Abraham Lincoln wore a Tutu during Tuesday night’s presidents race at Nationals Park, and with a little help, the Illinois Rail Splitter opened the final homestand of the season by stealing his fourth straight victory. Lincoln wore the tutu along with a paint-stained t-shirt to promote the upcoming Color Run this weekend at Nationals Park. … Continue reading GIF: Abe Lincoln wins presidents race in a tutu
For the final game of the Nationals’ “Patriotic Series” Wednesday at Nationals Park, the racing presidents wore their patriotic blue jerseys and stopped along the first base line to pass out flags to the crowd. Abe Lincoln, who had been trailing the pack, snuck by his fellow presidents and stole his third straight win. With … Continue reading Video: Presidents pass out flags, Abe sneaks by FTW
Apparently, Abe Lincoln will do just about anything to keep Teddy Roosevelt from clinching his first presidents race championship. With just eight home games to go, “Honest” Abe couldn’t afford to let Teddy win more than one more race. Yet as the fourth inning contest began Tuesday night, Lincoln sat on a chair and let … Continue reading Video: George Washington conspires to help Abe Lincoln steal victory from Teddy Roosevelt
In a race that Washington Nationals color commentator F.P. Santangelo called a “three in the morning job,” the Nats’ racing presidents tripped and pushed each other through an epic shoving match in which everyone participated. On Monday night, not even the sponsor GEICO Gecko escaped the dirt. Despite face planting twice, it was Abe Lincoln … Continue reading GIF: Presidents race melee keeps Lincoln’s hopes alive
Time is not on Abraham Lincoln’s side. The Great Emancipator kicked off the current homestand Friday night with a presidents race victory to move within 6 games of Teddy Roosevelt in the hunt for the season title, but his failure to win on Saturday or Sunday made the task more unlikely. Teddy Roosevelt lost each … Continue reading Video: Teddy loses, but his magic number drops to 2
Nationals racing president George Washington jumped onto the “Share a Coke” bandwagon Friday night at Nationals Park, setting up a table with personalized Coca Cola bottles for each of his fellow racing presidents near the finish line of the fourth inning race. The shameless plug distracted George’s competitors, who each stopped to get their drinks … Continue reading Video: George Washington distracts fellow presidents by sharing a Coke
On Tuesday, ESPN sports reporter Lindsay Czarniak issued the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg and racing president Teddy Roosevelt “because he never wins anything.” Ouch. During Wednesday night’s game at Nationals Park, Teddy delivered. The Rough Rider jumped in front of his competitors during the fourth inning presidents race, crossed … Continue reading Videos: Teddy Roosevelt takes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge during Nationals game
It’s hard to say what got the Rushmore Four riled up Tuesday night, but after watching fellow racing president William Howard Taft cross the finish line at Nationals Park, the Nats’ remaining racing presidents decided to gang up on the GEICO Gecko. The sponsor, who helps out at the finish line nightly, is usually off … Continue reading Video Presidents attack GEICO Gecko, Jefferson gets stuck
It was a beautiful day to play hooky from work, and Teddy Roosevelt took advantage. For Thursday’s afternoon game at Nationals Park, The Rough Rider parked himself in a Hawaiian shirt in a lawn chair, sunning himself along the first base line. As his fellow presidents were forced through an obstacle course of palm trees … Continue reading Teddy sets palm tree and pineapple obstacle course for the racing presidents
The Nationals’ racing presidents held a blindfold relay race Wednesday night at Nationals Park, with Washington and Jefferson lining up against the unlikely pairing of Lincoln and Roosevelt. Just before the gun, William Howard Taft entered the field without a blindfold, and the former Chief Justice spun Tom and Teddy around, leading them to collide … Continue reading Justice is not blind as Taft steals blindfold relay race
With a sellout crowd on hand for Jayson Werth Garden Gnome night Tuesday at Nationals Park, Teddy Roosevelt enlisted the mischievous magical gnome himself to help take his fourth consecutive presidents race. Wearing a pointed hat and holding a bat and ball, Jayson Werth’s doppleganger stood still as a statue as Teddy took photos of … Continue reading Best video of the year? Jayson Werth Garden Gnome clobbers racing presidents
Wearing a protective mitt apparently borrowed from Bryce Harper, Teddy Roosevelt ambushed his fellow racing presidents at the finish line of Sunday’s presidents race at Nationals Park. After using the mitt to defeat Sharknado Abe the night before, Teddy tweeted a message of thanks to Bryce Harper. Harper and Ryan Zimmerman have been wearing the … Continue reading GIF: Teddy Roosevelt Clobbers Racing Presidents with “Rally Mitt”
After watching the Sharknado disrupt the presidents race for the last two nights, Abraham Lincoln got a little inspiration. When race time came Saturday night at Nationals Park, The Great Emancipator emerged from the Nationals’ bullpen wearing his own makeshift Sharknado costume. “Honest” Abe went on the attack, spinning his way through Washington, Jefferson, and … Continue reading Video: Abe Lincoln turns into Sharknado, attacks fellow 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
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
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