President Obama invited to visit White Sox new spring-training facility

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February 17, 2009
BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter


GLENDALE, Ariz. – The invitation is out there and now the White Sox are waiting for a reply.

President Obama will be in the Phoenix area this week, and he has been given an invitation by his favorite organization to visit the team in Glendale, Ariz. and get a glimpse of the new state-of-the art facility that is Camelback Ranch, according to vice-president of communications Scott Reifert.

The White Sox are hoping their most famous fan -- President Barack Obama -- pays a visit this week to the team at their new training facility in Arizona.


As of Monday afternoon, the Sox have not heard back, but they’re hoping that changes by Wednesday.

Since Obama burst onto the scene, the Sox have been put into the spotlight by their most powerful fan. Not only did general manager Ken Williams and Reifert attend the inauguration, but they also offered him an invite to throw out the first pitch in this year’s home-opener.

It was just last month that Reifert discussed the team’s relationship with the President....

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1433614,sox-obama-invite-021609.article

[Captain Hilts]

1. Very cool! Three cheers for the Pale Hose! nt

[Tatiana]

2. He should "fist bump" with every member of the team.

I swear, everytime I have "fist bumped," good things have happened.