[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 146 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        A WORLD SERIES CHALLENGE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the 17th congressional district in New York 
covers a large part of Bronx County. We affectionately call Bronx ``the 
Bronx,'' it is one of the only places in the country where we put the 
``the'' in front of it. I am Bronx born and bred. The Bronx is not only 
famous for the Bronx Zoo and for the Bronx cheer, but it is also famous 
for the Bronx Bombers, notably the New York Yankees.
  And last night at the close of the last vote, I flew back to New York 
to be at Yankee stadium and watch the New York Yankees win the American 
League pennant and now the World Series will begin Saturday night at 
Yankee stadium.
  I was raised just a few blocks from Yankee stadium. When I was boy I 
used to walk to Yankee games. Now I look forward, Saturday night, to 
seeing the Yankees march on to win the World Series.
  This year, Mr. Speaker, the Yankees set an American League record, 
winning a record 114 games. And, of course, this week's Baseball Weekly 
has a picture of Bernie Williams on the front page, and it says, Bronx 
Battlers, and so we are very, very proud of that in the Bronx.
  I take to the well today to issue a challenge to my colleagues from 
both San Diego and Atlanta. We do not quite know who is going to win 
the National League pennant, but it will be decided in a day or two. I 
would like to issue a challenge to them. I would like to bet them on 
the eventual winner of the World Series for 1998. I have no doubt that 
it will be the New York Yankees.
  And let me say that I would be more than willing, when the Yankees 
win, to take them on a tour of the Bronx. The Bronx has come back after 
many years and we are very, very proud of the 1.3 million people living 
in the Bronx and very, very proud of what the Bronx Bombers, the New 
York Yankees, have accomplished.
  So since we probably will be out of session by Thursday or Friday and 
we might not know who the Yankees will face, I want to issue a 
challenge again to my colleagues from both Atlanta and San Diego. I 
would be very happy to take a tour of their district, if their team 
wins, but of course their team will not. So I want to invite them to 
take a tour of the Bronx after the New York Yankees win the World 
Series.

                          ____________________