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Obama to make Nationals Park debut in centennial opener
The Nationals invite a left handed president to continue a 100 year tradition begun by Taft as Barack Obama prepares for his Washington opener at Nationals Park. The piece recalls past presidential pitches from Hoover to Kennedy, notes the team’s struggles, and describes how opening day rituals evolved while highlighting Obama’s prior All-Star Game throw and spring training in the Rose Garden.
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