[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12417]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ROLL CALL CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME

  (Mr. DOYLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DOYLE. Madam Speaker, as you know, last night was the 49th annual 
Roll Call baseball game.
  I am happy to announce to the House today that that score has been 
settled this year, and the Democrats were victorious, 13-6. Of course, 
the biggest winners last night were our two charities--the Washington 
Literacy Council and the Boys and Girls Club of Washington, DC. The 
final numbers aren't in, as donations are still coming in, but we went 
over the $150,000 mark for our charities last night.
  I want to commend our Republican team for a hard-fought game. They 
gave us a tough game right up to the last inning, and we kept all the 
fans in their seats to the very end.
  We had a couple of outstanding plays on the Democratic side. All of 
us woke up with great chagrin this morning to watch ESPN's top 10 and 
see Anthony Weiner as No. 9 of the top 10. Also, there was some 
outstanding hitting from Steve Driehaus, but the MVPs on the Democratic 
side were killer bees Joe Baca, John Boccieri, and Brian Baird. They 
all had outstanding plays.
  So, Madam Speaker, once again, the coveted Roll Call trophy stays 
blue.
  I yield to my good friend, the Republican manager, Joe Barton.
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Madam Speaker, there have been those on the 
other side of the aisle who, from time to time, have spoken of the lack 
of generosity, of the stinginess, and of the coldheartedness of the 
Republicans, but the seventh inning last night should put that to rest 
forever. We were very generous. Every man of the Republican nine made 
some effort in generosity of spirit to drop balls, to misplace throws, 
or to go out of their way to make sure that, at least on the diamond, 
the Democrats would feel good.
  Now, we don't want this to go to your head, though, Mr. Doyle. That 
trophy is on loan. If you would look wherever the records are kept, if 
you win the next 20 in a row, there would still be more ``R'' wins than 
``D'' wins.
  Mr. DOYLE. I'll just say my friend is living in the past.
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. So in the spirit of the moment, we cannot say 
that Chairwoman Slaughter ran a closed rule out on us. It was an open 
rule. It was a fair competition. Luckily, for both sides, the real 
winners were, as you said it, the Boys and Girls Club of Washington, 
DC, and the Washington Literacy Council.
  I do want to commend my Republican team. I am very proud of them. 
John Shimkus pitched his heart out. Bill Shuster made an almost 
unassisted double play when he caught the ball and picked somebody off 
at first base. Every member of our team got to play. They all were in 
good spirits and good fellowship.
  We will show up next year with warmth in our hearts, and we will 
continue this tradition, hopefully, with a more pleasurable outcome for 
our side.
  Congratulations to you, Mr. Doyle. You ultimately deserved the win. 
You played better. We congratulate you.
  Mr. DOYLE. Thank you.

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