Who needs the Major League Baseball All Star game when you have All-Star plays like that one -- in the Congressional Baseball Game ... This year, freshman Democratic Representative from California Kevin Mullin made that all-star catch playing left field.

The big league All Star Game is approaching (July 11, Seattle) ... but you might not be interested ... you might want good, alternate, yet still baseball-themed programming -- Well, here's one idea ... listen to the latest episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly" ... it's the top moments from C-SPAN's coverage of the Congressional Baseball Game … over the years -- both on and off the field…. Highlights, hits, and hugs … via the C-SPAN Video library.

As the classic baseball song goes: Take Me Out To the Archives.

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