DC Sports Bog: Racing Presidents


Posted at 10:42 AM ET, 04/15/2013

Mascot pandemonium at Nats presidents race
By Sarah Kogod
G-Wiz using Slapshot to launch himself at Teddy wins the day.

By Sarah Kogod  |  10:42 AM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mascots, Nationals, Nats, Presidents Race, Racing Presidents

Posted at 09:36 AM ET, 04/10/2013

Morning Pixels: VEEP in the presidents race
By Dan Steinberg
Television character runs presidents race, loses, offers promotional opportunities, prompts blog posts.

By Dan Steinberg  |  09:36 AM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nats, Racing Presidents, VEEP

Posted at 12:11 PM ET, 04/08/2013

Nats Presidents race to include character from HBO's 'VEEP'
By Dan Steinberg
If you thought the giant racing presidents existed merely to teach kids about U.S. history or something, well, here's a marketing lesson.

By Dan Steinberg  |  12:11 PM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nats, Racing Presidents

Posted at 12:54 PM ET, 04/05/2013

Taft great-grandson poses with Racing Taft
By Dan Steinberg
The good times keep rolling for descendants of William Howard Taft with this Nats Park photo-op.

By Dan Steinberg  |  12:54 PM ET, 04/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nats, Racing Presidents, William Howard Taft

Posted at 11:21 AM ET, 04/03/2013

Teddy helps man propose to girlfriend at Nats opening day
By Dan Steinberg
Want a memorable way to get engaged? Just use Teddy, and Ryan Zimmerman's wife, and April Fool's Day.

By Dan Steinberg  |  11:21 AM ET, 04/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nats, Racing Presidents, Ryan Zimmerman, Teddy

Posted at 08:47 AM ET, 02/18/2013

Taft descendants rally around new racing president
By Dan Steinberg
John G. Taft, great-grandson of the 27th president, says he 'absolutely' will follow the Nats' newest mascot thing.

By Dan Steinberg  |  08:47 AM ET, 02/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nats, Racing Presidents

Posted at 08:00 PM ET, 01/25/2013

Nats will name William Howard Taft new racing president
By Dan Steinberg
William Howard Taft, the nation's 27th president — once a Roosevelt ally, later a Roosevelt rival — will join George, Tom, Abe and Teddy at Nationals Park.

By Dan Steinberg  |  08:00 PM ET, 01/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nats, Racing Presidents

Posted at 10:50 AM ET, 01/25/2013

John McCain endorses Ronald Reagan for new Racing President
By Dan Steinberg
Former Republican candidate thinks former Republican icon should be immortalized with a large mascot head.

By Dan Steinberg  |  10:50 AM ET, 01/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John McCain, Nats, Racing Presidents

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 01/24/2013

Nats will unveil new Racing President on Saturday
By Dan Steinberg
The four Rushmores will be joined by a fifth, as yet unnamed, fellow President this season. Who should it be?

By Dan Steinberg  |  11:00 AM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nats, Racing Presidents

Posted at 11:14 AM ET, 12/12/2012

Racing Presidents in the Nutcracker again
By Sarah Kogod
The running mascots grace the stage for the third year.

By Sarah Kogod  |  11:14 AM ET, 12/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nationals, Nats, Racing Presidents

Posted at 02:41 PM ET, 10/10/2012

Teddy wins again
By Dan Steinberg
For the second time in a week, Racing Teddy has won the race and basked in the cheers.

By Dan Steinberg  |  02:41 PM ET, 10/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nationals, Racing Presidents, Teddy

Posted at 11:13 AM ET, 10/10/2012

Giant JFK head at Nats game
By Dan Steinberg
If four racing presidents aren't enough, get a look at this JFK contraption.

By Dan Steinberg  |  11:13 AM ET, 10/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nats, Racing Presidents

Posted at 09:17 AM ET, 10/04/2012

Morning Pixels: Teddy won; let’s get back to baseball
By Sarah Kogod
Now that Teddy has won, we can go back to cheering for baseball.

By Sarah Kogod  |  09:17 AM ET, 10/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Davey Johnson, Edwin Jackson, Morning pixels, Nats, Presidents Race, Racing Presidents, Ryan Mattheus, Stephen Strasburg, Teddy, Trevor Booker

Posted at 08:13 PM ET, 10/03/2012

Players react to Teddy’s victory
By Sarah Kogod
Some of the Nats share their thoughts on Teddy's big day.

By Sarah Kogod  |  08:13 PM ET, 10/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Drew Storen, Jayson Werth, Nats, Racing Presidents, Ryan Mattheus, Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg, Teddy

Posted at 02:14 PM ET, 10/02/2012

Philadelphia columnist says Nats rely on ‘desperate gimmicks’
By Dan Steinberg
The Philadelphia Daily News's David Murphy was not impressed by the atmosphere at Nats Park on Monday Night

By Dan Steinberg  |  02:14 PM ET, 10/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Media, Nats, Racing Presidents

Posted at 10:09 AM ET, 09/19/2012

John McCain calls for Congressional hearings on Teddy’s losing streak
By Dan Steinberg
Former presidential candidate John McCain calls for Congressional hearings to investigate Teddy’s losing streak.

By Dan Steinberg  |  10:09 AM ET, 09/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  John McCain, ESPN, Racing Presidents

Posted at 11:38 AM ET, 09/14/2012

ESPN E:60 to feature Teddy in next documentary
By Sarah Kogod
The documentary series highlights the plight of the Racing President.

By Sarah Kogod  |  11:38 AM ET, 09/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Racing Presidents

Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 09/10/2012

Drew Storen talks Teddy, brawl and Tyler Clippard’s hand-licking habit
By Sarah Kogod
The Nats reliever takes some time to chat with the guys at Intentional Talk.

By Sarah Kogod  |  11:45 AM ET, 09/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Drew Storen, Teddy, Racing Presidents

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 09/04/2012

Racing Presidents do Gangnam Style
By Sarah Kogod
The Korean pop song craze hits Nats Park.

By Sarah Kogod  |  10:00 AM ET, 09/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Racing Presidents

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 08/20/2012

Teddy loses 500th race in violent fashion
By Sarah Kogod
The losses suffered by Teddy just get more and more embarrassing.

By Sarah Kogod  |  12:59 PM ET, 08/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Racing Presidents

Posted at 12:57 PM ET, 08/06/2012

Racing Presidents round out their Olympic tribute
By Sarah Kogod
The racing presidents took a few liberties with tradition with the first Olympic shark attack.

By Sarah Kogod  |  12:57 PM ET, 08/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Racing Presidents, Roger Bernadina

Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 08/03/2012

Racing Presidents do rhythmic gymnastics
By Sarah Kogod
The tribute to obscure Olympic sports continues.

By Sarah Kogod  |  01:22 PM ET, 08/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Racing Presidents

Posted at 11:52 AM ET, 08/01/2012

Racing Presidents honor Olympics by race walking
By Sarah Kogod
Clearly this was some technically sloppy race walking.

By Sarah Kogod  |  11:52 AM ET, 08/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats, Olympics | Tags:  President's Race, Racing Presidents

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 07/19/2012

Racing Presidents pay tribute to The Dark Knight
By Dan Steinberg
With Batman in the news, Teddy and Abe get in on the superhero act.

By Dan Steinberg  |  10:30 AM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Racing Presidents

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 02/13/2012

Racing presidents with people in their underwear
By Dan Steinberg
Nats mascots take to the streets as part of Cupid’s Undie Run.

By Dan Steinberg  |  11:30 AM ET, 02/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Nats | Tags:  Teddy Roosevelt, Racing Presidents