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Sunday, October 31, 2010

The Texas Rangers decide that they don't need any blue-state fans

If you haven't been following the World Series, the Texas Rangers hosted game 4 on Sunday night down 2-1 to the underdog San Francisco Giants, with the weakest pitcher in their order starting on the mound. The pressure was on. So what could the folks running the franchise possibly do to make things more tense for their players? Well, watch and find out:



Never mind the fact that the sight of the World's Biggest American Flag covering the field, with a slightly smaller flag of Texas in behind it, was a touch overly-patriotic, even for the U.S. Did the team really think that it was a good idea to let the most divisive President in modern American history drive all over the field in a golf cart, with his father in tow?

Yes, yes, George W. Bush used to co-own the Rangers, so he has ties with the team. And Texas is the Bush family's beloved adopted home state. But making such a big show of his presence automatically politicized the festivities. Think of what the Fox News crowd would say if the Giants invited Barack Obama to throw out the first pitch should the series return to their hometown. Now think of how the players felt coming out after such a bizarre scene.

Oh yes, the Rangers dropped the game 4-0, and are now one game away from elimination. Let's hope for their sake that Ross Perot isn't scheduled to make an appearance tomorrow.

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