April 6, 2010 9:58 AM

Opening Day pix, part one: Crowds, motorcade, entrances

Because the Washington Nationals have to start somewhere.

The arrival by Metro.

The walk down Half Street.

The barbershop quartet.

The metal detectors in advance of President Obama's first pitch.

The most uncalled-for Metro insult ever.

The weirdest new thing in the ballpark this year.

The first beer of the new season.

The arrival of the Obama motorcade. (My all-time fav: Reagan in '88.)

The odd way to end the motorcade.

The security line that made us glad to be inside.

The fat chicken does something good for once.

The Secret Service atop the Red Porch.

The entrance of one Ryan Zimmerman.

The Star-Spangled Banner.

The entrance of one Roy Halladay.

Part two is here.

2 responses ...

  1. Opening Day, part two: Obama, fireworks and the inevitable | Patrick Cooper: Greetings from Evanston, Ill. says:

    [...] Opening Day pix, part one: Crowds, motorcade, entrances » April 6, 2010 5:59 [...]

  2. Jess says:

    Remember how I was going to blog about the fat chicken with Denis? Remember that? Silly me.

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