bush will not throw out first pitch in Chicago World Series

[Mend]

wonder why, he is the "Popular" president. I was going to watch just for the boos which would have been deafening. What a coward, but we knew that.

[ComerPerro]

1. But, I thought he loved baseball...

Bush is a douchebag and a coward.

EDIT: will he be delivering a first pitch when the games are played at "Enron Field"

[GrpCaptMandrake]

3. That's my guess

He'll wait till he can do it in Texas, where the mouth-breathing faithful will cheer Little Nero.

Then the Astros "Kiss Cam" can catch another photo of Poppy and Babs playing tonsil hockey.

:puke:

[ComerPerro]

15. Oh come on, I've already thrown up once today

Don't make me do it again.

[SammyWinstonJack]

17. GROSS!

Thanks for that visual. :puke:

[GrpCaptMandrake]

18. You should see the photo itself!

That took me off solid food for two solid days! Ack! :puke:

Took me to a place I REALLY didn't want to go: the night of W's conception.

Reminded me once again that George W. Bush is living proof that Roe v. Wade was decided a generation too late.

[MaineDem]

22. Poppy will for sure

I'm not sure "Junior" has the balls to face the crowd just now.

[Ilsa]

36. Only the people seated in the boxes and behind home plate.

The poor folks seated in the bleachers will rip him a new one. Even in Texas, DimSon is barely holding on.

[Mend]

4. good question...that will be an unscreened crowd, not all

stepfords. I bet he doesn't dare but maybe he'll send mum and dad.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. But does baseball love him?

"From baseball I developed a thick skin against criticism. I learned to overlook minor setbacks and focus on the long haul."

"I never dreamed about being President, I wanted to be Willie Mays."

Funny stuff on this page:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_qgwb.shtml

[salin]

33. the public hiding of the petulant president

cant risk that the curtain drops in public and he show his ugly nature to the ball park if he is confronted with any public show of opposition. Look for next to NO public appearances in the coming months.

[CoffeeCat]

2. I'm surprised...

...that he didn't throw out the first pitch from the comfort of a soundproof bubble with a blindfold on.

After all, he doesn't give a rat's hiney that he's hated. He just doesn't want his detractors to get any satisfaction from expressing a negative opinion of him.

[texpatriot2004]

5. Do you have a link? How did you hear this? Houston Astros are

going for the 1st time ever and H town snubs him. Glad to hear it.

[Mend]

9. game one is in Chicago

[jrthin]

6. In that case, can we throw him out? nt

[DainBramaged]

7. Real President throwing out first pitch

Thanks to Photogslounge.net

[KharmaTrain]

10. Booooosh Wouldn't Show His Face In Chicago

Meeester booosh's last visit to Illinois was a day trip to sign a pork barrel bill with his bud Denny Hastert...one of the few Illinois Repugnicans he can still pal with.

He wouldn't stand a chance at "The Cell" with the working-class, Bridgeport crowd. But then he wouldn't fare much better with the Wrigleyville Cub fans either.

The White Sox are a truly Blue team...from Jerry Reinsdorf to Richie Daley to the players and fans.

[Mend]

12. we're Mets fans rooting for your guys....good luck! eom

[AndreaCG]

38. Another Mets fan here

Go Sox!

[ramblin_dave]

11. Bush To Throw Out First Through 120th Pitch Of World Series

According to my sources...

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/41873

[Straight Shooter]

13. I wish Fitzgerald could throw out the first pitch.

Well, I can dream, can't I? ;)

[rpannier]

14. He's from Chicago...

Better him or Obama, Jackson Jr., Durbin (just not Blagojevic).

[KharmaTrain]

25. My Bets: Richie Daley

There's no bigger Sox fans over the years than the Daley family. Richard J. set off the sirens and Richie M. grew up just blocks from the old and new ballparks.

There's no Sox fan who'd be more thrilled at the honor than hiz honor...da mayer...

