{"id":2464,"date":"2007-09-24T23:28:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-24T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/09\/rfk-memories.html"},"modified":"2007-09-24T23:28:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-24T23:28:00","slug":"rfk-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/09\/rfk-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As much as I enjoyed finally seeing a hometown team at RFK Stadium, I don&#8217;t have much sentimentality about it. More than anything I am happy it was still standing so that MLB could finally come to its senses and put a team in the nation&#8217;s capital. There were a lot of highlights though.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li type=\"square\">I think the ultimate highlight was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/06\/bachelor-party-photostwo-sundays-ago.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">my bachelor party<\/span><\/a> in June 2005. The timing was great, the Nats were never better than that time and it appeared everything was coming together after so long.\n<li type=\"square\">The first time the Cubs played here in 2005 was a Friday night game that Fritz and I attended proved to be memorable, despite the loss. Early in the game, after moving seats, we saw an eight-year old kid catch a fly ball backhanded in section 503 or so. Pretty impressive. We also met the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Bridges<\/span> which led to a long stint with <a href=\"http:\/\/dc.metblogs.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Metroblogging DC<\/span><\/a>. The game almost ended in perfect fashion, with Jose Guillen coming within ten feet of a walkoff grand slam with two outs in the ninth. That would have been pandamonium.\n<li type=\"square\">Memorial Day 2005 &#8212; The first time my family came with me and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/05\/foul-is-fair-and-fair-is-foulanother.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Frank Robinson got a home run by Atlanta overturned<\/span><\/a>.\n<li type=\"square\">Beating the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/04\/back-over.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Phillies<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/06\/one-down-two-to-goi-caught-nats-vs.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Pirates<\/span><\/a> in 2005 with friends who cheered for those teams at the game with me.\n<li type=\"square\">Rally caps while down <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/07\/bloodbathnats-lose-to-stros-by-13-runs.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">14-1<\/span><\/a>!\n<li type=\"square\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2005\/10\/year-1-of-washington-nationals-ended.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">last game<\/span><\/a> of 2005.\n<li type=\"square\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/04\/home-opener-real-opening-day-is.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\"><br \/>Opening Day 2006<\/span><\/a> &#8212; exactly two more than I ever expected to see in RFK Stadium. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Alfonso Soriano<\/span> homered for the Nats only run.\n<li type=\"square\">Going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/09\/nats-season-ticketholders-meeting.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">a season ticketholder open house with Joe Riley<\/span><\/a> in September 2006.\n<li type=\"square\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/07\/walkoff.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Zimmerman homering on July 4, 2006<\/span><\/a> to win the game in the ninth. It was actually a sloppy game, but all is well that ends well. We proceeded to get poured on walking back between Pentagon City Metro and our apartment.\n<li type=\"square\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/07\/rfk-reopened-with-comeback-win.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Grand Reopening in July 2006<\/span><\/a>. We went Friday night and saw the Nats play inspired baseball as they took out the Cubs. We had the first live Presidents Race too.\n<li type=\"square\">Final game of 2006 &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/10\/nats-2006-season-is-in-books.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Frank Robinson finally got a sendoff<\/span><\/a>. I biked to the game too.\n<li type=\"square\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/04\/opening-day-thoughts.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Opening Day 2007<\/span><\/a> &#8212; It was really on Opening Day too. I rode my bike that day as well. The Nats still lost though.\n<li type=\"square\">Going with my family for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/07\/nats-win-last-two-games-3-0-take.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">my dad&#8217;s birthday in July 2007 vs. Rockies<\/span><\/a>. I think they are undefeated when he is there.\n<li type=\"square\">The final game &#8212; a big win over the Phillies.<\/ul>\n<p>By my calculations, I went to 32 nationals games at RFK. I will have to see about compiling their record while I was there. I also went to four exhibition games (two Nats, two in the 1990s) and one rained out exhibition between the Mets and Yankees when Frank Howard&#8217;s number was &#8220;retired&#8221; (thanks for taking us out of school Dad!) I also went to the 1996 HFStival and one D.C. United match.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if I will ever return since I am not a huge soccer fan. Either way, I hope RFK is a good home for United until they can get a new pitch in the District. 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