"Just think what it will mean when Republican Tom DeLay and Democrat Nancy Pelosi walk off the House floor after another marathon roll call in which Republicans have squeezed out the narrowest of wins. [S]he turns to him and says, ‘Hey, Tom, let’s go to the ballgame. I’ve got good seats and we can still see six innings!’"
— Washington Post columnist David Broder
on the return of Major League Baseball to the nation’s capital