EXCLUSIVE: Reps. Moore, Feenstra, and Goldman talk Congressional Baseball Game on RSC’s “Right to the Point” podcast

THE LOWDOWN:

• The Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) “Right to the Point” podcast is releasing its thirteenth episode, and the Washington Reporter got the exclusive first look.

• The newest episode features RSC vice chair Blake Moore (R., Utah), Rep. Randy Feenstra (R., Iowa), and Craig Goldman (R., Texas), giving their takes ahead of the annual Congressional Baseball Game for charity.

• The Iowa Republican said that the importance of the game is not the game itself, but the “camaraderie that you have with each other.”

• Goldman said that he asked Rep. Roger Williams (R., Texas) — the GOP coach and a former minor league ball player and coach of TCU’s baseball team — if he could try out for the team and got a great response.

The Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) “Right to the Point” podcast released its thirteenth episode, and the Washington Reporter got the exclusive first look.

The newest episode features RSC vice chair Blake Moore (R., Utah), Rep. Randy Feenstra (R., Iowa), and Craig Goldman (R., Texas), giving their takes ahead of the annual Congressional Baseball Game for charity.

In the introductions, Moore lamented his busted-up shoulder sidelining him for the game, joking that he is “an idiot and chose soccer over baseball,” quickly quipping after that soccer chose him, not the other way around. Feenstra talked about his history in the Iowa state legislature and working for a “large candy company,” while Goldman — a freshman — talked about his start in the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) mailroom.

Diving into the pregame show, the RSC hosts noted the history of the event dating back to 1909 and the fact that the win-loss split between the parties is “very split,” Moore said. Feenstra delved into the recent history of the game, as well as the friendship he developed with Goldman — affectionately called “Goldie” by Feenstra — while practicing.

“I just want to say I think it was our first year you were here, I think you are the one that hit it inside the park home run,” Feenstra said. “I mean, that was just so much fun. But you play on a professional field, where the Washington Nationals play, but this isn't just a one night thing.”

“Here we started practicing March 1, and we played, or we practiced every day that we're here in Congress, and most of us wake up at quarter to five every morning, get on a little short bus or get in a car, and we're at the field at 5:45,” Feenstra said.

The Iowa Republican said that the importance of the game is not the game itself, but the “camaraderie that you have with each other.”

“Like us, we became close friends because of this, Goldie,” he continued.

Goldman said that he asked Rep. Roger Williams (R., Texas) — the GOP coach and a former minor league ball player and coach of TCU’s baseball team — if he could try out for the team and got a great response.

“And he said, ‘Goldman, just because I’ve known you since birth doesn’t mean you have a place on the team,’” Goldman said. “I love it, not realizing that he really took it that seriously. Now, being here, you realize he takes it that seriously, and everybody does. Everybody wants to win, and not just win by five runs or 10 runs.”

Republicans ended up destroying the Democrats in the game 13 to 2. The Reporter spoke with several attendees who scouted the teams’ performances. One baseball aficionado explained that the RSC played a pivotal role. “From top to bottom the Republicans annihilated the Democrats in last night’s Congressional Baseball game,” the fan explained. “From stellar defensive plays by August Pfluger, great pitching by Greg Steube, to clutch hitting by Eric Schmitt, the Republicans were dominant in every facet of the game. The Democrats even stooped so low as to attempt to bunt in the last inning down by 8 runs. Really shows why they are having a problem attracting young men to vote for them.”

The Democrats’ slump is years in the making, but one attendee had a more recent theory for why they have been so horrible. “Trump must have already deported some of the Democrats’ better players,” he pondered.

Listen to the full episode by clicking here.