IF New York Yankees' general manager Brian Cashman was in politics, he'd be White House press secretary Scott McClellan.
Cashman has to make owner George (Steinbrenner) look good. McClellan also has to make George (W. Bush) look good. Or else, George is getting upset!
IF former NHL superstar/current Phoenix Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky was in politics, he'd be former President Bill Clinton.
Now that "The Great One" is removed from the ice, he can be a face for the league and promote hockey, a win-win situation. Now that President Clinton is removed from the presidency, he can be an ambassador for the country and promote important issues, another win-win.
(It may be beaten to death before hanging chad jokes were cool, but in their prime they led their respective leagues in scoring.)
IF former XFL commissioner Vince McMahon was in politics, he'd be California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Failed experiments in trying something new on a large scale. Vince knows wrestling, Arnold knows Kindergarten Cop.
IF former New York Giants quarterback Jesse Palmer was in politics, he'd be former North Carolina senator John Edwards.
Palmer was Kerry Collins' crutch in '03. Edwards was John Kerry's crutch in '04. But while they looked good on TV (Palmer moonlighting as The Bachelor and Edwards announcing his run for presidency on The Daily Show), they quickly faded into oblivion after those appearances. Palmer was cut from the Giants, and Edwards is now a law professor.
IF Cleveland Cavaliers phenom LeBron James was in politics, he'd be Democratic Illionois senator Barack Obama.
Before James was in the NBA, he was slated to be the next Michael Jordan. Before Obama was a senator, he was slated to be the first black U.S. President. Not sure if that would make Carmelo Anthony the Alan Keyes.
IF ESPN's Cold Pizza personality Skip Bayless was in politics, he'd be Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly.
Article comments
1 - Dave Nalle
Aww, you passed on the obvious Bill Clinton/O.J. Simpson comparison.
Dave
2 - MT
If Dave Nalle was in politics he'd be Bill Bennett.
3 - RogerMDillion
"If New York Yankees' general manager Brian Cashman was in politics"
I don't remember seeing Cashman lie to the media on a repeated basis.
If Dave Nalle was in politics he'd be Al Barger.
4 - Matthew T. Sussman
Assuming of course Dave Nalle was in sports.
5 - MT
If Dave was in politics he'd be Mike Tyson.
6 - Chelsea Snyder
If Dave was in politics, he'd be a banana.
... I think I read the question wrong.
7 - Silas Kain
Ari Fleischer = Mike Piazza
Bill Frist = John Rocker
I would have said Roger Clemens for John Edwards - a pretty Southern boy who got far on looks and lack of character.
8 - Matthew T. Sussman
At least Clemens had substance. 300 wins and 4000 strikeouts.
Palmer was born in Canada, but he was a Gator for some time. Although was there anyone else as Southern who used TV that much and fell to the ground?
Tim Couch wasn't camera friendly. Jason Sehorn was too big city. Brett Favre turned out to be good.
9 - RJ
Dan Quayle = Joey Harrington?
Al Gore = A field goal post?
Paul Begala = Eddie Gaedel?