[La Enchiladita]

I think the FReepers know what to do with this one....

[Genoa]

Please don’t ruin baseball.

[rovenstinez]

I’m sure she’ll do a good job. Thumbs up.

[raccoonradio]

During the seventh inning stretch, the Yankees welcome back Ronan Tynan who will sing “Springtime For Hitler”.

[Mengerian]

Ral smart. These two witches can be assured they won’t be heckled, using veterans as shields for the boos the Biden and Obama wives know they’d get.

[Phantom Lord]

Can’t let Michelle throw the pitch. She would probably reach the plate. Unlike Barack.

[manc]

besides go on vacation, being entertained then what else does this first lady do??????

I honestly I have never known a lazier first lady in my life.
She does nothing.
Hillary womens right
Laura education
but what on earth are her causes and what on earth does she do for them

These no show jobs are certainly for her alright.

[Liberty Valance]

Tony Odierno

[montag813]

Appropriate, since her husband is causing many more “wounded vets” by refusing to support them with reinforcements.

[albie]

Now Michelle can get her jeans back from BO to wear for the occassion!

[AliVeritas]

Didn’t I tell you? I thought he would mooch it... but he was busy signing the _______ HATE CRIMES BILL!

OT: BTW, two questions asked, the questions were not responded to... as you figured.

My brother’s sending me video later.

[The Comedian]

The game should be held in Afgahnistan. Maybe then we could get Soetoro to send more troops to guard his precious beard.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[MEGoody]

Another silly photo-op for Michelle. Too bad the majority of military personnel/veterans are too gracious to behave toward Michelle in the way that she deserves.

[NonValueAdded]

Hey, Michelle, Iraq was Bush’s war. Why not a veteran from Afghanistan ... you know, back them to the hilt?

[BluesDuke]

Personally, I think the first pitch honour should have gone to the battery who'd helped beat the Phillies in four straight in 1950---Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford. (Rookie Ford pitched and won his first World Series game in Game Four of the 1950 Series; Allie Reynolds was brought in to save it for him with two out in the ninth. It would be Ford's last game until 1953; he was drafted and served his hitch in 1951-52.) Even if you don't root for the Yankees you have to respect the history. And there'd have been nothing more appropriate when a new Yankee Stadium finishes its inaugural season with a World Series.

Same would hold when the set moves to Philadelphia. Robin Roberts, who pitched stoutly in that 1950 Series---it isn't remembered much because of the sweep, but the first three Yankee wins were one-run games, and Roberts should get to throw out the first pitch. It was Roberts who'd beaten the Brooklyn Dodgers in a final-day tiebreaker for the pennant, though he almost didn't---with Cal Abrams taking a lead off second and future Hall of Famer Duke Snider at the plate, Roberts missed a pickoff play and fed Snider a fat fastball that got lined into center for a base hit. Future Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn, fleet but with a weak throwing arm, somehow threw Cal Abrams out at the plate (the Dodgers never thought of holding him at third with the pennant in sight) with what would have been the winning run, before Dick Sisler ended it with a tenth-inning bomb for the pennant. Roberts then went the distance in a ten-inning, 2-1 loss in Game Two of the World Series.

By the way, none of the Whiz Kids' starting lineup (minus pitchers) is still alive. Of the entire team, only Roberts, reserve catcher Stan Lopata (who was a late inning replacement for Seminick in the Roberts World Series game), reserve outfielder Jackie Mayo, reserve infielder Putzy Caballero, and pitchers Curt Simmons (whose draft induction into the military on the threshold of the World Series probably hurt those Phillies the most; he missed the next two seasons because of it as well; late career, Simmons got his shot at a Series with the 1964 Cardinals and took particular satisfaction in beating the Phillies down the stretch of that crazy 1964 collapse, since the Phillies cast him off at last), Bob Miller (not even remotely one of the two Bob Millers who turned up pitching for the 1962 Mets!), and Paul Stuffel, remain alive.

[VOA]

“Michelle Obama and Jill Biden will attend Game One of the World Series
in NYC Wednesday”

Well, gotta’ find something to do while Barak (and probably Joe as well)
twiddle their thumbs and American military personnel perish while
up to 40,000 troops are NOT rushed to their sides.

I feel very sorry for those warriors out there on the tip of the
spear in Afghanistan.