Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith
Opening Day petition gets to first base
March 24, 2014, 12:21 pm
By Tim Devaney
The Obama administration will look at a petition to turn baseball’s Opening Day into a federal holiday, just a week before the 2014 season begins for most teams.
A White House petition has garnered more than 100,000 signatures from baseball fans around the country, enough to trigger a review by the president, who cheers for the Chicago White Sox.
As of mid-day Monday, 101,591 people had signed the petition, which was started by beer company Anheuser-Busch and is being promoted by Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.
While the Obama administration will have to review the petition, most say it is a long shot that the president would adopt such a rule.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/201520-opening-day-petition-gets-to-first-base#ixzz2xYZUxH80
PEOPLE are you all losing your minds?
Why not National Beer Day? Same thing.
National “Babe Ruth Day” & “Take me out to the Ballgame” the new national anthem!
We have a National Hoilday for the workers,
We should have one for the players!