Quote of the Day - the Opening Day Edition

Another gem from the West Wing - this time from the season finale from Season 3:

TOBY: He's at the Yankee game right now?

SAM: Local news covered it. He said this was how ordinary Americans got their entertainment.

TOBY: I've been to 441 baseball games in Yankee Stadium. There's not a single

person there who's ordinary.

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