Sharkadina Weekend

Just how successful was Sharkadina Night? Well since then, Bernadina is 6 for 17 with 2 Home Runs, a double, 3 Runs, 5 RBIs, and 1 Stolen Base! It is probably safe to say it is the best four game stretch of his career. Here is the breakdown of the stats:

Thursday, May 10 (Sharkadina Night)
1 for 4, HR, 1 run, 1 RBI

Friday, May 11
2 for 5, HR, 1 run, 3 RBI

Saturday, May 12
1 for 4

Sunday, May 13
2 for 4, double, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base

Of course, we are giving credit for this hot streak to Sharkadina Night and officially changed it to Sharkadina Weekend. The Nats and The Shark return home to take on the Padres, Pirates, and Orioles this week. Hopefully he can keep up his hitting and we can dub May 2012 "Sharkadina Month!"

Here are some more photos of Shark fans igniting their #Sharkitude! You won't want to miss our next event!

More to come.

The sHRk

Sharkadina Night just turned into Sharkadina Weekend (or hopefully week, or month, or year, or eternity)!

For the second time in two nights, The Shark connected on a home run last night.  Also for the second time in two nights, his home run kicked off the scoring for the Nationals and led to a 3 run inning! Bernadina opened the doors to a huge series opening 7-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds.  The best part was that the Shark wasn't done there.  He hit an RBI single 2 innings later!  He ended the night 2 for 5, with a run, 3 RBIs, and a stolen base. Jaw-dropping numbers.

Another interesting twist to this Shark power surge is that it is fairly possible that he's hitting the home runs for us!

The first message was around 5 o'clock on Sharkadina Night.  The Shark definitely got it.

Other interesting tidbits:
MASNSports' Bryon Kerr sees the Shark!
The Chicago Tribune knows Roger Bernadina is the Shark!
My roommates are Physics grad students at UMD. They drew a scientific diagram of Sharkadina.

They don't know how to spell my name.

More to come.

Sharkadina Night Perspective

If you have checked this blog anytime in the last 3 weeks, you would be quite aware of the fact that the first ever "Sharkadina Night" occurred last night at The Big Board in DC.  If you were there, you know this already, but if you weren't, I want to be the first to tell you that it was an absolutely AWESOME EVENT.  

Between the Shark Attack shots, the Sharklings, the hoods, the fact that the Shark started the game and batted second, everything was leading into it being an amazing evening.  After going 0 for 2 in his first two at bats, Bernadina decided to make the night his by hitting his first home run of the season!

You can watch the video on MLB by clicking here.

When you finish that, watch our reaction:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! SHARK ATTACK!!!!!

Thanks for that Shark!

It was great to see the big turn out too, and seeing as it is friday (#FF), here are some of the Twitter followers who showed up:

@Sharkadina, @tyinDC, @thebigboarddc, @flashgilbert, @MashaDanilenko, @LaDeenLa, @ewsiv, @bigcat_mike, @mo_brandon

Finally, here are some pictures from the night with many more still to come (on Facebook):

More to come.

Pittsburgh Shark Chants

There was some silver linings to the Nationals 4-2 loss to Pirates last night...

1. The Shark had a pinch-hit walk to load the bases in the 8th
2. Ross Detwiler tossed another quality start
3. People were chanting "LET'S GO SHARK" when Bernadina was batting.

That is the second city (last one was San Diego) outside DC that there have been audible Shark chants!!!  JAWSOME!

To commemorate this, I have altered a map to show where we've heard the chants thus far:

I hope to have at least 10 more stars on this map by the end of the year.  Can we do it Shark fans?

One more thing:  TONIGHT IS SHARKADINA NIGHT!!!!!  BE THERE!!!!

More to come.

SHARK VS PIRATES

In honor of our first "SHARK VS" post, which appeared one year ago today, and is a personal favorite of Tyler, we expect the Shark to recover from the first game of the Pirates series (in which he went 0-4) and repeat what happened last time:

SHARKS LOVE HUNTING PIRATES!

