Baseball team to hold Jim Traficant night

[Rob E Dangerously 0]

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Team to Hold 'Jim Traficant Night'

 

Hairpiece Wearers and Sons of Truckers Get in Free at Minor League Team's 'Traficant Night'

 

NILES, Ohio Aug. 11 — Fans who go to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers minor-league baseball game on Wednesday should ditch the glove and take a toupee.

 

The Class-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians has made August 14 "Jim Traficant Night," and hairpiece wearers and sons of truck drivers get in free.

 

The former Ohio congressman, serving an eight-year prison sentence for bribery and racketeering, often calls himself "the son of a truck driver."

 

His gravity-defying hairstyle caused rampant speculation among journalists and residents on whether it was real or a rug, until he had to doff it for booking.

 

The baseball event also features a Traficant impersonator, Traficant trading cards and a mock election.

 

"Former Congressman Traficant played a vital role in attracting the franchise to the Mahoning Valley," general manager Andy Milovich said. "We felt a Jim Traficant Night would show our sincere gratitude for his efforts."

 

The House expelled Traficant in July, but he says he'll run for a 10th term from jail

 

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I'm not sure their gratitude would be sincere. Still.. a shame Jim gets to miss his own night..

[Guest DrTom]

They should change it so that, in addition to rug-wearers and sons of truckers, double-talking, two-faced, bribe-taking, scummy bastards get in for free.

 

The problem is, most of Congress would qualify under those conditions.