Boston Red Sox game on ESPN

[Thrill]

Kerry and Dick Durbin are there together. Jumping up and down cheering for the Red Sox.

FYI

[IndianaGreen]

1. Go Yankees!

6-2 Boston, bottom of third.

:(

[stepnw1f]

2. What a Game!!!

Man is Boston on Fire or what? I am talking about the atmosphere as well as the game.

How about Dem apples?

[2Design]

4. And for the first time I am glad the red sox and yankees were

playing....so John Kerry could be there. There was a great picture

let's see if this link for it works

[Caution]

5. picture makes it look like Kerry is missing a finger

weird.

[Bluebear]

7. It's a splitter

[Caution]

8. hehehehe

as a psychotic baseball fan i appreciate the joke even though it's clearly not a splitter :)

[El Supremo]

3. America's Freedom Trail leads to...

Fenway Park????

I thought Kerry was going to Florida next.

Whatever. Go Red Sox! Go Kerry!!!!

[blm]

6. Hah. They snookered BushInc and the press.

Kerry had this planned in a way the Rove machine could not counter.

[tcfrogs]

59. Is that really true?

I heard the announcers on ESPN saying he was supposed to go to Cape Canaveral, but ended up going to Fenway. I assumed it was a joke, but perhaps I'm wrong. Help, please!

[IndianaGreen]

9. Kerry is ON

ESPN

[RichV]

10. Note: Jon Miller is a Dem, not sure where Joe Morgan stands

[JohnKleeb]

13. you're certain of that? thats cool to know, Ive always liked him

used to broadcast for my birdies.

[RichV]

15. Yep

News story a couple days ago listed him as one of the baseball bigwigs who have given $$$ to Dem candidates.

[JohnKleeb]

16. awesome, hes a good guy

I miss him broadcasting for us. Him, Chuck Thompson on the radio, god that was nice. He wished Kerry good luck too. Don't know where Morgan stands really.

[Thrill]

31. I know Gammons is a DEM

.

[JohnKleeb]

33. he is? source please

[tcfrogs]

47. I posted a list about a week ago...

OpenSecrets.org - Donor Lookup
I thought it might be fun to see who some familiar baseball names are supporting for President this fall…


Ernie Harwell................$2,000 to Bush
Peter Magowan................$2,000 to Bush
Frank & Jamie McCourt........$4,000 to Kerry
Jon Miller...................$1,000 to Kerry
Rafael Palmeiro..............$2,000 to Bush
Mr. & Mrs. A-Rod.............$4,000 to Bush
Mrs. Tony Gwynn..............$2,000 to Bush
Nolan Ryan...................$1,000 to Bush
Vin Scully...................$1,000 to Bush
George Steinbrenner..........$2,000 to Bush

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/newsblog/

[JohnKleeb]

48. Damn and Tony Gwynn always came off a s a nice guy but it says his wife

the McCourts are the sox honors right?

[tcfrogs]

49. McCourt owns the Dodgers

But is a Bostonite - tried to buy the Red Sox

[JohnKleeb]

52. thats right sorry

I heard somewhere that my personal hero Cal Ripken was a republican, say its not so.

[tcfrogs]

55. Yeah, I've seen that before

But no link. Someone else might...

[JohnKleeb]

57. I hope to god its not true

[playahata1]

22. Morgan's not doing the game tonight.

Rick Sutcliffe is. He might have gone to the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies today.

[JohnKleeb]

23. probably, hes a hall of famer

[TSIAS]

36. Miller is definitely a Dem

He's given to Kerry, Gore, and the CA Dem Party.

I'd wager that Morgan leans Republican. I saw that he's a member of a pro-life baseball organization.

http://www.all.org/battin1000/endorse.htm

[JohnKleeb]

39. umm Taylor you got the wrong Joe Morgan

See how it says Joe Morgan Boston, that Joe Morgan was a manager of the Red Sox in the 80's.

[TSIAS]

63. Thanks for pointing that out

I certainly did not wish to impugn the credibility of Mr. Morgan.

I did find it disturbing, however, how many members that organization has. I also remember reading that Jerry Colangelo, owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, was a part of that Presidential Prayer team.

[JohnKleeb]

65. I know what you mean

I know you werent going after Morgan, its no big deal but my nerdyness helped me eh.

[playahata1]

45. I do think that Morgan is pretty progressive politically.

This is a man who, in the 1990s, won close to a million dollars in a settlement against the Los Angeles International Airport and its security force for racial profiling. He was stopped and detained because he "fit the description" of a drug dealer (i.e. a well-dressed black man).

