Taylor Swift's "1989" tour isn't to blame for an electricity problem at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. according to representatives from the MLB team. The pop star had been the last act to play at the venue before the Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers met for a night game on July 17, but a power outage caused the stadium's lights to fail, forcing the game to be suspended. Nationals All Star Max Scherzer implied, jokingly (we think), that Team Swift may have been to blame.
"Well who was the last one to use Nationals Park last (sic)?" he posted on Twitter. "Taylor Swift...I blame her for the power outs tonight. We now have #BadBlood."
The lights went out twice Friday night, during the fourth and sixth innings, respectively.
It looks like that's one topic that both the Nationals and Dodgers, atop their respective divisions in the National League, can agree upon. Dodgers rookie slugger Joc Pederson and pitcher Brett Anderson both chipped into the conversation Friday night.
"@taylorswift13 your concert used up all the electricity in DC...thanks for helping start the 2nd half with a bang," wrote Pederson, referencing the return from the All-Star break.
Although that theory might be more entertaining, the Nationals organization released a statement this weekend vilifying the pop star. The team's investigation into the matter found that a faulty circuit breaker caused the power outages. Swift herself dealt with issues during her performance, as a platform raising her above the stage stalled out, leaving her stuck in a relatively high place. No word on whether that incident is also tied to the circuit breaker.
This, of course, isn't the first time that a musician has been blamed for a power outage at a major sporting event. Beyoncé's high energy halftime show at Super Bowl during 2013 was blamed by some for the sudden loss of power at the Superdome in New Orleans.
