Washington Nationals Racing Presidents Bobble News

[TURBO]

I know a lot of collectors have this set, I just read that the Nationals are giving away the final President and newest member, William "Bill" Taft on August 17th...

 

Just a head's up for those who have the other 4...

[madgrad]

Wrong board

[TURBO]

I know, but there are a lot of Brewers collectors who have this set........Just spreading the news.

 

Racing sausages must have some kind of far removed connection to racing Presidents...lol

[madgrad]

Oh ok.

[pepsimax23]

What might be a fun corollary is how many MLB teams have spun off to create racing mascots since the Brewers started this. Heres what I was able to find.

 

MIL: Racing Sausages (1991)

PIT: Racing Pierogis (1999)

WAS: Racing Presidents (2006)

KC: Hot Dog Condiments (2007)

CLE: Hot Dog Condiments (2007)

AZ: Racing Legends (2010)

TEX: Racing Historical Legends (2011)

Corporate Spinoffs:

TB: Pepsi (2007)

ATL: Home Depot (2009)

HOU: Taco Bell (2010)

MIN: The Race to Target Field (2012)

 

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascot_race

 

ps - Some might be familiar with the racing squirrel which San Diego Padres brought in last season. I cant imagine this kind of race ever gets stale. The guy is a track athlete from upstate NY who was a staffer at Lake Elsinore where this promo debuted 2012.

[Bikeage77]

Outside of MLB there's probably a ton too. The Admirals do the cheese spread races, the Brew City Bruisers have the Horny Goat skating bottle races. I went to a Chinooks game last year and I wanna say they had some kinda race too, but I could be wrong.

[Lilrebel724]

Admirals don't have the cheese spread race anymore . The Chinooks have kids run in a fish head mask, its called the guppy race.

[Lilrebel724]

Admirals don't have the cheese spread race anymore . The Chinooks have kids run in a fish head mask, its called the guppy race.

[TURBO]

The Timber Rattlers do the cheese spread race...