I agree that Ted is kind of being a prick here, and that his argument is pretty flimsy. That said, you’re also willfully misinterpreting his words. I think it’s pretty clear that he isn’t talking about on-ice or on-court competitiveness. He’s talking about financial competitiveness. Now, I don’t buy that’s a real…

While you are correct that it is difficult to attribute any economic development in the Navy Yard area directly to Nats Park, you are incorrect that it “never happened.” Navy Yard has seen a ton of development in the past decade, which is fairly obvious just from looking at a photo from 2006 vs. today. The point of…