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Teddy won. So did the Nats. Time to change the blog.
I'm not going away, but it seems like the right time to hang up the pen.
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2020/03/01/retiring-racing-presidents-blog/
We’re about to have a World Series presidents race, and Teddy needs to win
Nationals Park is hosting its first World Series game Friday, and the national spotlight on all things Nats has never been brighter. So when the fourth inning arrives, if the team knows what’s ...
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2019/10/25/nationals-world-series-presidents-race-teddy-roosevelt/
Wild indeed! Nats “Lose Control” of PA system during NL...me, run presidents race in silence, and Brittney saves the day
An hour into Tuesday’s NL Wild Card game at Nationals Park, as Max Scherzer was completing his 4th inning on the mound, the stadium’s emergency alert system malfunctioned. Alarms blared in th...
In new book, professor argues that Nats should never let Teddy Roosevelt win again. Wait. What?
This week marked the publication of an excellent new book on Teddy Roosevelt and his relationship with American sports and fitness. The 329-page volume The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt and...
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The Washington Nationals’ historically busy offseason has drawn much attention in baseball circles for GM Mike Rizzo’s high-profile signings and trades that addressed every perceived area of ...
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2019/03/22/nationals-park-download-ballpark-app-binbox-caviar/
New food, seven bobbleheads, and the return of fireworks highlight Nationals changes and promotion schedule for 2019
The Washington Nationals revealed their 2019 promotion/giveaway schedule today (weeks earlier than usual), featuring a bump in the number of popular bobblehead dolls that so many fans look forwa...
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2019/02/04/washington-nationals-2019-promotion-schedule/
From DCist: An Oral History of the Nationals racing presidents, and a major first admission of conspiracy
DCist today published a wonderful Oral History of the Nationals Racing Presidents, lovingly curated by intrepid journalist Matt Blitz. including a first-ever formal admission by a team official ...
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2018/09/05/dcist-oral-history-nationals-racing-presidents/
After throwing in the towel on 2018, Washington Nationals let Teddy win
The Washington Nationals formally threw in the towel on the 2018 season Tuesday, then promptly let Teddy win. 125 games into the season, the once heavily-favored but snake bitten Nationals finall...
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2018/08/21/washington-nationals-let-teddy-win/
On opening day, Teddy Roosevelt breaks presidents race losing streak with help from an unlikely ally
On a frigid opening day at Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals reversed course from last year and decided to let Teddy win, as racing president Theodore Roosevelt kicked off the season by sn...
Data visualization guru maps Nationals presidents race results, and it’s a beautiful thing
Every year at about this time, as I prepare to archive another year’s racing president standings, I ask myself whether it’s worth it to continue the blog. Then I meet somebody — a loyal r...
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2018/02/22/nationals-presidents-race-data-visualization/
Yankees fan runs the numbers, concludes Nats fans should root for George, opponents should root for Teddy
On Tuesday, Reddit user and Yankees fan Constant_Gardner11 posted a detailed analysis of presidents race results during the Nationals Park era, using data we’ve collected here at Let Teddy Win...
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2018/02/20/reddit-analysis-nats-lose-when-teddy-wins/
In perfect game 5 metaphor, Nats racing presidents trade leads in lengthy, confusing obstacle course
The Washington Post’s Tom Boswell called the Nats’ final playoff game of 2017 an exhilarating, exhausting, donnybrook that “staggers even the baseball imagination.” The Nationals 9-8 dec...
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2017/10/13/nats-presidents-race-playoff-game-5-metaphor/
Washington Nationals Fans revive #Natsride hashtag to help each other get home after Thursday’s late playoff game
UPDATE: On Thursday, Pepco parent Exelon has funded an additional hour of operating time for the Metro. Times have been updated below. The Washington Nationals return to DC Thursday for a decid...
Video: Fans sacrifice rubber chicken outside Nationals Park in advance of pivotal NLDS playoff game 4
After Monday’s come-from-behind victory by the Chicago Cubs over the Washington Nationals in the National League Division Series playoffs, fans gathered outside Nationals Park in Washington at ...
https://blog.letteddywin.com/2017/10/10/video-washington-nationals-fans-sacrifice-rubber-chicken/
After 2-1 playoff loss, fans plan chicken sacrifice Tuesday outside Nationals Park
For the first time in more than two years, there will be a chicken sacrifice at Nationals Park. Longtime readers are familiar with the ritual performed by Hugh Kaufman, aka the Washington Nationa...