tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post1151968856573019202..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Our Conversation With Stan Kasten (The Final Words)Screech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-67489273360745759672008-08-29T00:34:00.000-04:002008-08-29T00:34:00.000-04:00I, for one, cannot CANNOT wait for Uncle Stan's Ha...I, for one, cannot CANNOT wait for Uncle Stan's Happy Fun Tyme Good-Vibe Jamboree Home Run Extravaganza!11!<BR/><BR/>(brought to you by Enzyte)<BR/><BR/>If only the Park was entirely sponsored by Arrested Development...The Never Nude Centerfield Plaza...The Motherboy Fan of the Game...Uncle Jack's Home Run Derby...Celebrity Softball sponsored by Sitwell Corporation.<BR/><BR/>So many possibilities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-88374127421563883002008-08-27T19:24:00.000-04:002008-08-27T19:24:00.000-04:00Sad to hear that they won't change the uniform. T...Sad to hear that they won't change the uniform. The home whites that use a font across the chest that doesn't match the curly W. For most of the Washington Baseball Club's history, starting in 1901, the team sported a lone W on the home jersey. In 1938 and then 1941 the lone W moved to the left breast. It stayed there until 1959 when the scripted Senators scrawled across the front. The current home jersey (WHILE I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE A TEAM WITH A HOME JERSEY) is ugly, doesn't match, doesn't have historic relevence. Gimme just a lone W please! For anyone interested in the history of the Washington Nationals/Senators/Nationals uniform history, visit the Baseball Hall of Fame web site and look for Dressed to the Nines baseball uniform database!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-72651228144794779752008-08-26T18:24:00.000-04:002008-08-26T18:24:00.000-04:00"Exxon Mobil is a locally HQed company." It's HQ i..."Exxon Mobil is a locally HQed company." It's HQ is Irving, Texas. Mobil was HQed in Faifax for a few years, but that went away when the merger was completed, benefiting all of mankind (particularly those eager to pay $4 per gallon).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-70278186352712210312008-08-25T23:51:00.000-04:002008-08-25T23:51:00.000-04:00I sense a time horizon for the Nats' progress rath...I sense a time horizon for the Nats' progress rather than a timetable. The more we approach, the closer we get, but we don't get there. . . .<BR/><BR/>Seriously I REALLY appreciate your efforts, SBF. Apparently Stan is thinking like a fan when he isn't trying to bring in as many ad dollars as possible. <BR/><BR/>It must be noted that the between-inning experience is often execrable. Clint is annoying, the contests are mostly annoying, the sound is too loud (depending on where you sit), and, as has been noted, you can't see the out of town scores. How about some nice music every now and then, like the batting practice atmosphere?<BR/><BR/>The ushers, on the other hand, have been OUTSTANDING. Either they have had great training or have aced a psych profile.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683734720896529408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-82618995216201588962008-08-25T22:30:00.000-04:002008-08-25T22:30:00.000-04:00ABM-I disagree. The Teddy gag has worked so well w...ABM-<BR/><BR/>I disagree. The Teddy gag has worked so well without him EVER winning. Management has learned that fans LOVE waiting for something to happen that never will.<BR/><BR/>The Geico Home Run Extravaganza will be a big hit, and fans will buy up 20 game plans just HOPING that they get to see it once or twice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-31768962061585038952008-08-25T22:09:00.000-04:002008-08-25T22:09:00.000-04:00I, for one, cannot CANNOT wait for Uncle Stan's Ha...<I>I, for one, cannot CANNOT wait for Uncle Stan's Happy Fun Tyme Good-Vibe Jamboree Home Run Extravaganza!11!</I><BR/><BR/>I dunno. I think it might be a good idea to get a few actual home run hitters before deploying the Home Run Extravaganza. But maybe that's just me.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-27879644800572309892008-08-25T21:12:00.000-04:002008-08-25T21:12:00.000-04:00I, for one, cannot CANNOT wait for Uncle Stan's Ha...I, for one, cannot CANNOT wait for Uncle Stan's Happy Fun Tyme Good-Vibe Jamboree Home Run Extravaganza!11!<BR/><BR/>(brought to you by Enzyte)Chris Needhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455692848328638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-53002435534657666282008-08-25T20:35:00.000-04:002008-08-25T20:35:00.000-04:00Exxon Mobil is a locally HQed company. How would y...Exxon Mobil is a locally HQed company. How would you like that one? Or were you thinking something more like Five Guys?<BR/><BR/>Personally, my two favorites for stadium name would be:<BR/><BR/>(a) Nationals Park, All Others Take Metro (may not apply so much any more since the predicted parking issues never materialized) <BR/><BR/>or <BR/><BR/>(b) the DC Council puts its money where its mouth is, and names it Taxation Without Representation Field.