Saying Goodbye to RFK, 9/21/07

Saying Goodbye to RFK, 9/21/07
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I won't pretend that I have a lifetime of memories at RFK. I stopped being a devoted 'Skins fan at age 9, on Thanksgiving Day in 1974 -- Clint Longley's Hail Mary pass to Drew Pearson was not something that I, as a little boy, could recover from. That's not to say that I never went to RFK before the Nats' arrival, I just can't wax poetic about the place. Nevertheless, it was a fine temporary home for the Nats, with a certain amount charm and character...