I got back from RFK not too long several hours ago. The Nats season started off about the same as last year — a big loss on a beautiful day.
I biked to RFK Stadium again. It is about eight miles from Pentagon City. Aside from lots of pedestrian traffic between Capitol Hill and Arlington Memorial Bridge, it is a great ride.
Another good MissChatter sponsored tailgate. It was great seeing so much of the Natmosphere and even a Cap blogger or two.
Dan Steinberg stopped by (with Littles) asked some questions, filmed some bloggers, etc. No artisanal cheese though. I guess he thought it would be rude given my lactose intolerance. That was thoughtful, but why should others miss out? Also, I had some Lactaid with me, so it was cool. Perhaps next time – maybe for BOTB?
Good to see the Nationals wearing traditional home whites for Opening Day. The Marlins, the franchise that introduced teal to baseball, did not abide with traditional away grays. I don’t like it when home teams where something other than white for day games and special events. For Opening Day, both teams should skip alternates, etc.
As said on this and other forums, the president should have been there.
The flyover was late, but still cool.
We were seated right behind the fair pole in right field. I couldn’t see the mound with moving. The guys next to us were pretty cool. One of brought up Dimitri Young’s domestic violence problems. I directed him to Capitol Punishment (a no-show at the tailgate by the way).
I like the new p.a. announcer, but there is still room for improvement with what he is saying. The sound quality was good in that section though.
There were very few beer vendors in our section and no food vendors.
The person seated directly in front of Fritz caught a ball thrown over by an outfielder between innings.
The grill works near 471 was awful. It took me over half an hour to get my dogs. This is season three and they still can’t run a basic concession stand. Unbelivable! Stan Kasten is getting an email.
Due to the long line, I missed the Presidents Race, including Teddy on the zipwire directly over my head. D’oh!
One nice thing about playing the Marlins on Opening Day is there are not any opposition fans in the park.
I didn’t see why Cristian Guzman was removed from the game.
Fritz carried my camera to and from the game. Thanks Fritz.
Speaking of, I probably won’t have photos up until tomorrow evening sometime. I’m not going to work on that stuff when I can be outside in great weather. Hopefully, that opprutunity will present itself.
That Nats have not won an Opening Day (or home opener) I have attended.
At least Ryan Zimmerman had a good game.
The person seated directly in front of Fritz caught a ball thrown over by an outfielder between innings.
The opera singer did a great rendition of “God Bless America.”
The Nats cap that was given away today was the highest quality yet.
I’m really tired and need to go to bed.
