Video: Racing presidents grace Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker despite backstage “diva fit” by Teddy

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

For your enjoyment this Christmas weekend, the Washington Nationals released a behind-the-scenes video from the racing presidents’ guest appearance earlier this month in The Washington Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker at the Warner Theatre. The clip features an interview with director Septime Webre, who praises Thomas Jefferson for his “confident, nuanced artistry,” George Washington for [...]

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Video: Teddy turns on the racing presidents, and regrets it

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

It’s that time of the season, when, with only a handful of home games left, the race to the finish makes the competition desperate. Such was the case Saturday night at Nationals Park, when Teddy Roosevelt, still searching for win #1 in the Nationals’ presidents race, turned on the competition, trapping them in a pack [...]

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After high expectations are dashed, even Abe Lincoln implores the Nationals to Let Teddy Win

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

The “Let Teddy Win” buzz hit a fever pitch on Memorial Day at Nationals Park, with rumors spreading rampant that after high-level meetings in the Nats’ front office, a decision had been made to finally let Teddy win. From the stands to the press box, from Twitter to even the Phillies’ TV and radio broadcasts, [...]

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Santangelo guarantees Memorial Day victory for Teddy

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Presidents Race Fan

It appears that Jayson Werth may have lit a fire under Teddy and the Nationals. Werth’s call for Nats management to let Teddy Win drew the attention of NBC 4 and The Washington Post yesterday, in addition to a slew of online chatter; so all eyes were on Teddy at the start of Sunday’s race [...]

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Vote for the Let Teddy Win pumpkin!

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

The Washington Nationals have announced the finalists for their annual pumpkin carving contest, and the final selections include a very familiar face. Loyal blog reader Larry LaHaie’s “Let Teddy Win” pumpkins were selected by the panel of judges, and voting has been opened up to the fans at nationals.com. Your vote could help win Larry [...]

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Lincoln holds off challengers to take his 3rd title as the Nationals racing presidents bid farewell to Stan Kasten

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

In the end, it was no contest. After a back and forth month in which both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson made strong runs at first place in the presidents race standings, back-to-back repeat champion Abraham Lincoln held off all challengers in the final race of the season, pulling away for a convincing victory and [...]

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WTOP radio covers Teddy’s plight

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

Many people have asked today about the feature that ran this morning on DC’s WTOP radio in which Jim Riggleman was interviewed about the plight of Teddy Roosevelt. If you missed it, you can listen here courtesy of WTOP. UPDATE: A much lengthier piece ran later, and we will post the link to that as [...]

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Teddy returns to the scene of the crime, and it’s not pretty

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

It’s been more than a year since the Nationals racing presidents last appeared at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park — an infamous visit in which Teddy Roosevelt became a SportsCenter highlight when Pittsburgh Pirates racing pierogie Potato Pete took Teddy down in an open field tackle that ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt called “the greatest highlight I’ve ever [...]

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A crazy night of milestones for the Nats and the presidents

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

Was it the moon? The beautiful bright moon that hovered over the Nationals Park scoreboard wasn’t officially full, but what other explanation could there be for the 4 1/2-hour spectacle that unfolded Thursday night. The night that had it all started with an awesome display by one young superstar-to-be and ended with a burst bubble [...]

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Teddy gets the royal treatment, sits out Fathers Day

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Presidents Race Fan

With temparatures in the mid-90s at Nationals Park Sunday afternoon, Teddy Roosevelt, father of six, decided it would be a good opportunity to celebrate Fathers Day as so many dads do — by taking the day off. For Sunday’s 4th-inning presidents race, George, Thomas, and Abe took to the hot and muggy outfield, but Teddy [...]

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Cast Your Vote: Teddy nominated for 2009 “This Year in Baseball” Awards

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Presidents Race Fan

Postseason honors are few and far between for the Washington Nationals this season, but over at MLB.com, you can submit your vote today for two Nationals nominees for the 2009 This Year In Baseball awards. Ryan Zimmerman’s nomination as 2009 Defensive Player of the Year will come as no surprise to Nationals fans; but the [...]

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Teddy Roosevelt “getting treatment,” will skip presidents race again.

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Presidents Race Fan

The Washington Nationals confirmed today that racing president Teddy Roosevelt would be held out of tonight’s presidents race at Nationals Park, marking the third straight race without fan favorite Teddy. A spokesperson for the team told us that Teddy re-aggravated his hamstring injury from a few weeks ago. “He is getting treatment and we hope [...]

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Teddy Roosevelt returns, can’t hold lead

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Presidents Race Fan

Barely 16 hours after the Nationals announced that Teddy Roosevelt was listed as “day to day” for the presidents race, visitors entering Nationals Park for today’s game vs. the Florida Marlins found Teddy waiting to greet them, giving the thumbs up sign to those inquiring about his health. Sure enough, when race time came in [...]

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Teddy Roosevelt Scratched from Presidents Race, listed as “Day to Day”

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Presidents Race Fan

In an unprecendented turn of events, the Washington Nationals announced during Saturday night’s game that racing president and fan favorite Teddy Roosevelt had been injured during pre-game warmups and would not participate in the presidents race. With the Nationals trailing the Florida Marlins in the top of the 4th inning, the Nationals Park announcer said [...]

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Twitter turns out to be Teddy’s downfall

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Presidents Race Fan

2009 has been a big year for the Washington Nationals Teddy Roosevelt in the world of social media, as the team has made Teddy its official voice on Facebook and Twitter. But last night at Nationals Park, it turned out to be Teddy’s downfall. Teddy had an early lead in the 4th-inning presidents race, then [...]

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