End of an era -- sort of

So Ed and I are going to RFK Stadium tonight to see the Washington Nationals face the Philadelphia Phillies in what's supposed to be the next-to-last baseball game ever played at RFK Stadium. They say the new ballpark will open next April, but there's a lot of work yet to be done, so we'll see.

Lots of good times at RFK, even though the teams haven't been very good. The Nats did tease us in 2005 when they actually had a shot at the playoffs in September, but other than that, a lot of losses.

We're going to tailgate one last time -- not many parking spaces at the new ballpark, which is a shame. But it's going to be a nice park. I just hope they keep some of the ambiance of RFK -- like the moving seats along the third base line, Sweet Sixth, the Presidents races.

Can't wait.

The pictures above are an artist's rendering of the new stadium, and a picture of Ed when we were allowed down on the field last season. Click here for a look at the construction of the new park.