Posted on 04/07/2010 9:12:36 AM PDT by JLWORK
In 1954 the New York Giants swept the World Series from the vaunted Cleveland Indians in four games. By that time I had fallen in love with the game of baseball – then the National Pastime. I was seven years old. Willie Mays made a spectacular, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball hit by Indians first baseman Vic Wertz to deep center field at the Polo Grounds. It is one of the greatest plays ever filmed. Dusty Rhodes, a left-handed pinch-hitter for the giants, hit three home runs in that Series. He became a hero of mine – until I heard my dad talking about Mickey Mantle.
In 1956 I was nine. My father took us one warm Spring night in May to see the New York Yankees play against the Indians at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Mickey Mantle (pictured above on Time magazine cover) hit two home runs that night, one against the Indians’ starting pitcher Bob Lemon, and the second one against the great Hall of Famer Bob Feller. The first homer went so high that we temporarily lost sight of it as it soared above the stadium lights before it landed about twenty rows back in the right field seats. I can still name the starting lineups for both teams, and for several of my favorite major league teams thereafter.
Yesterday President Barack Obama, who claims to have become a Chicago White Sox fan when he moved there in the 1980s, (click the next link for the video and subsequent audio) threw out the first pitch in Washington, D.C. – then went to the broadcast booth for an interview. Asked by the announcer to name one of his favorite White Sox players, Obama dodged the question.
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I thought he was banned from throwing pitches on account of girlie-ness.
“Who is this man?”
....a phony poser from a phony background.
** A TOTAL FRAUD **
Well, I couldn’t name one player from my ‘home’ team, but then again I never have claimed to be a fan of baseball, either.
Maybe he hasn’t followed them closely for a while?
Empty suit. All smoke and mirrors (and teleprompters). Chicago thug with unfortunate connections for America. Socialist. And so on.
It’s obvious that 0bama is a huge supporter of REDS.
Didn’t MP’s acting as Sentries use to ask questions like “Who led the National League in Home Runs last year?” in order to verify whether someone was an American?
How could he not remember Wilbur Wood?
Unless of course he’s making this all up.
He throws like a girl.
what a poser and loser.
Anyone who claims to have become a White Sox fan in the 80s and can’t remember Frank Thomas is either a total liar or was on heavy drugs during that time.
Bingo. Good point. I was thinking the same thing a couple days ago.
That’s pathetic. BO/BS should take a lesson on baseball from John Kerry. At least he knows his favorite Red Sox player is Manny Ortez.
Let me see. He can’t name a player on his favorite team. We can’t see his original birth certificate. We can’t see any of his college records. We can’t see any of his passport records. We can’t see any of his medical records. Who is this guy? Shades of the “Manchurian Candidate”.
Maybe he can’t spell or pronounce A. J. Pierzynski or even Ron Kittle, Carlton Fisk or Nellie Fox.
???
I’ll betch ya he can name his favorite Crickett or Soccer player though.
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