Shark Vs Reds

Hello Shark Fans,

This is Terry, reporting live from Nationals Park. The sun is shining and you couldn't have asked for a better day to have a home opener.

Even more importantly, the Shark is batting seventh in the lineup and patrolling center field in today's game. I'll be previewing the seats where Tyler, Zac, and I will be sitting throughout the season. Additionally, two of my cousins and their friends will be at the game, so here's hoping for a large Shark cheering section.

They kick off the season at home against the Reds, and here is a little prediction of what will happen...

More to come.

Sharkabbath

As the Nats head into the last game of the Mets series tied 1-1, the Shark is given a much needed day off.

While at first sight, one might attribute the off day to:

• The southpaw shark facing a tough left handed pitcher in Johan Santana, or...
• The Shark only having one hit in his last 12 at bats, or...
• The 5 strikeouts the Shark has in the last 3 games...

A real Shark fan knows that none of the above circumstances are the reason.

The reason of course is that today is a shark holy day. Have you ever wondered why there are never any shark attacks on April 11th? Well not you do.

The day is called Sharkabbath and it is a day where sharks all over the world take a day off from being total bad ass creatures to honor their fallen comrades, visit their family, go to their sharkagogue and enjoy their favorite meal with close friends.

As a sign of respect, Davey Johnson gave Bernadina the day off to celebrate Sharkabbath.

Artist rendering of sharks at the Sharkagogue

More to come.

Shark attacks NYC

Fresh off winning 2 of 3 games in Chicago, the Shark is in New York City ready to continue his 2012 feast.  Fortunately for the Nats, I was recently at Citi Field, and although I did not report about it earlier, I did sneak in 6 gallons worth of whale blood into the stadium.  I carefully spread the blood all over the Mets dugout and bullpen.  Amazingly, I was not seen by anyone in the stadium.

The hope is that the Mets would get the blood on their uniforms, leading to this:

I am not sure why his shirt looks koolaid pink.

More to come.

SHARK VS. SHARK

When Terry and I nicknamed Roger Bernadina "The Shark," we thought it was a pretty unique nickname. Well, little did we know that there was another player in the MLB already named Shark: Chicago Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija.

We were first alerted to this "strange but true" fact last July when astute Sharkadina fan, Jennie posted it on our Facebook page.  We followed the link to Jeff's Wikipedia page and our fears were confirmed:

"Several of Samardzija's Notre Dame baseball teammates affectionately nicknamed him "Shark" early during his career at Notre Dame."

Back then, we had never heard of Samardzija and were consoled by the fact that the Our Shark was a better player and more well known. And a lot cooler. And doper. And more jawsome. But now, The Other Shark has made the starting rotation of the Chicago Cubs and we find ourselves in the interesting situation of a direct SHARK VS. SHARK matchup today.

The epic battle is not going unnoticed by the Nats blogosphere, with The View From Southwest writing this:

I do not recall a game when men with virtually the same nickname have faced off on the diamond. Roger Bernadina is, and will always be, The Shark. Just ask my friend @Sharkadina on twitter and you will be properly informed, that it matters not, what a bunch of Fighting Irish baseball players call their former pitcher. Our Shark, and his herd of teammates, rule this ocean.

Today we will discover once and for all who is most deserving of the greatest nickname of all time.

Most likely, however, this will be the outcome:

More to come.

Sharkadina in the Big Apple

What a day for the Nationals! The Nationals are still undefeated to start the 2012 season after beating the Cubs 7-4 today. A lot of the credit for the win goes to the Shark. Or at least that's what appears to be the case. I was getting my highlights from Tyler via text message because I was in The Big Apple (where so many humans have smart phones, you can't check box scores...first world problem)!

The Shark was clutch today, going 2 for 4 with a single and a big RBI double to strengthen the Nats lead (I know Tyler watched the game so maybe I can convince him to add better insight to the game recap).

While I was in NYC, I had the opportunity to take in a New York Mets game. I gotta say, Citi Field is a pretty nice park. Possibly because it is only a couple of years old, and the season is only two games in, but the park was new/clean and very nice. The weather was great and the Mets were playing the Braves so I was able reminisce about Nats games past, when Livan Hernandez took to the mound with his 40 mph heater. The Mets won 4-2 and I would occasionally find myself cheering for the napkins that would find themselves blown onto the field. I tried to spread the Shark nickname, but literally no one seemed to care about the Nationals treasure, and Most Fearsome Outfielder. Sad.

Despite this, I represented the Nats and the Shark (who's name is autographed on the hat I'm wearing)

More to come.

Shark vs Cubs

The Nationals beat the Cubs 2-1 yesterday, meaning that they are currently UNDEFEATED! Pretty much the whole team (including The Shark) was quiet offensively except for Ian "Daddy" Desmond, who had three hits including the go-ahead run in the 9th. With Drew "Tinkerbell" Storen on DL, new Nat Brad "Doesn't have a nickname yet" Lidge came in to get the save.

The Nats play the Cubs two more times this weekend and The Shark and company hope to to beat the baby bears with their bats. Literally.

Why is the bat boy smiling at this?

Everyone knows that on Sharks are higher than bears on the food chain, as illustrated in the picture below:

Fish < Bear < Shark < Flying Squirrel?

More to come.

Opening Shark

The day is finally here!  The Nationals Opening Day is today, in Chicago, against the Cubs.

And guess who is the probable center fielder for the Nats: THE SHARK!

As we kick into gear for the the 2012 season, the Shark will be the predator to watch.  His "human" knee and toe injuries have all but healed and he's got a full head of Shark Steam to power into the season with.

First on the menu: Chicago Cubs.

More to come.

Shark vs. Red Sox

One image taken after the Nationals 8-7 loss to the Red Sox exhibition game....

The Shark was not happy about the loss.

More to come.