According to the New York Mets broadcasters, the Nationals’ Presidents Races are a joke compared to the seriousness of the Milwaukee Brewers’ racing sausages.

“Davey Johnson is the manager of the National Mets, this team that we’re so happy to have here in Washington,” Reid said in remarks that entered the Congressional Record.

Spectators at last night’s game between the Nationals and Atlanta Braves were presented with a special video tribute to soon-to-retire Chipper Jones, the third baseman who has tormented the Nationals for much of the past eight seasons.

Here’s a little scuffle that wasn’t caught in yesterday’s Crime in Brief, turning the Washington Nationals’ stadium into a typical Friday night in Adams Morgan. Deadspin and our neighbors to the north first broke this video of a fight that broke out during Friday night’s Nats/Mets game. It’s hard to tell who instigated the fight, but Gothamist seems to ruminate that alcohol played a large part in the ordeal. A tipster to Deadspin paints the scene: “It was a solid 5 on 5 brawl between some drunk nats fans and obnoxious new yorkers not unlike the one in toronto at ufc 129 … if anything actually little more crazy cuz no one jumped it to stop so it went for probably a full minute or so before police/security showed up.”

As the toasty summer finally begins its comforting descent into autumn, we’re confronted with a leisure-time question: what to do about the 28 remaining Nats home games? The weather’s getting nicer, but the baseball’s getting nasty. Last night, more than 21,000 enjoyed a 77-degree evening at RFK, but spent it watching the tattered remains of a Nats pitching staff get knocked around the yard in a 9-6 loss. With AAA-level baseball being played at RFK,…

Yesterday was the perfect day for playing a little hooky — beautiful springtime weather and the Nationals’ home opener would tempt anyone, including us. Some of those who gave in to those temptations weren’t too good about hiding them, especially to the media or their employers. As written in a Post article on the Nats’ 7-1 loss to the New York Mets: “This is our team,” declared Lynette Jackson, 50, of D.C., who called…

With estimates in the tens of thousands, immigrants and their supporters took to the Mall yesterday in a massive show of force in favor of progressive immigration reform. As the Post notes, quite a few of the marchers were taking their first steps into political activism, a step that is having a noticeable impact on Capitol Hill. Area bloggers have started sending us their experiences from the march, so if you have any to…

Last Friday, the television behind the bar at Bar Pilar was switched from a tie ball game between the Nationals, who were then a half game off the wild card, and their division rivals the New York Mets to a preseason Redskins game. On Saturday night (or perhaps Friday, as well; we can’t be sure how quickly these things turn around) a measure of karmic retribution was exacted, as the Nats erased an eight…

Today will be sunny and breezy, with highs in the 60s. This photo was taken on the National Mall yesterday. See DCist photos for more recent photos. Kites, Some Blossoms On the Mall: Attendees of the Smithsonian’s 39th annual Kite Festival struggled with gusty winds and cool temperatures yesterday after the festival was delayed one day due to rain. Meanwhile, over at the Cherry Blossom Festival, the famed flowers seem to me finally making…

Holy crap! There was a tornado in the Tidal Basin yesterday, and the rest of the weekend promises to bring another deluge. Nevertheless, we’ve got some recommendations to keep you dry and having fun. FRIDAY: >> Talented local artrockers Metropolitan hosts a record release party at the Black Cat for their third CD, “The Lines They Get Broken.” Aqueduct and Federal City Five open. 9:30, $8. >> The Brindley Brothers, local musicians and owners of…