The Houston Astros were welcomed by United States President Joe Biden for their White House visit honoring their 2022 World Series victory. And Biden had a hilarious message for Astros manager Dusty Baker while giving a speech in celebration of their victory.
Dusty Baker became the oldest manager to ever win a World Series championship at 73 years of age. Biden can relate to Baker’s situation quite well, as he turned 80 years old last November, becoming the only president to serve into his 80s.
Biden brought this up during his speech for the Astros, praising Baker for his championship win even though “people counted him out”.
“I’ll tell ya, remarkable achievements led by the legendary Dusty Baker,” Biden said as he started his speech. “The worst part about it is I remember rooting for him as a kid, and I was older than he was. Dusty it wasn’t easy, people counted you out, saying you’re past your prime. ****, I know something about that.”
📺 BIDEN GOT JOKES “People counted you out, saying you're past your prime. Hell, I know something about that.”
— @POTUS @JoeBiden to Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker, as the team visits the White House to celebrate their 2022 World Series victory
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/pcfqJ5Q3Wk
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) August 7, 2023
Many took notice of Biden’s comments and found it quite funny that he was able to find a way to relate to Baker.
Now that's good comedy. https://t.co/GifKMCr1Gu
— Chris(to🅿️her) Larsen 🙈 🙉 🙊 (@ESPNChrisLarsen) August 7, 2023
Humor is a breath of fresh air in the Presidency. https://t.co/fT6HWaR5O1
— Siobhan (@sbrady1231) August 7, 2023
That was the perfect one-liner. 🤣🤣🤣
— 🐝 Tracy on Thee MTA 🖖🏻🐝 🇺🇦✈️🚝 (@SeelyeTracy) August 8, 2023
So nice to have a POTUS who can make jokes, including ones about himself.
— MLamb 🟧 (@lambresist) August 7, 2023
Gotta admit. I ♥ Dusty Baker too, so this is awesome! So glad he finally got his ring! 🏆
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) August 7, 2023
Biden is certainly right about one thing, Dusty Baker certainly seems to be far from done even at 73 years of age. He has the Astros in contention yet again this season, sitting 15 games above .500 and in second place in the highly competitive American League West.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.