Posted on September 21, 2008 by Presidents Race
The Washington Nationals are pulling out all the stops for the final week of the home season, with a promotional schedule filled with special events and fan giveaways.
Today at Nationals Park, the team upped the ante for the presidents race as well, putting all four of the racing presidents on Segway personal transporters [...]
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Posted on July 16, 2008 by Presidents Race
Lost amid the all-star headlines yesterday was the news that the Washington Nationals’ beleaguered left fielder Wily Mo Peña was likely headed to the disabled list.
The 26-year-old would-be slugger might very well be the biggest disappointment for the Nationals in a season choc full of disappointments. Touted as an everyday middle-of-the order [...]
Filed under: Presidents Race | Tagged: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Jim Bowden, nationals presidents race, Teddy Roosevelt, Washington Nationals, Washington Nationals Presidents Race, Wily Mo Pena | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 20, 2008 by Presidents Race
The Washington Nationals surprised nobody but their own fans by releasing pitcher John Patterson today. I was surely not alone in being taken by surprise. A lot of us had hopes that he could still play the role of staff ace, having been mesmerized by his flashes of brilliance in 2005 and at [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2007 by Presidents Race
It’s been rumored that Stan Kasten is considering adding more presidents to the presidents race at Nationals Park in 2008. Could this be part of The Plan to make the team younger as they seek to build a champion? Teddy Roosevelt is currently the youngest of the racing presidents, but he was born [...]
Filed under: Players, Washington Nationals | Tagged: Aaron Boone, Billy Traber, Brian Schneider, Elijah Dukes, Garrett Guzman, Glen Gibson, Jesus Flores, Jim Bowden, Jonathan Albaledejo, Justin Jones, Lastings Milledge, Matt Whitney, Paul LoDuca, Presidents Race, Ryan Church, Stan Kasten, Teddy Roosevelt, Trades, Tyler Clippard | No Comments »
Posted on November 30, 2007 by Presidents Race
When I first saw the cozy right field dimensions of the new Nationals Park, my first thought was “if their averages don’t improve at least we’ll see more home runs from Ryan Church and Brian Schneider.”
Well, today the Washington Nationals announced that they had traded Brian Schneider and Ryan Church to the New [...]
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