Washington Nationals Get Very Literal With Hump Day, Bring Camels to Spring Training
By Kyle Koster
The Washington Nationals have lost in the National League Division Series four times since 2012. One could fairly say they’ve had trouble getting over the hump. New manager Dave Martinez is confronting this history head-on and quite literally.
Three camels were at Nationals camp this morning. On Wednesday, Hump Day. With the Black Eyed Peas “My Humps” serving as a soundtrack.
Welp, there are three real life camels here at Nats camp today. “My Humps” by Black Eyed Peas was playing and Bobby Henley keeps screaming “Hump Day!” pic.twitter.com/pOXVhovr8c
— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) February 28, 2018
My beloved Washington Nationals have won 4 NL East titles in the past 7 years but 0 playoff series. To represent them getting "over the hump" in 2018 they rode camels today at spring training. pic.twitter.com/qxv1YEVttH
— David Lawson (@dtlawson) February 28, 2018
Bobby Henley and Tim Bogar just rolled into today’s Circle of Trust meeting on camels. pic.twitter.com/XnvKxO47bX
— Jorge Castillo (@jorgecastillo) February 28, 2018
“My intentions were to bring the hump to us. … I want it out there,” Martinez said. “The hump is everyday. And I want them to embrace it, not fear it. And have fun.”
Hokey Michael Scott-inspired tactic or inspired motivation? We’ll have to wait until October to know.