William F. Yurasko

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OPENING NIGHT RECAP

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wfyurasko

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It was great to see RFK full and rocking.
Again, I am going to go with just headlines today. There are so many articles out there. I will have more to say this evening.

The Post

  • Baseball Capital
  • Bush Makes His Pitch For Expanded Fan Base
  • A Triumphant Return
  • Thomas Boswell – At RFK, Good Times Are Here Again
  • Mike Wise – Passion and Politics Converge on a Long-Awaited Stage
  • Glitches and Hassles Can’t Stifle Exuberance
  • Williams Finds His Fan Base
  • Fans Heed Warnings, Cram Onto Metro With Commuters
  • The Crowd Cheers. Ah, Welcome Home
  • On Opening Day, The Bases Are Loaded
  • Schneider Nervous for Bush’s Pitch
  • ‘It Seemed Just Like a World Series’
  • Nats’ Castilla Rues the One That Got Away
  • Firsts From RFK
  • For Ex-Senators, a Homecoming Parade of Memories
  • Powerbrokers See More Than a Game
  • News and Notes From the Nationals’ Home Debut
  • A Warm Spot for the Ugly Round Stadium

    The Wash. Times

  • Triumphant return
  • Bush makes pitch for history
  • Baseball’s back with a bang
  • Linking city’s past to present
  • Bush discusses state of game
  • D.C.’s No. 1 pitcher
  • Finally, a visit to D.C. Selig can enjoy
  • Pregame certainly a big hit
  • Mayor savors home opener
  • Dick Heller – Nationals home opener offers a chance to remember
  • No new name still for RFK
  • Editorial – Sponsoring RFK

    The Wash. Examiner

  • Fans rejoice at return of D.C. baseball – Nats’ Castilla powers home team with four RBIs
  • ‘Anybody got any extra tickets?’

    The Sun

  • Nats slam door at home, 5-3
  • After 34 years, a night to remember
  • David Steele – RFK heavy on red, light on orange

    USA Today

  • Nats beat D’backs in welcome-back game
  • Bush continues tradition of presidential opener
  • Nationals, fans breathe life into baseball-starved D.C.
  • Nationals home opener offers a chance to remember

    The Times

  • In Washington, a Fine Night for a Revival
  • Power Baseball Gets New Meaning From Nationals