Exciting things are happening to the Nationals this off-season. As you can see from Clark Construction Camera, the new baseball field is complete. The grass is Kentucky Bluegrass, which “is cut a bit longer and slows the ball.” Hopefully the team didn’t choose this type of grass because they refuse to acquire a quality center fielder this off-season.

According the Mayor Fenty, the new stadium is both on time and on budget. Season ticket holders can expect to receive their seat assignments to arrive in their mail in the next few days. The first game in the new stadium will be an exhibition game on Saturday, March 29, 2008 against the Orioles. Tickets will not be sold for the game, but instead the will be given to season ticket holders and the construction workers who built the stadium.

As for news regarding the team actually improving the quality of the product on the field? Well, there isn’t any of that yet. After a surprisingly mediocre season, we have yet to see if the Lerner’s are willing to open up their purse strings and field a competitive team. It is going to be tough to stomach a sub-par small budget team while sitting in a brand new, beautiful, publicly-financed stadium.

Photo by Scott Abelman