Wednesday, June 11, 2008

"D.C. shelled out $611 million for this?" -Boz

Boz gets on board...almost. But I do like the Senators III line.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/10/AR2008061002747.html

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Things are bad when the Boz turns of his Nats. I think the only thing that will be keeping going to the games are Ben's delicious half-smokes and the yummy soft serve ice cream that is served in the little Nats batting helmet.

Anonymous said...

Sorry to hear of the purported deal for STBNGNP. I was really hoping Sam's Club or BJ's or Costco (but I have a hazy recollection they have one already) would get the naming rights because the place looks like a warehouse. The stadium's 2-tone beige/brown stonework with the blue and red National's lettering and highlighting is almost a dead ringer for a Costco. Bet attendance would jump as thousands mistakenly walk in trying to go shopping.

As an architectural statement, this stadium is major blunder. The stadium was used as an excuse to level half of Anacostia for urban renewal. A remarkable opportunity to build a truly striking struture that would be the defining signature landmark for the revitalized region was frittered away. 611 mill sure don't buy what it used to.