The Republicans won the Congressional Baseball game yet again this year. This time they humiliated their Democratic counterparts 31-11 in an offensive explosion. But, getting beat down by the Republicans isn't anything new for the Dems as they have now lost 4 years in a row.
The climate protestors who tried to stop the game did nothing to stop the fun that was being had on the field. Police arrested eight of the disruptors but the play continued.
The Republicans all had a good day at the plate. In 2017, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, was shot at a practice for the baseball game, he continues to play and had the best moment of the day when he led off and got on base, which would start the rally. Republicans wound up putting up four runs in the inning.
That lead was erased after the Republicans left three men on and some poor fielding led to the Democrats pulling ahead 5-4. But, this seemed to only energize the Republicans. In the 4th inning, they went on to score 7 runs and they wouldn't be stopped after that big inning.
Republicans were as determined and aggressive as we have watched in a while under the leadership of manager Rep. Roger Williams of Texas, a former minor leaguer. The Democrats, looks lost most of the game, many would say taking a page out of their political book. The team didn't even dress the part, while the Republicans looked like a classy, well-oiled team.
The Congressional Baseball Game dates back to 1909 as an annual exhibition game played in or near Washington, D.C., between parties in Congress. This year's game sold 25,000 tickets, which would far exceed that of an average Oakland A's game, and even one upped their in-state major league team the Washington Nationals.