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Video: Teddy loses, but his magic number drops to 2

Time is not on Abraham Lincoln’s side.

Abe Lincoln Teddy Roosevelt racing presidentsThe Great Emancipator kicked off the current homestand Friday night with a presidents race victory to move within 6 games of Teddy Roosevelt in the hunt for the season title, but his failure to win on Saturday or Sunday made the task more unlikely.

Teddy Roosevelt lost each of those races at the wire, first to Thomas Jefferson and then to William Howard Taft, but with only 9 races remaining in the season, Teddy’s “magic number” still shrank to 2.

Here’s Friday’s victory by Abe:

…and Taft’s Sunday triumph:

Friday night’s video courtesy of lfahome

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I am a huge Washington Nationals fan (and partial season ticket holder) whose son fell in love with the Presidents Race from that first day in July, 2006 when big-headed Teddy first came up short. It's wonderful to think that such a fan-friendly tradition could become established in DC so quickly. Who says DC doesn't have great fans? I hope that our chants of "Let Teddy Win!" during the Presidents Race will continue to add fun and excitement to Nationals Park, and help turn more and more young people into Washington Nationals fans. I started letteddywin.com to have fun and help fuel the fan spirit around the presidents race.

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