It was not Teddy’s finest hour. In the first presidents race after the All Star break, Teddy Roosevelt came out swinging Friday night at Nationals Park, turning on his fellow presidents before they even finished coming out of the centerfield gate. The Rough Rider shoved George Washington to the ground, but failed to down his … Continue reading Video: Teddy goes after George Washington, who returns the favor
The beating that Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals put on the Chicago Cubs Saturday afternoon was nothing compared to the grizzly scene that played out in the fourth inning presidents race at Nationals Park. With Teddy Roosevelt in the early lead, an orange, oversized bear cub came running from the home bullpen and shoved … Continue reading Video: Bear cub attacks Teddy Roosevelt in the outfield
When baseball returned to Washington DC, Major League Baseball established an annual tradition of playing a morning baseball game on Independence Day in the nation’s capital. For the first several years of the Nationals’ presidents race, it was also an annual tradition for the writer of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, to lead the … Continue reading Video: George Washington leads a July 4th Parade at Nationals Park
On Tuesday night at Nationals Park, Teddy Roosevelt stopped his fellow racing presidents on the warning track to read them the “Joke of the Day” in celebration of International Joke Day. George, Tom, and Bill started laughing, but Abe Lincoln grabbed the joke from Teddy’s hands, tore it up, and raced for the finish line. … Continue reading Video: Abe shows no sense of humor on International Joke Day
As they did before last week’s World Cup soccer match, the Nationals racing presidents acted out Tuesday’s upcoming match between Team USA and Belgium on Monday night at Nationals Park. And this time, the crowd really got into it. George Washington and Abe Lincoln represented Team USA on Monday, wearing their home white uniforms. They … Continue reading Videos: Nats Park crowd chants “USA” as racing presidents act out USA vs. Belgium
When the USA scored for the second time during Sunday’s World Cup match vs. Portugal, international broadcasts caught a glimpse of a fan dressed as Teddy Roosevelt celebrating the go-ahead goal. The image of the Rough Rider cheering in the stands was instantly shared on Twitter and Vine, but credit Yahoo! Sports for tracking the … Continue reading Video: Meet the man who dressed as Teddy Roosevelt at the World Cup
For the first time ever, the Nationals racing presidents donned varied uniforms for the fourth inning presidents race, in preparation for Sunday night’s USA vs. Portugal World Cup match. Instead of wearing their usual Sunday best, George Washington, Abe Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt wore their patriotic uniforms to represent Team USA. Thomas Jefferson wore his … Continue reading Video: Racing presidents play out USA vs. Portugal World Cup match
Wednesday was Army Night at Nationals Park, and during the fourth inning presidents race, the racing presidents stopped in the outfield to hold an impromptu tug-of-war competition. With Thomas Jefferson and Abe Lincoln anchored on one side by the portly William Howard Taft, it appeared that George Washington and Teddy Roosevelt didn’t stand a chance … Continue reading Video: Teddy takes over first place after tug-of-war victory in the outfield
You have to hand it to the Nationals mascot team. They really do their homework. Friday marked the 92nd anniversary of the dedication of D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial — a ceremony presided over by the 27th U.S. president, William Howard Taft. So on Friday night at Nationals Park, racing presidents Taft and Abe Lincoln stopped mid-race … Continue reading Video: Taft & Lincoln stop presidents race to commemorate dedication of Lincoln Memorial
Led by self-styled “Rubber Chicken Man” Hugh Kaufman, Nationals fans will sacrifice a rubber chicken at noon Tuesday outside the Nationals Park centerfield gate. Despite outscoring opponents over the last eight games, the Nationals have won only two of those contests, and find themselves with a losing record after Monday’s 3-2 loss to the Miami … Continue reading After Memorial Day loss, fans plan chicken sacrifice Tuesday at Nationals Park
Confrontations between the Nats’ racing presidents and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ racing pierogies tend to attract national media attention, and Friday night was no exception. At PNC Park, fan favorite Pierogie Potato Pete came out of retirement once again to play a trick on the visiting Teddy Roosevelt. For a moment, Potato Pete’s surprise appearance looked … Continue reading ESPN Video: Teddy Roosevelt undone at PNC Park by selfie with racing pierogie Potato Pete
On Monday night’s broadcast of the Nationals’ 14-inning game vs. the Cincinnati Reds, MASN replays of the first presidents race picked up an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction. As founding father’s George Washington and Thomas Jefferson clotheslined Abe Lincoln, a human head briefly pops out of the Great Emancipator’s chest as horrified bullpen pitchers look on. It … Continue reading Video: Human head pops out of Abe Lincoln’s chest during Nationals presidents race
For the first time since August, 2012, the Washington Nationals took a home game to the 13th inning Monday night, triggering a rare treat for presidents race fans: a bonus presidents race. Earlier in the evening, Teddy Roosevelt had clobbered Abe Lincoln to gain a spot in the season standings. In race #2, Teddy’s compatriots … Continue reading Video: Teddy wins historic 2nd presidents race in one night
The Nationals presidents race season is turning into an unlikely battle between perennial contender Abraham Lincoln and longtime loser Teddy Roosevelt. During the current homestand, Abe had extended his lead over the hero of San Juan Hill to four games, but when “Honest” Abe got too cocky Monday night at Nationals Park, the Bull Moose … Continue reading Video: Teddy Roosevelt Clobbers Showboating Abe Lincoln
The Nats road trip did not get off to a great start this weekend, but that didn’t seem to bother racing president Teddy Roosevelt. With the team in California dropping a series to the As, the original Rough Rider was back in DC Saturday night at Stroga in Adams Morgan, getting down on the dance … Continue reading Video: Teddy Roosevelt crashes wedding in DC, dances to Miley Cyrus
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