Costas Interviews President Obama

Before President Obama stepped on the pitcher's mound at Busch Stadium to throw out the 2009 All Star Game's first pitch, he took a moment to talk with Bob Costas of the MLB Network. In their 14-minute pre-game interview, Costas spoke with the president about his life as a baseball fan and asked the president about his favorite players and teams growing up.

The president said that his earliest baseball memory was going to Hawaii Islanders games in his childhood. The Islanders were a minor league team in the Pacific Coast League that have been affiliated with numerous major league teams and boast alumni such as Tony Gwynn and Barry Bonds. The first major league game President Obama went to was a Kansas City Royals game in the early 1970s, although the president admitted that he could not remember any players from that team.

Costas then lightheartedly asked the president if he had been in the stands during the infamous Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, to which he responded:

Afterwards, Costas asked President Obama questions directly from players, including this one asked by Rangers infielder, Michael Young:

Below is the full 14-minute interview between Bob Costas and President Barack Obama:

Comments

[BarackstarObama]

Sensational interview... where the F are the comments?

[blakeart]

Ya know, many comments on any thread on any topic, people badmouth whatever. Seems like Costas has been getting that lately. I myself have always been a fan—and maybe I'm wrong. But Costas does a great job here, and is at his best... and no matter what you think of Obama, again, the guy is smart, engaging, likable. I say that as someone who voted for him, but who is becoming very impatient about the pace of the progress being made to a more progressive, benevolent, inclusionary government, not so focused on needs of the corporatocracy.

That being said, it was great to see Obama at LEAST be a leader in his demeanor and spirit during the interview. Later on during the game when he was with Tim McCarver and Joe Buck, I especially liked how he addressed Parody... which is not only important in Baseball, but should be addressed when we talk about Healthcare, Foriegn Policy, Any Economic System, in place or in theory. I also talk about This in detail in my latest blog entry, which is titled How We Should Pay Baseball Players... Check it out @ http://blameblakeart.wordpress.com