I traveled to our nation's capital, Washington, DC, to visit my sister and also to check out the Washington National's new ballpark. Oh, did I mention that my Cubs were playing the Nationals while I was there? Coincidence? I think not. My Cubs came to DC with one of the best records in baseball (in the early season) and the 'Nats' had one of the worst. Of course, the Nats won two of the three games ;-((
As for the ballpark itself, ....
Gotta be one of the worst advertising slogans. Geez! It sounds like the team is continually on the disabled list! Second worst: "Walgreens. The official drugstore of the Chicago Cubs."
Cubs closer Kerry Wood and relief pitcher Bob Howry share a laugh on the way to the bullpen during Saturday's game. 
Did I mention that Nationals Park is a pretty big ballpark? At least behind home plate, that is. It only holds between 41-44,000 fans (okay, I haven't read the program yet to get an exact number).
I'm still saying that the Nationals' logo W looks EXACTLY like a Walgreens W.
My first view of major league baseball's newest ballpark.
Inaugural season?!? Yep, we're talking historic, folks! So, of course, I bought the inaugural t-shirt and the $10 inaugural program. And it all went into a chest chock full o' baseball memorabilia.
Everything's shiny and new here, including the centerfield entry gate. Oh, and the employees were more welcoming than your favorite grandmother, I swear! Not very efficient, but definitely friendly.
My sister was happy to tell me that the 'Nats' have the largest high-definition screen in all of baseball. Well, since their season record sucks so far, at least they have THAT going for them!
The Cubs' ace pitcher, Carlos Zambrano, warmed up in the bullpen directly in front of us. He picked up the win on that day as the Cubs won, 7-0.
Every park has their 'thing' and at Nats Park, it's the fifth-inning Presidents Race. Apparently, Teddy Roosevelt is the house favorite, but he never seems to win. I even saw a guy holding a sign that said "Let Teddy win." On this day, a 6-foot rat (which my sister said is very appropriate for this park, but that's another story) jumped out of the stands and tackled poor Teddy. Oh well, maybe next game.
