Oh, to be a pop fly on the wall
The team will host an exhibition game Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles before opening the season with a nationally televised game Sunday night against the Atlanta Braves -- one in which Bush is scheduled to both throw out the first pitch and appear in the ESPN broadcast booth.
"I remember playing with Pete Rose on that '76 team, he told me, 'Curveball, fastball, all it is is baseball, and that's what you need to win.'"
"Slider down and away."
"You know Joe, it's, it's a crime that Pete Rose idn't in the Hall of Fame. He knew what he was doing, and the punishment, you know, the punishment..."
"Fit?"
"Fit, and he's served his time. He served his time and did his shame and now it should be time for him to get that Hall of Fame ticket."
"The pitch, swung on and looped up over second, a base hit for Lo Duca puts a man on with one out in the third."
"Speaking of Pete, I remember late 1983 I knew we were going different ways from the Phillies, and I told him, 'I'm gonna know when you get to 4,000 hits, and I'm gonna be there when you get past Cobb. And I went to Oakland and he went to Montreal..."
"Ball high to Ryan Church, and the count is 1-0."
"He got his 4,000th hit!"
"Absolutely did, Mr. President!"
"Hahahahaha..."
"Heh heh heh heh heh heh..."
"Heh, yes, there's a strike..."
"Heh...I remember that game too. You know, you never forget a number like 4,000."
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"So, Laura played softball in high school, is that right?"
"I remember playing with Pete Rose on that '76 team, he told me, 'Curveball, fastball, all it is is baseball, and that's what you need to win.'"
"Slider down and away."
"You know Joe, it's, it's a crime that Pete Rose idn't in the Hall of Fame. He knew what he was doing, and the punishment, you know, the punishment..."
"Fit?"
"Fit, and he's served his time. He served his time and did his shame and now it should be time for him to get that Hall of Fame ticket."
"The pitch, swung on and looped up over second, a base hit for Lo Duca puts a man on with one out in the third."
"Speaking of Pete, I remember late 1983 I knew we were going different ways from the Phillies, and I told him, 'I'm gonna know when you get to 4,000 hits, and I'm gonna be there when you get past Cobb. And I went to Oakland and he went to Montreal..."
"Ball high to Ryan Church, and the count is 1-0."
"He got his 4,000th hit!"
"Absolutely did, Mr. President!"
"Hahahahaha..."
"Heh heh heh heh heh heh..."
"Heh, yes, there's a strike..."
"Heh...I remember that game too. You know, you never forget a number like 4,000."
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"So, Laura played softball in high school, is that right?"