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Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced today that President Barack Obama has been named the 2009 World Series MVP. In a written statement Commissioner Selig conceded the unprecedented nature of the decision to give the award to a non-player, even before the series was played, but said it was an easy choice.
"It was obvious after he threw out the opening pitch at the All Star game that the president would be unhittable if he pitched in the Major Leagues," the statement read.
Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf was euphoric over the announcement, telling reporters that he expected his team to be named world champions, even though they didn't make the playoffs. "President Obama is a White Sox fan, so it stands to reason that he would play for us if he played," Mr. Reinsdorf said.
But callers to sports talk radio shows in the cities that have playoff teams were mostly displeased with baseball's unorthodox move. "I voted for the guy," said Joe from the Bronx, in a call to New York's WFAN. "But if I knew I was picking an MVP I'd have gone with Giulianni, at least he's a Yankees fan." Supporters of the Los Angeles Dodgers voiced similar sentiments. "If he can't even get health care through Congress, how's he going to get Manny out with the bases loaded?" said Dodger Dude, a caller to 710ESPN.
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh saw politics at play in Obama's MVP award. "Folks, seven of the eight playoff teams are from blue states, and now this," Mr. Limbaugh told his listeners. "It's as clear as Nancy Pelosi's bug eyes, baseball was afraid of a righty getting the MVP so they went with the lefty Obama."
During remarks at the White House, President Obama seemed humbled by the award. "I see this as a call to action to work on my curveball," he said. "I must share this award with my teammates, once I get some."
The news about the president's MVP award comes on the heels of his sweep of the 2009 Pulitzer Prizes for fiction and history, without ever having written a novel or a history book. "His two memoirs show that the president could write a great novel if he wanted to, and he is writing history every day of his presidency," the Pulitzer citation read.
Despite all these honors, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters that the president's ego is unaffected. "The president walks across water one step at a time, just like everyone else," Mr. Gibbs said.
Ben Krull is a writer living in New York. His e-mail is ben@krull.com.
"It was obvious after he threw out the opening pitch at the All Star game that the president would be unhittable if he pitched in the Major Leagues," the statement read.
Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf was euphoric over the announcement, telling reporters that he expected his team to be named world champions, even though they didn't make the playoffs. "President Obama is a White Sox fan, so it stands to reason that he would play for us if he played," Mr. Reinsdorf said.
But callers to sports talk radio shows in the cities that have playoff teams were mostly displeased with baseball's unorthodox move. "I voted for the guy," said Joe from the Bronx, in a call to New York's WFAN. "But if I knew I was picking an MVP I'd have gone with Giulianni, at least he's a Yankees fan." Supporters of the Los Angeles Dodgers voiced similar sentiments. "If he can't even get health care through Congress, how's he going to get Manny out with the bases loaded?" said Dodger Dude, a caller to 710ESPN.
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh saw politics at play in Obama's MVP award. "Folks, seven of the eight playoff teams are from blue states, and now this," Mr. Limbaugh told his listeners. "It's as clear as Nancy Pelosi's bug eyes, baseball was afraid of a righty getting the MVP so they went with the lefty Obama."
During remarks at the White House, President Obama seemed humbled by the award. "I see this as a call to action to work on my curveball," he said. "I must share this award with my teammates, once I get some."
The news about the president's MVP award comes on the heels of his sweep of the 2009 Pulitzer Prizes for fiction and history, without ever having written a novel or a history book. "His two memoirs show that the president could write a great novel if he wanted to, and he is writing history every day of his presidency," the Pulitzer citation read.
Despite all these honors, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters that the president's ego is unaffected. "The president walks across water one step at a time, just like everyone else," Mr. Gibbs said.
Ben Krull is a writer living in New York. His e-mail is ben@krull.com.
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right next to Heisman!!
Carlhk1 (10/13/2009, 7:08 AM )