tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post9203193982588201409..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: The Public's TrustScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-91105291549186131952009-02-08T23:50:00.000-05:002009-02-08T23:50:00.000-05:00Raleigh or anywhere else for the Nationals? Not ha...Raleigh or anywhere else for the Nationals? Not happening. They have a 30-year lease here. That's binding on the city <I>and</I> the team. MLB did not move the team here only to have it move again in just a few years. Dream on, Raleigh - or anywhere else for that matter.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-37879532943689537532009-02-08T21:40:00.000-05:002009-02-08T21:40:00.000-05:00Step back...the doors are closing. How many times...Step back...the doors are closing. How many times have we heard that. Are the doors really closing? <BR/><BR/>Surveys have been conducted in North Carolina for a baseball relocation team with favorable feedback and several investment groups have lined up. Under the current banking troubles could halt this but there is a growing interest in Raleigh with Charlotte magnet Bob Johnson making some noise.<BR/><BR/>Are the Lerners putting a PR front to include Metro as the exit plan? This is not the first that early exit has been discussed behind close doors.<BR/><BR/>If this has legs, then it's Raleigh, NC. Charlotte has too many banking matters to deal with a the current stage under the TARP situation. <BR/><BR/>Raleigh has the population, economic reach, and better layout vision for this move.<BR/><BR/>Stay tuned. Follow this story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-6284569534003424242009-02-07T18:19:00.000-05:002009-02-07T18:19:00.000-05:00I can deal with a fare hike, but there is no way I...I can deal with a fare hike, but there is no way I can drive to Nationals Park, find a parking space (<B>WHERE???</B>) and then get back home at a reasonable hour when I have to wake up very early in the morning. That's why I leave the game early on weeknights. Now to be fair, I sometimes manage to get back by Shady Grove by 10 PM, but do they really want EVERYBODY leaving the park that early?<BR/><BR/>What happens if this goes into effect and D.C. United is playing a game at RFK Stadium? Isn't there a D.C. Council member who wants to kill the Nats shuttle because he wants the bus to stop by Eastern Market?<BR/><BR/>There are die-hard fans like us who want to see the games even though the team is bad, but we can't do so if we can't GET to the games!Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-27873545359951114612009-02-07T16:01:00.000-05:002009-02-07T16:01:00.000-05:00Take a chill pill, everybody. Have you ever heard...Take a chill pill, everybody. Have you ever heard of the "Washington Monument" theory of cost savings, as in the Park Service gets faced with a budget cut and threatens to close the Washington Monument as a cost saving measure? It won't happen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-34881861065546195792009-02-07T15:22:00.000-05:002009-02-07T15:22:00.000-05:00NYC doesn't have this big of a problem because the...NYC doesn't have this big of a problem because they have a dedicated funding source for their transit systems. (Although NYC has actually seen some service cuts this year due to budget concerns.) In our area it's hard to get DC, Maryland and Virginia to pony up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-35684665751015615672009-02-06T20:26:00.000-05:002009-02-06T20:26:00.000-05:00it doesn't make any sense to me how cities with lo...it doesn't make any sense to me how cities with lower ridership numbers have more money going into their public transportation systems.Kenny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509046142834233559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-11909277566842676542009-02-06T19:14:00.000-05:002009-02-06T19:14:00.000-05:00That crazy, they hike there fare every other month...That crazy, they hike there fare every other month and then say they having budget falls. funny you never here nyc have this problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-81532789864803244072009-02-06T18:04:00.000-05:002009-02-06T18:04:00.000-05:00SBF,This is another body blow to the future of bas...SBF,<BR/><BR/>This is another body blow to the future of baseball in D.C., unless Metro changes its mind (or we help them to).<BR/><BR/>While I want to leave a comment bashing Metro, I think it might be more productive to respectfully - and it is vital it is done in a professional and respectful way - dissent and ask Metro to consider making an exception to stay open later on evenings when the Nats have a home night game.<BR/><BR/>Here's a link to the page that lists Metro's Board of Directors. <BR/><BR/>http://wmata.com/about_metro/board_of_directors/<BR/><BR/>I really feel for the Nationals and us fans. Like my son said, "It seems like everything is against them."<BR/><BR/>Now, I'm going to write Metro!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-27875767924980617372009-02-06T16:30:00.000-05:002009-02-06T16:30:00.000-05:00SBF,How troubling is this? Particularly in light ...SBF,<BR/><BR/>How troubling is this? Particularly in light of the very concerted effort on by Metro and the Nationals to promote using Metro to get to the games. I can't imagine being at an exciting extra inning game or having a slight rain delay or heaven forbid a no-hitter (most likely by the opponents ;-)) and then looking at my watch and thinking I've got to leave to catch the last Metro Train....argh!<BR/><BR/>Take Me Out To The Ballgame!<BR/><BR/>SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com