Hardball: The Babe Ruth Of Congress

JEREMY BOWERS, New York Times: Baseball
Thu, 06/11/2015 - 10:23am

The annual Congressional Baseball contest will be played tonight, and we’re here to answer the question: Can anybody here play this game?

Topics: baseball

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