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Any recommended lunch spots in Fredericksburg, VA with a good craft beer selection?  I was looking at Capital Ale House. Planning on going down for a day of history at the battlefield, Chatham Manor, and Ferry Farm.

 
Just saw that the climate change protestors will be out during the morning commute tomorrow. Ugh — I mean, I support their underlying cause and like seeing young people active and enthusiastic about causes, but twice in one week may require some slowing of their roll, and there are a lot more effective ways than blocking intersections and traffic when 99.9% of the people they are impacting can do relatively squat about the issue.

 
If yesterday was not heart-pounding enough, deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals tonight.  Game 4 was pretty fun to watch to see the Mystics make a game of it after the halftime deficit.

Definitely pulling for the Mystics, but will be happy for GW Colonials great Jonquel Jones if Connecticut gets the title.

 
Would love to see Mystics pull this out then have Della Donne throw out the first pitch in the first NLCS game in Washington. Very cool to see the Caps-Nats lovefest reciprocated from when the Nats got on the Caps bandwagon.

My favorite part is knowing that Snyder was very unhappy about the Caps' championship and must be equally seething over the Nats' success. 

 
My youngest was interested in game 4 and we watched most of the second half. He knew who several of the players. I'll be at my daughter's volleyball game tonight, but they'll likely lose in three and then I'll watch the rest of game 5 if my son is watching.

 
The_Man said:
Would love to see Mystics pull this out then have Della Donne throw out the first pitch in the first NLCS game in Washington. Very cool to see the Caps-Nats lovefest reciprocated from when the Nats got on the Caps bandwagon.

My favorite part is knowing that Snyder was very unhappy about the Caps' championship and must be equally seething over the Nats' success. 
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Reminds me of this tweet that I saw this last night...

Zach Pereles @zach_pereles

Don’t talk trash on the DC teams...

The Nationals WON A PLAYOFF SERIES

The Capitals ARE ONE OF THE BEST NHL TEAMS AND 2018 CHAMPS

The Wizards FIRED ERNIE GRUNFELD

The Redskins

The Mystics ARE ONE WIN AWAY FROM A WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP

 
Congrats to all of you Nats fans in here.  Crazy win and a big "getting over the hump" moment.

I have to say I am rooting against your team though. I have listened to the Sports Junkies on podcast for years.  They are unlistenable when celebrating a good team/result.  Nothing but homerism and terrible callers.  Last year's Caps run was interminable.  

So I'm genuinely happy for you dudes in here, but sad selfishly.  :)  

 
facook said:
Congrats to all of you Nats fans in here.  Crazy win and a big "getting over the hump" moment.

I have to say I am rooting against your team though. I have listened to the Sports Junkies on podcast for years.  They are unlistenable when celebrating a good team/result.  Nothing but homerism and terrible callers.  Last year's Caps run was interminable.  

So I'm genuinely happy for you dudes in here, but sad selfishly.  :)  
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I would just stop that sentence after saying they are unlistenable.  Then you can root for Nats without remorse.  Win-win.

 
Headed to DC next weekend for the 49ers vs redskins game. We are staying in the DuPont circle area. Any recommendations on local bars/restaurants  we should check out?

TIA!

 
derek19 said:
Headed to DC next weekend for the 49ers vs redskins game. We are staying in the DuPont circle area. Any recommendations on local bars/restaurants  we should check out?

TIA!
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If you're coming for a good time in a different city, then DC is the place. If you're coming to have a great experience going to an NFL game, you should wait and come when the 49ers play in Baltimore on Dec. 1. 

Why kind of food/place are you looking for, and what's your price range for restaurants?

 
Don Quixote said:
If yesterday was not heart-pounding enough, deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals tonight.  Game 4 was pretty fun to watch to see the Mystics make a game of it after the halftime deficit.

Definitely pulling for the Mystics, but will be happy for GW Colonials great Jonquel Jones if Connecticut gets the title.
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I'm going to the Mystics game tonight, after obviously staying up until 3 AM yesterday watching and rewatching all the Nats-related goodness. I was thinking it was gonna hopefully be a panacea following another Game 5 heartbreak, now I feel utterly exhausted but also somehow invincible.

ESPN2 at 8 PM, for those who don't know.

 
The_Man said:
If you're coming for a good time in a different city, then DC is the place. If you're coming to have a great experience going to an NFL game, you should wait and come when the 49ers play in Baltimore on Dec. 1. 

Why kind of food/place are you looking for, and what's your price range for restaurants?
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The reason we are coming to DC is the football game but we are flying in Friday morning. So we will pretty much have all day Friday and Saturday to enjoy the city. I know the game against Baltimore would be better to see but the wife doesn't like the cold. She's only experienced the Memphis winters. 

