Guest Posting: Baseball Thoughts by Jackie May 21st, 2008
It’s a sight she never got to see: the inside of the Nationals Stadium. My fellow Baltimorean friend Jackie trekked it down to DC yesterday to catch the Nats v. Phillies game… but never even got to buy a ticket. Here’s the letter that she sent to the Mayor today:
Dear Mayor,
I was so excited when major league baseball came back to DC. I applauded
when the former mayor Anthony WIlliams held up his new Nationals jersey
for all the country to see. I was delighted everytime I read about the
progress being made on the new stadium. But last night, I tried to go to
my first Nationals game against a city I hate- Philadelphia (boo eagles go
Skins!). Anyway, I got there about ten minutes before the game started
(7:15) expecting some sort of wait as the game was just starting. What I
encountered were lines everywhere, no one being able to purchase tickets
because every computer was running off of one server, and no one explaining
the situation to anybody! I waited in line for 45 minutes and moved maybe
4 people. I decided to just leave, as I was getting no where except more
and more aggravated. This left a horrible taste in my mouth for the whole
Nationals organization and I told numerous other people waiting in line
that it was fruitless and to just go home. I am no stranger to waiting in
line for things (I come from the era of MD basketball at Cole Field house),
but this ordeal was just horrendous. Also, there were no vendors anywhere
outside the stadium, as I think maybe a hotdog in line or a bag of peanuts
would have made my wait not seem quite so unbearable.
What is being done about this situation?
Thank you for your time,
Jackie, long time fan, first time quitter.
Has anyone else had this problem? We will keep you posted if she receives any sort of answer…
tags: baseball, DC, nationals
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May 21st, 2008 at 1:17 pm
J’aime les photos de sport. Cette photo de baseball est vraiment très belle. Belle prise de vue du lanceur.
I love sports photos. This photo baseball is really very beautiful. Belle shooting launcher.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Sad that she didnt get to see the game. I wonder if the problem was a one time thing or if thats SOP. Normally the only problems I get are at will call windows and they cant figure out how to spell last names. That is a nice photo.