along with lobbyists and aides were wounded. before the game, they throughout the first pitches. not only were they they are, but so was steve scalise, got a standing ovation and started at second base. last year s game was about who wasn t here. this year s game is about who was. always expect the unexpected and baseball command there is no exception to that rule intimates game. you can t make this stuff up. on the game s first pitch, democratic leadoff hitter raul rees of california had a sharp counter to scalise at second. scalise fielded it cleanly and nailed louise at first. democratic ohio congressman tim ryan sliding pete rose tile into homebrewed little league inside-the-park home run. california democrat getting into not one but two arguments with the empire. first ever catcher s interference, vends saying she was hit by pitch. she lost both arguments.