Update: Yes, Metro Still Sucks

 

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"We’ve impacted hundreds of thousands of people. We’ve let them know the parameters we’re working under, and I think we ought to stick to that."
(Paul Wiedefeld, via WTOP.com, 10/12/2016)

Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld refuses to budge on making an exception to keep Metro open late for Thursday's Nats-Dodgers NLDS Game 5.

8:08 first pitch; Metro closes at midnight. Cue the shots of Nationals fans streaming for Navy Yard in the bottom of the 8th of a tie game...

Love the valiant efforts of TalkNats.com and the #NatsRide movement, but the fact that it's come to this in Washington BLEEPING D.C. defies logic.

And NO: this is not the right call. Oh, and thanks for the jinx, Wiedefeld:

Wiedefeld on possibly staying open if needed for World Series "we'll cross that bridge when we come to it." @ABC7News

— Bri Carter (@ABC7Bri) October 11, 2016

(Photo of Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld via @ABC7Cheryl)

Comments

[Jeez2]

Though, to be fair, why does the fame start so frigging late? If the game started at 7, there'd be no problem. 2 days ago, MLB was content to have it start at 5.

I'll be less sympathetic to metro during the World Series, when the times are set well in advance. For this one, MLB could have easily avoided the problem and decided (late in the process) not to