Another successful Ladies Night was had on the rooftop party deck at Nats Park last night. It was a hot and humid night, but that didn’t stop the party. The rooftop tent was packed right up until game time, with in fact, what seemed like a bigger turn out then the last couple of times. Everyone (including a lot of men as it turns out) looked to be having a good time eating some Hard Times nachos, relaxing with chair massages, doing some shopping, drinking from the sample table or the cash bar, hitting some balls at putt-putt, and of course getting their photos taken with Jim Riggleman, John Lannan, and J.D. Martin.
The Nationals usually try to provide giveaways for the first 1000 people to enter Ladies Night, and last night they did not fail to deliver, providing us with a really great Nationals picture frame. Thanks to Bree Parker and Katherine Mitchell of the Nationals for putting together a great event once again.
When the party was over, some of the participants gathered to watch the game from their Left Field seats. Seated next to me was a trio of women. One of them informed me that she wasn’t a big fan and didn’t follow baseball too much, but she couldn’t turn down a Ladies Night! The trio then told me that they had never been to a baseball game before. I assumed they meant that they had just never been to Nats Park before. Nope…Diana, Sydney, and Elaine each had never been to a professional baseball game anywhere before last night. Sometimes I forget how fortunate I was as a kid to be taken to games at Shea and now as an adult being able to go see The Nats whenever I want. I sometimes assume that everyone starts going to baseball from the time they are 2! As first timers, those three sure looked like they were having fun, and they definitely knew what was going on during the game. They asked me a couple of questions throughout, but really didn’t need to ask too much. They were pretty funny about two of the things they asked …
1. If one of them catches an important ball (someone’s milestone HR, let’s say) and the player wants it back, can they negotiate for free tickets to a future game?
2. If a hitter’s bat breaks on a hit, does he get some sort of ‘pass’ that allows him to get to first?
I loved it! I think they would need to work it out with The Nationals on that first one, but on that second question, given how often we see daggers of wood flying around, could you imagine how many bases would be earned if such a pass existed?! It was a pleasure sitting next to those three, and I hope they had a good time and come back to NatsTown for some more – even when it isn’t Ladies Night. It’s a shame the team couldn’t win for them.
But it was a ‘Win’ for those of us who attended the Ladies Night event. A good time was had by all (as seen here), and we look forward to next season’s events.
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