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Video: Taft notches his first-ever presidents race victory, beating Teddy at the wire

The recent spate of violence and cheating in the Nationals’ presidents race escalated Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park as Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and George Washington all got into the act. Thomas Jefferson took an early lead, but Abe Lincoln put a quick end to that by head butting the Sage of Monticello on the … Continue reading Video: Taft notches his first-ever presidents race victory, beating Teddy at the wire

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Video: Abe Lincoln brings back the dirty tricks, George wins photo finish

“Honest” Abe Lincoln returned to familiar territory Friday night at Nationals Park, disrupting and otherwise clean race with dirty tricks directed at the winless Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Lincoln sat out the race, but emerged from the bullpen to put a body slam on Teddy and Bill to knock them out of contention. … Continue reading Video: Abe Lincoln brings back the dirty tricks, George wins photo finish

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Video: Racing presidents recall “The Hangover,” George Washington assaults Taft with a cinnamon shaker

With the Detroit Tigers visiting Nationals Park for the first time Wednesday night, the racing presidents chose to trot out one of the most obscure cultural reference in their seven year history of obscure cultural references. In the fourth inning, the presidents attempted to throw off the Tigers by running a relay race in which … Continue reading Video: Racing presidents recall “The Hangover,” George Washington assaults Taft with a cinnamon shaker

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Video: Nationals Racing Presidents in Pittsburgh vs the Racing Pierogies

For the sixth straight year, The Nationals racing presidents accompanied the team to Pittsburgh’s PNC Park to participate in the host team’s Great Pierogie Race. For the sixth straight year, the presidents came up short. The weekend’s antics included relay races and promising starts for the Nationals’ fab five. However, the presidents were once again … Continue reading Video: Nationals Racing Presidents in Pittsburgh vs the Racing Pierogies

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Racing presidents, Nationals Park to be featured on finale of CBS’s The Amazing Race Sunday

CBS’s The Amazing Race will feature Nationals Park, the Nats’ racing presidents and mascot Screech, as the season finale takes place in Washington, DC. The episode was shot last December, and features a task in which participants are suspended from a zip wire stretching from the center field plaza to the top of the stadium, … Continue reading Racing presidents, Nationals Park to be featured on finale of CBS’s The Amazing Race Sunday

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Video: Backwards presidents race fails to deliver for Abe or the Nats

The Washington Nationals haven’t dared tweak anything about the presidents race since their backwards race earlier this week kicked off a mini winning streak. So it was no surprise when the racing presidents took off from the wrong direction once again in the final race of the homestand, wearing their Sunday finest. Abe Lincoln made … Continue reading Video: Backwards presidents race fails to deliver for Abe or the Nats

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Video: George wins as presidents race backwards again to support Nats win streak

Baseball takes its superstitions seriously, and so apparently, the Washington Nationals will run the fourth inning presidents race in reverse, with George Washington winning, as long as the Nats’ winning streak continues. The presidents started running in reverse on Thursday in an attempt to break the team’s bad luck. On Saturday, the Nats won their … Continue reading Video: George wins as presidents race backwards again to support Nats win streak

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Video: Jefferson trips then jumps the gun in backwards presidents race

After Thursday night, when the Nats tossed a 1-hitter after the racing presidents ran backwards, the Nationals Park mascot team decided it was best not to mess with a good thing. On Friday night, with pitcher Jordan Zimmermann on his way to a complete game 1-hitter, the racing presidents set up once again in first … Continue reading Video: Jefferson trips then jumps the gun in backwards presidents race

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Video: Fans sacrifice a chicken, presidents race runs backwards to end Nats losing streak

With the Washington Nationals coming off a 4-game losing streak, and the red hot Cincinnati Reds coming to town, fans, players, and team officials alike pulled out all the stops Thursday to exorcise whatever demons were plaguing the team. At high noon in front of the Nationals Park center field gate, fans gathered as the … Continue reading Video: Fans sacrifice a chicken, presidents race runs backwards to end Nats losing streak

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Video: Abe sets an Earth Day trap for environmentalist Teddy Roosevelt

The Nats returned to DC Monday night to kick off a week-long homestand with an Earth Day game at Nationals Park. In the fourth inning, Abraham Lincoln took the opportunity to set a trap for noted environmentalist Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy had a big lead from the opening gun, but Lincoln stayed out of the race, … Continue reading Video: Abe sets an Earth Day trap for environmentalist Teddy Roosevelt

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Video: Visiting mascots beat up on Nats racing presidents in celebration of Screech’s birthday

Nine visiting mascots joined the Washington Nationals’ racing presidents to celebrate Screech’s birthday on Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park, and the calamity that followed in the fourth inning presidents race nearly matched the disaster of a game that unfolded on the diamond. The race started cleanly enough, but Fighting Blue Hen Baby Blue from the … Continue reading Video: Visiting mascots beat up on Nats racing presidents in celebration of Screech’s birthday

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Video: Teddy, Taft get revenge, Taft sits on George Washington

A day after George Washington bowled over his competition, Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft sought presidents race revenge, each in his own unique way. On Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park, George Washington continued an early season trend, once again taking a lead in the fourth inning race; but Teddy Roosevelt gained ground on him … Continue reading Video: Teddy, Taft get revenge, Taft sits on George Washington

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Video: George Washington plows Tom, Abe, Teddy and Taft

With only seven races in the books for 2013, George Washington has established himself as Nationals Park’s new 4th-inning enforcer, a role historically owned by “Honest” Abe Lincoln. If there was any doubt before Friday night’s race, it was quickly erased soon after the racing presidents were introduced. Washington was last to emerge from the … Continue reading Video: George Washington plows Tom, Abe, Teddy and Taft

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Video:Nats correct standings, Abe & George skip across the finish line

The Nats corrected the presidents race scoreboard Thursday night, after we called out Abe Lincoln’s undeserved ‘W’ in the victory column. Thomas Jefferson ran away with the race to keep pace with early season leader Washington, but standing out more were last place finishers George and Abe, who held hands and skipped across the finish … Continue reading Video:Nats correct standings, Abe & George skip across the finish line