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Obama Wants to Avoid the Dirt for First Pitch
July 14, 2009 2:42 PM
ABC News’ Karen Travers reports:
President Obama gave a sneak peek of his strategy for his ceremonial first pitch tonight at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in St. Louis, saying he wanted to loosen up his arm a bit.
Obama did not do any practice pitching at the White House but plans to warm up in St. Louis tonight with some throws to Cardinals All-Star First Baseman Albert Pujols.
The president recalled his first pitch in the 2005 American League Championship Series between his native Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
“I just wanted to keep it high,” he said. “Now, there was no clock on it. I don't know how fast it went. But if it exceeded 30 miles per hour, I'd be surprised. But it did clear the plate.”
Read more about the tradition of presidential first pitches HERE.
-- Karen Travers
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Well, he threw like a girl and bounced it to Pujols
Posted by: Jason | Jul 16, 2009 11:07:32 AM
Out troops are dying. The nation's deficit reached One Trillion Dollars today. Our dear leader is playing publicity baseball. It will get worse that this. Much worse.
Posted by: Iftcar | Jul 14, 2009 7:49:43 PM
Bet he throws like a girl.
Posted by: sally j | Jul 14, 2009 5:10:55 PM
Why don't the Government take the stimulus money to run it, and give the taxpayers a pass for 2009?
Because that would start the economy in a hurry, but they wouldn't profit from a plan like that.
Posted by: papadao | Jul 14, 2009 3:40:35 PM
"That's true.
Bush knows a little about baseball.
Too bad, he knew much less about economics, foreign policy, the English language etc." - Ryan C
Ain't that the truth? That loser should have stayed in Texas with his losing little baseball team he got courtesy of Daddy.
Posted by: paul | Jul 14, 2009 3:38:37 PM
Now I know what all the Obama excusers meant when they kept saying he had too much important stuff on his "plate" to deal with the frivolity of gay rights.
So much very, very important stuff.
Posted by: paul | Jul 14, 2009 3:37:21 PM
Allright! go president Obama! throw a pitch and have a great time!
Posted by: Madison | Jul 14, 2009 3:31:54 PM
GO Barrack have a good time. Thanks for being a President I can be proud of.
Thanks to all of the Americans that voted for him.
Posted by: joe | Jul 14, 2009 3:27:07 PM
Dont worry every one. He wont get cap and trade, he wont get health care reform, He wont get his green energy programs.And he is driving up the defict with out results. It is sad that he is becoming a lame duck president in his first 6 mon. of his first term. He wont be back.
Posted by: Texas | Jul 14, 2009 3:18:01 PM
"At least when W went into a broadcast booth, he actually knew about, and talked about, baseball."
That's true.
Bush knows a little about baseball.
Too bad, he knew much less about economics, foreign policy, the English language etc.
Posted by: Ryan C | Jul 14, 2009 3:17:31 PM
At least when W went into a broadcast booth, he actually knew about, and talked about, baseball. I wouldn't be surprised if Obama sort of feigns interest in the sport like everything else, but he's much more at home at an NBA game. I wonder if St. Louis is a conservative enough town to get some good boos going? That would be funny...
Posted by: JR | Jul 14, 2009 3:11:00 PM
Wow!!! George Bush can throw a strike!!! Too bad he was president and not a pitcher for the Rangers.
Posted by: Jon Garvey | Jul 14, 2009 3:09:29 PM
No pressure, Barack, you won't be able to blame Bush if it goes in the dirt. George consistently threw strikes.
Posted by: CubsFan | Jul 14, 2009 3:07:27 PM
Definitely avoid the "Walhberg".
Why he tried to throw that 1st pitch with a bottle of water in his other hand is beyond me.
Posted by: Ryan C | Jul 14, 2009 3:07:01 PM
Who really cares if this miscreant throws out the 1st pitch? Also, why is he going to be in the broadcast booth for an inning tonight? Talk baseball? Hardly. Just another platform to con Americans on his agenda. No President in modern times has been on television and radio as much as this grandstanding lamprey has. This guy is a super GANSTER and what is transpiring before us is the greatest CITIZEN SHAKEDOWN in USA history! GL2 us all!
Posted by: Bugsy Obama | Jul 14, 2009 3:04:19 PM
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