Politics is nothing new to Washington D.C. even in the arena marked with base paths and outfield grass. The stadium for the expansion Washington Nationals baseball team cost over $600 million and while opponents decried the waste of taxpayer money supporters promised the stadium would stimulate economic development. Land swaps closed-door deals and valuable parking-lot strategies were as complex as any game plan employed on the diamond. The district s past stadiums tracks and Olympics facilities are archived and described in this history along with their political backdrops. The book features numerous drawings and photographs.