Edit: found link.

http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:14808422&refid=ink_g5s1&skeyword=&teaser=

[JohnKleeb]

46. as I said, the Joe Morgan in question is a one time red sox manager

[playahata1]

51. Kleebie, the ORIGINAL question concerns Joe Morgan, the Hall of Famer

and commentator.

[JohnKleeb]

53. right but

the Joe Morgan we find that is a pro life org supporter is a one time sox manager.

[playahata1]

56. I understand that.

I am quite aware of the existence of THAT Joe Morgan. :)

[JohnKleeb]

58. not everone is

didnt he manage in the late 80's after McNamara?

[5thGenDemocrat]

64. I interviewed John McNamara in 1986

He sticks in my mind as the single biggest asshole I ever met in my years as a sportswriter. And I've met a few.
John
Best interview I ever had while covering baseball was former Giant/Tiger first baseman Darryl Evans. A really great guy.
Since we're discussing the Sox, Bill Buckner was a good guy, too. He chewed a combination of bubble gum and tobacco and when he leaned over to answer a question, his breath smelled like a warm spittoon. But he loved to talk baseball and sure had some insights into the game.

[JohnKleeb]

66. any other interesting interviews

If I dont go in to politics, I guess I could consider sportswriting since I love sports and writing.

[Gloria]

11. Wow, he's being interviewed, as the game proceeds, on and off

camera........going on 10 minutes now!!

Commenting on the game, Reds Sox/Yankees rivalry, now about the Convention.

I see Boxer sitting behind him, I think..............

[RichV]

12. I think it was THK and Dick Durbin

n/t

[Bluebear]

14. Cool picture.....

[2Design]

20. that is a great picture....and all this free advertising and at a sport

event...kerry is an athlete and he talks with his actions and not with his words and when you get him in the places he is comfortable you see the man inside and you understand why Teresa married this wonderful man.

[Bluebear]

21. Meanwhile * is "clearing brush" and sleeping it off at Crawford

[Rose Siding]

28. She's wearing stadium pumps

That's fun.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

17. Millar!

:bounce:

[Bluebear]

18. on fire baby!

[JohnKleeb]

19. good job guys, god you better pull ahead

[Bluebear]

24. Did you know Kerry was loudly booed???

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1178385/posts

Am I deaf?

[Mr_Spock]

25. In a Democratic town. Stupid toe-head pukes!

lol

[Bluebear]

26. Grasping at straws

They are putting up all sorts of pictures how someone behind him looks like Mary Jo Kopechne. Talk about cynicism and not moving on~!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

27. That would be one of his daughters

:eyes:

[Thrill]

30. Boo'ed? LMAO

you would of thought he was a king or something the ovation he got.

[59millionmorons]

32. I would be shocked if there was no booing

First off any baseball fan knows that Yankee fans travel to Boston and Baltimore any time they play. If Kerry is throwing out the first pitch at a home Boston game, I am sure the Yankee fans would boo. second Kerry is winning Mass by 56-39. Isn't it logical that some of those 39% are at the game. It is the same thing that happened to Bush at the nascar race in Florida when he got booed. If Kerry got any booing which I didn't hear any of it is not unusual.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

34. It's probably higher than 56-39

[Thrill]

40. Well there were obviously

a few. But were easily drowned out.

[Neecy]

54. well...

Wolf Blitzer tonight reported gleefully that Kerry was both booed and cheered at Fenway.

Shockingly enough, Boston native John King laughed it off, which seemed to take the wind out of Blitzer's sails. But look for this to be a big GOP talking point tomorrow.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

29. Another Ortiz RBI!!!!!!!!!!!

:bounce:

[slutticus]

35. I like this photo..

John Kerry and Vanessa

[Thrill]

38. It seems like a lot people

are there. I just saw Biden shake Kerry's hand

[Kathy in Cambridge]

37. My new favorite picture

[slutticus]

41. Oh Shit!

I had heard about that....I hadn't seen any pictures of it though....wow....it must have been pretty bad...

[Bluebear]

42. They were just "blowing off steam" :)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

43. A-Rod was throwing F-Bombs around

and Varitek threw the first punch. Unfortunately now Varitek is hurt. :-(

[Bluebear]

44. I wonder if A-rod "felt better" after saying it 5 times?

Taking a cue from our national leaders.

[against all enemies]

50. He has lost Steinbrenner's vote. Oh that's right , convicted felons can't

vote in Florida. Too bad Georgie.

[Bluebear]

60. Thanks for sharing the game, Yanks fans too!

[Anwen]

61. What a game!!!

Yay SOX!!!! :D

[VolcanoJen]

62. Yet another great photo from the game - John and Teresa!

Presidential Candidate Senator John Kerry (news - web sites) (D-MA) kisses his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry during the game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts July 25, 2004