<BR/><BR/>But how about in senatornat's honor, [Your Iconic Baseball Here] Stadium?An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-40917156436880486712008-08-25T20:22:00.000-04:002008-08-25T20:22:00.000-04:00There are quite enough ads and sponsors, thank you...There are quite enough ads and sponsors, thank you.<BR/><BR/>And they had better sell the naming rights to a locally-HQ'ed company or a defense contractor. If it's someone stupid like Coca-Cola or UPS or Sony, I will not be pleased.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-23683205268120144732008-08-25T20:19:00.000-04:002008-08-25T20:19:00.000-04:00"Maybe a Season Ticket Holder event? I have a coup..."Maybe a Season Ticket Holder event? I have a coupon in my ticket booklet for just such an event, but the season's almost over and I haven't heard anything about one. It seems to me that Kasten concentrates much more on people whose money he doesn't yet have over those that announced their commitment in advance by buying a season ticket plan."<BR/><BR/>I read on another message board that the season ticket holder event is going to be on Saturday September 20. I don't know what the details are, but I'm sure we'll hear something soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-82915494275989300282008-08-25T17:27:00.000-04:002008-08-25T17:27:00.000-04:00Is there more you can do for season ticket holders...<I>Is there more you can do for season ticket holders? Some claim you are not doing enough? (The African Queen)<BR/><BR/>“I don’t know what their expectations are.</I><BR/><BR/>Maybe a Season Ticket Holder event? I have a coupon in my ticket booklet for just such an event, but the season's almost over and I haven't heard anything about one. It seems to me that Kasten concentrates much more on people whose money he doesn't yet have over those that announced their commitment in advance by buying a season ticket plan.Kevin Reisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344378594868416521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-10578886499717869742008-08-25T17:23:00.000-04:002008-08-25T17:23:00.000-04:00As to the promotional notion of a Home Run Extrava...As to the promotional notion of a Home Run Extravaganza: can you imagine how underutilized this portends to be with the Nationals? How about a "Bunt for a Basehit by Fungible Latino-Surnamed Middle-infielder Extravaganza?" All in jest.<BR/><BR/>Trust in John Ringling. All Casa Nationals'...SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-66883497286493587332008-08-25T17:05:00.000-04:002008-08-25T17:05:00.000-04:00We put some drink rails out two weeks ago. The dri...<I>We put some drink rails out two weeks ago. The drink rails themselves work fine, but they were put in the wrong place.</I><BR/><BR/>Anyone know where these are? I'd go there to stand and eat before the game, wrong place or not.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-46543875888640229292008-08-25T16:31:00.000-04:002008-08-25T16:31:00.000-04:00Thanks for asking the question about tables and ch...Thanks for asking the question about tables and chairs. We always purchase and consume our food before the game so as not to miss any action, and there are very few possibilities for standing and consuming food and drink near the various concessions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-16592472178767555942008-08-25T15:34:00.000-04:002008-08-25T15:34:00.000-04:00Wish you'd have asked Stan why the party tent was ...<I>Wish you'd have asked Stan why the party tent was placed atop Lot B, where it partially blocks the view of the Capitol, rather than Lot C (the parking deck on the other side of the center field gate), where it wouldn't.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm surprised you can't figure this out yourself. If the tent was on top of the other garage, those inside it would not be able to see the field. They'd have a grand view of the back of the scoreboard. (OF course, that would leave them constantly viewing Zim's walk-off celebration, so I suppose there is that.) Then when senatornat's giant iconic baseball gets installed next year, that will further block the view of the field from the top of Lot C. Meanwhile, the view of the Capitol from inside the stadium will continue to erode as the neighborhood around the stadium continues its build out.<BR/><BR/>You know, there are other places you can go in the city to view the Capitol dome, and most of them you don't even have to pay to get into. But there's only one place you can go to watch major league baseball. That in fact is the whole point of Nationals Park.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-49340091184983121572008-08-25T15:15:00.000-04:002008-08-25T15:15:00.000-04:00SBF:Wish you'd have asked Stan why the party tent ...SBF:<BR/><BR/>Wish you'd have asked Stan why the party tent was placed atop Lot B, where it partially blocks the view of the Capitol, rather than Lot C (the parking deck on the other side of the center field gate), where it wouldn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-6107109374278616672008-08-25T15:00:00.000-04:002008-08-25T15:00:00.000-04:00SBF/AQ - I wasn't expecting Part III. I loved th...SBF/AQ - I wasn't expecting Part III. <BR/><BR/>I loved the MASN response--NO.