{"id":30819,"date":"2023-05-08T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=30819"},"modified":"2023-05-08T11:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:00:43","slug":"remembering-rfk-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2023\/05\/remembering-rfk-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering RFK Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2023\/04\/26\/goodbye-rfk-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodbye, RFK Stadium<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The April issue of <em>Washingtonian<\/em> magazine has extensive coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. RFK is slowly being torn down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My recollections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think I went to roughly 40 events inside RFK over the years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exhibition baseball<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the early 1990s, there were regularly games right before the start of the regular seasons. The Baltimore Orioles often appeared, but so did the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets. An exhibition between the Mets and New York Yankees was postponed after the gates opened. At least we got to see <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2012\/04\/nats-frank-howard-edwin-jackson-and-the-number-33.html\"><strong>Frank Howard&#8217;s number 33 &#8220;retired&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> and have a bucket of fries. I also recall two fans at a Baltimore &#8211; Boston game parading around the upper deck with an &#8220;<strong>O&#8217;s \u2260Nats<\/strong>&#8221; banner. Indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concerts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I went to two concerts there, an HFStival and the 2005 Foo Fighters July 4 show. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2023\/04\/26\/when-rfk-stadium-alt-rocked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HFStival was a really big deal<\/strong><\/a> back in the 1990s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Soccer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/4341\/37173408510_3b47cd2ca5_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although I&#8217;m a causal soccer fan at best, DC United games at RFK had a pretty good vibe. I went to the penultimate game there with my oldest so that he could experience it once. The stadium, which seemed really old in the 1990s, really showed its age in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RFK has also been called the &#8220;cathedral of American soccer&#8221; but so have a lot of other places. The US Mens National Team played at RFK many times. Matches from the 1994 World Cup and 1996 Olympics were also played there. There are still, at last check, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@38.8935751,-76.9542564,3a,75y,52.08h,85.86t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srjFf1Si9vhKR31tG7edIBw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>signs (or more accurately, artifacts of&#8230;) from those events<\/strong><\/a> on the Anacostia Freeway (DC 295).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Washington Whips, Darts, Diplomats and Freedom also called the RFK pitch home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington Redskins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big omission is that I never went to a football game at RFK. Tickets were always hard to get, you had to know someone, and I wasn&#8217;t a fan of the burgundy and gold growing up. My experience with football there is through television. I can summon the sound in my head of Pat Summerall saying &#8220;RFK Stadium is rocking&#8221; and visualize the sight of <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2013\/12\/redskins-vs-falcons-history-the-seat-cushion-game.html\"><strong>the Mobil seat cushions flying during the last Super Bowl run<\/strong><\/a>. The perpetually muddy turf and mystique made it a very difficult place to play for visiting teams. The all-time RFK playoff record was 11-1 at 2400 East Capitol St NE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Washington Nationals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/39\/85829037_96666f0cc5_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than anything else, I went to lots of Nats games between 2005-2007. Lots of games in cheap seats of the upper deck outfield. It probably took me 7 or 8 years to go to as many games at Nationals Park as I did at RFK. It wasn&#8217;t a great baseball stadium, but if there were more than 30,000 fans, it would come alive during rallies. The circular construction really kept the noise in. Also, the heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RFK with its sloping roof, baseball shape, antiquated features and most of all, bouncing stands had a sense of place. I don&#8217;t think other &#8220;cookie-cutter&#8221; stadiums of the area were quite as distinct, outside of maybe Busch Stadium II in St. Louis. I never went to any others, so I can&#8217;t say for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between RFK and the red curly W caps, there was a shared history between the <strong><a href=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/tag\/washington-senators\">Senators<\/a><\/strong> teams (particularly the expansion franchise) and the modern Nats. It&#8217;s a link that I though the Lerner ownership should have embraced more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a very real sense, RFK&#8217;s greatest baseball legacy is that it represented hope and maybe a chance to bring major league baseball back. After being passed over by multiple expansion efforts, MLB finally couldn&#8217;t ignore that RFK was in a top-10 market and could serve as a temporary home until a modern ballpark could be built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What will replace RFK Stadium? TBD. Perhaps multi-use urban redevelopment. The possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/washington-commanders-rfk-stadium-e82cb3c504dc700b30b34f8ca6924c21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>a new football stadium will also be explored<\/strong><\/a> (<em>WTOP<\/em>) now that Dan Snyder is apparently selling the Washington Commanders. <strong>Ted Leonsis<\/strong> has also hinted he wouldn&#8217;t mind a hockey\/basketball arena there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I get the feeling District residents would prefer the former. I know football fans want the latter. It&#8217;s possible, but I don&#8217;t know if the new Commanders owner will have the stomach to work through the many barriers to building there. I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s even worth it. Even if a new stadium is built there, it&#8217;ll almost certainly have a roof and artificial turf. The painted mud of RFK lore will remain in the 20th century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More RFK Stadium posts<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"widget widget_flex-posts-list\"><div class=\"fp-row fp-list-1 fp-flex\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2023\/05\/remembering-rfk-stadium\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rip-rfk-stadium.