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2008 Nationals Schedule Released
The 2008 Washington Nationals schedule has been released. The team will begin the season by hosting Atlanta on March 30. For transplanted Pittsburghers living in Washington, the Pirates come to town for a four-game series from May 1-4.
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Nats Schedule Release
MVN RSS — Here you go, via the Washington Post. Good news for the Nats, they will open up Nationals Park on national TV on ESPN. There were already many reasons to watch the improving Nationals in 2008. Now there’s one more. On Tuesday, the Nationals released their 2008 schedule, marking their first season in new Nationals Park, but perhaps even bigger news is that the new stadium will open in front of a national audience on Sunday night, March 30, as Washington hosts Atlanta live on ESPN in Major League Baseball’s first domestic game ...

What Happened to the Businessman’s Special?
NationalsPride ::: Bar Guide — ... taken this space as a chance to get away from the nuts and bolts of baseball and share ideas on enjoying your gameday and game night experience. After all, the real joy of baseball is getting to enjoy a beautiful day looking at a green field under a blue sky. As George Carlin once said, “In Baseball, its a park. In Football, its a Stadium” Someone should have told that to the Nats brain trust who in their infinate wisdom failed to include any “Businessman’s Specials” in this year’s schedule . What were they thinking? 1) DC is not a factory town, people actually can slip away ...

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