Comments on: Nats Stadium Slammed http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/03/31/nats-stadium-slammed/ 68.3 Square Miles of D.C. News and Opinion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:05:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Matt S http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/03/31/nats-stadium-slammed/comment-page-1/#comment-118007 Matt S Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:40:47 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/03/31/nats-stadium-slammed/#comment-118007 Nationals Park will soon be renamed with a corporate sponsor and only add to the disgust I feel for this team and the city leadership. I am not opposed to bringing in sports clubs, I do think they can meld a community together at times. But this new stadium was plunked down in one of the poorest neighborhoods in DC and cost well over $600 million dollars. It makes me wonder what are our priorities? It is shocking to walk into most of the libraries in this city, they are shameful and underfunded. The libraries are so bad, they make me want to run to Borders. Of course we all know how bad our schools are, so I won't even go there. But what we know about our city is that a goddamn sports franchise is more important then making sure our children, if not our entire citizenry,can read. In the end, it probably doesn't matter if DC residents can read the classics or ponder some philosophy. We can just rest easy that we can all eat a hot dog, drink a beer and read the numbers on a score board sponsored by Budweiser. Nationals Park will soon be renamed with a corporate sponsor and only add to the disgust I feel for this team and the city leadership.

I am not opposed to bringing in sports clubs, I do think they can meld a community together at times. But this new stadium was plunked down in one of the poorest neighborhoods in DC and cost well over $600 million dollars. It makes me wonder what are our priorities?

It is shocking to walk into most of the libraries in this city, they are shameful and underfunded. The libraries are so bad, they make me want to run to Borders.

Of course we all know how bad our schools are, so I won't even go there. But what we know about our city is that a goddamn sports franchise is more important then making sure our children, if not our entire citizenry,can read.

In the end, it probably doesn't matter if DC residents can read the classics or ponder some philosophy. We can just rest easy that we can all eat a hot dog, drink a beer and read the numbers on a score board sponsored by Budweiser.

]]> By: LooLoo http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/03/31/nats-stadium-slammed/comment-page-1/#comment-117889 LooLoo Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:47:54 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/03/31/nats-stadium-slammed/#comment-117889 Nosebleed seats: $125 Hot dog: $4.50 Plastic cup of cheap watered-down beer: $7.50 Hearing & seeing the Worst President in Modern History loudly boo-ed at the game: PRICELESS Nosebleed seats: $125

Hot dog: $4.50

Plastic cup of cheap watered-down beer: $7.50

Hearing & seeing the Worst President in Modern History loudly boo-ed at the game: PRICELESS

]]> By: WFY http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/03/31/nats-stadium-slammed/comment-page-1/#comment-117710 WFY Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:24:05 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/03/31/nats-stadium-slammed/#comment-117710 The experience was great! Of course, everything looks better on Opening Day/Night with all the bunting. Metro worked well in (very early, very crowded but efficient) and out for me. The pageantry was good, the seats were more comfortable than RFK nd faced the right direction, unlike BAAAltimore. The hot dogs were good, the half-smokes were better. The HD screen didn't have replays for some reason though. The sound was great and the music wasn't overwhelming like a Redskins game. Best of all the Nats won with a walk-off homer. The experience was great! Of course, everything looks better on Opening Day/Night with all the bunting. Metro worked well in (very early, very crowded but efficient) and out for me. The pageantry was good, the seats were more comfortable than RFK nd faced the right direction, unlike BAAAltimore. The hot dogs were good, the half-smokes were better. The HD screen didn't have replays for some reason though. The sound was great and the music wasn't overwhelming like a Redskins game. Best of all the Nats won with a walk-off homer.

]]> By: dj eurok http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/03/31/nats-stadium-slammed/comment-page-1/#comment-117663 dj eurok Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:10:48 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/03/31/nats-stadium-slammed/#comment-117663 my boy at work got sick from the hamburger (not bens or 5 guys but the generic one) - watch out. my boy at work got sick from the hamburger (not bens or 5 guys but the generic one) - watch out.

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