Kerry wasn't even throwing off the mound!!!
Kerry Liberal attitude: "I'm so good I don't need to practice, I'll make a good pitch without even trying, and the Little People will worship Me even if I don't."
Bush/Cheney attitude: "I'll be damned if I'll make an @$$ of myself on national TV. Dick, get your glove, we're going to the basement. I'm gonna make your hand hurt!"