[Straight Shooter]

28. That's why I was thinking it would be so appropriate.

He would probably consider it to be grandstanding, though, and not proper at this time. Next year, then :)

[texpatriot2004]

16. Where's your link for the claim that he's not throwing the 1st pitch?

I mean from your post it's like he's being excluded on purpose or he refused to do it. Is that the case?

[Mend]

21. aol news sports service says Luis Aparicio

the former Chicago White Sox shortstop is throwing out the first pitch. I am sorry about the link....it is hard for me to copy from google but it is there.

[texpatriot2004]

23. That's cool. Thanks. So the fact that someone else is doing it

means that Chumpy isn't, right. Isn't it usually done by a "president?"

[Mend]

27. my cut and paste needs work but here's the first part of the link:

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/sportsevent/article.adp?

[texpatriot2004]

32. That's nice of you but don't worry about it. I get it now. Thanks for

going to the trouble.

[onenote]

43. no, its hardly ever done by the president

Six times in 90 years (and not all of those were even "first game" first pitches.

2001 George W. Bush
1956 Dwight Eisenhower
1936 Franklin Roosevelt
1932 Franklin Roosevelt
1924 Calvin Coolidge
1915 Woodrow Wilson

onenote

[DoYouEverWonder]

19. At least we will be spared

from having to endure looking at this again:

[arewenotdemo]

20. Too bad for the Chimperor

that Cincinnati didn't make it.

The Rhineland loves der Bushler.

[KLF44]

24. it will be Luis Aparicio

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20051020&content_id=1255777&vkey=pr_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws

[KharmaTrain]

26. Excellent Choice!

I just posted that I thought Richie Daley would have the honor, but glad to see "leeetle Louis" from the '59 team will get the honor.

Now, I know one President who will be rooting for the White Sox. Hugo Chavez.

[Buns_of_Fire]

29. Better still... Give the first 25.000 fans a complementary baseball...

And when the appointed time arrives and Commander Chickenshit is standing on the pitcher's mound... let them throw their baseballs at him.

UPI -- President buried under mound of baseballs

Many hot dogs and Super-Shushees found in the pile, also...

[Poiuyt]

30. Maybe he could get his father to do it

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

31. anyone live in chicago in 1959?

i lived in south shore and was 9. they won the pennant and the air raid sirens went off. i thought we were going to be nuked.

[elehhhhna]

35. My mom was VERY pregnant with ME at the time and almost went into

labor--it freaked them out BIGTIME. Thought the Reds were invading! lol

[tk2kewl]

34. Maybe Al Gore can do it?

:D

[B Calm]

37. As a White Sox fan, I'd hate to see that bastard on the south side

of Chicago. But... then it might be fun as hell...

[teamster633]

39. I was talking to a friend who lives just outside of Houston last night.

I asked him if he was going to try to get into any of the games and he said that tickets were going for $1000+ on EBay. With prices like that you have to figure that *'s base will be well-represented.

[lpbk2713]

40. What a punk.

"I'm a lame duck and I don't have to do anything any more."

[onenote]

41. its pretty rare for a prez to toss the 1st pitch in the world series

I'd read more into it if he was going to do it than the fact that he's not. In 90 years its been done only 6 times by 5 presidents:

2001 George W. Bush
1956 Dwight Eisenhower
1936 Franklin Roosevelt
1932 Franklin Roosevelt
1924 Calvin Coolidge
1915 Woodrow Wilson

[Marr]

42. This would be a big story if it were Clinton.

Why does George hate America?

[onenote]

44. Clinton never threw out the first pitch in a series

and I don't recall anyone making a "big story" about it.

onenote

[Marr]

45. Well, what do you know.

You're right- I thought he did. I stand corrected.

[teamster633]

46. But back then they had so many other "big stories"...

...to concentrate on.

[TahitiNut]

47. Correct. Season openers in 1993, 94, and 96 only.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_cbc.shtml