Ballpark Bus to Nationals Park gives suburban Nats fans a new transportation alternative

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Presidents Race Fan

Brian Bowman was a Nationals fan with a problem. A Nats fan “since the beginning,” Bowman, 33, never bought season tickets because his family lives in Ashburn, Virginia, and could only take so many taxing rush hour drives through suburban traffic to reach Nationals Park. “I’m not near the Metro,” Bowman says, “and the drive [...]

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Nationals quietly support candlelight vigil for Wilson Ramos

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

The Washington Nationals have remained silent on the Wilson Ramos kidnapping at the request of government and law enforcement officials, but that didn’t prevent the team from quietly supporting the impromptu candlelight vigil tonight in front of Nationals Park. The vigil was organized entirely by fans via Twitter in a matter of hours. Those who [...]

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Race vs. Teddy Roosevelt wins DC man his bride

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

Jennifer Kushlis loves Teddy Roosevelt. In fact, her love for the Washington Nationals’ racing president runs so deep that her boyfriend of six years, Matt Hendrickson, decided he would have to literally win her affections from Teddy before asking for her hand in marriage. “I absolutely love the Presidents’ Race,” Kushlis said. “It’s the highlight [...]

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Phillies fan ejected for punching Thomas Jefferson during presidents race

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

It wasn’t a complete invasion, but busloads of Philadelphia fans were among the 24,875 at Nationals Park Thursday night to see Cliff Lee and Jordan Zimmermann go at it in the final game of the Nationals’ series vs. the Phillies. The notorious boo-birds have earned a reputation for importing disruptive behavior to Nationals Park, and [...]

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Changes for 2011 at Nationals Park

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

The new-look Nationals begin their first extended homestand at Nationals Park tomorrow, bringing a 4-5 record and a renewed sense of confidence to face the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers beginning Tuesday night. It’s an exciting time to be a Nats fan. The many changes on the field have the Natosphere buzzing, and fans heading [...]

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New Nationals Park Co-Host Sarah Fraser

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

Personnel changes in the Nationals Park dugout were the main topic of discussion in the Natosphere this opening weekend, but outside the dugout, another newcomer was introduced to the stadium faithful. Long-time Nationals in-stadium host Clint Khoury has a new partner-in-crime for the NatsHD segments that appear on the Nationals Park scoreboard before and during [...]

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Rain hampers NatsFest, threatens opening day

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

A steady afternoon rain and temperatures in the 40s put a damper on the first-ever springtime NatsFest on Wednesday at Nationals Park, as many of the planned outdoor activities were moved, postponed, or canceled altogether. An open batting practice had been billed as the main afternoon attraction, but the field remained covered for most of [...]

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Teddy packs up for Spring Training

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

The Washington Nationals began packing for Viera, Florida, where next week pitchers and catchers will begin reporting for 2011 spring training. As part of a media event staged with team sponsor JK Moving and Storage, Teddy Roosevelt joined mascot Screech yesterday at the park to pack the moving truck for Viera. Grapefruit League games begin [...]

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Teddy fans from Ft. Worth, Texas invade Nationals Park

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

A huge and lively group of Teddy Roosevelt fans from Texas led a cheering Nationals Park crowd of 21,767 on Thursday night as Livan Hernandez and the Washington Nationals completed their first series sweep of the season. No matter where you sat in the Park, their cheers were hard to ignore. Even play-by-play man Bob [...]

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A birds-eye view of the presidents race

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

Abe Lincoln extended his winning streak to 4 games at Nationals Park Saturday night, as the Let Teddy Win blog was invited once again to take part in the team’s semi-annual blogger’s night. For most of the bloggers in attendance, the highlights were likely the myriad interview opportunities with Nats players and management, and the [...]

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“That Cat” adds to a night of Nationals Park oddities

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

On a night that featured both a triple play and an inside-the-park home run, oddities seemed to be the order of the day on Wednesday as the Nats returned to Nationals Park to kick off a homestand vs. the New York Mets. Off the field, TV chef and cookbook author Paula Deen offered to cook [...]

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More from Let Teddy Win Night at Nationals Park

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

Cathy over at WeLoveDC.com has a terrific recap of Let Teddy Win Night, including some fantastic and funny photos by Chris Rief. After reading the article, click through to Chris’s Flickr photostream for a great slide show that’s also a wonderful tribute to Nationals Park. Photo by Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie

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Ben’s Chili Bowl Half-Smoke makes MSN’s “Home Run Hot Dogs” list

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

Yesterday MSN’s Delish.com published it’s list of Home-Run Hot Dogs: The Best Dogs from America’s Baseball Stadiums, and cracking the top 24 was our own Nationals Park Ben’s Chili Bowl Half Smoke, “All the Way,” of course. I’ve written in praise of the Ben’s Chili Bowl Half-Smoke before. It was nice to see it crack [...]

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Some cheers and a few jeers for the new food options at Nationals Park

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

When the Washington Nationals brought in the Levy Restaurant group to replace Centerplate a year ago, expectations were high for a major improvement in concession variety and service. Perhaps they needed a year to get their bearings, because Levy has followed the incremental changes of 2009 with a number of very large wholesale changes for [...]

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Nats lose. Teddy disqualified. Good thing this was an exhibition.

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

A huge crowd filled Nationals Park for this afternoon’s game between the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox. The year’s only exhibition game in DC was meant to be a final warm-up for the season that starts Monday. Nats fans were simply grateful that this one didn’t count. With Craig Stammen spotting Boston an early [...]

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