Stick to Baseball? by BruceM

"Well, I signed off on that wonderful transaction, [BLANK] for Harold Baines …"

That was George W. Bush, claiming in 2000 that the biggest mistake he had made as an adult involved what outfielder?

In September 2016, Jonah Keri live-tweeted an MLB Network broadcast of what 1994 movie? Among Keri's dozens of observations:

"Randy Johnson in his prime vs. 5-foot-3 Timothy Busfield with the season on the line seems like a totally fair matchup."

What George Will book about "The Craft of Baseball" focuses on Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Orel Hershiser, and Tony LaRussa?

Which National League infielder of the 1970s and '80s holds the NL record for consecutive games played? Nicknamed "Senator" (and also "Mr. Clean"), he was thought to have a future in Republican politics, until the public disclosure of a series of extramarital affairs and illegitimate children.

Which former Kentucky senator is the only member of the Baseball Hall of Fame ever to appear in the annual Congressional Baseball Game?

Two answers required.

"The fact is, I've always been a Yankees fan."

"I am a Cubs fan. But I needed an American League team because when you're from Chicago, you cannot root for both the Cubs and the Sox. I mean, there's a dividing line that you can't cross there. So as a young girl, I became very interested and enamored of the Yankees."

In a June 1999 Today Show interview, which politician said that to which future evening news anchor?

"Can [redacted] prove that the $75m he embezzled from RI *didn't* go to fund ISIS training camps?"

Which former ESPN personality is the target of that Asher Langton tweet? The ensuing exchange ended with Langton rhetorically asking: "So I shouldn't just take the state's allegations as proof?"

Two answers required.

"Socialism failing to work, as it always does, this time in [BLANK]. You talk about giving everybody something free and all of a sudden, there’s no food to eat. And who do you think is the richest person in [the aforementioned country]? The daughter of [BLANK]. Hello! Anyway, 0-and-2"

Name both the country and the political figure redacted from that summer 2016 Vin Scully aside.

What pitcher gave us each of these tweets?

(from a week ago) This new future in Atlanta is something I'm excited to be a part of. And yes, I'm as excited to see Acuna play as you are.

(from September) I apologize if this is too inside baseball but cork, yarn and some rubber.

(from 2016) On one hand you had the Nazis who were violent & on the other the allied soldiers were very violent. So it's a draw. Many sides you see.

(from 2012) WELL IF BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ISNT THE BEST TIME TO ASK ABOUT A THREESOME THEN IM FRESH OUT OF IDEAS

The player from the previous question recently joined the podcast of Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur, where that trio held a draft of the singers from which iconic music video?

What Louisiana Republican was shot at a July 2017 practice session for the Congressional baseball team? In 2014 he had succeeded Kevin McCarthy as House Majority Whip.

What is recently hired Phillies' manager Gabe Kapler referring to in this quote from his health blog?

"[BLANK] is the world’s greatest lubricant. I can’t help where your mind goes with this. Once the ball leaves the bat, I can’t steer it."