Comments on: PostGame: Mets 7 Nationals 2

By: miker94

miker94 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:10:46 +0000

There was a long line for food because all the Bozos in D.C. go to the game for social purposes, not to watch baseball. I grew up in that area and the sports fans there are pathetic!

By: metsrule7

metsrule7 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:03:57 +0000

We won and Castillo hit second? that can’t be!

By: dcmetsfan

dcmetsfan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:47:49 +0000

Gotta go to Hard Times Cafe – great chili place right next to the Red Hot and Blue over by section 105. I also found out they have a Five Guys. The prices are a bit high for concessions – $7.50 for a bottle of Bud? But I guess that’s to be expected.

But yeah, I agree with you on the stadium. Hard not to improve on RFK. Had a great view of the Anacostia from the upper deck – and even sitting in the next-to-last row of the stadium, you still get a pretty good view of the game.

I parked at RFK and rode the shuttle. They have a good system and it didn’t take long, but I have to wonder why they park so far from the stadium – they drop off and pick you up in front of DOT on 3rd and M, about 5 or 6 minutes from the main gates. It’s the Nats’ own shuttle – you mean they can’t just drop you off at the stadium? But at least I can avoid the Metro crush.

By: m00kie

m00kie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:35:08 +0000

exactly

By: HoJoWright

HoJoWright — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:23:23 +0000

Lets get back on a nice little win streak …nice to have Johan stopping the L’s and beginning the W’s

By: farb09

farb09 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:12:09 +0000

four out of six against the phils this year… would you call them a good team?

By: Mr.Spock

Mr.Spock — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:52:20 +0000

How many RISP did the Mets leave hanging during those two games?????

By: wnymetsfan

wnymetsfan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:49:11 +0000

The Cubs are also a pretty good team who happens to be hot right now. Those games were close except for one or two innings by the bullpen.

By: QnsNative718

QnsNative718 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:47:44 +0000

Clean win? I hope there was a little sarcasm in there..

By: gomets6091

gomets6091 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:44:05 +0000

I was at the game last night, great win. I had fantastic seats, 4th row on the rightfield side, so I had a close-up view of Church’s barehanded grab. That guy is just a baseball player. He’s very quickly turning into one of my favorites. Johan is unbelievable. It was obvious he didn’t have his best stuff again, and yet he was still quietly dominant. It reminded me of a Sixers-Cavs game I went to 2 weeks ago, where Lebron didn’t seem to be having a great game, but next thing I knew he had 27 points and a bunch of rebounds. Quiet dominance is the mark of a great player. I can’t wait till the middle of summer hits and this guy hits his stride, I’m predicting a ton of 0-2 runs, 8-12K type games all in a row.

The new stadium is absolutely gorgeous, and is actually better than CBP, which says something because I love CBP. The thing I like the most about it is that when you get off the Metro, you walk down this street and can see down into the stadium, and you’re with all the other fans, and right in the middle of a city street. It’s something that places like Camden Yards, Fenway, Wrigley, and Yankee Stadium (if you sit in the bleachers) have, that stadiums like CBP, Shea, and the front entrance to Yankee Stadium lack. That’s the only thing I’m not gonna like about Citi Field. Anyway, as gorgeous as the stadium is, there are still a lot of kinks they need to work out: my girlfriend and I got on line for Sausage and Peppers 20 minutes before the first pitch, and ended up missing the Mets entire first turn at bat, only to find out when we got to the front of the line that they had run out of Italian Sausage (they still had Brats and Kielbasa) and were out of Sauerkraut for hot dogs. Kinda ridiculous considering the 1st inning was just starting. Lines were terrible at almost all the concession stands, for pretty much the entire game. And the line to get on the Metro after the game was AWFUL, luckily we were able to catch a bus to Union Station. Just a few things to look out for if you’re planning on making it to the game.

Oh, one last thing: a bunch of Mets fans in rightfield were pretty loud all game, but the best part was when they started doing the “Angel Wave” after Pagan stole 2nd and then 3rd. My girlfriend got a kick out of it….I think I’m starting to convert her over from being an evil Yankees fan. If I can do that, I might just marry her…