Washington Nationals Baseball
Baseball is back in D.C., baby! And starved fans of Washington cant wait until the first pitch. It's hard to walk down a street and not see someone wearing a red hat with a cursive "W." The Nationals are arguably among the Washington's most-discussed topics. The District of Columbia is the headquarters of our very own Republic. Like baseball, it is not a perfect institution, but it always has the potential to be head and shoulders above the rest of the competition.
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Gallery: Waiting for Tickets Several hundred fans waited for tickets to the Washington Nationals Homeopener game.
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Washington Nationals' Inaugural Home Opener - The Metro offers fans easy access to all games at RFK. Trains take you right up to the gates of the stadium. WARNING: You will not be the only one but it took us no time at all.
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Gallery: Entering the Ball Park From 2005 to 2007, the Nationals played in Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. The team begins play at a new stadium, Nationals Park, on March 30, 2008.
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Washington Nationals' Inaugural Home Opener - Staff from the official Washington Nationals fan store offer their smiles and supports for both the city and team.
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Washington Nationals' Inaugural Home Opener - Security was very tight entering the stadium. Everyone had to go through metal detectors and searches before entering the stadium. Here security is called together for a last minute briefing.
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Washington Nationals' Inaugural Home Opener - All cars were searched by the bomb squad and K-9 units. Here a news anchor is inspected before entering the Media gate.
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Gallery: National Anthem Opening Day The first time the National Anthem was played to the American public was the opening of the 1918 World Series. The Baseball Championship featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. The Series victory for the Red Sox was...
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Gallery: Opening Pitch From George Washington to George W. Bush, dignitaries over the years have shown their love of the game and Washington Nationals baseball has loved their highest-ranking fans.
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Gallery: Washington Senators - Inaugural Home Opener Inaugural Home Opener - Players from the last Washington Senators team walk onto the RFK Swamp.
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Baseball fans in the District have been waiting over 30 years for this day. The home team takes the field for the first time this season. The crowd went crazy as the stadium started to rock up and down.
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Nationals' Pitcher Livan Hernandez throws a pich in the first inning. Last year Hernandez was 11-15 with an 3.60 ERA.
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Nationals' Pitcher Livan Hernandez made the stadium errupt by striking out two of the first three batters he faced to open the Inagural season at RFK.
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Hernandez finished the night going 8.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits. He struck out 5 and dominated the entire game up until a late 3-run homer in the ninth inning.
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