Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, on the evening of Wednesday, September 4, the Oakland Athletics made baseball history by becoming the first American League team to win 20 consecutive games. With a 12-11 victory over the Royals before a record crowd at Network Associates Coliseum of 55,528 fans, the A's passed the 1947 Yankees and the 1906 White Sox for the longest-running streak in American League history. The game had plenty of drama and made-for-television episodes. The A's jumped out to an 11-0 lead after 3 innings, but ended up getting caught with 11 unanswered runs. The game was tied when the A's pulled off a game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth. The Oakland A's accomplished this feat by beating many formidable opponents, and I, too, want to congratulate the team for earning its place in the baseball record book, and I would urge adoption of this resolution.”