MLB on FOX reporter, baseball writer, and MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal has used a photo of himself with the Phillie Phanatic as his Twitter avatar for more than a year, and it just rubbed some Nats fans the wrong way. So self-styled “Nationals Overtweeter” @JackoBeam challenged Rosenthal to consider a Nationals-themed avatar instead for … Continue reading Phillies fans up in arms over Ken Rosenthal’s new avatar
“Take Back the Park” weekend continued on Saturday afternoon as a near-sellout crowd filled Nationals Park to see the Nats take on the Phillies. As expected, buses from Philadelphia were lined up outside the Park, and the fans they brought made a lot more noise than they had the night before. Most notable were the … Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt gives up lead to antagonize Phillies fans
When the Washington Nationals introduced their much-misunderstood “Take Back the Park” program in February, and followed it in March with their 2012 Natitude marketing campaign, they put a lot on the line. In shining a spotlight on past indignities, team president Andy Feffer left little room for error. A poor start by the team or an … Continue reading Racing Presidents help christen “Natitude Park,” but Nats still don’t Let Teddy Win
The Washington Nationals will begin taking registrations this morning for single-game tickets to just one home series — the May 4-6 games vs. the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park. The catch? You have to live in DC, Maryland, or Virginia. The move was announced this morning on MLB.com, where the Nats have posted a registration … Continue reading Nats release tickets to Phillies series for DC fans only
We can put the controversy to rest. Tonight at Nationals Park, I spoke to usher Jasmine Holloway, who was in charge of Section 135 Thursday night when the fan was ejected for punching Thomas Jefferson in the middle of the presidents race. “He was definitely a Phillies fan,” Jasmine told me. “He was just wearing … Continue reading Confirmed: It was a Phillies fan
Yesterday was the biggest traffic day in our blog’s short history, surpassing even that notorious date in 2009 when Potato Pete leveled Teddy Roosevelt in Pittsburgh, and the way today is trending, the record may fall fast. Why all the excitement? Wednesday night’s appearance of a super-sized John F. Kennedy certainly drew a ton of … Continue reading The Phillies Fan Controversy
It wasn’t a complete invasion, but busloads of Philadelphia fans were among the 24,875 at Nationals Park Thursday night to see Cliff Lee and Jordan Zimmermann go at it in the final game of the Nationals’ series vs. the Phillies. The notorious boo-birds have earned a reputation for importing disruptive behavior to Nationals Park, and … Continue reading Phillies fan ejected for punching Thomas Jefferson during presidents race
