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Definitely use fresh blood in congress. so the idea of going out there looking for new, young, vibrant, obviously will look for somebody of his own philosophy but both sides should be doing that. i think that is great. i appreciate the billy bean and elian gonzalez reference. kennedy: thank you very much, judge. lisa: harris you mentioned earlier in the show americans wanting to see things get done. there is something to be said. the former president stepping in the limelight this way during ong...

Taken -- its taken a step beyond the others. appointing billy bean for inclusion was a huge step. now you have somebody who is openly gay, who is a former athlete, going to all of the teams, meeting the players, the managers, the executives. billy as an ambassador for the lgbt community in baseball, i think that really sets major league baseball apart from -- baseball has really put their stamp on billy and billy has delivered. >> you sound optimistic, which is fantastic. but i know its not alwa...

Sexuality only after his playing days ended in 1995. >> and here is billy bean. >> reporter: in his new role, the former journeyman outfielder hopes to provide guidance for players who choose to remain silent as he did. >> baseball is proving they are going to continue to lead instead of follow and watch by the sidelines. >> reporter: the league banned discrimination based on sexual orientation but wanted to go a step further. as the sport of jackie robinson, the principles of equality and inclu...

Present thing where its like if you get a christmas present and you open the box and its this thing that you really wanted. >> im not trying to insult her. >> what hill didnt want was to get typecast. >> i knew i didnt want to make a bunch of movies just like "super bad." because i wouldnt be able to grow as an actor. and my goals were to, you know, be as good of a dramatic actor as i was a comedic actor. >> "money ball" would give him that chance. hill played peter brandt. a yale-trained whiz k...

I got script after script. it was a really lucky amazing time. i would call it the christmas present thing where its like if you get a christmas present and you open the box and its this thing that you really wanted. >> im not trying to insult her. >> what hill didnt want was to get typecast. >> i knew i didnt want to make a bunch of movies just like "super bad." because i wouldnt be able to grow as an actor. and my goals were to, you know, be as good of a dramatic actor as i was a comedic actor...

>> huh? this guy always something with a-rod. >> every day it gets more and more interesting. how about this, little red sox themed highlights here with the as and mariners. justin smoke rips one to right. redik, not only a great through, but it is also a tribute to laziness on the base pads. watch this guy, sauntering to third, youre cool and hes out. >> wow. >> he deserves it. >> brandon moss in the ninth, that would be a walk-off hit, former red sox prospect as well, mr. moss, so billy bean, ...

Then they have to have a playoff to see who actually wins the division tomorrow. and then move on from there. its been a fabulous race. i mean, just the idea that baltimore and oakland could seriously be players in the postseason is wonderful. >> and the oakland story really is incredible. they get buried a little bit on the west coast, admittedly, but i guess its the second lowest payroll in all of baseball, close to the lowest payroll of all in baseball. they come back 13 games out, they catch...

Worse. >> you know who else is doing well? >> okay, what? >> the damned yankees. they just keep hitting home runs. you guys keep hitting home runs. you play long ball, man. the yankees just keep winning. >> they started pitching about a month ago, hitting home runs. >> they dont do small ball. >> no, its all or nothing. >> no billy bean here. its long ball. >> oh, lord. >> its a different kind of money ball. its the $200 million money ball. >> yeah, but the thing i love about these kid seriously...

the french philosopher who was responsible for getting france and perhaps the world to intervene there. hes just back from tripoli. then as another baseball season comes to a close in america, we sit down with michael lewis, the author of "moneyball," to talk about baseball and its lessons for business and life. but first, heres my take. regular "gps" watchers will know that i was in tehran last week to interview president mahmoud ahmadinejad. you can go to our website and watch exc...

the fills on forresponsible for getting france and perhaps the world to intervene there. hes just back from tripoli. then as another baseball season comes to a close in america, we sit down with michael lewis, the author of "moneyball," to talk about baseball and its lessons for business and life. first, heres my take. regular "gps" watchers will know that i was in tehran last week to interview president mahmoud ahmadinejad. you can go to our web site and watch excerpts of the inte...