[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      REPUBLICANS VICTORIOUS IN ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME

  (Mr. OXLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to announce that the Republican 
baseball team once again was victorious in the annual congressional 
game by a 12-1 score on June 29.
  I particularly want to thank our sponsors. We were able to raise over 
$100,000 for charities. Once again, the charities were the big winners, 
the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Washington area as well as the Adult 
Literacy Council.
  I want to also congratulate my counterpart, Mike Doyle, the manager 
of the Democrat team, Joe Baca, the pitcher and the most valuable 
player on the part of the Democrats, with Kenny Hulshof the MVP on the 
Republican side, and John Shimkus, our extraordinary pitcher, who came 
back from heart surgery this year to pitch a complete game.
  So congratulations to everybody for a wonderful evening of 
camaraderie and a good time and a nice victory as well. This is my last 
opportunity to do a little bit of bragging here as the manager.
  Also, I want to congratulate the long-time manager of the Democrats, 
Martin Olav Sabo, who is retiring this year. He turned over the reins 
to Mike Doyle, but he was inducted into the Roll Call Hall of Fame, 
well deserved for a great sportsman and a great individual, Martin Olav 
Sabo.
  Again, thank you, everybody. It was a great victory.

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