ANALYSIS/OPINION:
When you drive down South Capitol Street or Interstate 295 or across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, or walk out of the Naval Yard Metro station, you are treated to the sight of Nationals Park, where more than 40,000 people will gather Thursday for the 11th home Opening Day of the Washington Nationals.
It’s a glorious sight, one we’ve been fortunate enough to have since the ballpark opened in 2008 — three years after the Montreal Expos relocated to the District, and 37 years after the Washington Senators left the city.
It will be the center of the baseball universe come July, when the ballpark hosts the All-Star Game.