The only thing Adam loved more than his family and politics was baseball. He took me to one of my first games--an exhibition game at RFK Stadium btw the Expos and Cardinals (his fav team). He was a huge proponent of DC getting a team.
Here's another story Adam once told me which appears in the book, "The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics." Adam claimed credit for the NYT using OPS in their weekly "By the Numbers" box in the print edition. books.google.com/books?id=UbTbu… 
When the Nats made the playoffs in 2009 after years of sucking, the @stltoday called him up to get his thoughts on the team's newly winning ways. He delivered the most Adam quote ever--acerbic but also so funny. stltoday.com/sports/basebal…
After the famous Major League Ass**** incident, Dubya said this of Clymer at the Al Smith Dinner. It still makes me laugh. weeklystandard.com/the-scrapbook/…
