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All criticism of Curt Schilling stops now:
New York Yankees centerfielder Johnny Damon is endorsing Rudy Giuliani’s candidacy for president, according to a campaign aide.
He is scheduled to appear with the former mayor at a rally in Orlando this morning.
Also, Giuliani pledges that, if elected, he will invite the Yankees to the White House "pending a future World Series win." I believe he also has promised to begin working out of the Oval Office and occasionally meet with world leaders.
I see no reason why we have to stop criticizing Schilling because of this. We can now ALSO criticize Damon!
That said, it is a slightly different situation as Schilling had just won the world series and specifically used that attention as his pulpit. Regardless, athletes shouldnt be playing politics....
Posted by: sam-YF | Monday, January 21, 2008 at 04:49 PM
Yeah, Sam, I was being tongue and cheek. Harder to criticize Schilling for stumping for Bush and McCain when Damon is stumping for Giuliani -- except in the more general sens you describe.
Posted by: Paul SF | Monday, January 21, 2008 at 05:02 PM
Paul, Im an equal opportunity criticizer....
Posted by: sam-YF | Monday, January 21, 2008 at 05:20 PM
Wait, I thought inviting the winning World Series team to the White House was de rigueur for presidents. Does this mean that Giuliani would have to think about it if, say, the Mariners won? (Okay, bad example - I'd have to take stock of a lot of things if the Mariners won the World Series.)
Posted by: FenSheaParkway | Monday, January 21, 2008 at 05:50 PM
Talk about boarding a sinking ship.
Posted by: YF | Monday, January 21, 2008 at 05:58 PM
Damon: "Hmm, I don't approve of his Red Sox-rooting policy. But I do approve of his wife-swapping policy."
Posted by: FenSheaParkway | Monday, January 21, 2008 at 06:27 PM
Between this and his last free agent decision, Damon apparently can smell a loser from a mile away. What instincts!
Posted by: SF | Monday, January 21, 2008 at 07:03 PM
and unfortunately, Schilling can smell a "winner".
Posted by: Nick-YF | Monday, January 21, 2008 at 07:07 PM
Captain Caveman was never known to be a brain surgeon. That he is endorsing Giuliani now, when he's tanking, as opposed to six months ago, is just hilarious.
Posted by: Hudson | Monday, January 21, 2008 at 07:46 PM
Not to get to serious in this tongue-in-cheek thread but if Guiliani wins the Florida primary he is right back in the race...there are a lot of old New Yorkers in Florida obviously.
Posted by: krueg | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Now that whole "Idiot" thing from 2004 makes sense. Damon wasn't kidding when he referred to himself by that moniker!
Posted by: nettles-yf | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 11:02 AM
There is a good reason politics and baseball don't mix. I have nothing to base this on, but I think most of us would be upset if we knew how many ball players vote a straight republican ticket, I'm guessing it's the large majority of MLB players. Just a hunch.
Posted by: LocklandSF | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 12:49 PM
I'd actually be surprised if less than 70% of MLB players didn't usually vote Republican, or would do so if they were inclined and able to vote. I've always just assumed the John Rockers outnumbered the Bill Lees in professional sports.
Posted by: FenSheaParkway | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 01:02 PM
You also have to look at geography: The Southwest and Southeast produce far more baseball talent than other regions of the country (except California). Also, baseball tends to be a more rural-based sport, and rural residents tend to be more conservative. I don't think it's reflective of anything except that the type of area that tends to produce baseball players also tends to be overwhelmingly conservative.
Posted by: Paul SF | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 01:19 PM
geography definitely plays a part. Also, when you enter in a certain income bracket, your politics might change accordingly as well.
Posted by: Nick-YF | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 01:24 PM
At this point in his campaign, Giuliani can promise to invite whomever he wants to the White House. They ain't gettin' in.
Posted by: Ben K. | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 01:43 PM
True all around. The fact is that poor hicks and rich people tend to vote Republican, MLB players are basically a huge group of poor hicks that became rich. Kind of like a Republican Perfect Storm.
Yeah, I said it, everyone was thinking it, but I said it.
Posted by: LocklandSF | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 02:02 PM
You're right of course but it doesn't work both ways. No one at the American Enterprise Institute can hit a slider to save their lives.
Posted by: FenSheaParkway | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 02:21 PM
poor hicks
*sigh* I don't agree with the terminology, and besides, the middle-class suburbs seem to be well-stocked with cosnervatives, as well.
Being in Texas, I know and have known many intellectual people of middle-class or lower means who vote Republican.
Posted by: Paul SF | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Paul, my apologies, I didn't mean anything by it, just trying to be funny.
Posted by: LocklandSF | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 03:15 PM
No problem, Lockland. I'm just sensitive (probably overly so) to the regional stereotypes in both directions.
Posted by: Paul SF | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 03:48 PM