Showing posts with label Chicken Mode. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicken Mode. Show all posts

Sage & Sacrifice: Nats Fans Look To Ancient Rituals & Rubber Chickens To Heal Team (With Video)

DC Sports Nexus ---- Friday, April 26, 2013



As the church bells rang in the noon hour, it was time for the ritual to begin.  A man reached into his giant goodie bag and yanked out an oversized knife and a bright yellow rubber chicken.  By his side, a younger woman pulled out an old lighter from her jacket and a bundle of sage.  Had anyone happened to walk by they might have thought something nefarious was going on.  However, the actions of the two individuals were far from perfidious.

So who are these two shady characters and what were they doing standing outside of Nationals Park on Thursday afternoon?

ESPN Baseball Tonight Features Nats Fan In Online Contest Thing

DC Sports Nexus ---- Friday, March 15, 2013

ESPN and Baseball Tonight asked fans on Facebook to submit their YouTube videos to answer the question "Why is your team going to win it all in 2013?"  The banner that ESPN used was a crowd shot of Nats fans at Nats park.  They will post some of the winners on Baseball Tonight at some point.




You probably recognize friend of the Nexus, Hugh Kaufman, also known as Chicken Mode.  If you don't see here and here.

For your chance to be on TV, just make a Nats YouTube video, get on Twitter, and tweet it to @BBTN (Baseball Tonight) with the hashtag #OurYear.

Our video is coming soon...

Chicken Mode Guy Greets DC Mayor Vincent Gray With A Puppet

DC Sports Nexus ---- Sunday, January 27, 2013

The mayor of Washington, DC, Vincent Gray, was in attendance and seated front row for the unveiling of the new racing president, William "Bill" Howard Taft (watch that here).  As he sat and waited, he was approached by the Chicken Mode guy, who was holding a fluffy chicken puppet on his hand.




As the guy has the mayor autograph something he uses his hand to move the puppets mouth.  Gray has no idea what is happening or why a strange man is talking with a chicken to him.  He awkwardly...well just watch the video:




Other Videos From Natsfest: