The Washington Nationals opened the US part of the season by beating the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on a walk off home run by Ryan Zimmerman. President Bush threw out the first pitch at the brand new Nationals Park in our nation's capitol.
When I lived in DC in the mid 1990s, the neighborhood that the new stadium was pretty bad. I kept my head down hoping not to get shot while I looked for an apartment there.
I'm really happy that baseball is back in the nation's capitol. I hope politicians, public policy wonks, and others who lead our country take a chance to chill out, catch a ball game, and find a way to solve our problems. They should leave the name calling to the other team's players. 
Play Ball!
Posted by an optimistic Tank in a DC frame of mind.