Wow. Everyone knows the White Sox are red hot right now (7-2 so far against National League teams and seven and one in their last eight games) but who would’ve guessed they’d draw a sell-out crowd against the Nationals in DC last night?! An AP news story says even the President showed up:
Obama’s arrival wasn’t announced inside the stadium, and there wasn’t the stringent security for fans that usually accompanies a public appearance. Joined by daughters Sasha and Malia and sipping a beer in a private box, the president wore a White Sox hat in support of his hometown team just as he did when he threw out the first pitch at the ballpark on opening day.
No doubt everyone was there to see White Sox phenom pitcher Gavin Floyd, who had no-hit the Chicago Cubs through six innings in his last appearance. It was the third time Floyd took a no-hitter into the seventh. I was sipping wine with other authors last evening after a successful day at the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books so didn’t get to listen to the game. By the time Hanni and I returned, Safe & Sound, to our hotel room, the White Sox had managed a 2 to 1 extra-innings victory. No surprise, I guess. The starting pitcher for the Nationals last night was just a rookie. Straussberg? Strassberg? Something like that.
You’re joking, right?
No! The White Sox really won, and Obama really was there.
Okay, you probably mean am I joking about not knowing who that Nationals pitcher is. Of *course* I know who he is, any baseball fan who pays attention knows who Steven S. is. I still can’t spell his name, though.
And as our beloved Ozzie Guillen said last night, “That young keed is a really, really good pitcher. Tonight, though, ours was better!”
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