When someone is asked to dinner at the White House, it is normally an image-enhancing sign of status. Tampa Bay Rays’ successful and classy manager Joe Maddon and his wife Jaye Sousoures will find out the reality on Jan 4, after taking part – with five other couples – in a dinner hosted by George and Laura Bush.
Given, well, the usual givens, it might be the president who will do much of the basking in reflected glory.