Nationals Fans Arrive Five Hours Before Game for Giveaway

Over the last few years the garden gnome has become a popular giveaway at MLB stadiums. This season alone 17 gnomes have been or will be given away.

The Angels had Albert Pujols, Jered Weaver and Mike Trout gnome giveaways; the Athletics handed out Coco Crisp gnomes and the Rockies will honor retired first baseman Todd Helton with his own bobblehead gnome next week, but it was Jayson's Werth's gnome that snarled D.C. mass transit and then the supply ran out 50 minutes before the 7:05 p.m. start time, leaving many fans without the coveted giveaway.