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The cheering returns to D.C.

By Jim Caple
Page 2

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Baseball returns to Washington on Thursday when the Nationals play their home opener at RFK, marking the first major-league game in D.C. since Sept. 30, 1971, when the Senators were still in the American League, Richard Nixon was still in the White House, America was still in Vietnam and the Expos were still in Canada. "My memories of the last game?" says former Senators outfielder Elliott Maddox. "Run for your life." That's because fans poured onto the field in the ninth inning, turning th ...

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