As far as food, we not picky so we are open to anything. We just want to try some local spots. Also, if you can recommend any tap rooms or breweries to visit, that would be great as well. 

 
derek19 said:
The reason we are coming to DC is the football game but we are flying in Friday morning. So we will pretty much have all day Friday and Saturday to enjoy the city. I know the game against Baltimore would be better to see but the wife doesn't like the cold. She's only experienced the Memphis winters. 

As far as food, we not picky so we are open to anything. We just want to try some local spots. Also, if you can recommend any tap rooms or breweries to visit, that would be great as well. 
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You can't go wrong in DuPont Circle and, especially, Adams Morgan.  Since you are already in DuPont, I'd say to walk up to Adams Morgan is the place to go.  I'll leave it to some of the more hip guys for suggestions of bars. In my younger days, Madams Organ was a quality place to hit.  Dunno if it is still up and kicking. 

 
derek19 said:
The reason we are coming to DC is the football game but we are flying in Friday morning. So we will pretty much have all day Friday and Saturday to enjoy the city. I know the game against Baltimore would be better to see but the wife doesn't like the cold. She's only experienced the Memphis winters. 

As far as food, we not picky so we are open to anything. We just want to try some local spots. Also, if you can recommend any tap rooms or breweries to visit, that would be great as well. 
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For a more upscale restaurant, could look at Rasika West End or Blue Duck Tavern, kind of south Dupont/north Foggy Bottom.  Kramerbooks if you want a bit more of a DC institution and not as fancy (and fondly recall where Monica Lewinsky shopped).

My knowledge of Dupont and Adams Morgan bars are mostly from the undergrad days, with the restrooms that smelled of vomit.  But I'm sure there are better places than those that I used to visit.  Out of that area, could look at ChurchKey on 14th for a taproom, and Blue Jacket by Nats Park for a brewery (both sister restaurants).

But I do most of eating/drinking south of the Potomac these days, so others can probably fill in with better options.  My favorite brewery in the area is Aslin Beer Co., but it's in Alexandria and probably not worth getting to from downtown without a car.

 
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Just moved to NOVA back in August. Getting used to the area and the traffic. Talking to my neighbor today about the upcoming winter. He said a typical winter will be 6 - 8 inches of snow for the entire season. He said there are exceptions (he remembered a storm with multiple feet of snow) but not much snow is typical. You all agree? 

 
Beef Ravioli said:
Just moved to NOVA back in August. Getting used to the area and the traffic. Talking to my neighbor today about the upcoming winter. He said a typical winter will be 6 - 8 inches of snow for the entire season. He said there are exceptions (he remembered a storm with multiple feet of snow) but not much snow is typical. You all agree? 
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Welcome to the City of Champions. 

That’s probably close to average. But I think we have quite a bit of year-to-year variation. We can have winters with like 1-2 inches total and others where we get a couple really big storms. Either way, expect traffic to be 10x worse for each inch of snow. 

 
How much do you guys figure WS tickets would cost if the Nationals get there?

I am almost exactly halfway between DC and St Louis and am an Astro fan. 

 
The_Man said:
Would love to see Mystics pull this out then have Della Donne throw out the first pitch in the first NLCS game in Washington. Very cool to see the Caps-Nats lovefest reciprocated from when the Nats got on the Caps bandwagon.

My favorite part is knowing that Snyder was very unhappy about the Caps' championship and must be equally seething over the Nats' success. 
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All still relevant. 

 
The_Man said:
The_Man said:
Would love to see Mystics pull this out then have Della Donne throw out the first pitch in the first NLCS game in Washington. Very cool to see the Caps-Nats lovefest reciprocated from when the Nats got on the Caps bandwagon.

My favorite part is knowing that Snyder was very unhappy about the Caps' championship and must be equally seething over the Nats' success. 
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All still relevant. 
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Great story with suggestions about who should do first pitches for the Nats Home Games. 

 
dgreen said:
Sorry about the weather. 
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Man that was rough. We definitely did not come prepared for that type of weather. It was still fun though. The weather on Friday and Saturday was awesome so we got to see a lot of the sites we wanted to see. Yesterday was a beautiful day as well so we decided to ride the scooters around and bar hop. 

 
Apple Jack said:
Last I looked $700+ to stand.
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Keep waiting for the price to drop a bit, but still holding around $700 for Game 3.  Game 4 seems to have gone up to $750 (maybe people paying a little bit more on the chance of some type of informal event with a festive atmosphere after the game).

