washington.nationals.mlb.com - 3/29/2008
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WASHINGTON -- Retro is so 90's. Having arrived from Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla., the Nationals have begun the countdown to liftoff on Nationals Park, a steel-and-glass monument that will launch baseball construction into the modern era. The $611 million stadium gives a nod to the past with statues and a museum, but mainly treats it as that -- relics. Instead, the park is loaded with ...
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Open Thread: Opening Night In Nationals Park...Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Game 1 of '08.
Federal Baseball —
... ...And if you are going to the game on Sunday night, and you haven't gotten the message the first 100 times you've heard him say it, Nationals' Team President Stan Kasten is reminding fans one more time in MLB.com's Bill Ladson's article entitled, "Kasten excited for Nationals Park debut", in which Mr. Ladson quotes the team president saying that YOU SHOULD TAKE THE METRO: ...
Ballpark tryout
District of Baseball - MLB returns to DC —
The Nats took practice in Nationals Park for the first time on Friday, and the field appeared to pass the audition . "It plays just like any other new field, which is good," Ryan Zimmerman said. "It feels like it's going to play well." One issue is the wind: blowing in from left, it made it tough for right-handers hitting into it but allowed lefties like Ryan Langerhans to launch "tape-measure home runs" to right. In case you haven't heard, team president is excited about the new ballpark . Really excited. "Sunday is going to be a great day," he told MLB.com. "We know from a facility standpoint we're good to go." One thing that is missing at the ballpark, though, is a corporate naming ...
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yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com 3/29/2008 — Greetings from Springfield, where it's a lot chillier than it was back in Florida. Your faithful correspondent has earned his money recently, having to drive from Atlanta to STL last night after the second leg of my flight home was canceled. Then ...
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bizofbaseball.com 3/29/2008 — For those interested, Washington Times sports business reporter Tim Lemke is conducting a chat regarding the new Nationals Park. As noted on the chat site: Nationals Park formally opens this weekend with an exhibition game between the Nats and Orioles on Saturday, followed by the official home opener on Sunday night against the Braves.
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Explore Nationals Park (washingtonpost.com)
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Workers applying finishing touches —
Major League Baseball News 3/29/2008
Frank Gambino had a folder full of sketches, but here he was scribbling another. This one was important, though. Gambino, vice president of Lerner Enterprises, was walking through the Nationals dugout with manager Manny Acta. His job was to make sure ...
Anticipation building for Nationals —
Major League Baseball News 3/29/2008
It's dress rehearsal time at Nationals Park. The air of anticipation over a new era of Major League baseball in our nation's capital will come to fruition Saturday night when the Nationals play host to the Orioles in an exhibition game that will mark ...
Nats impressed, in awe of new home —
Major League Baseball News 3/29/2008
It almost didn't matter how Nationals Park played during batting practice on Friday evening. The Nationals were still in awe of the stadium. "Wow" was the reaction on Thursday night, when the players went into the stadium for the first time. Big ...
Washington favorite to make roster —
Major League Baseball News 3/29/2008
After 11 seasons in the Minor Leagues, it appears that infielder Rico Washington may finally get "the call." Washington, a veteran of 1,134 games and 3,980 at-bats in the Minors, is the favorite to take the final open spot on the Cardinals' roster. ...
