The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama recently played basketball and spoke with ESPN anchor Stuart Scott. Their one-on-one game/conversation, held in Greensboro, N.C. last Wednesday, debuted on Monday’s 6 p.m. ET SportsCenter, opening night of the Democratic Convention in Denver. The piece will also run during Tuesday’s 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. SportsCenters, as well as Wednesday’s 1 a.m. program and 4-9 a.m. Wednesday re-airs. Here are some baseball related excerpts: Scott: “Congress played a vital role through its hearings, and baseball union and players union into more frequent testing for performance enhancing drugs and stricter penalties. When you were watching the hearings, what did you think of them?” Obama: “I love baseball. Baseball is America's pastime. I'd like to see the baseball Commissioner handle this without Congress being involved. We've got a lot of stuff on our plate.” Scott: “If the Cubs and the White Sox both make it to the World Series? Obama: “I would be going.” Scott: “Who would you root for? Obama: “Oh, that's easy. White Sox. I'm not one of these fair weather fans. You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer, beautiful people up there. People aren't watching the game. It's not serious. White Sox, that's baseball. Southside.” Source: ESPN
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But as Harry Dunn said to Lloyd Christmas in that cinema cla*sic known as Dumb and Dumber: "Then you go and do something like this...and totally redeem yourself!"
My friends and I have long maintained that you can judge the character of a Chicago sports fan by their choice of White Sox or Cubs. Those with sound judgment, standards, and the integrity that is defined by true to commitment to a worth cause are White Sox fans. People more interested in image, getting drunk, and who couldn't materially care less whether or not their teams end up in the bleachers at Wrigley.
Good for Barack Obama for proving that he is a man of sound judgment and good character. And he obviously would agree with our take over at MidwestSportsFans.com
Thanks for posting this, and giving me another reason to believe in Barack Obama despite his recent hypocrisy.