After taking the first race of the homestand in the rain Monday night, Teddy Roosevelt looked well positioned to make a run for first place in the standings, but Abe Lincoln turned it up a notch to take the last two races of the short series on Tuesday and Wednesday, nosing out William Howard Taft … Continue reading Video: With consecutive wins, Abe Lincoln pulls ahead in the standings
The pouring rain wasn’t the only hurdle facing the racing presidents during the fourth inning Friday night at Nationals Park. As the race began, the team’s “Secret Service” had set up hurdles in the form of folding tables in foul territory along the first base line. The race was tight approaching the tables, but as … Continue reading Video: Teddy hurdles over tables to take out his fellow presidents
The Nationals racing presidents were decked out in their Sunday finest for the final game of the team’s homestand this afternoon at Nationals Park, but with the sun shining on a beautiful April afternoon, they removed their jackets and ties and switched to Hawaiian shirts for the fourth inning race. With 34,873 cheering fans on … Continue reading Video: Teddy Roosevelt wins his fourth race
The Nats racing presidents chased the rain away Friday night by trotting out their Hawaiian Shirts, and decided to keep it away Saturday afternoon by wearing them again. With Lavar Arrington nowhere to be seen, Abe Lincoln jumped out of the starting gate in the fourth inning and led the presidents race wire to wire. … Continue reading Video: In tropical attire, Lincoln leads wire to wire
With his recent surge in the presidents race standings, fans at Nationals Park had begun wondering if anything could stop Abraham Lincoln. The answer arrived Thursday night in the form of three time Pro Bowl linebacker Lavar Arrington. It began with a misdirection play, as William Howard Taft darted toward left field, leading Lincoln and … Continue reading Video: Lavar Arrington tackles racing president Abraham Lincoln
On this day in 1910, Theodore Roosevelt gave his famous “Man in the Arena” speech at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France. Roosevelt used the occasion to extol the virtues not of the critic, but of “the man who is actually in the arena,” who “if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that … Continue reading Video: Teddy commemorates “Man in the Arena” Speech during presidents race
The Nats racing presidents recycled an Earth Day tribute on Tuesday night at Nationals Park, pausing during the fourth inning race to pick up trash from the warning track and deposit it in recycle bins before continuing the race. The presidents have celebrated Earth Day at home before, but this was the first time they … Continue reading Video: Presidents recycle field trash during Earth Day race, Abe tops the standings for the first time since 2012
It’s early still, but 2014 is shaping up to be the a historically tight battle in the presidents race standings. Perennial cellar dweller Teddy Roosevelt has suddenly emerged as a competitive force, but his notorious rival Abe Lincoln isn’t sitting still. On Monday night at Nationals Park, it was Abe’s turn, pulling away at the … Continue reading Video: Lincoln catches Teddy in the standings
On Easter Sunday at Nationals Park, the racing presidents wore their Sunday finest and ran a tight, clean fourth inning race with Teddy in the lead down the home stretch. But the Easter Bunny was waiting in foul territory and took a leap towards Roosevelt, taking out the Rushmore Four in one fell swoop. With … Continue reading Video: Easter Bunny Takes Out 4 Racing Presidents
Running the wrong way seemed to help the team on Friday night, so on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park, the racing presidents took off toward the third base side again, but as was the case in the game vs. the Cardinals, things got ugly quickly. Teddy Roosevelt had an early lead, but as the presidents … Continue reading GIF: George slams Teddy into the visitor’s bullpen fence
The home team had not beaten the visiting St. Louis Cardinals since the 2012 playoffs, and so, coming off an inauspicious series opener Thursday, the Nats needed to exorcise some demons. In the fourth inning Friday, Teddy Roosevelt and the racing presidents did their part, reversing the direction of the nightly presidents race and heading … Continue reading Video: Teddy & the racing presidents reverse course to exorcise Cardinals demons
The Nationals returned to DC Friday to kick off an eleven game homestand on what apparently was National High Five Day. Nats racing president Teddy Roosevelt celebrated the occasion by running a fourth inning race reminiscent of his epic six year losing streak. The Rough Rider surged from the rear of the pack to overtake … Continue reading Video: Teddy gives up lead to celebrate National High Five Day
The Nats racing presidents did their part to speed things up during Wednesday night’s epic victory over the Miami Marlins, running the fourth inning presidents race aboard special edition cherry blossom bicycles provided by Capital Bikeshare. Teddy Roosevelt put on an impressive showing, racing from far behind the pack to pull away at the end. … Continue reading Video: Teddy pulls ahead on Capital Bikeshare bicycle
In what looks to be the most competitive season in the history of the Nationals’ presidents race, Thomas Jefferson is now the only president who has yet to taste victory. On Tuesday night at Nationals Park, the competition was committed to keeping it that way. As they approached the home stretch in the fourth inning … Continue reading Video: Presidents trample Jefferson, keep him winless
It’s become an annual tradition. Each April at least a half dozen area mascots show up on a Sunday at Nationals Park to celebrate Nats mascot Screech’s birthday. And each year, they take great joy in ambushing the racing presidents. In the 4th inning today, as the presidents rounded the right field corner in their … Continue reading Video: Eight area mascots pummel racing presidents, Abe Lincoln rips off Talon’s head
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