Park opens with Zimmerman walk-off
Published 3/31/2008 by Bill Ladson at Major League Baseball News
The Nationals had it all on Sunday night, as they christened new Nationals Park. They had a sellout crowd, saw President George W. Bush throw out the ceremonial first pitch and topped it off with a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in their new digs.
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DCPSR posted 3/31/2008 from dcprosportsreport.com
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Dave Rouleau posted 3/31/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com
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jimmydasaint posted 3/31/2008 from ballhype.com
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mysportsrumors posted 3/31/2008 from mysportsrumors.com
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