Washington Nationals

# 18 - Went here by myself in May of 2014. Played the Reds. I was really excited to see Johnny Cueto pitch. Nats won. Don't remember the score, but it wasn't close. Took the Metro, once off the train the stadium is right there. Kind of in a dumpy part of town, but they had some street vendors and make shift tailgate-esk area that looked alright. Stadium was enormous! Very red. Numerous common areas that we big. I mean a lot, picnic tables, jungle gyms for kids, really big bars. Every food option imaginable, beer selection was greater than any I'd ever seen at any stadium. I sat 200 level on the third base side. Had in seat ordering which I thought was extravagant for the 200 level. Place had conference rooms. I struggle with ranking this one because it was very nice, it almost felt like a shopping mall, didn't even feel like it was about baseball. That was evident in the fan base around me, no one seemed to actually care about the game, there's no tradition, the stadium doesn't really embody the town or the fans or anything. That said I'm sure Nats ownership would say something to the effect of 'embodiment? Pound Sand!' our stadium is awesome', and I can't disagree. Super nice, but not the right mix to get a grade of A. I'm going with a B+, but I'm conflicted about it.