Battle of the Beltway, Post No. 800

First off this is post 800, thanks for coming around day after day. I don't know why but it never gets any easier, I guess I keep trying to get you all something new and fresh to look at the same thing. Anyways, I made another O's game already, this time they were hosting the Washington Nationals. The give-away was a Nick Markakis t-shirt. I don't know if it was the shirts or the Nats coming the short hop up the Beltway but when we got to the stadium the lines were around the block. I dropped off the wife and kids and headed up the street to the parking garage. By the time I got back to the stadium the shirts were gone. I guess with only 10,000 shirts and 39,633 fans I wasn't the only one without a shirt. We did get 3, so we're set. Like I said, it was a full house. After a shaky start by Jeremy Guthrie, the O's starter, (2 hits and 3 walks in the top of the 1st) and thanks to long balls by Zaun, Reimold and Huff the Birds celebrated another victory. The Nationals brought along their mascot, Screech, who played a little wiffle ball with the Oriole's Bird. Also there last Saturday was Matt Hobgood, Baltimore's first round draft pick (5th overall). Matt, a right handed pitcher out of Norco, California High School came to terms with the team last week and is ready to play.