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48th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game Program
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Rep. Michael Arcuri (N.Y.)
Outfield
Elected 2006
Home: Utica
Hits R | Throws R | Votes S
Arcuri’s got the Hall of Fame in his district, so of course he’s going to play. He went 0-1 in his debut last year, and this year he will once again be in the uniform of the Auburn Doubledays, a minor league baseball team in his district.
Rep. Joe Baca (Calif.)
Pitcher/Infield
Elected 1998
Home: Rialto
Hits R | Throws R | Votes L
Baca, a former semi-pro ballplayer, has a rubber arm, and will pitch at least part of tonight’s game for the Democratic squad. He’s a pretty fair hitter, too, going 2-3 in last year’s game with two RBIs. As usual, he’ll wear No. 22 in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform.
Rep. Brian Baird (Wash.)
Pitcher/Outfield
Elected 1998
Home: Vancouver
Hits R | Throws R | Votes L
Baird brings a four-game hitting streak to tonight’s contest. The Congressman, who has lived all over the West, will be wearing the jersey of Onalaska High School in Washington tonight.
Rep. Tim Bishop (N.Y.)
Third Base
Elected 2002
Home: Southampton
Hits R | Throws R | Votes L
Bishop was born in the same town as baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. Bishop knocked in a run last year and proved during his innings at third base that he’s not afraid to get his uniform dirty. He’ll be wearing No. 29 from Stony Brook University this year.
Rep. John Boccieri (Ohio)
Utility
Elected 2008
Home: Alliance
Hits R | Throws R | Votes S
Democrats’ hopes for breaking their losing streak rest squarely on the shoulders of Boccieri, who went to college on a baseball scholarship. Fittingly, he’ll be wearing No. 5 in the uniform of his alma mater, St. Bonaventure University.
Rep. Bruce Braley (Iowa)
Outfield/First Base
Elected 2006
Home: Waterloo
Hits R | Throws R | Votes L
Braley, a versatile man with the glove, is looking for his first hit in the Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game. He’ll be wearing No. 2 in the uniform of the Anamosa High School Blue Raiders. Anamosa is known as the pumpkin capital of Iowa.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
Outfield
Elected 2006
Home: Lorain
Hits L | Throws L | Votes L
Brown, the lone Senator on the team and a mainstay since he joined the House in 1993, had two hits and scored two runs last year. He’ll be wearing the uniform of the Lake Erie Crushers, an independent minor league team that plays in Avon, Ohio.
Rep. Russ Carnahan (Mo.)
Utility
Elected 2004
Home: St. Louis
Hits R | Throws R | Votes L
Carnahan, a political scion, has been mainly used in pinch-hitting and pinch-running roles since joining the team in 2005. He’s one of two St. Louis-area Members to wear the uniform of the home team Cardinals.
Rep. Christopher Carney (Pa.)
Utility
Elected 2006
Home: Dimock
Hits R | Throws R | Votes S
Carney is 0-1 in the series so far, His district hosts the Little League World Series every year, and he’ll be wearing No. 10 in the uniform of the Williamsport Crosscutters, a Class A minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Rep. Ben Chandler (Ky.)
Infield
Elected 2004
Home: Versailles
Hits S | Throws R | Votes S
The grandson of former Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler, the Congressman is a useful, versatile infielder. Even though his district includes the University of Kentucky, Chandler will once again be wearing the uniform of Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky.
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