{"id":2671,"date":"2007-11-14T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-14T10:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/11\/bi-weekly-ballpark-event.html"},"modified":"2007-11-14T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-14T10:59:00","slug":"bi-weekly-ballpark-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/11\/bi-weekly-ballpark-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Bi-weekly ballpark event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it just me or do the Nats braintrust and District politicians hold media events at the ballpark at least once a month? They must be great friends!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/11\/13\/AR2007111300970.html\"><b>First Games, Seating Set for Nationals&#8217; New Park<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20071114\/NATION\/111140057\/1001\"><b>Nationals fans can take a seat<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-1047267~Nationals__new_ballpark_beginning_to_take_shape.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC\"><b>Nationals\u2019 new ballpark beginning to take shape<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Examiner<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20071113&#038;content_id=2299536&#038;vkey=news_was&#038;fext=.jsp&#038;c_id=was\"><b>Nationals exhibit stadium&#8217;s progress<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>nationals.com<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Several things came out of the latest ballpark event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li type=\"square\">The ballpark is on time and on budget.\n<li type=\"square\">An announcement that the &#8220;first game&#8221; will be on Saturday, March 29 against Balmore. No tickets will be sold, but season ticket holders, D.C. children&#8217;s organizations and construction workers and their families will be invited.\n<li type=\"square\">The grass is completely installed and greening up.\n<li type=\"square\">Seating assignments will be announced on Friday &#8212; &#8220;Kasten said that 90 percent of buyers received one of their top three choices and that half of the buyers got their first choice.&#8221;\n<li type=\"square\">Single game tickets will go on sale in February.\n<li type=\"square\">Parking arrangements have not yet been finalized, but it is expected that RFK Stadium lots will be used with a shuttle running back and forth between the ballpark and the stadium.\n<li type=\"square\">&#8220;The team will spend at least $40 million on enhancements by the time the project is completed.&#8221;\n<li type=\"square\">The papal visit is still &#8220;in discussions&#8221; and not finalized. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Archbishop of Washington Donald Wuerl<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-1047277~Archbishop_s_call_to_Nats_aided_in_negotiations_for_papal_visit.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">began discussions<\/span><\/a> with the Lerner family and the Vatican, according to <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Examiner<\/span>.\n<li type=\"square\">50% of the suites are sold with an expectation that the entire inventory will be sold by Opening Day. Club seats are sold out.\n<li type=\"square\">There may still be time for a company to buy naming rights before Opening Day. Somehow, I think the exposure of a papal visit might be enticing to a company looking for name recognition. I would imagine a defense contractor sponsorship might be a little awkward though.\n<li type=\"square\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2007\/11\/source_sunday_night_opener_a_s.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">March 30 Opening Night game<\/span><\/a> is a &#8220;strong possibility&#8221; according to Nationals Journal.\n<li type=\"square\">Season tickets are being renewed at a 95% rate, but Kasten would not elaborate on how many other tickets have been sold. It is expected the lower level and some upper levels will be sold out though.<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Thomas Boswell<\/span>, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Post<\/span> baseball columnist, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/11\/13\/AR2007111302361.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">is ecstatic about the new yard<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">washingtonpost.com<\/span> lets us embed video now!<\/p>\n<p>Bloggers, from both the mainstream media and the independent media were all over this too:<\/p>\n<ul><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nationals Journal<\/span><\/a> (washingtonpost.com)<\/p>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2007\/11\/more_from_nationals_park.html\"><b>More from Nationals Park<\/b><\/a>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2007\/11\/the_unveiling.html\"><b>The Unveiling<\/b><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/video1.washingtontimes.com\/chatter\/\"><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chatter<\/span><\/a> (washtimes.com)\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/video1.washingtontimes.com\/chatter\/2007\/11\/back_from_ballpark_tour_mark_z.html\"><b>Back from ballpark tour<\/b><\/a>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jdland.com\/dc\/index.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ballpark &#038; Beyond<\/span><\/a> (jdland.com)<\/p>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/jdland.com\/dc\/stadium-tour-071113.cfm\"><b>Nationals Ballpark Construction Media Tour November 13, 2007<\/b><\/a>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nats320.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nats320<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/nats320.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/stan-kasten-media-availability.html\"><b>Stan Kasten Media Availability<\/b><\/a>\n<li type=\"square\"><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/nats320.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/relocation-process-comes-friday.html\"><b>The Relocation Process Comes Friday<\/b><\/a><\/ul>\n<p>Ominous &#8212; The &#8220;face of the franchise&#8221; 3B <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Zimmerman<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/NASApp\/mlb\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20071113&#038;content_id=2299932&#038;vkey=news_was&#038;fext=.jsp&#038;c_id=was&#038;partnered=rss_was\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">had a second surgery on his wrist<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">nationals.com<\/span>) because he couldn&#8217;t feel his fingers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. 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