Teddy wins it! Teddy wins it! OH MY GOD Teddy wins it!

To the list of momentous firsts accomplished during this crazy joyride of a Nationals season — first winning record, first playoff berth, first division title, first injection of Natitude — add this: for the first time, Teddy Roosevelt won the fourth-inning Presidents Race. Yes, after more than 500 attempts since the popular race debuted at RFK Stadium in the summer of 2006, the giant-headed mascot depicting the 26th President finally crossed the finish line first.

The moment came Wednesday afternoon, during the regular-season finale against Washington’s longtime nemesis, the Philadelphia Phillies.

Teddy, last at the start of the race, won thanks to the Phillies mascot, who took out the other three Presidents.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2012/10/03/teddy-wins-first-presidents-race/