as a teen. Crocodile Rock was just the first of [...]