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A fan holds up a sign that says R.I.P. RFK in 2007.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rip-rfk-stadium.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rip-rfk-stadium.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rip-rfk-stadium.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2023\/05\/remembering-rfk-stadium\/\">Remembering RFK Stadium<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2023\/05\/remembering-rfk-stadium\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-05-08T11:00:43+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 8, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Remembering RFK Stadium<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2022\/11\/stadium-seats-for-sale-and-whats-next-for-rfk-site\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rf-stadium-orange-seats.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"RFK Stadium with many empty orange seats circa 2006\" 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href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2021\/01\/henry-aaron-homered-in-1980s-old-timers-game-at-rfk-stadium\/#comments\">1 Comment<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Henry Aaron homered in 1980s Old Timers Game at RFK Stadium<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2019\/09\/vintage-video-cracker-jack-old-timers-baseball-classic-from-rfk-stadium\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/old-timers-classic.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2019\/09\/vintage-video-cracker-jack-old-timers-baseball-classic-from-rfk-stadium\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-09-04T22:00:19+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 4, 2019\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2019\/09\/vintage-video-cracker-jack-old-timers-baseball-classic-from-rfk-stadium\/#comments\">1 Comment<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Vintage Video: Cracker Jack Old-Timers Baseball Classic from RFK Stadium<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2018\/04\/nats-opening-day-highlights-presidents-pagentry-from-newsreels-to-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eisenhower-chuck-dressen-nixon-senators-opening-day.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Opening Day 1957: President Eisenhower greets Washington manager Chuck Dressen while VP Richard Nixon looks on in Washington, D.C.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eisenhower-chuck-dressen-nixon-senators-opening-day.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eisenhower-chuck-dressen-nixon-senators-opening-day.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eisenhower-chuck-dressen-nixon-senators-opening-day.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2018\/04\/nats-opening-day-highlights-presidents-pagentry-from-newsreels-to-now\/\">Nats Opening Day highlights: presidents, pageantry from newsreels to now<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2018\/04\/nats-opening-day-highlights-presidents-pagentry-from-newsreels-to-now\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-04-05T05:56:00+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 5, 2018\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2018\/04\/nats-opening-day-highlights-presidents-pagentry-from-newsreels-to-now\/#comments\">1 Comment<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Nats Opening Day highlights: presidents, pageantry from newsreels to now<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2017\/04\/nats-d-c-opening-day-newsreels-and-video-from-the-hoover-administration-to-2016\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eisenhower-chuck-dressen-nixon-senators-opening-day.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Opening Day 1957: President Eisenhower greets Washington manager Chuck Dressen while VP Richard Nixon looks on in Washington, D.C.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eisenhower-chuck-dressen-nixon-senators-opening-day.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eisenhower-chuck-dressen-nixon-senators-opening-day.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eisenhower-chuck-dressen-nixon-senators-opening-day.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2017\/04\/nats-d-c-opening-day-newsreels-and-video-from-the-hoover-administration-to-2016\/\">Nats: D.C. Opening Day newsreels and video from the Hoover administration to 2016<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2017\/04\/nats-d-c-opening-day-newsreels-and-video-from-the-hoover-administration-to-2016\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-04-02T11:15:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 2, 2017\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Nats: D.C. Opening Day newsreels and video from the Hoover administration to 2016<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2014\/05\/a-new-dc-united-home-may-be-near-and-not-a-moment-too-soon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2014\/05\/a-new-dc-united-home-may-be-near-and-not-a-moment-too-soon\/\">A new DC United home may be near (and not a moment too soon)<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2014\/05\/a-new-dc-united-home-may-be-near-and-not-a-moment-too-soon\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2014-05-19T18:45:06+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 19, 2014\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on A new DC United