"The Nats' Twitter team got the ball rolling with a video that attempted to be ha-ha funny by asking players and a broadcaster to name their 'favorite store on the National Mall.' This is part of the cancer spreading across sports social media staffs, where lots of time and alleged creativity is spent making everybody look and feel dumb."
"Then whatever NPS staffer in charge of the official Twitter account of the National Mall followed up the Nats' tomfoolery with a paternalistic 'well actually' post counseling that despite its name, the federally owned and world famous downtown greenspace isn't actually a shopping mall."
The Washington Nationals and the National Park Service recently engaged in a social media exchange that fell flat. The Nationals posted a video asking players about their favorite store on the National Mall, which humorously revealed that there are no stores there. This attempt at humor resulted in confusion among players. The National Park Service responded with a post clarifying the Mall's purpose as a public space for relaxation and recreation, inadvertently making themselves look foolish as well.
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