Inaugural Game
April 14, 2005 - First Home Win 5-3
A Panoramic View at RFK Stadium - The Rob Arra Collection

After 34 years, baseball returns to RFK and the District! To the enthusiastic delight of over 45,000 fanatics on a beautiful spring evening, the old Montreal Expos officially became Washington's team, and the city began its love affair with the boys in red. With brilliant performances from some of the new hometown heroes (including Livan Hernandez, Chad Cordero, Vinny Castilla, Jose Vidro), the Nats posted a 5-3 victory, and sparked a hot run that kept them in first place until after the All-Star break!

With picture-perfect clarity, The Rob Arra Collection presents that historic day with "Inaugural Game", this spectacular panoramic print for your wall and your collection. As the first home-park pitch in Nationals history approaches Arizona Diamondbacks leadoff hitter Craig Counsell...SNAP! The moment is preserved for all-time, in all its legendary glory. From the finely groomed field, to the standing-room-only crowd, to the newly renovated stadium (finished just in time for opening day!), to the scoreboards and billboards, and the blue sky above, it's all here, in perfect focus and brilliant color. And, as a special limited-edition bonus, the border area includes authentic facsimile autographs of each player from that game's starting lineup: Castilla, Christian Guzman, Nick Johnson, Brian Schneider, Brad Wilkerson, Ryan Church, Vidro, Hernandez, and Jose Guillen. Whether you were at the game that day, are a fan who fell in love with the team during those opening weeks of the season, are a former Expos fan who still follows the team in Washington, or simply a DC-area sports fan who wants to own a piece of history, this item is for you! A must-have collector's item for the wall of any fan, perfect for a nice frame and a prominent place on the wall of home or office.