Sports and American English

I was looking through an old news article about the US Presidential election and I found this quote with 2 great sport metaphors.  When asked about the final Presidential Debate US Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat and Obama supporter said that "... Romney has to hit it out of the park. This is probably his last chance and I bet on Obama." 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/chuck-schumer-mitt-romney_n_1932602.html

To hit it out of the park is a baseball phrase for hitting the ball over the fence or back wall ensuring a point for your team.  

To bet means to place a wager on the outcome of a game.  

In other words, Senator Schumer said that Romney needs to have a big success in the debate but he believes that Obama will be more successful.  

Read my previous post about sports metaphors in American English.
http://fastfoodenglish.blogspot.com/2012/06/baseball-metaphors-and-idioms.html

Presidential Debates

Watch these 2 videos on important Presidential Debates in US History.

US Presidential Debate #1

I'd like to take a moment away from our current topic of the week to let you know The first Presidential Debate of the 2012 Election is about to begin.   You can watch it on YouTube at the YouTube Politics Channel.  There will be 2 more debates in the near future on Oct 16 and 22.    In the weeks ahead all the Topics of the Week will be about the upcoming Presidential Election in the US.