May 25, 2004
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack; Buy yourself a clue
Why not put it right alongside the Mixing Bowl?
Or perhaps on a barge only accessible by sliding down a rope tossed off the side of the Bay Bridge?
Maybe we should build the new Washington baseball stadium right next to Camden Yards. It wouldn't be that much worse of a trip than Dulles and it would have the added benefit of making Peter Angelos' head explode.
But seriously, this Loudon County plan is complete bullplop. It would cost taxpayers an arm and a leg, make Toll Road traffic even worse and would require multiple transfers and over an hour on buses and trains for cityfolk who don't want to or can't drive. Even with a Dulles subway extension, there would be a decade-plus long gap with no train service.
Add to that the traditional arguments against Washington Baseball: Two teams already left at the first opportunity and everybody here already has a favorite team from somewhere else, and you have perhaps the worst thing to happen to baseball since this.
Posted by rj3 at May 25, 2004 11:52 AM
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A co-worker who lives in Ashburn claims the rush-hour drives to and from Hyattsville are a minimum of an hour and has taken him two. He's switched to the commuter bus and Metro ride from Farragut North, which takes 75-90 minutes, as it is at least predictable.
And they called me nuts for living in the middle of Baltimore, which was a bit over an hour and rarely a hour and a half coming in, and even faster going out.
A stadium in Loudoun might work for a NoVA-centric fanbase, but Baltimore's easier for DC and most Montgomery/north PG residents.
Posted by: Amanda at May 26, 2004 8:55 AM
Plus, I'd rather Monterrey, Mexico get a team. Get the whole continent in on the thing.
Posted by: Amanda at May 26, 2004 8:58 AM