The Washington Nationals held their first day of workouts at Nats Park on Friday a week after the MLB and MLBPA agreed on a 60-game shortened 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Nationals players were greeted with several new additions at the ballpark.
Happy 6/9 everybody. On this nice day in Capitals’ history, we are celebrating the two-year anniversary of the Capitals’ fountain celebration at the Georgetown Waterfront.
Other Important Things that happened on this day include the Capitals’ Stanley Cup celebration at Nationals Park, drunk tattoo-getting, that wild trip to Cafe Milano, and Jakub Vrana’s legendary Instagram story.
The Washington Nationals and Michelin star chef José Andrés are partnering to turn Nationals Park into a community kitchen to help feed the hungry through World Central Kitchen. Tuesday marked the first day that the stadium re-opened during what was supposed to be the 2020 MLB season.
According to a release, Nationals Park is uniquely suited to large-scale food production and is located in the heart of an at-risk community. The Nationals worked with their landlord, Events DC, to obtain permission to have several kitchens within the ballpark available for use by World Central Kitchen.
“We didn’t have Opening Day, but I think all the Nationals fans they should be proud,” José Andrés, a DC native, said in a video. “This is like Opening Day. Today we open the stadium to feed those in need and that we all should be so proud. Thank you again, Nationals.”
Tuesday was the first day of operations and 1,000 meals were produced and distributed. Once fully ramped up, José Andrés expects his team to produce tens of thousands of meals for the hungry every day.
It’s been several weeks since we were all forced to stay at home due to the coronavirus outbreak. Since then, I’ve learned that I need new challenges to stay both happy and sane. For instance, there is just so much CNN, Netflix, Disney Plus, and hockey blogging my brain can absorb before my eyes get weary and I start getting this rotting feeling in my skull.
Desperately in need of a new activity, I have turned to stadium models. I’m not sure if this will entertain or infuriate me, but I’m all in.
Last week, I put in an order for BRXLZs of Nationals Park and Orioles Park at Camden Yards. They are very popular online and have sold even more briskly since the pandemic broke out.
When you take a look at the details of these things, you’re probably going to want one too.
Rain poured down on DC Wednesday night, but weather was no deterrent for the more than 16,000 fans that packed Nationals Park. Despite the fact that the actual baseball game was being played over 1,200 miles away in Houston, drenched Nats fans stood steadfast, cheering on their team as the Nationals faced the Astros in the deciding Game Seven of the World Series.
Just like the Capitals watch parties of years past, the Nationals opened up Nats Park for free viewing parties so that fans could watch the game from the center scoreboard.
There was something electric to the atmosphere, even when the Nats went down 2-0 early in the game. When Howie Kendrick hit a home run to turn the game around, Nats Park went from electric to explosive. Even the stadium security and police officers patrolling couldn’t help but cheer.
Fans shouted and leaped into each other’s arms. As the innings went by, they waved fingers in the air to count down the number of outs left before the Nats sealed their first World Series championship in team history.
Yes, there were shark costumes. Yes, the stadium danced to Baby Shark. And yes, we have photos.
By Elizabeth Kong 2 years ago
The 2019 Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues will be visiting the White House on Tuesday. After an early loss to the New York Islanders on Monday, the Blues hopped on a plane to Washington DC and attended Game Three of the National League Championship Series game between the Cardinals and the Nationals.
The Nationals went on to win 8-1 and took a commanding 3-0 series lead.
By Brennin Weiswerda 2 years ago
The Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Monday, forcing a deciding Game Five Wednesday in California.
And guess what, I have some good news. The Nationals are opening up their stadium to have a mondo watch party. The tickets are free. You should totally go.
Evgeny Kuznetsov has returned to Nationals Park for Game Three of the National League Divisional Series between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kuzy attended the Nationals’ Wildcard Game against the Milwaukee Brewers last week and went viral after doing his world-famous bird celebration after the Nats’ insane comeback win.
Monumental Sports and Entertainment founder Ted Leonsis was at Nationals Park on Sunday. Leonsis was there to accept the DC Hall of Fame nod on behalf of Washington Capitals’ 2018 Stanley Cup-winning team.
Before the start of the Braves-Nationals game, the Capitals championship team, as well as 10 other individuals, were officially inducted into the DC Sports Hall of Fame.
Leading up to the Capitals banner-raising ceremony on October 3, we’ll be sharing content from the summer that we never got around to publishing. This series is entitled Stanley Cup stories.
Three days after the Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, the team was honored at Nationals Park. That day, a beardy Alex Ovechkin threw out the ceremonial first pitch (which eventually turned into a second pitch) and the team took a photo on the field with the Stanley Cup and Nationals players. Eventually, the
Caps lumbered their way up to a private suite, where they drank some beers, danced, and took turns holding up the NHL’s championship trophy.
By the end of the game, a throng of Caps fans made their way up to the entrance of the suite level, hoping they’d get a glimpse of the Stanley Cup or a player filing out of the stadium.
Instead, they got something even better: a sweaty bear hug from one of the greatest hockey players of all-time.
