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 Submitted By:
Steven T.
Grade: A
Pros of the ballpark:
This
ballpark is absolutely great. The atmosphere is great and concessions
are easy to find. The seats are nice, and all the seats have a good view
of the field. This stadium has to be one of the best stadiums in
baseball right now. There are some really great seating deals, which
will be elaborated in the cons section.
Cons of the ballpark:
As
previously mentioned, Nats Park has some really good seating deals.
However, there are also quite a few rip-off scams. One of my favorite
sections is the 1st Base Club. This section is elevated, and includes
access to a ticket-holder only club complete with HD Tvs, bars and
restaurants. One really bad section is the CF Reserved and the CF
Lounge. These seats cost $40 and $60, respectively. There is absolutely
nothing that makes this section deserve that price tag. Unless your
really big on sitting in CF, go to LF instead. LF Bleacher seats can be
found for only $15.
Additional Comments: Hats off
to the Lerners!
Submitted By: Ronald Theriot
Grade: A
Pros of the ballpark: This
is a beautiful park. The dark blue seats really look good in the seating
area. Ushers allow fans to walk all around to stadium. Sight lines are
excellent. Tickets are as low as $5.00 (2009). One can park for free at
the RFK parking lot, and a bus brings fans (for free) over to the new
place.
Cons of the ballpark: The
location is in a warehouse district, so there is not really any thing to
do before or after the games.
Additional Comments: I must say
that this is one of the top MLB ballparks, and I highly recommend a
visit. I look forward to going back for another game.
Submitted By: John
Grade: A
Pros of the ballpark:
I
drove down from Philadelphia to see this new ballpark. I was both
happily surprised as well as disappointed. First, I must say that
they were very successful in capturing the feel of a retro ballpark.
The rounded curvilinear architecture of the grandstands really gives
the feel of an old turn of the century park. I liked how the press
boxes were located up and behind homeplate just like at Fenway. The
Nationals need a park like this because with so little team history,
they need something that successfully conveys the long and storied
history of the sport. The park accomplishes that in flying colors.
The food was good although the process of getting it was
dysfunctional as the people behind the counter were far from
customer oriented. The Nationals fans were GREAT! Baseball fans
should not be belligerent as this is baseball not football. The NATS
fans were friendly and I feel you could go in an out of town Jersey
and be OK and that's the way it should be.
Cons of the ballpark:
Now
the cons. The field! If I ever thought they built Citizen's Bank
Park in Philadelphia small, well then this field felt CRAMPED! The
left field is fine but the right field wall juts at an angle into
the right outfield. The wall is pretty high to prevent easy homers,
I guess, but it just looks awkwardly small. Ballpark beauty comes in
two ways: one from the seating sections and the sightlines and the
second from the field itself. I felt they built an overall gorgeous
park that captures the feel of old fashioned baseball and then
dropped the ball by making a field that doesn't complement the rest
of the stadium as much as it could. Why are these new parks built
with small fields? Also, the sightlines are OK, not great. And
lastly, the skyline of the outfield is an office park complex and
that just doesn't work. I feel that maybe if the stadium were built
against a great backdrop the smallish and strangely angled field
would work. But they probably wanted to build it downtown so it
could be near the city. These downsides standout in sharp contrast
to how right everything else was done.
Additional Comments: Overall, I like Nationals Park and plan on making it down to DC at
least a few times a year. Seeing new fans getting used to baseball
and starting their own traditions and history was heartwarming. It's
everything that's good about the sport.
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