<BR/><BR/>SBF, you and I have discussed the season ticket concerns including problems within our own seating areas. I have waited the whole season for some unfinished repairs that (the DC Government/Nats ???) hasn't been fixed and I brought it up to my ticket liason last week. Do you think I take my concerns to Stan? <BR/><BR/>Also, I am intrigued by the Home Run Extravaganza. I like that Liberty Bell in Philly so maybe the Curly W attached to the scoreboard will light up and the W can spin around. lol Now we just need to get a HR hitter other than Willie "Mays" Harris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-24172634587888298272008-08-25T14:53:00.000-04:002008-08-25T14:53:00.000-04:00Interesting that Stan is willing to admit that som...Interesting that Stan is willing to admit that some of the fan experience improvements he has put in place are not in the right place and ought to be changed. I wonder if he'd consider doing the same with some things about Nationals Park that on a visit last week to OPACY I found myself happily not missing. To wit:<BR/><BR/>1. At OPACY, there is no Clint or anything resembling a Clint.<BR/><BR/>2. At OPACY, the out-of-town scoreboard was not taken over between innings by flashing ads, allowing the true baseball fans there to watch the game on the field and check the out-of-town scores between innings, which is when they should be checked.<BR/><BR/>3. At OPACY, there are no condescending scoreboard flashing signs telling fans what to do ("Make Some Noise", "Clap Your Hands", etc) but instead a three-step flashing Let's-Go-O's on the scoreboard that allowed fans to jump right in on the cheers, which they did. (Corollary: Even though there was no need for it when I was there, there was also no Clint popping up on the big screen in the ninth inning, pointing his finger at the camera and screaming about it being rally time.)<BR/><BR/>4. At OPACY, they don't have fireworks blasting off at all kinds of inopportune moments, like when a crappy team is leaving the dugout to take the field. I also didn't have anyone telling me what was going to happen RIGHT NOW! when I had already figured out it was going to be a ballgame.<BR/><BR/>These things when they happen at Nationals Park are annoyances that detract from my enjoyment of the game. (Although I'm kidding a little bit about the Right Now guy.) They could all be eliminated with no adverse effect on any of Stan's other initiatives that seem designed to turn the ball park into a giant sports bar surrounding the field of play. Really, I'd be okay with all of this "entertainment" stuff if they'd just keep it to the concourses and plazas so as to not distract the fans in the stands who are trying to watch the game. Why can't they do that? Think of all the goodwill <I>that</I> would engender among season ticket holders and the true fanbase.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-32643750523473587272008-08-25T14:51:00.000-04:002008-08-25T14:51:00.000-04:00This is a wonderful three-part series. No question...This is a wonderful three-part series. No question that Stan has been astute enough to cultivate a venue which you have provided for free which is really rather professional for a blog. The iconic ball ("real estate available") concept is in play, apparently, as a video display, pending sponsorship I am inferring...Would Mitsubishi for example be the type of sponsor that could demonstrate its technology? Could be very cool if done right I would think...<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear that the rental dispute is well on its way to resolution - hope that is the case since it has not helped the political cause, only fueling the rhetoric of those in D.C. who opposed the team and its park from the beginning while badging the owners as not being entirely civic-minded. Again, 28,000 item punch list and fact that stadium was delivered on budget and on time in D.C.(!!) aside, it would be good for D.C. and the Lerners to be on the same team prospectively.<BR/><BR/>And, on the business of improving the attitude of those who serve the food - that seems to work better at the stands where there is brand-name ownership. Perhaps more brand-name concessions is key then to continuous improvement.<BR/><BR/>Naming rights - they are clearly waiting for the current mortgage crunch to work its way through the economic system and a restoration of some financial liquidity for these kinds of endeavors. Would be a real boost if the team was competitive, it would seem, which augers for spending $$$ on payroll to get a long-time revenue stream in return from significant naming rights...<BR/><BR/>Trust in the candor. All understood.SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.com