America's congressmen are really bad at America's national pastime

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Despite a...difficult...game, the Republicans beat the Democrats for the first time in seven years in the Congressional Baseball Game.
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For the first time in seven years, the Republicans beat the Democrats in the Congressional Baseball Game, which was held last week at Nationals Park. It was a hard-won victory, but, uh, not a pretty one:

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.