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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Frank Robinson knows RFK Stadium well, having played there as a visitor during his Hall of Fame career. He hit nine homers at the place, in fact. But few of his players on the Washington Nationals have ever seen the ballpark, other than in photos on the Internet.
They'll be able to check out their new digs in person Sunday, when the Nationals host the New York Mets in an exhibition game before taking to the road to start the regular season with series at Philadelphia and Florida. Sunday's game will be a dress rehearsal for the April 14 home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks — and a head start on building a home-field advantage.
"What it really does for us is give us a chance to see the new home, get on the field, see how it plays a little bit and get a little feel for it, rather than coming back on the 14th and having to go right into a ballgame that really counts," Robinson, the manager, said at the team's spring training home in Viera, Fla. "It's kind of a shakedown-type ballgame. Get the bugs out a little bit."
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