each other on the field. he handed out bats to his team, fancy, louisiana made red bats. because the republicans would never pitch to me in a game, i actually took his fancy red bat to the plate with me because they were going to walk me anyway. i remember him screaming from the dugout that bat was expensive and it is not to be used in a game. i said to beat republicans we don't need to use it. but after yesterday's incident, it really put a different spotlight on the game. one of the areas where republicans and democrats come together for a good cause, boys and girls club, the literacy project, and now the nationals baseball academy which is similar to urban youth academy in new orleans. i will tell you that we will miss steve on the field but steve has a long fight ahead of