Guest Bloggers: T-Square and K of Kapitol Hill

                            RFK Stadium, Thursday night - 07/21/05

               The Washington Nationals vs The Houston Astros 

 

We have our tickets for the Nationals and are pretty excited about the game.     

             

 If you have ever climbed up the steps to the pyramids at Teotihuacan, Mexico you will understand how steep the steps were to our seats were and what the view was like. We were so high up that we were getting a breeze though the infield and better seats were not.  

            

During a break in the action field workers came out with their HUGE flea-combs to makeover the infield. In Mexico's bullrings they used these combs to cover up the blood from the previous match so the upcoming bull wouldn't get the scent. All play stops as player and umpire look on.  

               

Thursday night was special because it was "Umbrella Night" - anyone attending the game received a Washington Nationals' Umbrella courtesy of PNC bank...KGG uses her new natty umbrella and checks to see if there could be precipitation today!  

              

By the way, The Nationals lost to the Astros by a score of 3 - 2   I have to say that it was a good night for baseball despite the loss. Plenty of action off and on the field...AND we got new umbrellas!!!

 

K (the female perspective):   The Nationals looked crisp and spiffy in their bright white and red uniforms.  The Houston Astros' uniforms were a dreary grey-taupe, and looked muddy by contrast.  Some serious rethinking should be going on back in Texas about their color palette.   One quibble about the Nats outfits, and it applies to most baseball uniforms:  when using contrasting color, really USE it!  The baseball field is one really big stage, and small gestures simply won't do.  So:   * Nationals: you need to use a much broader red stripe on the sides and a wider red collar contrast!

We saw a stunning red baseball-player-style jersey in the gift store of the stadium:  only $105.  Such a deal.

Another quibble about the stadium: a little bitty airline-size bottle of Chardonnay: $7...AND there is only one place on the first floor to buy it.  I guess this is not a Chardonnay crowd.