tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post1277490129105036356..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: The Final Words With Stan KastenScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-35647059106782938342007-10-16T16:41:00.000-04:002007-10-16T16:41:00.000-04:00Great series, per usual, SBF, albeit your day job ...Great series, per usual, SBF, albeit your day job is beginning to interfere with this work, which is more spiritual indeed for us Nats-fanatics!!<BR/><BR/>Kasten is just a superb communicator, and you ask ALL the right questions, and he seems to intellectually enjoy the discourse - the mark of a great interviewer.<BR/><BR/>A few random comments:<BR/><BR/>He prefers the trade route to buying over-priced free agents: sensible, but it leaves the Nats with the predicament of trading a lot of mediocre players for a lot of new mediocre players. The break-out and up moves come from the farm and from select free agents - the latter even when they do not constitute the Final Pieces.<BR/><BR/>I hope that our three statutes, which, as you know, I have pressed for since 2005 with some powers that be, are life-sized, or slightly larger: the Larger than Life are too exagerated, in my view, even scary for kids.<BR/><BR/>The 15,000 base season ticket holders from 2007 should not be that difficult to map over, it would seem, to a new park with essentially the equivalent or greater number of quality seats.<BR/><BR/>I suggest that you recommend to Stan that the Nationals set-up an Exchange for those assigned, whereby individuals can go on line, offer to swap, and lock in with the Nationals the exchange. Cuts out the middle man, and a sense of useless frustration.<BR/><BR/>It would appear that they shall be lucky to break 20,000 plateau for full season ticket plans for 2008 - unspoken, but that would be a 33% increase over the 15,000 from 2007...Everyone is freaked over parking, and I bet it turns out O.K. or even better than O.K. Hope so.<BR/><BR/>"Picture yourself on a boat on the river...(and no toads from Crabtown nearby on lilly pads, either!)"<BR/><BR/>Trust in Kasten. And his pal, SBF.SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-51182939171946441282007-10-14T09:57:00.000-04:002007-10-14T09:57:00.000-04:00SBF,Stan still did not fully answer your question ...SBF,<BR/>Stan still did not fully answer your question about radio stations. My family and I vacation each year near Cape Hatteras. Some nights we were able to pick up WWWT (3WT) to hear the Nats broadcasts. Other nights, the radio gods shifted wave propigation so that 3WT could not be heard. Guess what we did hear - Loud and Clear from Norfolk? Orioles broadcasts - that's what! Another note, my wife and I spent a weekend in Ocean City toward the end of the summer, and guess what? No Nats broadcast. This is crazy. I remember fondly that when I was a kid vacationing at OC one could hear Senator's, Orioles, and Phillies broadcasts at the beach. I don't want to wish anyone ill, but I wish that toad up in Charm City would go sit on another lilly-pad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-83841616161893283982007-10-13T23:36:00.000-04:002007-10-13T23:36:00.000-04:00"adult entertainment" areas? Now that will put fa..."adult entertainment" areas? Now that will put fannies in the stadium!paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683734720896529408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-38263045775174820052007-10-13T22:31:00.000-04:002007-10-13T22:31:00.000-04:00Speaking of spring training, maybe it's too early ...Speaking of spring training, maybe it's too early for this since the Nationals franchise is so new to Washington, but maybe the Nats could plan a Nats Fantasy Camp? I know they probably cannot get Frank Howard, but I think even ex-Expos or other MLBers with ties to the DC area could work. What do you guys think?Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-63930642824663019362007-10-13T19:40:00.000-04:002007-10-13T19:40:00.000-04:00SBF, Thanks for the great service you're providing...SBF, Thanks for the great service you're providing to the fans. How about asking Stan if you can do this monthly. We're not getting info from other sources. I think you hit it dead on by noting how you provide a fan's perspective. <BR/><BR/>The Nats need to do a better job exciting the fan base. For example, when will we see a link on the Nationals web site for Spring Training? Why don't they publish a monthly update for fans wanting to know where we stand with relocations, the stadium/parking, cool things to expect at the new stadium, etc? Why not give us some hints on events scheduled during the winter like a Fanfest? This is all stuff you bring up but the Nats don't seem to have a clue that they should be telling us. Again, thanks for the service you're providing to Nats Nation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-89721546573630504342007-10-13T16:51:00.000-04:002007-10-13T16:51:00.000-04:00Since the ushers at Nationals Park will be working...Since the ushers at Nationals Park will be working directly for the Nationals, I hope that many of them will be the same ones I have seen at RFK Stadium, because overall I have been impressed with their work in general, and there are few in particular I am VERY impressed with. I'm sure Stan knows who the good apples are...Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-33132746491331881672007-10-13T16:50:00.000-04:002007-10-13T16:50:00.000-04:00Thanks so much SBF and Mr. Kasten for keeping us F...Thanks so much SBF and Mr. Kasten for keeping us Fans in the loop so we know whats going on!!!!<BR/><BR/>Im excited and Cant Wait till SPRING TRAINING!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>GO NATSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-54471871942851967192007-10-13T09:52:00.000-04:002007-10-13T09:52:00.000-04:00This is just wonderful. As a long-time reader (du...This is just wonderful. As a long-time reader (during the season, reading your site is part of my daily routine) but first time commentator, I did want to echo what Mike Edgar said. Both you (SBF) and Kasten get lots of credit and thanks for this. You for your always insightful commentary on the team from the fan perspective, and Kasten for using this new medium for reaching out directly to the fans. Thanks to both of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-91550494891964008322007-10-13T02:13:00.000-04:002007-10-13T02:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for checking into the food thing. His answ...Thanks for checking into the food thing. His answer still doesn't fill me with confidence, but at least he said it more directly this time.Chris Needhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455692848328638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-3326045003112571832007-10-13T00:10:00.000-04:002007-10-13T00:10:00.000-04:00Kudos go to you, SBF. Thanks to you and Stan for k...Kudos go to you, SBF. Thanks to you and Stan for keeping us in the know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-49793366612842446602007-10-12T23:53:00.000-04:002007-10-12T23:53:00.000-04:00Since I think it was me who was speculating that i...Since I think it was me who was speculating that it may be that the DC govt has the final call on the outside food issue, I'm glad to learn that I was wrong on that one. You know, I think there's a lot of speculation out there every time Stan Kasten is quoted on something - some of it malicious, some just confused. But like my speculation here, it usually ends up being wrong. Always good to get the word straight from the horse's mouth as you do, SBF. Thanks for that, and also for pursuing clarifications when necessary.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-42585511613939572012007-10-12T23:45:00.000-04:002007-10-12T23:45:00.000-04:00SBF,I don't know whether you realize what a great ...SBF,<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether you realize what a great service you provide to the rest of us fans who don't have the same access to the team that you've been able to cultivate. I truly appreciate the efforts you have made to get the information that many of us really want, but can't find in the "mainstream" media here in town. I look forward to reading your blog every day. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com