First there was Chief Justice John Roberts famously invoking an umpire metaphor to describe his judicial philosophy at his confirmation hearings back in 2005.
Then there was Justice Sonia Sotomayor throwing out the first pitch at a Red Sox/Yankees game in 2009.
And now Justice Samuel Alito, a diehard Phillies fan, discusses the game in a 2-part interview with the Philadelphia Daily News. In the interview, he talks about attending Dream Week, his favorite baseball movie, his opinion of the wild card and interleague play, the other justices’ favorite teams, how he thinks steroid use should impact a player’s Hall of Fame chances, and his several encounters with the Phillie Phanatic.
