The Washington Post accidentally used an old photo of a sad Nationals team from 2012 in its report on Washington’s Friday-night 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Note “Postseason 2012” prominently displayed on the dugout in the above picture.
But it gets more embarrassing for the Post…
Michael Morse, now with the Giants, was on the Nationals in 2012 and is in the picture used by the Post (Morse is the one leaning on the bat).
#NewYork #Sports Giants' Michael Morse points out front page blunder on Washington Post: Giants l… http://t.co/xWTb5sL755 #News #Sport
— Be Happy (@Be__Happy____) October 4, 2014
Here’s Morse’s tweet when he noticed the blunder:
https://twitter.com/Mcode38/status/518447311320801280
Maybe the Post editors were up too late watching their team lose?
@JWerthsBeard @Mcode38 that's def Morse on left. Damnit @washingtonpost, check your photos! This is from 2012.
— Billy Flanagan, HOME EDITION! (@waflanagan) October 4, 2014
The Post was able to correct the photo in later editions:
@djshort This is the paper I got today but according to @jmpayne24 that was the early print version pic.twitter.com/AnDzsCtqoq
— Ben Celestino (@bencelestino) October 4, 2014