Fans showing up to Nationals Park two hours before first pitch Tuesday night will get a little extra for their money. Hugh Kaufman, aka the Nationals’ “Rubber Chicken Man,” will be leading a group of fans through the Kaporos ritual outside the centerfield gate, sacrificing a rubber chicken to “ward off the bad juju” that has … Continue reading Fans plan public chicken sacrifice for 5:00pm Tuesday at Nationals Park
Washington Post intern Lauren Loftus has published a wonderful behind-the-scenes profile of the genius behind the customized racing presidents costumes from Sunday’s Star Wars Day promotion at Nationals Park. Longtime readers know that the Nationals’ racing presidents were built by Randy Carfagno Productions in New York City, but when Star Wars costumes, wigs, astronaut helmets, … Continue reading Behind the scenes with the genius behind the Nats Star Wars Day Racing Presidents costumes
The Washington Nationals will introduce a sixth racing president Friday night at Nationals Park. In an exclusive granted to Dan Steinberg of The Washington Post, the team announced Wednesday that the nation’s 30th president would join George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and William Howard Taft in an increasingly crowded field during the … Continue reading Nationals introduce 6th racing president Calvin Coolidge
Friday was National Doughnut Day, but the Nats’ Racing presidents attempt to celebrate with a doughnut relay race was disrupted when Chicago Cubs mascot Clark the Bear (or a reasonable facsimile) entered the fray. Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft ran side-by-side through the first leg, when “Clark” appeared in the outfield and grabbed the … Continue reading Video: Racing Presidents pummel Clark the Cub on National Doughnut Day
The Nationals efforts to turn Thomas Jefferson into the new “lovable loser” reached new heights on Thursday night at Nationals Park. After a nearly two hour rain delay, a sparse crowd was on hand when the presidents race finally began at close to 10:00pm. As is becoming common, Thomas Jefferson took a huge lead into … Continue reading After rain delay, Teddy distracts Thomas Jefferson with discount ponchos
The pattern was hauntingly familiar during the fourth inning Saturday at Nationals Park. The mid-inning presidents race started with the season’s only winless president tripping all the others out of the gate, then running unopposed toward the finish line. Just as P.A. Announcer Jerome Hruska proclaimed “Nothing’s going to stop him now!,” a costumed cow … Continue reading GIF+Video: Beef Nachos Libre ambushes Tom — Is Jefferson the new Teddy?
The Washington Nationals revealed more details of their planned year-long tenth anniversary celebration Tuesday at Nationals Park, including new giveaway items, concessions, and an anniversary ad campaign, plus some features being added to the ballpark itself. Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer Valerie Camillo has embraced the team’s fans on social media, and upped the ante … Continue reading Nationals “Ten Years Of…” campaign kicks off with new team ads, more giveaways, and a custom brew, plus changes at Nationals Park
2015 Washington Nationals Promotion / Giveaway Schedule Continue reading Nationals 2015 Promotion/Giveaway Schedule: Bobbleheads, nesting dolls, garden gnome, Jayson Werth Chia pet, Star Wars night and more highlight 10th anniversary celebration
If you’ve ever dreamed of participating in the Washington Nationals’ iconic presidents race, here’s your chance. The Nats are looking for men and women to take on the roles of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, William Howard Taft, and yes, Theodore Roosevelt for the 2015 Major League Baseball season. Applications are being accepted at … Continue reading Nationals racing president tryouts set for January 25
For six years from 2006 through 2012, Washington Nationals fans talked of The Curse of Teddy Roosevelt, and everybody knew what they meant: Teddy’s continued losses in the team’s presidents race were seen as a curse that kept the team from winning. But since the Rough Rider won his first-ever presidents race title this year, and extended … Continue reading Fans blame Teddy Roosevelt for Nats playoff collapse
By now it’s well known that Nationals racing president Teddy Roosevelt has a history with Pittsburgh Pirates Racing Pierogie Potato Pete, dating back to a 2009 incident that ESPN SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt called “the greatest highlight I’ve ever seen.” On Friday night at Nationals Park, the Pirates returned with the Pierogies, and The … Continue reading 3 Videos: Teddy Roosevelt levels Pittsburgh Pierogie Potato Pete
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
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
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
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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