Why, Dick Cheney? Why did you have to ruin Opening Day?

[VolcanoJen]

Yes, the time has come for my favorite National Holiday, Cincinnati's Opening Day! My beloved Reds are back on the ballfield, the fans lined up for the Findlay Market Parade, it's a beautiful, sunny day.

And then Dick Cheney has to throw out the first pitch.

Also, check out the flags they put at every seat:



I don't like to see my favorite game get hijacked by jingoism and phony, unelected leaders. I thought we wrapped all of that up last season. :grr: It just puts a damper on the whole thing, which is about springtime, and baseball, and hot dogs, and cute men in tight pants. What a bunch of crap.

on edit: Can you believe I left out that Nick fuckin' Lachey sang the National Anthem?!??

/rant

Oh, well... Play Ball!!

[stevedeshazer]

1. Bastard!

Is nothing sacred?

[Triple H]

2. Are they gonna have a defibrillator ready for Dick?

He may get a heart attack throwing that ball...

The Twins start tonight at 7:10 pm! Go Twins!

[GOPisEvil]

3. The Chimp in Chief is throwing out the first pitch at Busch!

:grr::mad::grr::mad:

I hope the Cardinals fans boo his sorry ass.

[Sandpiper]

11. I think there's a good chance of that

St. Louis isn't exactly Republican friendly.

[ikojo]

46. The RESIDENTS of the CITY of St Louis may not be pro

Bush but rest assured those in the stands at Busch Stadium gave him a fond welcome. I have noticed that many hardcord sports fans are conservative and/or Republican. What is it about sports that causes someone to be so conservative?

[Zomby Woof]

28. Not with Cardinal fans like these

Sorry, David, but I think he'll be in friendly territory. :P

[VolcanoJen]

32. L M F A O!!! The ultimate Cards Fan!!

Sorry, Bird-Boosters...

[GOPisEvil]

34. Ack!!!! I don't claim that MORAN!!!!

He stole that shirt. He had to have! He's probably from the Missouri side of the river anyway. I can always claim Illinois. :P

He's probably from El Rushbo's hometown of Cape Girardeau. :puke:

[ikojo]

47. The MORAN pic was taken at a Boeing plant

in conservative/reactionary St. Charles county MISSOURI. Very much Bush land.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

48. That'll be a neat trick,

what with the stadium being emptied and all.

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Awwww Jen. Ditch Baseball. Think Football!!!

:loveya:

[VolcanoJen]

6. Oh, I will... but I need *something* to do until September!

Besides, it's hard to be a Bengals fan... :-(

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. Well, I'd welcome you to the Packers with open arms.

;) I know it has to be hard, but paybacks for years of support are so worth it. Sorry Dick(head) ruined your day. :hug:

[cmd]

9. Have to disagree with you, Jen

My husband has been a life long Browns fan. He is switching his allegience to the Bengals. They have gotten their act together. I predict they will be division champs next season. They will even beat my beloved Stillers. Meanwhile, Go Reds! and Go TRIBE!!!!!

[bif]

5. Don't you guys have a new ballpark?

What's it like? Another retro ballpark?

[VolcanoJen]

7. No, worse.

"Great American Ballpark" opened last season. It's like a nothing-park. No character, no color, all-white.

Kinda reminscent of the city which surrounds it, I suppose. So in that sense, it fits.

[GOPisEvil]

10. Hey! It has that strange Riverboat thing out in center field.

It's more attractive than Riverfront which had the personality of a mausoleum (at least on TV).

[VolcanoJen]

12. That's the National Steamboat Monument!

Betcha never knew we had one of those, eh?

I'll admit... it's definitely cool-looking, and helps celebrate Cincy's history as a riverboat town.

OK, so maybe it's not all that bad... ;-)

[GOPisEvil]

15. Wow! A monument!

It's different for sure. I know what ball park I'm looking at immediately when I see it.

St. Louis is building a new stadium, too. I kinda like Busch with all the arches around the top. But, maybe the new joint will be nice. I hear that most of the seats will have views of the real arch, which is cool.

[bif]

13. It would have been nice

If they modelled it after Crosley Field at least.

[Don_G]

14. It's The Cub's Curse Again

We can only hope Bartman is there today.

[northzax]

16. wait a sec

dick cheney is still alive? and he can throw a base ball 60 feet? Does his doctor know he's doing this?

[GOPisEvil]

17. The Cubs are leading, too!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/scoreboards/today/

A bad day so far in Cincinnati.

[VolcanoJen]

18. See!!???!!! IT'S ALL DICK CHENEY'S FAULT.

Dick Cheney killed the Curse of Bartman. Bastard.

Still the top of the 3rd, and it's 4-0, Cubbies. Grrrrr!!!!!!

[Don_G]

19. Send Him An Old Goat

Or maybe the Cubs are leading because of an old "out-of-town" goat.

[VolcanoJen]

22. Well, it's Cubbies up 5-2 now, bottom of the 4th.

So many Dick Cheney will redeem himself. But I doubt it...

