President Barack Obama wore a White Sox cap during his ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals game yesterday, but before any rabid Pale Hose supporters get too excited about it, they should know he had a bit of a problem naming any player by name.
The first fan was interviewed during the game’s television broadcast by former Sox pitcher Rob Dibble, who asked the president about his favorite players on the South Side growing up.
This is was the point that the usually eloquent Obama began stammering.
“You know uh ….. I … I thought that … uh …. you know,” Obama stalled. ” … The truth is a lot of the Cubs I like too! But, uh … I did not become a Sox fan until I moved to Chicago. Because I uh …. I was growing up in Hawaii so I ended up actually being an Oakland A’s fan.”
Yes, he did also call it “Cominskey Park.” That, apparently, is something he does regularly.
One could make the case that Obama’s point was that he didn’t become acquainted with the Sox until later in his life, but I’d imagine most fans would have liked him to spit out at least one player’s name.
So, big deal or not?
