Needless to say neither of these Hall of Famers played in the ballparks where their statues exist. Walter Johnson played for the American League Washington Senators team that (long after his retirement) moved to Minnesota and be came the Twins. Jackie Robinson, of course, never moved west when the Dodgers fled Brooklyn.
The Walter Johnson statue, along with the statues of Josh Gibson and Frank Howard, tries to capture the action. The artists sculpted multiple arms in motion to depict this. The Robinson statue also depicts action, with Jackie frozen in his slide into home plate. Not to be an art critic, but I prefer the Robinson. It's less messy.
One more note about both of these fields. They both retained the team name. No corporate sponsored names, just Nationals Park and Dodgers Stadium. That is a rarity these days.
Seeing this wonderful Walter "big train" Johnson teminds me of the long attenuated struggle for D.C. Let's hope that the Nat's pull through tonight. Sincerely, "Buzz" (Bryant). p.s. looking forward to some further creations by you.
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