Feb. 12, 2009
Now Batting, Rod Blagojevich?
Minor League Baseball Team Offers Disgraced Ex-Illinois Governor A Contract
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(AP/CBS)
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Play CBS Video Video Blagojevich On Letterman Pt. 1 Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appears on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in order to discuss his impeachment and removal from office. Blagojevich continues to maintain his innocence.
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Photo Essay Rod Blagojevich The downfall of Illinois' governor, in hot water over allegations he schemed to profit from his power.
Blagojevich's publicist said he wasn't sure how serious the team's offer was, but that the ex-Illinois governor would be interested. "The governor is a huge baseball fan, and playing in the minor leagues is something he has wanted to do as a kid and would do for nothing," Glenn Selig told the Chicago Tribune.
The club has said it would give the 52-year-old Blagojevich a standard rookie contract. Additionally, the team would hold special promotions surrounding Blagojevich, including a "Bobblehair" giveaway and the sale of "golden seats," a tongue-in-cheek nod to the ex-governor's attempt to sell President Barack Obama's Senate seat.
Also, it seems the team would give Blagojevich some extra perks. According to the JackHammers Web site, "Travel arrangements will be made exceptionally comfortable for Blagojevich. He’ll have his own seat on the luxurious coach bus during the JackHammers road trips. As is the case usually for only team veterans, Blagojevich will get his own room on the JackHammers overnight trips."
The JackHammers play a 96-game schedule as part of the Northern League.
While some fans have blanched at the prospect of seeing Blagojevich on the team, JackHammers executive vice president Kelly Sufka said he would have to earn his spot on the squad.
"He would have to work hard in spring training to find himself a regular spot in the lineup," she told the Tribune. "Most fans see the humor in it, but not all of them."
This week, Blagojevich lashed out at the lawmakers who impeached him from office. "I feel like I can serve the people in a good way now because I have all kinds of insights that virtually no one has," Blagojevich said on a Chicago radio show. "And I can give anecdotes and all kinds of stuff. I don't know if it's dirt or not. It's just facts."
"I've got my crayons ready, I'm ready to write it. I'd like to tell those stories," Blagojevich said during a Wednesday interview on WLS Radio's "The Don and Roma Morning Show."
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- Blago for man hair club president.
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- He will never be able to get a baseball cap over that hairdo.
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- OMGosh dude why wont they leave the poor guy alone!
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- Hey Blago, so much for innocent until proven guilty in a court of law! We all have that constitutional right, until we get arrested. Guilty or not, Blago wasn''t given a fair deal. No witnesses allowed, no evidence allowed. Prosecution said it would impede on the case. So, the rest decided that evidence and witness weren''t necessary in an impeachment trial. What kind of justice is that? Oh, and he still appointed Burris as Senator.
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- Sock it to em Bluko.
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- He would be a perfect jacka**, as he already knows how to do that, he was a Illinois governer! 52 year old baseball player, wow! Maybe he could run away and join the circus too!
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- Speaking of Obama and Ford and the media''s portayal of their reflexes, the proudest (and only) moment in which I admired George W. Bush was when he ducked those flying shoes!
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- Speaking of Obama and Ford and the media''s portayal of their reflexes, the proudest (and only) moment in which I admired George W. Bush was when he ducked those flying shoes!
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- Speaking of Obama and Ford and the media''s portayal of their reflexes, the proudest (and only) moment in which I admired George W. Bush was when he ducked those flying shoes!
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- Frankly, I wonder if there is even an expected recovery for people who have fallen under this spell. They might be forever brain damaged....... Posted by likeitis5050 at 10:58 AM : Feb 12, 2009
Like you were so brain damaged with your disastrous mentors GW/Cheney, you could''nt even see, they were taking you & the country to the cleaners for the last 8 years.
Dimwit!. Take your rascist rants to your holy city, Crawford.TX. You and GW can sit and rant your bs all day. - Reply to this comment
Ex-NBA ref Tim Donaghy 
