After watching Abe Lincoln take 8 of the last 10 presidents races, the Great Emancipator got a little cocky, but Teddy Roosevelt decide to take things into his own hands on Sunday at Nationals Park. After jumping out to a quick start, Lincoln turned around to taunt the other presidents, but Teddy caught up and … Continue reading Video: Teddy knocks out showboating Abe Lincoln
In an attempt to inspire the Nationals to beat the Florida Marlins, Teddy Roosevelt ran the length of the presidents race on Saturday sporting fishing gear and rod. Alas, while Teddy despite a great pitching effort by Livan Hernandez, the Nats failed to score as the Fish continued their dominance at Nationals Park. Video courtesy … Continue reading Video: Teddy fails to reel in the fish
The Washington Nationals racing presidents tried to help the Nats scare up a victory Friday night at Nationals Park, but the team was ultimately spooked by a missed tag at the plate in the 11th inning. As they did last August, the presidents paid homage to Jason Voorhees of the “Friday the 13th” movies, running … Continue reading Presidents fail to scare up a Nats victory on Friday the 13th
The Washington Nationals donned their new patriotic uniforms for the first time Monday night in honor of Military Appreciation Day at Nationals Park, and the racing presidents joined the festivities with new matching uniforms of their own. With Nationals starter Tom Gorzelanny and San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner locked in an intense, fast-paced pitchers … Continue reading Presidents debut new uniforms for Military Appreciation Day
In one of the closest presidents races in Nationals Park history, all four presidents ran neck and neck for nearly the entire length of the race on Saturday at Nationals Park. As they approached the finish line, George faded and Abe Lincoln put on a burst of speed as Tom and Teddy dove for the … Continue reading Photo Finish
On the day of the royal wedding in England, Teddy Roosevelt paid tribute to Prince William and his new bride Kate Middleton by donning one of her favorite hats and waving stiff-armed to the crowd throughout the entire presidents race Friday night at Nationals Park. With Jason Marquis and the Washington Nationals efficiently shutting out … Continue reading Video: Teddy Roosevelt dresses for the royal wedding
A race that was otherwise free of gimmicks got briefly ugly Wednesday night at Nationals Park. Just after George Washington passed Teddy Roosevelt in the right field corner, Abe Lincoln came from behind and slammed Teddy into the wall, knocking off Roosevelt’s glasses. The race also marked the first appearance of the “new look” presidents … Continue reading Abe slams into Teddy, George wins
DC fans going through baseball withdrawal welcomed home the Washington Nationals Tuesday night to kick off a seven game homestand vs. the Mets and Giants at Nationals Park. Teddy Roosevelt likely felt that warm feeling as well, drawing huge cheers from the crowd despite missing the starting signal and jumping the gun for the 4th-inning … Continue reading Video: “That Cat” returns, takes out Teddy Roosevelt
The Washington Nationals racing presidents all showed up at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park for an Easter Sunday relay race vs. the Pirates’ racing Pierogies. Abe and Teddy ran the anchor legs as George and Tom joined their annual visit to Pittsburgh, but the presidents never had a chance. Cheese Chester flew by his top-heavy rivals to … Continue reading Racing presidents offer no competition in Pierogie relay
It’s been a tough and bizarre week for the Washington Nationals, who’ve had trouble finding their rhythm in the face of weather postponements, canceled off days and three unscheduled double-headers. So too for the racing presidents, who continued a tradition of joining the Nats as they visited Pittsburgh’s PNC Park on Friday only to get … Continue reading Pierogies show up racing presidents in Pittsburgh
They say baseball isn’t a violent sport, but followers of the Nationals Presidents race during the just-completed homestand might disagree. After Teddy Roosevelt put the full body slam on “No-lish sausage” Sunday, I was overwhelmed by requests from bloodthirsty fans to see it again in slow motion. Without further adieu (and without passing judgement): Continue reading Video: Teddy’s body slam on the un-racing sausage
The Nationals hosted a rare doubleheader vs. the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at Nationals Park, and if you’re a Nats fan, you couldn’t have asked for a better afternoon of baseball and presidents race excitement. In fact, even Teddy fans got to taste a little sweet victory — not in the standings, but in the … Continue reading Teddy takes out his frustrations on Milwaukee’s sausages
Nationals fans who braved the cold at Nationals Park Friday night were rewarded with a walk-off victory as the team kicked off a series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers with a dramatic 10-inning affair. The Brewers, who are known for both their frugality and their famous sausage race, once again refused to bring their racing mascots … Continue reading Video: Presidents pummel Milwaukee sausages
We can put the controversy to rest. Tonight at Nationals Park, I spoke to usher Jasmine Holloway, who was in charge of Section 135 Thursday night when the fan was ejected for punching Thomas Jefferson in the middle of the presidents race. “He was definitely a Phillies fan,” Jasmine told me. “He was just wearing … Continue reading Confirmed: It was a Phillies fan
Yesterday was the biggest traffic day in our blog’s short history, surpassing even that notorious date in 2009 when Potato Pete leveled Teddy Roosevelt in Pittsburgh, and the way today is trending, the record may fall fast. Why all the excitement? Wednesday night’s appearance of a super-sized John F. Kennedy certainly drew a ton of … Continue reading The Phillies Fan Controversy
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