Democrats Savor Their Baseball Triumph: Lagarde Does Vogue

Plus: GQ style columnist has no problem with Paul Ryan's expensive dinner

Welcome to the Smart Set. Every morning we bring you the gossip coverage, filtered. Today, we're changing things up a bit, with a special section devoted to the Democrats third-consecutive win in last night's Congressional charity baseball game, much beloved by D.C.'s sportier smart setters. Non-baseball can skip to the full column after the jump.

• The star of this year's 8-2 win was Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, who played in college. Richmond had a no-hitter through five innings (Rep. Steve Pearce broke it up in the sixth) and went the distance for a seven-inning complete game. He also went 3-for-3 at the plate, and shared this Mighty Casey-esque moment after the game with a child, who Roll Call's Twitpic caption identifies as a "Dem batboy."

• Roll Call's game story notes that Washington Rep. Adam Smith "also was an offensive powerhouse" for Democrats, going 3-for-3 with an RBI. The same couldn't be said for Rand Paul, the only senator in the game, "who struck out looking in his only at bat." 
• The win was especially sweet for the Democrats manager, Rep. Mike Doyle. According to the Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire blog, Doyle "could be heard complaining that he lost two designated hitters and six starters" in last fall's midterms before a press conference Thursday afternoon. 
• Yes, there were hecklers. Roll Call notes one bunch that turned up with "a poster of a tearful Boehner that read, 'There’s no crying in baseball.'" If anyone has a photo of this, please, pass it on.
• Debt ceiling antagonists Nancy Pelosi and Eric Cantor turned up at Nationals Park for the game, says ABC News, but there was no debt ceiling dealmaking between pitches. Pelosi "staked out a seat behind home plate," while Cantor "camped out in the Republican dugout."
• Democrats still trail the all-time time series 38 to 34 (there was also one tie), according to the game's official Web site.

We now return to your regularly scheduled Smart Set.

• The IMF isn't sweating new chief Christine Lagarde's Vogue photo shoot, which took place Wednesday in her office. "We’re proud that she’s being recognized with the likes of Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama," said an IMF spokesman. [The Reliable Source]
• The investigation into the shooting death of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen last November is said to be finished. According to an unnamed "law enforcement official," Beverly Hills police are "convinced" that suspect Harold Smith, who shot himself to death weeks after Chasen's murder, used "a revolver stolen from a police officer during a burglary in the San Fernando Valley" to kill the publicist. There was speculation after Chasen's death that she was the victim of a hired hit, but investigators determined the crime scene was "consistent with an altercation such as an attempted robbery or road rage." An official announcement is believed to be coming today. [The Wrap]
• LA Weekly staff writer Patrick Range McDonald has been tapped to ghostwrite former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan's memoirs. Last month, McDonald was named journalist of the year by the Los Angeles Press Club. [LA Observed]
• GQ Style Guy columnist Glenn O'Brien appeared "at a restaurant Thursday evening in Washington, DC" to promote new-ish book, How to be a Man: A Guide to Style and Behavior for the Modern Gentleman. In typical D.C. fashion, the conversation soon turned to politics, with O'Brien offering a defense of Rep. Paul Ryan's recent $392 restaurant tab ("If he’s got it, why not?") and President Obama's abrupt exit from Wednesday night's debt ceiling talks. ("I think he did the right thing. Sometimes a gentleman's gotta put his foot down.") He was less charitable when it came to 2012 White House hopefuls Rick Santorum ("Not a gentleman") and Tim Pawlenty. ("Politically, I think he’s a buffoon. [As for being a gentleman,] I really don’t know.") [The Blaze]
• Elin Nordegren isn't pining over Tiger Woods. Lately, she's been stepping out with Jamie Dingman. Who? He's the "charming bachelor" son of billionaire Michael Dingman. He's also "accomplished emerging-markets veteran who has represented his father's interests in China," former Indy Car team owner, a Russian private equity wonk, and once unsuccessfully tried to take over Volvo. In other words, just a regular schmo. [Page Six]
• Geena Davis appeared on Capitol Hill with Sen. Kay Hagan, Rep. Tammy Baldwin and some "teen girl scouts" to voice her support for the Healthy Media for Youth Act and "discuss gender and media" with members of the media. [Fishbowl DC]