home may be near (and not a moment too soon)<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/12\/redskins-vs-falcons-history-the-seat-cushion-game\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/12\/redskins-vs-falcons-history-the-seat-cushion-game\/\">Redskins vs. Falcons history, the Seat Cushion Game<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/12\/redskins-vs-falcons-history-the-seat-cushion-game\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2013-12-13T10:25:20+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDecember 13, 2013\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Redskins vs. Falcons history, the Seat Cushion Game<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/06\/a-fantastic-rfk-stadium-appreciation-in-this-weeks-citypaper\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/06\/a-fantastic-rfk-stadium-appreciation-in-this-weeks-citypaper\/\">A fantastic RFK Stadium appreciation in this week&#8217;s CityPaper<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/06\/a-fantastic-rfk-stadium-appreciation-in-this-weeks-citypaper\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2013-06-06T12:22:19+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 6, 2013\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on A fantastic RFK Stadium appreciation in this week&#8217;s CityPaper<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/04\/emmett-ashford-first-black-mlb-umpire-made-debut-at-rfk-stadium-in-1966\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/04\/emmett-ashford-first-black-mlb-umpire-made-debut-at-rfk-stadium-in-1966\/\">Emmett Ashford, first black MLB umpire, made debut at RFK Stadium on this day in 1966<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/04\/emmett-ashford-first-black-mlb-umpire-made-debut-at-rfk-stadium-in-1966\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2013-04-11T09:00:13+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 11, 2013\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Emmett Ashford, first black MLB umpire, made debut at RFK Stadium on this day in 1966<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/03\/my-top-five-baseball-games\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/03\/my-top-five-baseball-games\/\">My top five baseball games<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/03\/my-top-five-baseball-games\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2013-03-26T21:37:05+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 26, 2013\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on My top five baseball games<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/03\/30-years-later-the-short-and-strange-history-of-the-usfls-washington-federals-qa-with-david-kendrick\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/washington-federals-punter.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Washington Federals Punter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/washington-federals-punter.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/washington-federals-punter.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/03\/30-years-later-the-short-and-strange-history-of-the-usfls-washington-federals-qa-with-david-kendrick\/\">30 years later, the short and strange history of the USFL&#8217;s Washington Federals &#8211; Q&#038;A with David Kendrick<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/03\/30-years-later-the-short-and-strange-history-of-the-usfls-washington-federals-qa-with-david-kendrick\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2013-03-06T00:00:11+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 6, 2013\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on 30 years later, the short and strange history of the USFL&#8217;s Washington Federals &#8211; Q&#038;A with David Kendrick<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/02\/is-a-dc-united-stadium-finally-going-to-happen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/02\/is-a-dc-united-stadium-finally-going-to-happen\/\">Is a DC United stadium finally going to happen?<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/02\/is-a-dc-united-stadium-finally-going-to-happen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2013-02-20T10:00:39+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 20, 2013\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/02\/is-a-dc-united-stadium-finally-going-to-happen\/#comments\">1 Comment<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Is a DC United stadium finally going to happen?<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/07\/30-years-ago-75-years-old-luke-appling-hit-a-homer-at-rfk-stadium\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/07\/30-years-ago-75-years-old-luke-appling-hit-a-homer-at-rfk-stadium\/\">OTD in 1982: 75 years old Luke Appling hit a homer at RFK Stadium<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/07\/30-years-ago-75-years-old-luke-appling-hit-a-homer-at-rfk-stadium\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2012-07-19T09:30:00+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 19, 2012\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/10\/rfk-stadiums-50th-anniversary\/\">RFK Stadium&#8217;s 50th anniversary<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/10\/rfk-stadiums-50th-anniversary\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2011-10-01T08:00:04+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOctober 1, 2011\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on RFK Stadium&#8217;s 50th anniversary<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" 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href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/09\/40-years-ago-today-the-washington-senators-played-their-final-game\/\">On this day in 1971, the Washington Senators played their final game<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/09\/40-years-ago-today-the-washington-senators-played-their-final-game\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2011-09-30T07:00:35+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 30, 2011\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/09\/40-years-ago-today-the-washington-senators-played-their-final-game\/#comments\">3 Comments<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on On this day in 1971, the Washington Senators played their final 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