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Trump expected to skip appearance at All-Star Nationals Game (MLB summer classic)
The Hill ^ | July 14, 2018 | JACQUELINE THOMSEN

Posted on 07/14/2018 4:56:12 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff

President Trump is not expected to attend the All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, though past presidents have attended the game when it was held in the city.

The Associated Press reported that Trump will likely skip the game after returning home on Tuesday from a trip to Europe ending with his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Tuesday’s game marks the fifth time it will have been held in Washington since 1937. The AP noted that several former presidents have attended the game when the nation’s capital hosted the event.

Former President Eisenhower skipped out on throwing the first pitch in 1956 as he was recovering from surgery, and Vice President Spiro Agnew filled in for former President Nixon in 1969, as Nixon had a trip planned, according to the AP.

The outlet also reported that former Presidents George W. Bush and Obama have also thrown out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals games.

Obama was the last president to throw the first pitch at an All-Star game, doing so in St. Louis in 2009.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allstars; baseball; childrensgames; entertainment; leisureactivity; libtroll; sowingdiscord; sports; trump; zotme
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1 posted on 07/14/2018 4:56:12 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

“The outlet also reported that former Presidents George W. Bush and Obama have also thrown out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals games.

Obama was the last president to throw the first pitch at an All-Star game, doing so in St. Louis in 2009.”

Who gives a RAT’s A$$? The President has better things to be doing with his time.


2 posted on 07/14/2018 4:59:26 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: vette6387

Baseball is king in America.

Trump should go to mingle with the superstars and promote the game.

After all, baseball is America’s pasttime.


3 posted on 07/14/2018 5:01:15 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

I definitely plan to skip that too.


4 posted on 07/14/2018 5:04:43 PM PDT by raiderboy (Trump has assured us that he will shut down the government to get the WALL in Sept.ith the solar)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

“After all, baseball is America’s pastime.”

Well it may be for some, but not for me. The last time I went to a SF Giants game ( it was in Candlestick with a Japanese exchange student), we sat there in the cold and fog for 8 and a half f*cking innings and nobody hit anything! What a waste of one’s time!


5 posted on 07/14/2018 5:05:19 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Trump knows optics. He knows that based on the location of the game (the most liberal area of the country), he’ll be met with boos. The media will then proceed to play that on a loop over and over again.


6 posted on 07/14/2018 5:07:55 PM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Baseball is another children’s game also played by adults.

It has neither more nor less importance than a game of monopoly, or chess, or pool. Or than reading a book. Or watching a movie.

It’s mere entertainment.
A leisure activity.

And no leisure activity is of great import in the great scheme of things.
The President has important things to do, and he is getting more of them done than any president in my lifetime.


7 posted on 07/14/2018 5:08:10 PM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: raiderboy

No! Watch it.

There’s a lot of good MLB All Stars this year....

https://www.mlb.com/news/2018-mlb-all-star-rosters-announced/c-284818156


8 posted on 07/14/2018 5:09:54 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
Obama was the last president to throw the first pitch at an All-Star game...

Havn't thought of that in awhile.


9 posted on 07/14/2018 5:14:01 PM PDT by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

The President was an excellent prep baseball player.

He’s been a Yankees fan a long time and considered buying in. He also made offers on the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians.

Just off a transAtlantic flight after a busy schedule, and 70 years old. Most would cut him some slack.


10 posted on 07/14/2018 5:14:36 PM PDT by jjotto (Nex eek, BOOM! for sure!)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

I would offer a different take. Personally, I would not attend a public event while jet lagged from a long overseas business trip packed with intense meetings. I’d take a pass and have a quiet night at home with an early bedtime.


11 posted on 07/14/2018 5:16:57 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Cue the halfrican traitor throwing like a sissy boy pic .. LMAO !


12 posted on 07/14/2018 5:21:27 PM PDT by tomkat
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He should go next year.


13 posted on 07/14/2018 5:24:32 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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Trump should go to mingle with the superstars and promote the game.

Trump does not need to mingle with overpaid, PED-pumped, crime-prone crybabies, most of whom are rats who hate him.

14 posted on 07/14/2018 5:28:17 PM PDT by 50mm (-.. .-. .. -. -.- / --- ...- .- .-.. - .. -. . /)
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#13: "He should go next year."

Yep¸ after things have settled down. Ginsberg will have failed to wake up from one of her naps, and Sotomayor will have stroked out, and the SCOTUS will be 7 to 2, Americans to Communists.
 

15 posted on 07/14/2018 5:32:15 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

He should send Judge Kavanaugh in his stead and let him throw out the first pitch. That would be a hoot.


16 posted on 07/14/2018 5:42:00 PM PDT by tflabo (Varmints)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Next year it is at Progressive Field in Cleveland, not sure that is very likely either.


17 posted on 07/14/2018 5:43:52 PM PDT by erlayman (yw)
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LOL...yea, we can still recall B.Hussein O. throwing out that ‘girlie’ pitch... and we still laugh..

As for the POTUS going to a ball game after a busy journey in Europe, He has more important jobs to attend too. He is a working POTUS, not the lazy type of the past eight years who just wanted to travel, party, drink and smoke...and lets not forget, VACATIONS..

18 posted on 07/14/2018 5:59:48 PM PDT by haircutter
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Ok


19 posted on 07/14/2018 6:00:32 PM PDT by raiderboy (Trump has assured us that he will shut down the government to get the WALL in Sept.ith the solar)
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To: tflabo

Ha, that’s brilliant.

Freegards


20 posted on 07/14/2018 6:01:13 PM PDT by Ransomed
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