1. PRESENTATION BY SEAN EMERSON Washington Nationals Past & Present

2. Why the Nationals My family has lived in Washington D.C. since the 1790s, and I was born in the District of Columbia Rooting for D.C. Sports teams is just natural for me My parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents rooted for the Washington Senators before the team moved away in the 1970s Baseball is my favorite sport to watch because it is played almost everyday, and because it is played during the summer

3. Objectives Teach people about the rich history of baseball in Washington D.C. Talk a little about the present team and what lead to their existence Have fun telling people about something I like that they may not have known anything about

4. Pro Baseball Teams That Have Played in D.C. Washington Nationals (National League) 1886-1899 Washington Senators (American League) 1901-1960 (Became Minnesota Twins) Homestead Grays (Negro League) 1930-1948 Washington Senators (American League) 1961-1971 (Became Texas Rangers) Washington Nationals (National League) 2005- Present (Moved to D.C. from Montreal)

5. D.C. Baseball Stadiums Griffith Stadium (1911-1961) home to Washington Senators and Washington-Homestead Grays Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (1962-1971, 2005-2007) Home to Senators then Nationals Nationals Park (2008-Present) Nationals’ current stadium

6. Problems I faced… Finding a java applet that would work Procrastinating until that last minute Getting PowerPoint, Excel and Word Documents to link to my webpage

7. Things I learned Creating a webpage is not as difficult as I thought Organize files correctly for WinSCP