At the Orioles game on Friday night, we walk in the stadium to hear "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States". Now, my gut reaction is one of "ugh", but that's a good story to tell my dad. (As an aside, but for the $6.50 for 10 ounces of Guinness, a night at Camden Yards is a slice of heaven. They make bats right there in the park, sell rib backs right of the grill, and play "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the seventh inning stretch. ) Out jogs the President. Martin Sheen that is, looking every bit a real President right down to the pleated pants. The scoreboard lights up with "President Josiah Bartlet". A bit much, I think -- I've got a bunch of respect for the office.
Sheen tosses a weak pitch and jogs off. A minute or two goes by, and again "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States." Again, Sheen runs out and pitches it about twenty feet short. Two minutes later, and yes, "Ladies and gentlemen..." and again Sheen gets it right into the dirt. Then, and only just right then, do I realize that they're filming an episode of "The West Wing".
On the fourth try Sheen throws a pitch so wild it goes right by the head of a guy in a suit standing behind the catcher with his back to home plate. "Who is that guy?", I say. Out loud, so that other people can hear me. "I'd say he's Secret Service but it's not like he's really the..." Oh yeah, he's an actor. Playing Secret Service. On "The West Wing".
Sheen tosses a weak pitch and jogs off. A minute or two goes by, and again "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States." Again, Sheen runs out and pitches it about twenty feet short. Two minutes later, and yes, "Ladies and gentlemen..." and again Sheen gets it right into the dirt. Then, and only just right then, do I realize that they're filming an episode of "The West Wing".
On the fourth try Sheen throws a pitch so wild it goes right by the head of a guy in a suit standing behind the catcher with his back to home plate. "Who is that guy?", I say. Out loud, so that other people can hear me. "I'd say he's Secret Service but it's not like he's really the..." Oh yeah, he's an actor. Playing Secret Service. On "The West Wing".
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