The Washington Nationals' Jayson Werth makes surprisingly perfect Mean Girls reference in post-game interview

The Washington Nationals&#039; Jayson Werth makes surprisingly perfect Mean Girls reference in post-game interview

Apparently, even baseball players enjoy the classic high-school comedy Mean Girls.

Following the Washington Nationals' 5-2 win over the Mets on Friday night, MASN's Dan Kolko grabbed the Nats' Jayson Werth for a post-game on-field interview. Werth went through the usual motions ("We got the W, that's the most important thing.") before wrapping things up in the best possible way.

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For those not familiar, a classic scene in Mean Girls features the same line, but with "Glen Coco" instead of Dan Kolko. Luckily, notes The Washington Post, the reporter took it in stride:

Watch the delightfully absurd interview, below. --Sarah Eberspacher

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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.