I went to see the Red Sox play our Washington Nationals last night. It was a beautiful night and a perfect setting for baseball. The Red Sox have a great team - and I mean team. They have strength throughout the lineup with great pitching and a great bull pen. They beat the Nats but it was a fun and well played game.
Last night’s crowd set all-time attendance records at Nationals Park and I bet more than two-thirds of the crowd were Red Sox fans. In my row, my son and I were the only Nationals fans.
When Ortiz hit his home run, I looked around and it seemed like everyone in the park was standing and cheering. Red Sox Nation was out in full force.
I know the Nationals can build up a big and loyal following and sell the place out on their own one day but more than 100 years of tradition have served the Red Sox well and winning a few World Series doesn’t hurt either.
Saw you downstairs below my section 312 seat!
What the Nats went through in this series (and to a lesser extent with other visiting teams like the Cubs, Phillies and Mets) is what the Caps went through with Penguins, Sabres and Red Wings supporters back when they were struggling – the team isn’t winning so that’s more room for the travelling support. When the Caps started winning and the season ticket base grew, that meant fewer seats for the opposition, leading to this past season’s near-freeze-out of the opposition fans…when the Nats start winning it’ll be more of a Nats support in the stands too.
Unless you’re the Redskins, this town only supports winners.
Not that suprised. The soxs have mass attandence any were they go. Having been to fenway 4 3 playoff games, its rowday. R they the rudeist team in baseball? Yes.but they sell seats. Ted dont be a nats fan. There worse than the 62 mets. And they went 40-120.
If Strasburg becomes the baseball equivalent of Ovie, that would certainly help. Fingers crossed.
I have to say, I prefer it your way, Ted. The less fans for the other team, the better. And if you start selling Pens jerseys at Verizon, we are going to have to have a serious talk!
Great story Ted. I love watching my home team. Great bunch of guys. I’d love to make it to your ballpark it looks beautiful.
Maura
First of all…they are not the Boston Red Sox…they are the Mass, VT, NH, Maine and Rhode Island Red Sox. It is a cult in New England..
Second…Half of those people have Nats gear and go to Nats games except when the Sox rarely come to town…They are transplants to DC…So Sox nation is strong here in DC, because they have all left Mass and the rest of the states up there.