The temperature on the field for Garrett Mock’s major league pitching debut today at Nationals Park was over 100 degrees, and despite the repeated sound of “This is Why I’m Hot” by MIMS over the stadium P.A., the Nationals were anything but, giving up another early lead and failing to threaten a comeback. The only … Continue reading Abe Lincoln Says “This is Why I’m Hot!”
The thunder rumbled in the distance on a steamy Saturday night at Nationals Park as Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez and Nats pitcher Shawn Hill took a scoreless pitcher’s duel into the 8th inning. With the crowd getting restless under the threatening skies, Teddy Roosevelt tried to single-handedly inject a little lightning of his own. When … Continue reading Teddy Disqualified for Riding a Motor Scooter
Followers of the presidents race agree that of all the crazy ways Teddy Roosevelt has managed to lose this year, few stack up to the panther attack that derailed our 26th president on April 26th. Last night at Nationals Park, the panther made a surprise return. With Tim Redding and the Washington Nationals leading the … Continue reading Panther Returns To Attack Teddy During Presidents Race
With two rain delays totalling over two hours in the early innings of Tuesday night’s contest, there weren’t many people left in the stands by the time the 4th-inning presidents race arrived at Nationals Park; but as had been speculated, Thomas Jefferson came from behind to take the presidents race on his very own T-Shirt … Continue reading Jefferson Holds Serve on a Rainy T-Shirt Tuesday
The Nats return home Tuesday night for seven games against the Cardinals and Giants, and it should be a great week for baseball at Nationals Park, with evening temperatures projected to be in the 70s throughout the homestand and some great fan promotions that should help fill the stands. Free Thomas Jefferson racing president t-shirts … Continue reading Great Promotions and Baseball Weather At Last
On a sunny Memorial Day afternoon at Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals completed their home- stand with a bittersweet extra-innings loss to the the Milwaukee Brewers, failing to hold the lead after another great outing by pitcher Jason Bergmann who stretched his string of scoreless innings pitched to 19 2/3. Teddy Roosevelt kept his less … Continue reading Teddy and the Nats Collapse at the Finish Line
It took a couple of weeks, but alert youtube user squidpants has finally emerged with a video of the end of the April 27, 2008 presidents race, in which a person in a panther suit raced out of the stands to tackle Teddy Roosevelt as he approached the finish line. The footage is grainy and … Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt Panther Attack Video
Given Teddy Roosevelt’s pitiful record in the Washington Nationals’ presidents race, he can hardly afford to be thinking ahead to the next series, but that’s what he did on Wednesday night at Nationals Park. At the start of our favorite 4th-inning ritual, a self-assured Abraham Lincoln once again spotted the other presidents a big lead, … Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt Says “Bring On the Sausages!”
The Washington Nationals presidents race has been nothing if not puzzling in the month of May. Abe Lincoln raised suspicions by kicking off the month on an inhuman tear, running like the wind and taunting the other racing presidents. Yesterday he rather abrubtly returned to earth, but tonight at Nationals Park, our 16th president was … Continue reading Abe Lincoln Taunts Fellow Presidents But Fails to Deliver
A day after Abe Lincoln was accused of using illegal substances to fly past his presidents race opponents and keep his winning streak going, our 16th president came out sluggish tonight and finished last behind Teddy Roosevelt. So much for that theory… Thomas Jefferson picked up his first victory since April, but Teddy still needs … Continue reading So Much For That Theory
Our beloved racing presidents continue to entrench themselves as fixtures in Washington, DC culture. High culture, I might add… Sunday brought thousands of people to downtown Washington for the first-ever Post Hunt — a live, brainteasing, scavenger hunt/puzzle founded and hosted by humor columnists Dave Barry and Gene Weingarten, and Washington Post Magazine editor Tom … Continue reading Presidents Race Featured in First Post Hunt
What’s going on with Honest Abe? Barely one quarter into the 2008 season, racing president Abraham Lincoln is running away from the pack in the standings, having won 7 of the last 8 and more than half of all presidents races so far. In fact, since the end of April, our 16th president has been … Continue reading Could Abe Lincoln Be on the Juice?
On a rainy Mother’s Day afternoon, Teddy Roosevelt today completed another winless homestand at Nationals Park. As the Washington Nationals were engineering another heartbreaking loss to the improbably division-leading Florida Marlins, Teddy Roosevelt was taking matters into his own hands, jumping out to a huge lead in this afternoon’s presidents race. But regular observers of … Continue reading Teddy Delivers Flowers Instead of Victory on Mother’s Day
Abraham Lincoln wins his 5th straight presidents race to finish the Washington Nationals homestand at Nationals Park Continue reading Abe Wins Fifth Straight to Close Nationals Homestand
Could it be that we are seeing a state of order and balance established at Nationals Park? Time will tell, but the signs this week are very strong. The first month at DC’s newest monument was certainly tumultuous. The spectacular collapses, jinxed batters, and injuries on the field were nothing next to the presidential booing, … Continue reading Equilibrium at Nationals Park
LET TEDDY WIN 