While the weather may suggest otherwise, spring and, with it, professional baseball have begun in D.C. This baseball season is shaping up to be an exciting one for the Nationals, who are predicted to be the best team in the majors. Before running off to the next game, however, consider bringing extra cash. Out of the 30 MLB teams, the Nationals sell the most expensive beer.

The average beer at a Nationals game costs $8 for 16-ounces, which is the same amount that the Yankees charged their fans last season. Maybe all the hype over their talented lineup has gone to the Nationals’ heads. It takes ambition to charge the same for a beer that the greediest team in baseball does.

The Nationals’ price is criminal, compared to some teams. The Cleveland Indians sell 12 ounces for $4, and the Arizona Daimondbacks have a glorious 14 ounce cup for $4.

The best way to avoid the pricey brews is to get to the game early; the full prices don’t kick in until after the first pitch is thrown. A special deal offers $5 drinks before the game.

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Fans going to the Nats stadium this summer to watch their home team trounce the Washington Nationals are in for a treat: soon, they may be able to get to the park on a water taxi run by American River Taxi, JD Land reports.

Anne Tabligan, a representative from American River Taxi, said that ART hopes to have a new taxi line up and running by mid-June connecting Georgetown, the Gangplank Marina near the Mall, and the marina at Nationals Park. Ticket prices aren’t set in stone, but they will probably cost $8, she said—which Vox thinks is a fair increase over the price of a Metro trip, since it comes with a lackadaisical trip down the Potomac.

Only two boats will service the route at first. A map on ART’s website shows they intend to expand their service to Poplar Point and Reagan National Airport.

Georgetown Metropolitan did some nautical math and estimated that water taxi might actually be a faster way to get to a Nats game than public transportation. The total trip, he wrote, will probably only take about fifteen minutes if the line goes straight from Nats Park to Georgetown.

Via Georgetown Metropolitan

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