La Russa, Pujols will appear at Beck rally

[pintobean]

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WASHINGTON • Cardinals first baseman and three-time NL Most Valuable Player Albert Pujols will be among several honorees at a highly publicized and potentially politically charged Saturday morning rally expected to draw more than 20,000 to The Mall.

Organized by Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck and featuring former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the "Restoring Honor" rally is scheduled to take place at the base of the Lincoln Memorial on the 47th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

Beck, who met Pujols at Busch Stadium before a June appearance at Chaifetz Arena, is promoting the event as an apolitical celebration of the First Amendment and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, scheduled to introduce Pujols, insisted Thursday that he and Pujols are attending only after receiving assurances that the event is not a thinly disguised political rally.
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http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_75ec5a21-1978-5ba0-a71b-d99c6109ad8e.html

[rucky]

1. Sometimes it's great to be a Reds fan :)

[pintobean]

3. I like the Reds

St. Louis use to be a great baseball town, but the Cards have really pissed me off over the past few years. The last straw was La Russa canning a good man to hire an admitted cheater and strike out king as the hitting coach.

[AnArmyVeteran]

4. I've been to that stadium to watch games and liked it.

Scalping tickets was legal and you could bring food in. In my city they search everyone to make sure they don't bring in a twinkie or a thimbleful of juice. So I don't go to any local games. I got great tickets in St Louis for $5 and bought food outside and brought it in. It's a great place to go to a game and not get ripped off. Even parking was only $5, and it's $25 where I live. Most team owners are so damned corrupt.

[Initech]

5. I think a Reds - Rangers world series would be fun to watch.

I cant believe Pujols is a teabagger, I just lost respect for him.

[SnakeEyes]

6. Based on what I've read...

This isn't a tea party event.

[Initech]

7. Beck + Palin =/= teabagger?

[sellitman]

2. Guess I shouldn't be bitching about Omar & Company in NYC

Lets go Mets!

[bullwinkle428]

8. Sounds like Beck really did a number on them.

[WellsStreetHell]

9. Rally

I don't understand why Pujols would go to this thing unless he was pressured by Larussa.