Blog Hound: Nationals Park Grand Opening
Bloggers discuss Opening Night in the new Nationals Park in DC.
One
Frozen Blog
Posted by: pucksandbooks |
| “What a spectacular week for the Washington
sports fan! The Nationals the other night christened an impressive new stadium
— and in dramatic fashion.” |
The
Sports Curmudgeon
Posted by: |
| “What is stunning is that the Nationals
– in the city that was starving for baseball for more than three decades
– did not sell out their opening game in their new playpen on a weekend.” |
Steroid
Nation
Posted by: GRG51 |
| “So there we have it. Nice new baseball
park in the midst of poverty and infrastructure meltdowns. However,
everyone thinks it is important to feel good when watching the national
pastime.” |
The
Slanch Report
Posted by: |
| “Any negatives that I developed
about the stadium on Saturday were totally put to rest for the real opening
game on Sunday. They got their shit together and fixed all the problems
I noticed from Saturday night. Also, when you are in your seats for most
of the game, as opposed to exploring it really is amazing how good the sight
lines are everywhere.” |
Nats320
Posted by: Screech’s Best Friend |
| “Between Full Time Concessions on the outer
walls, the portable carts inside, Trash Cans and other bins -- everyone
was squeezed together. The moment reminded me of The Tokyo Subway System.
We needed those guys with the push sticks to get everyone moving along.” |
BUILDING THE BUZZ: Sports
Media Challenge's Buzz Manager analyzed the online buzz about the opening
of the Nationals Park. Bloggers who were impressed with the new ballpark
were counted as positive, making up 72.22% of the buzz. Bloggers who were unimpressed
with the park were tallied as negative, representing 16.67% of posts. Click
here fore more information. See www.sportsbusinessdaily.com
for more info.
The topic ranked 4 out of 10 on the buzz, indicating a medium
level of interest among sports bloggers.
- Many bloggers thought the opening of the new ballpark marked the beginning
of Nationals baseball in DC. They felt as though the team was on rent
from Montreal; but with a ballpark of their own, the team now belongs in the
nation’s capital.
- Bloggers were impressed with the ballpark's many bells and whistles, including
“green” facilities, easy entrance from public transportation,
video game stations, and the ability to bring in food from home.
- Several fans felt the ballpark was an uninspired, carbon copy of other recently
built stadiums around MLB.
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