OK, now baseball isn’t my thing, much to the angst of my grandfather who was a baseball fanatic and formerly pitched in AAA in the Southern League. But I am a fan of the first pitch ceremony, especially since that one memorable first pitch that inaugurated the new stadium in Washington , DC
The one where George W. Bush was roundly booed.
Here’s the YouTube clip. Watch about half way through and you get a nice shot of the grimace that momentarily spread over his face.
Now what gets me is the praise that is heaped on the 1st pitch style and ability of Bush. A clear violation of any sense of credibility. According to the announcers you would think that the pitch itself was just slightly out of the strike zone, but I distinctly saw Manny Acta practically had to leave Earth in order to land Bush’s pitch in his glove.
Contrast that to Barack Obama’s first pitch in yesterday’s All Star game. Southpaw Barack Obama even had a wind-up of sorts.
Oh, and the booing? I think there was one guy booing.
