Show-Me Silly Baseball Glory For Senator Eric Schmitt

Let's start with a question . . .

Please tell us why baseball fun time is "a flex" for Missouri Republicans?!?

TKC will stipulate that it's cool that the Missouri Senator is so tall. But how does that help anybody else?

Sure, we admire his baseball skill and aggressive play BUT . . . D.C. pickup game glory gives off the same "try hard" vibes as Missouri Dem Crystal Quade running for Guv based on her roller derby skillz. 

Nevertheless . . . 

Don't accuse TKC of being a spoilsport . . . This middle-aged baller politico achievement and charity work actually deserves more attention:

"Under the bright lights of Nationals Park, the red-capped left fielder stretched his entire 6-foot-6-inch length to catch the ball, bouncing up with a bloody face.

"It was just another congressional baseball classic for U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., whose MVP-winning performance led the Republicans’ 11-2 victory.

"Schmitt, 50, was the first Republican to reach base with a walk, followed by a stolen base and a run. C-SPAN’s video of his diving catch made ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays the following day. Despite his injury, the play did not take the senator out of the game. He recorded another walk and two singles before game’s end."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri senator shines as Republicans defeat Democrats 11-2 in annual baseball game

This year's congressional baseball game raised an estimated $3 million for charities.