The incredible event to which you refer......athlete, courageous man....
Posted on 07/25/2004 5:06:57 PM PDT by finnman69
Kerry just 'threw' out the opening pitch at the Boston-Yankees game. Just saw Kerry pitch a really weak opening pitch, well short of the plate, bouncing under the catcher. What a poser!
It's busy.........always busy busy busy.......:o)
Stay safe !
Good question. This was really embarrassing stuff. He sort of pushed the ball instead of threw it, looking like the guy who always got picked last on the playground when it came time to pick teams. So he must know he's an uncoordinated dork. Incredible that he'd be so anxious to showcase it.
It's true, it's true! ;) Here's what sportswriter Peter Gammons had to say about it:
So who puts the bug in candidates' ears about seeming what they are not? John Kerry last week professed to be a big fan of "Manny Ortez," then re-emphasized the phoofery by correcting it to "David Ortez." No, that was Dave (Baby) Cortez and "The Happy Organ." A few years back Kerry went on a Boston station with Eddie Andelman and said "my favorite Red Sox player of all time is The Walking Man, Eddie Yost," who never played for the Red Sox. Kerry is going to sweep New England. He's going to get 70 percent of the vote in Massachusetts. He doesn't have to be a Red Sox fan, all he has to do is not be John Ashcroft.
There's the rub -- fully reported. Most of the country doesn't even know that he got booed, and that his "surprise" visit wasn't really a surprise, thanks to the media. Heck, most people don't even know that this lifelong Red Sox fan talked about "Manny Ortez" playing for the team! The media will sit on the soldier angle as well -- how will they have time to show prisoners with panties on their heads if they cover this?
You gotta see this -- ESPN has 10 burning questions for John Kerry! It's barf-a-rama city!
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=questions/johnkerry
He probably was the last guy picked on the playground.......one of the guys that athletic girls got picked well ahead of..........and yet he stood there in front of all those people and looked like a total dweeb.
I wonder if he's embarrassed about it, or if he's so arrogant that he thinks he did a good job........
They both appear to be completely oblivious to their ineptitude.
Contrast that to GWB throwing out the first pitch in the World Series at Yankee Stadium right after 9/11 in front of an untold # of millions of people worldwide and not only throwing a STRIKE but looking good doing it! That was seriously clutch.
The incredible event to which you refer......athlete, courageous man....
He thought he was at a Cricket match.
OMG...you're right! Somebody probably had to tell him that the "Batsman" had just "hit a six" before he could relate.
Hmmmmmm...where'd the GI go?
HALF WAY TO THE PLATE (not on the mound)
WHO'S A PRETTY PRINCESS
This has got to be the best thing about being President, right here...
Yep -- and even Red Sox fans concede that Bush's feat was much more impressive than Kerry's. Speaking of the Red Sox, what did you think of the brawl?
But at the end of the weekend the "brawl" was the last thing on my mind. Mariano blowing a two-run lead in the 9th took precedence, along with the team's overall pitching incompetence. If Brown and Mussina don't come back strong, we're in big trouble. I'm convinced that Contreras just doesn't have what it takes to pitch in big games.
LOL!!!
Thanks for the post - I've been looking for info on the Kedorkus whiff.
"Did he throw like a non-male person? and if so its alright because we are all individuals"
This may be the single funniest thing I have heard all year!
Same here, of course.
But at the end of the weekend the "brawl" was the last thing on my mind. Mariano blowing a two-run lead in the 9th took precedence, along with the team's overall pitching incompetence. If Brown and Mussina don't come back strong, we're in big trouble. I'm convinced that Contreras just doesn't have what it takes to pitch in big games.
I'm amazed at how good the Yankees' record is, considering all the problems we've had with starting pitching (like El Duque's hamstring bothering tonight). Not to mention Giambi's woes. Hopefully, The Boss will be reeling in Randy Johnson soon.
I hear ya, and am just as amazed. Timely hitting and good closing has been the secret, I suspect.
El Duque's line last night was noteworthy -- 2 in, 3 BB, 3 K. Showed his stuff was working, at least. Any word about how serious his hammy is?
I just hoid that the Unit could very well be in pinstripes by week's end. We'll see.
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