Quick Review: Nationals Park

Still recovering from the long drive up from DC. I'll post a full review soon, hopefully tomorrow, but in the meantime here are some quick reactions about my trip to see the Mets play at Nationals Park:

• I want to know if HOK (the designers of Citi Field) also did this park because whoever did, did a much better job.
• Access to the park is super easy from the DC Metro.
• 360 degrees of the field from ALL levels.
• No obstructed views.
• Fantastic food options.
• A great value - I scored upper deck seats day of game for $20 each. There are also grandstand seats for $5, available day of game only, but we bought our seats from the kiosk and I think you have to talk to a live person to get the $5 seats?
• Something is crazy with the big analog clock in right field, it was 15 minutes slow at game time, but by the end of the game it was almost a full hour behind!
• Someone needs to tell Walgreens that the Nationals stole their logo.
• How do 8 runs get scored in a baseball game that only lasts two hours?
  
• I am officially a jinx for the 2009 Mets - I am 0 for 3 seeing the in person this year!
• TONS of Mets fans at the park.
• I will have to post this separately, as it is too long and crazy story to bury it here, but I managed to get my picture taken with Dwight Gooden, who was in attendance at the game!
  
• Brag all you want, Washington fans, but until your team finishes above .500 for the season, they are still the Expos!

That's all for now - I'll post more pics, comments and stories later this week!