tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post3751511886947954140..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Trust Your StartersScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-8720587593253826642007-05-20T15:34:00.000-04:002007-05-20T15:34:00.000-04:00I will continue to take Metro, but I understand SB...I will continue to take Metro, but I understand SBF's concerns. There have been times when I have taken the Red Line and there has been single track service for at least part of the way. (Fortunately, that happened on the way BACK from the stadium.) I had to wait 10-15 minutes for the next train at Metro Station on my way home, and I don't know if that wait was due to the late hour or track maintenance.<BR/><BR/>What the Lerners should consider is offer express bus service for fans in Virginia. I'd say Maryland, except that Metro isn't that much of a hassle for me, and most Nats fans come from the Dominion. Although most fans will prefer to drive, I suspect that some fans will be willing to pay $15 for a hassle-free trip on an air-conditioned, COMFORTABLE chartered bus trip to RFK or Lerner Field, especially if they live as far away as Manassass.<BR/><BR/>Long term, I think the Nats will have to build a satellite parking lot(s) across the Anacostia where fans can walk to the stadium from a pedestrian bridge, sort of like what they do in Pittsburgh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-74755890498890075332007-05-20T07:19:00.000-04:002007-05-20T07:19:00.000-04:00I was caught in a single track situation coming in...I was caught in a single track situation coming in from Vienna for the Father's Day game last year. Fortunately the action in that one came late in the game. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how Metro could do this, but I think there needs to be better ways of calculating, and communicating, the actual impact of delays on a specific trip. I've generally been able to deal with Metro on weekends to RFK, since I can figure out departure times (even use the printed schedule of off peak and weekend departures!) and go from there. But that's assuming there are no significant delays. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, track maintenance has to be done sometime, and the Metro system has very little redundancy built in for any situation when a track is compromised. Those were constraints put into place in the design of the system, and fixing that would be a major construction project. But since those constraints are a given, Metro needs to work on ways to communicate what's going on, so a rider can make an informed decison about the trade offs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-39877990631750321012007-05-20T06:57:00.000-04:002007-05-20T06:57:00.000-04:00Stan better hope the Lerner get the whole parking ...Stan better hope the Lerner get the whole parking mess fixed at the new stadium because most everyone I talk to says they will not take the metro to the new place. (Two trains from VA...much bigger problems coming!)<BR/><BR/>Stan has been in the upper deck more recently....not for long but I appreciate it. I had never seen him there before last week.<BR/><BR/>I hate the PLAN because not matter what Manny does he knows he ALWAYS has a fall back excuse("this year does not matter, so get off my back") based on protecting arms or trying out players in new situations. I really think this is a dangerous approach, he is teaching the team the wrong focus and it is going to be a very hard habit to break. <BR/><BR/>SBF keeps pointing out to me that the PLAN is not Manny's fault, but it seems he sure hides behind it a lot.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-725997560336945342007-05-20T06:41:00.000-04:002007-05-20T06:41:00.000-04:00The filthy Metro subway system in the DC area is a...The filthy Metro subway system in the DC area is a national disgrace. The system is totally dysfuctional and nobody cares because there is no accountability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com