Wednesday, July 15, 2009

American Pastimes:Baseball and Criticism

written by:stacia_doss.
Last night President Obama visited the city known for its Gateway Arch, Saint Louis. Just hours after he threw the first pitch in the baseball Allstar game, Americans were already criticizing him. He was a little short, and many said he doesn't have nearly as good of an arm as George W. Bush, but who cares? Honestly, how fair is it to link how someone throws a baseball to how they run the country?I'll let you decide.
On a nicer note, several articles shed light on Willie Mays, a
baseball legend who walked off the plane with Obama upon his Saint Louis arrival. He reportedly cried the night our current president was elected...tears of joy. It is touching to read how proud he was of Mr.Obama, along with his admiration for Mays, in return. "As you get older, it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary."-Earnest Hemingway

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