The Washington Times just published a drawing of the proposed ballpark for the Washington Nationals.
The ballpark, scheduled to open in 2008, features a contemporary design that includes large amounts of steel and glass and bucks the trend of recent “retro” style stadiums built in other cites.
Good. There are so many retro parks right now that glass and steel is the new retro. Ball parks should be unique. They shouldn’t be retro just because it works somewhere else.
Update: Matty notes a better link at the Washington Post.
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Hmmm, I wonder if the cookie-cutter will become the new retro down the line. In that case, the Mets should just keep playing at Shea.
I’m looking forward to the new ballpark, and glad they got the deal done. But it’s clear just by listening to sports-talk radio that a lot of damage has already been done in DC. Maybe things change once the season starts, but the Redskins signing four new players hasn’t helped focus the city’s attention on the baseball team.
David – There is a much better link on the Washington Post website (www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports
The only complaint I have with the new stadium is that’s it is going to be located in South East. I am hoping that the area will be renovated in proportion to the new park.