Phillitude vs. Natitude....

It's Phillies v. Nats weekend!  In addition to the ballclub's "Take Back The Park" initiative, Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has officially declared this Friday, Saturday and Sunday as "Natitude Weekend" in the nation's capital.   Natitude, you ask, what is that?  hmm...“It’s a young team, with an edge and attitude,” Nats COO Andy Feffer explained. “But now it’s different than the past: they’re talented, and they’ve got the skills to back it up. That kind of edge and attitude is Natitude.”

Well, the phillies have Phillitude!  Haha, take that, I can be creative too!  How does this fit in with mascot news...well, earlier this week The Nationals had a truck parked in front of Citizens Bank Park. Washington’s mascot Screech booted Phillies fans out of the back of the truck, which appeared to be for a one of their in-game videos at Nationals Park. ooooooohhhhhhhhhhh, that sure sounds like a lot of Natitude if you ask me. hmm...can't wait to see that on saturday when I head down to the game!

Here is Screech, who is very often confused with Swoop, mascot of the Philadelphia Eagles.  Can the Nats do anything original???
 
SCREECH                                           vs.     SWOOP     

    

Screech is the mascot of the Washington Nationals. He is a bald eagle that wears the home cap and jersey of the team. He was "hatched" on April 17, 2005 at the "Kids Opening Day" promotion at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. A nine-year-old fourth grade student in Washington, Glenda Gutierrez, designed the mascot and won a contest sponsored by the team, explaining that it was "strong and eats almost everything." In 2009, the Nationals unveiled a redesigned Screech. The new costume, designed by Major League Baseball's design department made the mascot slimmer. The Nationals explained that the original design was of an eagle that was always intended to grow up one day. A Nationals official described him as "like a teenager now". 

This was baby screech - if you ask me, i like him a whole lot better!!!!

And while we are talking about Washington DC mascots, we can't forget about the Presidents....

Taking a page from Milwaukee's sausages, the Nationals showcase caricatures of Jefferson, Washington, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt running a daily race and schmoozing fans in the stands.
The Presidents Race is a promotional event held at every Washington Nationals home game at Nationals Park (and previously at RFK Stadium) during the fourth inning. The Presidents' Race features likenesses of four former Presidents of the United States, namely those found on Mount Rushmore: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt; their nicknames per the race graphics are George, Abe, Tom, and Teddy. The Presidents are dressed in period costumes and topped with giant foam caricature heads. Occasionally, they are dressed in Nationals jerseys with the number on the jersey reflecting what number president they were (1 for George, 3 for Tom, 16 for Abe, and 26 for Teddy.) Teddy has notoriously never won a single race as of yet.

LET'S GO TEDDY!!!  SHOW 'EM SOME NATITUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!