Category: Presidents Race

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Nationals pull out the stops for the final 2 homestands of the season

The forecast calls for sunny skies as the Washington Nationals return to Nationals Park Labor Day weekend to kick off the penultimate homestand of the season. Beginning Friday night, the Nationals plan to reward loyal fans with “Fan Appreciation Month” throughout September. Fans in attendance can anticipate a large number of “Random Acts of Red”, … Continue reading Nationals pull out the stops for the final 2 homestands of the season

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Presidents Mock Milwaukee with “Un-Racing Sausages “

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but perhaps the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t get the memo. In the narrow world of racing baseball mascots, it’s widely acknowledged that the Milwaukee Brewers’ famous racing sausages are the one-and-only originals. But in recent seasons, it has been equally recognized that the Washington Nationals racing presidents … Continue reading Presidents Mock Milwaukee with “Un-Racing Sausages “

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Teddy Roosevelt leveled by racing pierogie at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park

The Nationals’ racing presidents and the racing pierogies of Pittsburgh have a 2-year tradition of traveling to each others’ ball parks when the teams play each other; but after May’s debacle in which the racing pierogies tricked the presidents and won a race at Nationals Park, fans were left wondering whether the embarrassed presidents would … Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt leveled by racing pierogie at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park

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Vote for Teddy in the SneakerBall Awards

The Greater Washington Sports Alliance is hosting it’s 6th annual SneakerBall gala on September 15, honoring the best of sports in the greater Washington, DC region, and for the first time, voting for the organization’s SneakerBall Awards has been opened to the public. The categories cover athletic performance, franchise leadership, community sponsorship and media coverage, … Continue reading Vote for Teddy in the SneakerBall Awards

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Teddy wears “astronaut helmet” to commemorate moon landing

Nationals presidents race observers have no doubt come to expect our fab four to commemorate notable cultural events during their nightly 4th-inning ritual. All fans of Teddy Roosevelt can do is hope that the burden is shared by Abe, George, and Tom. Not so Monday night. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon … Continue reading Teddy wears “astronaut helmet” to commemorate moon landing

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Teddy who?

Cristian Guzman will be batting 6th and newly acquired center fielder Nyjer Morgan takes over the leadoff spot tonight as the Washington Nationals make a brief holiday weekend stop back in DC before hitting the road again on Monday. If many in attendance tonight are caught saying “Nyjer who?,” it will still be an improvement … Continue reading Teddy who?

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Racing presidents run relay on segways & bicycle taxis

The racing presidents pulled out all the stops for the standing room only crowd of 41,985 tonight at Nationals Park, completing the homestand against the Boston Red Sox with a multi-vehicle presidents race relay. Abe Lincoln and George Washington competed in the first leg, riding Segway personal transporters along the left field warning track toward … Continue reading Racing presidents run relay on segways & bicycle taxis