Baseball is known for its superstitions, and nothing brings out the eccentric behavior like a good losing streak.
While Nats fans are preparing a chicken sacrifice Thursday at noon, the mascot team has been doing what it can to change the team’s recent fortunes.
On Wednesday afternoon, the powers that be who run the fourth inning presidents race moved the finish line to the third base side for the second day in a row. The racing presidents ran along the left field warning track, in the opposite direction of their usual path. The team tried a similar tactic last season, switching directions only when the Nats lost, but the system was soon abandoned.
Rather than move the finish line, Nats brass should be more concerned with the race results. George Washington won again on Wednesday, keeping Teddy Roosevelt winless for the season. Teddy’s historic October victory as the Nats tied up their first winning season was said to have broken a long-standing curse. Why would they now not let Teddy win?
Photo of Wednesday’s race courtesy of Joan Jankowski
LET TEDDY WIN 
Get rid of Taft.
I like Taft but if i had chosen a president to take the 5th spot it would have been Eisenhower. He liked/played baseball annd his bald head/ Army General uniform could have made for an interesting look for his mascot.