 
A parade honoring the Washington Nationals is set for Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced early Thursday after the team won the World Series.

The parade will begin at 2 p.m. at the corner of Constitution Avenue NW at 15th Street, the mayor’s office said. The parade will then proceed east along Constitution Avenue NW and end on Pennsylvania Avenue NW at 3rd Street NW, where there will be a rally for the team.

 
i hope you guys really phillyd the heck out of it and burned stuff and punched riot patrol horses and stuff take that to the bank brohans 

 
Saw on Twitter that Washington Post is selling the stadium edition in their lobby, in case of interest to anyone downtown. Think I’m going to walk down during lunch.

ETA: Just got back from there. You can get 3 for $5. Also selling protective sleeves for $1 each and have bags, if worried about the rain.

 
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Don Quixote said:
Saw on Twitter that Washington Post is selling the stadium edition in their lobby, in case of interest to anyone downtown. Think I’m going to walk down during lunch.

ETA: Just got back from there. You can get 3 for $5. Also selling protective sleeves for $1 each and have bags, if worried about the rain.
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Oh, crap. I meant to swing by Giant this morning to buy a newspaper. Hopefully I can find one somewhere later today.

 
Rumor is Nats might show up with the trophy at tomorrow night’s Caps game 

The sheer likability of both these teams and their mutual enthusiasm for each other has made all of this that much more fun 

 
The_Man said:
Rumor is Nats might show up with the trophy at tomorrow night’s Caps game 

The sheer likability of both these teams and their mutual enthusiasm for each other has made all of this that much more fun 
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I still would have liked for the Caps dog to have done something with one of the first pitch ceremonies.

 
dgreen said:
Oh, crap. I meant to swing by Giant this morning to buy a newspaper. Hopefully I can find one somewhere later today.
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If you were unable to get and want something, I have a couple of extras of the souvenir ~8-pager with "CHAMPS!" across the top.  I bought the 3 (because why not), but wife kind of mocked me for it.

 
Anybody seen street closures for the parade?  Coming in from Alexandria... I have monthly parking in the Metro Center area, and my wife has parking by L'Enfant.  Thinking our optimal approach is to park by L'Enfant and then either walk or Metro from there (as my usual route to work takes me straight up 14th past Constitution and Penn which may have street closures in effect).

 
Don Quixote said:
Anybody seen street closures for the parade?  Coming in from Alexandria... I have monthly parking in the Metro Center area, and my wife has parking by L'Enfant.  Thinking our optimal approach is to park by L'Enfant and then either walk or Metro from there (as my usual route to work takes me straight up 14th past Constitution and Penn which may have street closures in effect).
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Following up on my own post, I found street closure info here.

 
Don Quixote said:
If you were unable to get and want something, I have a couple of extras of the souvenir ~8-pager with "CHAMPS!" across the top.  I bought the 3 (because why not), but wife kind of mocked me for it.
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That would be awesome. Thanks. 

I didn’t go driving all around last night, but the places I checked were all out. 

 
Hey All, I moved to NOVA this past summer. I’m looking for a great seafood joint to take my wife and boys who are in from college. I live in Montclair but don’t mind traveling a ways for a great place.
 

This past summer we ate at a place up in Frederick, MD called Mays Seafood or something like that. It was really good and I could and will go back there if need be but I wanted to see what you all would suggest first and if something might be closer. 
 

Thanks! 

 
Passion Fish and Fords Fish Shack are two I like. If someone has a good suggestion in Old Town Alexandria, that would be good if you haven’t been to that neighborhood yet. 

 
dgreen said:
Passion Fish and Fords Fish Shack are two I like. If someone has a good suggestion in Old Town Alexandria, that would be good if you haven’t been to that neighborhood yet. 
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I don’t eat too much seafood, but my favorite restaurants in Old Town are Vermilion and Brabo. They are not seafood specialty places, but good food all around with seafood options.

For the seafood specialty places in Old Town, there are Hummingbird and Hank’s Oyster Bar. Hummingbird’s chef is Cathal Armstrong, who was the chef of the long-running Restaurant Eve in Old Town (which was a great spot). And I’ve been to the Hank’s Pasta Bar offshoot of the oyster bar.

 
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dgreen said:
Passion Fish and Fords Fish Shack are two I like. If someone has a good suggestion in Old Town Alexandria, that would be good if you haven’t been to that neighborhood yet. 
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We love Old Town and have been a couple of times. I’ll check for some seafood places.

Mays Seafood offers all you can eat options and with my boys coming they would like the challenge of quantity over top end quality (not that the quality of Mays was bad). 

 
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