 Red Sox to Visit White House on Wed, 2/27 |
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 Feb 25 2008, 03:44 PM
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http://www.examiner.com/blogs/Yeas_and_Nay...sit-White-House
BoSox to visit White House February 25, 1:41 AM Cursed no more, the Boston Red Sox will make their second trip to the Executive Mansion in four years Wednesday, as they visit with President Bush. After a morning workout, the team and coaches will fly to Washington from their spring training home in Fort Myers, Fla. They’ll be joined by owner John Henry and President Larry Lucchino. After the visit with the president, the team will travel (with its World Series trophy) to Walter Reed Army Hospital, where it will meet with injured troops. -------------------- "Seriously, it almost seems like The Sox have turned into Jason from Friday the 13th. You knock them down. Set them on Fire. Run them over. Say "There's no way that they survived that".
...They then get up and rip your )$@%&)@ heart out." "JimRiceHOFer wins. And we are all better people for it." - absintheofmalaise |
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Feb 25 2008, 05:21 PM
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 Posts: 1,415 From: Justia Omnibus |
Was there in 2004, and will be back for 2007. I'll post pics (assuming I have a good vantage point amongst my 1,000 or so closest friends attending). Hopefully the players will remember that february in DC is not february in Florida - I think I remember 2 or 3 players who were definately not appropriately dressed and were freezing their butts off with the rest of us....
-------------------- A lot of guys would benefit from being as Sabermetric about women and relationships as they are about baseball. - Mourning Woodward Jr.
Sleeping with Heidi Watney = Slumping with Heidi Watney - I am an Idiot on Nick Green & Ted |
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Feb 25 2008, 11:13 PM
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 Posts: 662 From: Maryland |
Any idea what time it is scheduled for?
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Feb 25 2008, 11:24 PM
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  Posts: 1,462 From: Hollywood for Ugly People |
QUOTE(thrawnqq @ Feb 25 2008, 11:13 PM) [snapback]1393050[/snapback] Any idea what time it is scheduled for? 2:30 PM |
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Feb 26 2008, 12:40 AM
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 The World's Best Fifer  Posts: 4,362 From: The city of Da Bears |
QUOTE(JimRiceHOFer @ Feb 25 2008, 02:44 PM) [snapback]1392427[/snapback] After the visit with the president, the team will travel (with its World Series trophy) to Walter Reed Army Hospital, where it will meet with injured troops. Now this I love. That is a wonderful thing and lets hope they really stick around to bring smiles to the faces of our best citizens. Is Theo making the trip? -------------------- "I bet he goes through the Eruzione routine when he scores on Khabibulin in practice. I bet every north american player on that team shits on Khabibulin for being a soviet." -PSK, on Patrick Sharp
"Still very loud celebrations on the streets of Harlem." -Talon, about 45 minutes after Obama's victory speech |
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Feb 26 2008, 10:54 AM
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Posts: 1,666 From: Map Ref. 41°N 93°W |
I have no idea if it will happen, but the last time the Sox went to the White House and Walter Reed, the trophy showed up at Stetson's on U Street that evening.
Stetson's neither confirmed nor denied anything when I called yesterday. |
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Feb 26 2008, 11:15 AM
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 A Gentleman and a Scallop Posts: 16,137 From: Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod |
I just checked C-SPAN's web site, but can't find anything indicating whether or not this will be carried live.
-------------------- "Taking a chick ballroom dancing is the fastest way into her pants short of The Weebs Method." -- Maalox
"That thread requires a password. What is P & G?" -- John W Henry |
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Feb 26 2008, 04:56 PM
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 Posts: 1,858 From: The World Trade Bridge |
Anybody know how to get in to this? I tried the local congressman to no avail.
-------------------- "Life is the first good received from God and is fundamental to all others; to guarantee the right to life for all in an equal manner for all is the duty upon which the future of humanity depends."
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Feb 26 2008, 04:59 PM
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 Trust me, I'm a doctor Posts: 7,007 From: My Desk |
QUOTE(8 and 9 in Left @ Feb 26 2008, 04:56 PM) [snapback]1394302[/snapback] Anybody know how to get in to this? I tried the local congressman to no avail. Just tell the Secret Service guy at the security gate that you are with Sons of Sam Horn - they'll let you through without asking any questions. -------------------- People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
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Feb 26 2008, 05:22 PM
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Posts: 1,415 From: Justia Omnibus |
QUOTE Anybody know how to get in to this? I tried the local congressman to no avail. You just have to be dumb lucky (like me) and have a friend in the White House - he knows I am a Sox fan, and e-mailed me an invite. I had to provide a bunch of info (SSN and the rest) and they will check my ID against a list at the gate. Its capped at about 1,000 attendees, and you had to RSVP by 5 pm on Tuesday.... -------------------- A lot of guys would benefit from being as Sabermetric about women and relationships as they are about baseball. - Mourning Woodward Jr.