More to come.

Shark of Hope

The Shark and the Nationals wrapped up a 3 game series against the hated Phillies last night on national television.  There was a lot of hype going into the game...  The Nats won game one in extras, with an exciting Rhino walk off then Gio Gonzalez pitched a gem in game two, as the Nats routed the Phillies.  Everything was leading up to the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball showdown and I (Terry) was representing Sharkadina and ready for a good night of baseball.

The night started out VERY well.  As we mentioned on Friday, Sharkadina submitted a photo for a Nationals Natitude contest.  The rules were simple: tweet a picture with to the Nationals Twitter account that demonstrates #Natitude.  6 winners were chosen over the weekend, then from those winners, a grand prize winner was picked.  The grand prize was a GAME USED SHARK JERSEY!  I guess we must have displayed enough Natitude at the games, because, HOLY SHARK, WE WON THE GAME-USED SHARK JERSEY! My excitement was literally bubbling over (how is that even possible?).  Here is a picture of me in the jersey:

It's hard to see but there is a slit cut in the back for the Shark's dorsal fin.

Then the game started and...

BRYCE HARPOON STOLE HOME! wow!

And:

BRYCE HARPOON HAD 2 HITS! yes!

But then...

JAYSON WERTH BROKE HIS WRIST...ouch...

and...

THE NATIONALS PUT IN XAVIER NADY...blech...

then...

THE PHILLIES SCORED 6 RUNS IN THE 9TH...sick...

And the Phillies were leading 9-1 and everything seemed terrible...

But then, there was a shark of hope..

The Nationals put 2 batters on with 2 outs in the 9th inning, and the Shark came in as a pinch hitter.  With Jayson Werth out for 12 weeks to recover from the horrific wrist injury, Bernadina got one more chance to show he is an everyday and...

SHARK CASHED IN!

RBI double down the right field line to pull the Nationals to within 8... 

While the Nationals ended up losing the game, the Shark demonstrated that he is up for the challenge to fill the hole vacated by The Great Werth's wrist.   Going forward, the Nationals will be moving Bryce Harpoon to right field, and platooning Shark and Xavier in left.

There is even a chance the Shark will start on Thursday for Sharkadina Night!

Finally, just a quick shark shout out: I got to go because I know some jawsome people.   Masha's (AKA The Blond Shark) roommate, and new Shark fan Natalie received 4 tickets i for volunteering her time at a chili cook-off (a real do-gooder).    We were in Section 237, in the row L with seats down the line in right field.  They were amazing seats.  The great company made for a fun time and made the blow from the loss hurt less.  THANKS NATALIE!

More to come.

Sharkadina Night!

THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE YOU'VE EVER READ

Just a sharkly reminder to everyone that on May 10th (THIS Coming Thursday) will be the first ever Sharkadina Night hosted by The Big Board!

The Big Board is a super jawsome Bar and Restaurant on H Street (specifically) that is hosting a place for all Shark fans to come and watch the Nats as they fight to destroy those scurvy ridden Pirates!

You might be asking yourself some important questions about this event and I will do my best to answer them... NOW!

Why is this so important?  Easy, it's the first time we've had a specific event that we can all get together and celebrate and show support for the Shark...outside of the Ballpark that is.

Who will be there?  EVERYONE... hopefully.  Terry, Tyler and Zac will be there ready to welcome everyone and enjoy the game.

What should I wear?  Well, we will be there in the famous Shark Hoods and if you have any fun clever Bernadina or Shark themed attire, wear it!

Will there be any specials?  Yes!  There will be a special "Shark Attack" shot for $5, and there will be $4 Sharklings (Yuengling) as well!  Big Board also has awesome burgers and fries, so if you're hungry, you'll be in luck.

The event starts roughly at 7pm and will go until the game is over.  We hope to see you all there supporting the Shark together!

More to come.