More from DeWine: Go Reds!

Sen. Mike DeWine, a big-time Cincinnati Reds fan, said he's "delighted" that President Bush will be throwing out the opening pitch next week, although he made sure to tell reporters that he had planned to attend the game well before the president announced that he would throw out the pitch.

"As a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan, I plan to be there. I had planned to be there anyway," he said.

DeWine said wasn't sure if he'd be seated with the president, whose low public approval ratings have kept many Republicans from getting too close to him.

"Well, if I’m invited, I will. There’s a lot of people who want to sit with the president," said DeWine, who avoided the president on his last two official trips to Ohio despite welcoming the president to Indian Hill for a fundraiser that he says brought in about $1.1 million.
Back to the game. Says DeWine: "It’ll be a lot of fun. It’s great. Historic."