Sleeping with Heidi Watney = Slumping with Heidi Watney - I am an Idiot on Nick Green & Ted |
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Feb 26 2008, 06:36 PM
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 Posts: 1,186 From: NatsTown! |
QUOTE(8 and 9 in Left @ Feb 26 2008, 04:56 PM) [snapback]1394302[/snapback] Anybody know how to get in to this? I tried the local congressman to no avail. I received an email invitation from redsox.com, but I think anyone who could get on the phone with the White House Special Events people could RSVP. EDIT: If I can get some good photos, I'll post them tomorrow afternoon. This post has been edited by Wade Boggs Hair: Feb 26 2008, 06:37 PM -------------------- "[Dustin Pedroia's] biggest muscle is his heart." - Rick Sutcliffe (9/14/07)
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Feb 26 2008, 07:58 PM
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 Tippi Hedren Posts: 2,982 |
Some other info on the pending visit from this ESPN Article
QUOTE The white Red Sox jersey with the name "Bush" and the number "07" on the back traveled around the clubhouse. One by one, the World Series champions signed it with a blue Sharpie.
It's a gift from Boston's players to President Bush, who will preside at the annual White House ceremony honoring baseball's best on Wednesday. |
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Feb 27 2008, 11:08 AM
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Tippi Hedren Posts: 2,982 |
www.RedSox.com has another article this morning - Red Sox Expect Much from this Trip
QUOTE This plane ride the Red Sox are taking on Wednesday following an abbreviated workout is not your average field trip. The defending World Series champions will be honored in unison for the first time since their championship parade when they go to the White House for a visit with President George W. Bush.
Then, there will be a perspective-filled journey to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which is also in Washington, D.C. |
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Feb 27 2008, 12:45 PM
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 broke his neck in costa rica Posts: 2,077 From: Holyoke, Massachusetts |
Are the Red Sox and Patriots the only teams to have visited Bush more than once during his terms?
Did the Blue Jays visit the White House back when they won? This post has been edited by Andrew: Feb 27 2008, 12:46 PM -------------------- "If CC Sabathia starts game 1 of the World Series, the Yankees will know that they have won tonight." - Tim McCarver
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Feb 27 2008, 01:00 PM
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Spurs and Lakers.
...and Yankees. Oh wait, no. |
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Feb 27 2008, 02:05 PM
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SoSH Member  Posts: 5,914 From: Princeton, NJ |
QUOTE J.D. Drew is ready to throw a hardball question at President Bush. “Something like, ‘Do you think maybe you can lower gas prices a little bit, get some of that ethanol going more?’ ” said Drew, who was not sure if this will be his second or third visit to Pennsylvania Avenue, having met President Clinton already. Drew is somewhat disappointed the team will mainly be on the South Lawn and not inside poking around. “I want one of those all-access passes so I can roam around,” the right fielder said. “I want to get into the Oval Office and get underneath his desk and see if I can find any hidden compartments like they did in that ‘National Treasure’ movie.” Link |
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Feb 27 2008, 02:27 PM
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A Gentleman and a Scallop Posts: 16,137 From: Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod |
Here's a look back at their last visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on March 2, 2005:
 link This post has been edited by mabrowndog: Feb 27 2008, 02:59 PM -------------------- "Taking a chick ballroom dancing is the fastest way into her pants short of The Weebs Method." -- Maalox
"That thread requires a password. What is P & G?" -- John W Henry |
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Feb 27 2008, 02:35 PM
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 Posts: 1,648 From: Erstwhile North Shore Resident |
QUOTE(Marbleheader @ Feb 27 2008, 12:00 PM) [snapback]1396120[/snapback] Spurs and Lakers. ...and Yankees. Oh wait, no. Too funny... Say what you want about Bush and how much people in this country hate him, but the Yanks never won a WS with the guy in office. That makes him a Top 5er in my opinion. Actually, once I think about it, the last time the Yanks won a WS with a Republican in office was under Eisenhower, correct? -------------------- http://lasegundadivision.blogspot.com/
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Feb 27 2008, 02:55 PM
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A Gentleman and a Scallop Posts: 16,137 From: Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod |
Jacoby, Paps & Papi head to the airport this morning:
 Man, these guys look like they walked right off the set of Reservoir Dogs. -------------------- "Taking a chick ballroom dancing is the fastest way into her pants short of The Weebs Method." -- Maalox
"That thread requires a password. What is P & G?" -- John W Henry |
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Feb 27 2008, 03:11 PM
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Bush welcoming Daisuke: "And we both have trouble answering questions in English"
 And on Ortiz "I'm sorry his running mate Manny isn't here, I guess his grandmother died again"
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