you want to hit it? presidential medal of freedom recipients. ernie banks. [ applause ] with an unmatched enthusiasm for america s past time, ernie banks smiled his way into the record books. known to fans as mr. cub, he played an extraordinary 19 seasons with the chicago cubs during which he was named to 11 all-star teams, hit over 500 home runs and won back to back most valuable player honors. he was elected to the hall of fame in 1977 and will foreveren known as one of the most dynamic
here we go. lee, you want to hit it? presidential medal of freedom recipients. ernie banks. [ applause ] with an unmatched enthusiasm for america s past time, ernie banks slugged, sprinted and smiled his way into the record books. known to fans as mr. cub, he played an extraordinary 19 seasons with the chicago cubs during which he was named to 11 all-star teams, hit over 500 home runs and won back-to-back most valuable player honors. ernie banks was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1977 and he will forever be known as one of the finest power hitters and most dynamic players of all time.
so here we go. would you like to go ahead with this? the presidential medal of freedom recipients. ernie banks. [applause] [applause] with his unmatched enthusiasm, ernie banks sprinted his way into the record books, he played an extraordinary 19 seasons with the chicago cubs during which he was named with 11 all-star teams and had over 500 home runs and run back to back most valuable player honors. he was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1977 and he will forever be known as one of the finest power hitters and dynamic
until she heard about the value plan. see how much you could save with allstate. are you in good hands? welcome back to first look. i m veronica de la cruz. in sports yesterday, major league baseball announced the starting rosters for this year s all-star teams. here s nbc s mario solis. good morning. baseball fans voted, and a record 11 million chose josh hamilton. the slugger was among seven rangers picked for next week s all-star game. the giants, cardinals, angels and yankees each have four players going to the midsummer classic. robinson cano will be in kansas city next tuesday. no one s been hitting the ball better, crushing another home run against the white sox. he now has nine in his last 14 games. yankees won 4-2. the dodgers clinton kershaw is an all-star, pitching like one yesterday against the mets. nine strikeouts, one earned over seven. and get this, the dodgers
they are reclaiming a new normal. normalcy, something every wounded warrior strives for. some feel they ll never regain. with the help of america s favorite past time, it may get closer. last year, a group of amputee wounded warriors formed a softball team, made the decision to only play against able bodied squads. depending who we play against, a lot of guys want to take it easy first inning or so, then realize we have a little bit can play a bit, other guys right off the bat want to kill us, make sure they go out, prove a point. and the team wins more than they lose. they tour the country raising money for wounded warriors organization by playing exhibition games against local all-star teams. recently, they demolished a team of celebrities, headlines by