[VolcanoJen]

23. CHENEY THROWS LIKE A girl!! Photo here!

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[Zomby Woof]

24. GO CUBBIES!

But having said that, I feel bad that your team was soiled by the presence of Dick "How Can A Heartless Bastard Have A Bad Heart" Cheney. Wouldn't he be more suited for Yankee Stadium, the Official Republican Team of Baseball? :D

[VolcanoJen]

27. Well, Carl "Mr. Chiquita Banana" Lindner owns the Reds...

... and he's definitely a Pioneer, if not a Ranger. I'm sure he and Cheney have murdered a few ducks together, if you know what I mean...

[Zomby Woof]

31. is that a step up from Schott?

Or a parallel crossing? Most owners are repubs, but the Yankees, with their unbridled spending habits and sense of entitlement, are the epitome of GOP politics in the game.

[Missy Vixen]

20. VolcanoJen, I feel your pain

>Can you believe I left out that Nick fuckin' Lachey sang the National Anthem?!??<

This is almost worse than Crash Cart throwing out the opening pitch, but just almost.

I am so sorry to read this.

$10 says that * isn't brave enough to show up at Safeco Field. The booing would be deafening. (Ask PayRod how much he likes playing in Seattle these days.)

In the meantime, it's BASEBALL SEASON! YAAAAAAY!

Julie
waiting for the Seattle Mariners to be 2004 World Series champions!

[VolcanoJen]

21. CrashCart's throwing out the opening pitch at Safeco AND Busch?

Go, Mariners Fans! Boo him back to Texas!!!

Disclaimer: I in no way support the Mariners, nor there fans, except when it comes to booing Chimpy. Otherwise, ZombyWoof might think I've come around on his beloved Mariners, or something, and that's simply not the case. But JulieRB is still A-OK by me. ;-)

[Zomby Woof]

25. "their" fans

:P

Deep down, you know I am right about the Supremely Awesome Mariners, and you worship at the Altar of Ichiro. Now, how about a hot dog and beer? :beer:

[VolcanoJen]

29. Oh, screw it. GO MARINERS!

It's Opening Day, and I declare amnesty. :-)

[Zomby Woof]

33. Tomorrow is the REAL Opening Day

Will be a tough game, going up against the Walt Disney Megacorporate Angels. I am going to print out your "GO MARINERS!" post and frame it on my wall. ;-)

[VolcanoJen]

35. OK, I call bullshit.

TODAY is the "real" Opening Day, because the REDS, the first professional baseball team, are playing. Do Seattle folks have a fuckin' parade with honest-to-God live elephants and shit? I think not.

C'mon... Cincinnati is the Capital of Baseball.

Until Dick Cheney ruined it, that is.

[Zomby Woof]

37. Well, elephants ARE the GOP symbol

You aren't helping your argument. ;-)

[GOPisEvil]

36. Disney doesn't own the Angels anymore.

Their new owner is actually a Hispanic businessman. He lowered beer prices, so he can't be all bad! :beer:

Here's the link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/01/22/angels.moreno.ap/

[Zomby Woof]

39. Ok, my new name for them

The Anaheim $5.00 Beer Angels (that's cheap for MLB beer prices).

I still say they are overrated, and the season hasn't even started for them. :P

[GOPisEvil]

40. $6.75, down from $8.50.

Too bad he gave money to the AZ Republican Party. It's Arte Moreno, if you want to research him.

[Zomby Woof]

41. no thanks!

You did enough research. $6.50 is still too much. I thought $5.50 at Safeco was too much.

[GOPisEvil]

42. Yeah, well, the Cardinals' owner is an old friend of the Shrub's.

:puke:

Oh well, it was still St. Louis that helped a dead guy beat Ashcroft. :evilgrin:

[VolcanoJen]

43. Damn Straight, GOPisEvil!

Thank you for the reminder!!

[GOPisEvil]

26. No, the Chimp is throwing the first pitch at Busch.

:puke: That's not an image I prefer to have in my dome.

[Cush]

30. Jen, maybe his bunker is under the stadium?

:evilgrin:

[LynneSin]

38. Damn, more and more I'm becoming a Phillies fan

and I've been a diehard Reds fan for longer than I want to confess online (it will reveal that I'm an old fart).

And Nick Lachey is a big Cincinnati Reds fan - go figure!

[Zomby Woof]

44. 5-4 in the 7th!

The Cubs aren't going to make this easy...

[tom_paine]

45. Nazis love their politicized sporting events

Nuremburg Rallies?

1936 Olympics?

Chimp "announcing" The Start of Football Season 2003 like Hitler announced the start of the 1936 Olympics.

I don't see anything remarkably out-of-character here, I'm afraid.

[Zomby Woof]

49. CUBS WIN!!! CUBS WIN!!!

:bounce:

[mouse7]

50. Should have listened to Tigers/Blue Jays feed.

No Cheney, much better game.

"Worst" team in baseball beat the crap out of the reigning Cy Young Award winning pitcher.

Tigers... worst to first in one game!!