Nationals Park (Washington Nationals)

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 Ballpark Assessment

Category Score (0 to 10)					TOTAL (0 to 50)
Location	Atmosphere	Food	Exterior Architecture	Interior Architecture
8	7	5	7	7	34

The stadium is accessible by the metro (Green Line, Navy Yard station).  Food options are just ok, and the beers are more expensive than any other stadium I have visited.  While there aren't any easily accessible bars right around the stadium, a section of a parking lot had been converted to a beer garden just outside the main entrance.  A bunch of people were playing cornhole right up to and through the beginning of the game.

Game Comments (courtesy of MLB.com)

Game Date: June 6, 2010

Attendance: 27,202

Weather: 87 degrees F, cloudy

Length of Game: 3 hours, 5 minutes
Final Score: Cincinnati Reds 6, Washington Nationals 5

Scott Rolen hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run ninth-inning rally and Drew Stubbs hit an RBI single to lift the Reds past the Nats in the 10th. Craig Stammen allowed one run in 6 2/3 strong innings for Washington.

Stories from the Road

Before and after the game, I had the chance to walk around DC and snap a few pictures on the National Mall.  Aside from the threat of thunderstorms that could have canceled the game, it was a relaxing day as I didn't have to rush to/from the game for once.  I even had time to catch an earlier bus back to Philly.  Just a great day overall.
I went to the game with my former Philly roommate (who recently moved to DC to take a finance job there) and a friend of his who he met while in DC (She is a grade school teacher in DC).