The Boston Red Sox Go to D.C.
…and all the President got was a huge crowd, lots of good-natured laughter, and a supercool custom team jersey with his name and a number on it.
Earlier today, the Boston Red Sox made their second trip to the George Bush-helmed White House as World Series champs. The first time they visited the United States’ seat of power was after their 2004 victory.
According to an absolutely effusive Boston Globe report (no one will ever be able to claim Bay Staters don’t love their sports teams) everyone within miles was overjoyed to have the baseball players in town. The anticipation was so great, none other than Vice President Dick Cheney himself — who I assume from news coverage doesn’t attend such functions often — showed up on the White House South Lawn to observe.
President Bush demonstrated an especially chatty, congenial, and self-effacing mood, as well, dropping several genuinely funny one-liners. For instance, he remarked that both he and Daisuke Matzuzaka “have trouble answering questions in English” after noting that the popular Japanese pitcher’s “press corps is bigger than [his].”
Bush even singled out leftfielder Manny Ramirez, who was absent today and during the previous visit, for a little humor, quipping “I guess his grandmother died again.” To his credit, the President did immediately follow up the remark with a “Just kidding.”
Regional cable news network NECN recorded footage of the ceremony honoring the Red Sox and has made it available for sharing. Take a look after the jump to see and hear what happened (following a brief advertisement).
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