Nats have George “The Animal” Steele visit clubhouse

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The Nationals acted as if they were at Wrestlemania late Monday morning. They couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw wrestling great George “The Animal” Steele in their locker room.

It didn’t matter that Steele wasn’t wearing his black singlet, eating a turnbuckle, didn’t have a green tongue or his hair sticking out of his back. To the players, he is a wrestling giant, who was wearing street clothes and speaking perfect English. The Animal could barely speak two words during his heyday.

First baseman Dmitri Young wanted to know Steele’s life story. Young found out that Steele used Chloraseptic for his green tongue. “To meet George ‘The Animal’ Steele, it’s like, ‘Wow,’ he is in great shape,” said Young, who admitted to being a die-hard wrestling fan.

Paul Lo Duca walked in the locker room and talked to Steele about eating the turnbuckles. Like a shy kid, first baseman Nick Johnson walked near Steele, who already knows what kind of player Johnson is.

“You’re a first baseman,” Steele said. “You’re a pretty good hitter.”