Congressional Baseball Game

The week before July Fourth, the Democrats and Republicans took the field for the 49th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game.

This year the game was sold out (meaning 7,000 tickets sold, even though it's held in Nationals Park). I think with a little advertisement, it should be easy to sell two or three times that many tickets, for the small $10 price. Who wouldn't want to watch their congressman try to play ball? It's pretty amazing once you realize the ages of some of the players on these teams.

With mostly the same teams as last year, the Democrats once again took the prize with a last-inning rally and a final score of 13-5. (The Democrats broke an eight-game losing streak with a victory last year.)

This story reflects on the game — and how November's prospects can mean big changes for next year's teams and game.

And this video is a great montage from the festivities.