Five* Questions for Chad Cordero

By Ian Koski
NATIONALSPRIDE.COM

Published March 30, 2008

Nats' closer Chad Cordero

Where do you live in-season?
Virginia. Alexandria the first two years and then Arlington last year. I think I'm going to go back to Arlington again.

Will Teddy ever win?
I hope so. It tends to not make him look very good. Hopefully they let him win that first game.

What do you think of the new ballpark?
The last time I saw it was the tour they gave us in August and that was pretty cool. I can't wait to be able to play in there and see what it has to offer.

What's your video game system of choice?
I'm kind of torn between my Xbox 360 and my arcade that I have in my home. I have an actual arcade and it has like 6,000 games on it and probably like 30,000 songs. I've got Halo, Guitar Hero, Ghost Recon and then MLB.

Could you beat Gilbert Arenas?
I doubt it. I'm not that good. I think I'd die every two seconds or so.

Who would win in an arm-wrestling match? Elijah Dukes or Wily Mo Pena?
Ohh. I think both shoulders would be dislocated after that one but I'm going to have to go with Wily Mo.

If you were running for President, what would campaign on?
Everybody to have a soda fountain in their home. Coke.

If you were making the concessions menu for Nationals Park, what would be the first item you'd add?
Probably cheesesteaks. You really can't do any better than a cheesesteak. Those things are great.

You don't put mayo, lettuce and tomatoes on it, do you?
I just put strictly cheese, onions, mushrooms, meat and then some ketchup on it.

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