The real reason Mitt Romney lost the Republican nomination
Posted by: Richie Rich in Gloves, Politics, Red Sox
So Mitt Romney bowed out of the Presidential race yesterday.
The Wall Street Journal had its own analysis as to why Romney couldn’t win the votes of Republicans …
He looked the part … He sounded the part … And he acted the part … But in the end, Mr. Romney didn’t fit the part.
He looked presidential, but ran a beginner’s campaign and never managed to ignite passion among voters.
That’s pretty spot on from the point of view of a credible news source.
But this is a baseball blog … who cares about that? The real reason (in my overly-baseball-tainted mind) that Mitt Romney lost is that he couldn’t tell the difference between a Baseball Mitt and a Baseball Glove.
Here’s a sample of some of Romney’s campaign merchandise …
Get it? MITT Romney? Baseball Mitt? Oh very clever.
Except for one thing. That’s not a baseball mitt. That’s a baseball glove. And there is a difference … Catchers and First basemen wear mitts. Pitchers, Outfielders, and other infielders wear gloves.
Catcher’s mitts are called “mitts” because they lack individual fingers, like mittens. They have extra padding and a hinged, claw-like shape that helps them to catch 90+-mile-per-hour fastballs, and provide a good target for pitchers to throw at.
First baseman’s mitts also lack individual fingers. They are generally very long and wide to help them scoop badly thrown balls from infielders.
Whereas that big foam handwarmer up there probably lacks individual finger holes inside it … it’s got fingers painted on it. And if it looks like a glove … it’s a glove.
And besides … I bet you couldn’t catch anything with one of those. Someone really dropped the ball on this promotion.
When it comes to the President of the United States, you want to elect someone who pays attention to details like that.
Or at least has people on his payroll who do.
You know, details like the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Oh, wait. Nevermind.
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February 8th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
This might also explain Seattle Mariners’ losses.
In front of Safeco Field there is art work of a giant glove called “The Mitt”.
It was named “The Mitt” to prevent confusion from then Sonic Gary “The Glove” Payton, but the curse lingers all the same.
Not to mention the giant hole in the middle of the glove.
February 8th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I see you found the photo of how Bush gets the Democrats to do whatever he wants them to do.
“If you don’t do it, I’ll hold my breath until…”
February 8th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Hey, at least Pres. Bush through out a strike in 2001 at Yankee Stadium!!!
February 8th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
You know, Bill Clinton bombed Iraq in December 1998 for having WMD. It was “Operation Desert Fox” (launched the very day Monica testified). The operation had the support of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Democrats like yourself.
This is what Clinton said that day…
Transcript: President Clinton explains Iraq strike
CLINTON: Good evening.
Earlier today, I ordered America’s armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors.
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The international community had little doubt then, and I have no doubt today, that left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will use these terrible weapons again.
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February 8th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I’m not a Democrat. Don’t presume.
February 8th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
“details like the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq” …
No, details like the desire of Saddam for the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
February 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
You don’t know that they weren’t there in 1998, and you don’t know that those targets, if left to stand, might have been used to create Bad Things(tm). All you know is that in 2003, there weren’t any WMD in Iraq. Maybe that’s because of the 1998 strike plus the partitioning. We’ll never know.
February 9th, 2008 at 7:53 am
haha my son played baseball and I thought they were all ‘gloves’ thanks for proving that one never stops learning …
February 9th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Haha. This is great! I wouldn’t vote anyone who claims himself a Red Sox fan while investing into Yank business. This guy talks like a flipflop, embarrassing.
With other issues aside, Obama and McCain are clearly more loyal and knowing about their baseball clubs.
February 10th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
If only Mitt had named two of the kids Cap and Bat.
March 13th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
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