For the second straight night, Sharknado returned to Nationals Park, and this time attacked the racing presidents from both directions. Sharknado 1 met the presidents on the warning track, knocking Teddy back into the pack. Only Abe Lincoln remained on his feet, but then Sharknado 2 arrived from the rear and leveled the Great Emancipator. … Continue reading Video: Twin Sharknados mow down racing presidents
Followers of the Washington Nationals racing presidents should not have been surprised by what was waiting in store for Teddy Roosevelt Thursday night at Nationals Park. The debut Wednesday of the sequel Sharknado 2: The Second One on the SyFy Network portended the return of Teddy’s nemesis Sharknado, who made four appearances at Nationals Park … Continue reading Video: Sharknado attacks Teddy Roosevelt
The Washington Nationals have three weekday games coming up, and so have given fans the OK to play hooky in order to attend. According to the team, the racing presidents got together during the All Star break to issue the following pardon, which “exempts all Nats fans from previous engagements in order to attend the … Continue reading Racing presidents issue printable pardons excusing fans from work
Racing president Teddy Roosevelt celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing Sunday at Nationals Park by donning a makeshift astronaut helmet fashioned from tinfoil. The tactic helped propel Teddy to his 16th victory and an unprecedented July lead in the presidents race standings, but it apparently scared the folks at Major League Baseball, … Continue reading GIF: Teddy Roosevelt scares MLB with astronaut costume
It was not Teddy’s finest hour. In the first presidents race after the All Star break, Teddy Roosevelt came out swinging Friday night at Nationals Park, turning on his fellow presidents before they even finished coming out of the centerfield gate. The Rough Rider shoved George Washington to the ground, but failed to down his … Continue reading Video: Teddy goes after George Washington, who returns the favor
The bear cub that attacked Teddy Roosevelt returned to Nationals Park Sunday afternoon, but ran into a buzz saw known as the Nats’ grounds crew. “LarQ the Bear” (a reference to the much maligned Cubs mascot Clark the Bear) was prepared to disrupt the fourth inning race once again when the Nationals grounds crew emerged … Continue reading Video: Nationals Park grounds crew repeatedly pummels Chicago mascot during presidents race
The beating that Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals put on the Chicago Cubs Saturday afternoon was nothing compared to the grizzly scene that played out in the fourth inning presidents race at Nationals Park. With Teddy Roosevelt in the early lead, an orange, oversized bear cub came running from the home bullpen and shoved … Continue reading Video: Bear cub attacks Teddy Roosevelt in the outfield
When baseball returned to Washington DC, Major League Baseball established an annual tradition of playing a morning baseball game on Independence Day in the nation’s capital. For the first several years of the Nationals’ presidents race, it was also an annual tradition for the writer of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, to lead the … Continue reading Video: George Washington leads a July 4th Parade at Nationals Park
Wednesday marked the 67th anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident, and so of course, invading aliens marked the occasion by disrupting the presidents race at Nationals Park. William Howard Taft was the first to spot the alien lurking near the bullpen, but the other presidents ignored his warnings. The alien turned out to be no … Continue reading Alien invades Nationals Park on World UFO Day
On Tuesday night at Nationals Park, Teddy Roosevelt stopped his fellow racing presidents on the warning track to read them the “Joke of the Day” in celebration of International Joke Day. George, Tom, and Bill started laughing, but Abe Lincoln grabbed the joke from Teddy’s hands, tore it up, and raced for the finish line. … Continue reading Video: Abe shows no sense of humor on International Joke Day
As they did before last week’s World Cup soccer match, the Nationals racing presidents acted out Tuesday’s upcoming match between Team USA and Belgium on Monday night at Nationals Park. And this time, the crowd really got into it. George Washington and Abe Lincoln represented Team USA on Monday, wearing their home white uniforms. They … Continue reading Videos: Nats Park crowd chants “USA” as racing presidents act out USA vs. Belgium
When the USA scored for the second time during Sunday’s World Cup match vs. Portugal, international broadcasts caught a glimpse of a fan dressed as Teddy Roosevelt celebrating the go-ahead goal. The image of the Rough Rider cheering in the stands was instantly shared on Twitter and Vine, but credit Yahoo! Sports for tracking the … Continue reading Video: Meet the man who dressed as Teddy Roosevelt at the World Cup
For the first time ever, the Nationals racing presidents donned varied uniforms for the fourth inning presidents race, in preparation for Sunday night’s USA vs. Portugal World Cup match. Instead of wearing their usual Sunday best, George Washington, Abe Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt wore their patriotic uniforms to represent Team USA. Thomas Jefferson wore his … Continue reading Video: Racing presidents play out USA vs. Portugal World Cup match
Wednesday was Army Night at Nationals Park, and during the fourth inning presidents race, the racing presidents stopped in the outfield to hold an impromptu tug-of-war competition. With Thomas Jefferson and Abe Lincoln anchored on one side by the portly William Howard Taft, it appeared that George Washington and Teddy Roosevelt didn’t stand a chance … Continue reading Video: Teddy takes over first place after tug-of-war victory in the outfield
The previously reported ESPN Sportscenter commercial titled “Universal Remote” and featuring Nationals racing president Teddy Roosevelt is now on air. As usual, the hero of San Juan Hill gets little respect, being featured in just a cameo role. But Teddy sure loves free candy: Continue reading Video: Teddy Roosevelt’s ESPN Sportscenter Ad
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