Well, at least for taking me out to the ballgame, it's goodbye RFK. The Nationals new stadium opens to regular season play this evening, and RFK Stadium returns as the sole home of DC United soccer team. RFK, known as DC Stadium until 1969, was home to the expansion team Washington Senators from 1962 (the Senators played the 1961 season at Griffith Stadium) until they left for Texas in 1971 and leaving the Capital baseball-less until the Montreal Expos moved down in 2005. RFK has been home to the Major League Soccer's DC United since 1996 and was once home to the Washington Redskins from 1961 through 1996 when they moved to Landover, MD and Fed-Ex Field. The kids and I went to see the Nats beat the Dodgers on May 28, 2006, if I recall Alfonso hit a homer that day. I am now looking forwards to seeing the new Nationals Ballpark along the Anacostia Riverfront this summer, I'll let you know. As for the beginning of the regular season...PLAY BALL!
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