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| Nationals Park in Washington DC |
We took the Metro to Nationals Park to see a game between the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants. I wish I could say it was a pleasant summer evening but that would be a lie. It was oppressively muggy and the daytime temperature was over 100 degrees. By the end of the game at about 11:00 PM, the temperature was still 89 degrees.
It was a "turn back the clock" night with both teams wearing replica uniforms from 1924, the year the Washington Senators defeated the New York Giants in the World Series.
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| The Nats in 1924 Senators uniforms. |
Nationals Park is a decent place to see a game. Access from the Metro is convenient. It's a short walk from the Navy Yard station to the ballpark. Unlike the Oakland Coliseum with its excessive "security" measures, entering Nationals Park is quick and painless. The seating is good and if you're on a budget, the upper deck seats are only $5.00. I have only two complaints about the place. One is the prices for everything but tickets. $4.50 for a coke, $6.00 for a small hotdog, and $34.00 for a Nationals t-shirt. Ridiculous! But not quite as ridiculous as the abomination pictured below.
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| Isn't this where we should take a dump? |
The game was a good one. The Nationals scored first but the Giants held a 5-1 lead at the seventh inning stretch. The Nationals reduced the lead to 5-3 with two solo homers that knocked Matt Cain out of the game. The Giants' bullpen yielded another run before the inning was over but still held the lead 5-4 at the end of seven innings.
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| Washington 6, San Francisco 5 |
After a scoreless 8th inning, the Nationals won it by scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth. Bryce Harper, the Nats' 19 year old phenom, tied the game with an RBI single then scored the winning run when the Giants failed to convert a potential double play that would have sent the game to extra innings. The win gave the Nationals a three-game sweep of the Giants.
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| Nationals Park behind the scoreboard in centerfield |
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| The field seen from the top of the rightfield stands |
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| A view from the $5 seats with the Anacostia River in the background. |
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| Ross Detwiler pitching for the Washington Nationals |
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| Shannon poses with an oversized Theodore Roosevelt bobblehead. |
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| "My two favorite teams are the A's and the team playing the Giants." |
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| Shannon with a bobblehead of the Great Emancipator |
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| A daughter raised properly is all smiles when the Giants lose. |
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Johnny Holliday & Ray Knight broadcasting the post game TV show from the outfield plaza.
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| A monument to one of the greats from Washington's past, Josh Gibson. |
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