Fauci to throw 1st pitch at Yankees-Nationals opener in DC

KSAT ^ | July 20, 2020

[McGruff]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed regular season.

The Washington Nationals announced Monday that Fauci -- a self-described fan of the reigning World Series champions -- accepted the team’s invitation to have the pregame honor Thursday night.

In their new release about Fauci’s role at the opener, the Nationals refer to him as “a true champion for our country” during the pandemic “and throughout his distinguished career.”

[McGruff]

Is he running for president or something? Did Joe Biden drop out?

[Pining_4_TX]

Maybe he’ll hit a kneeler right in the head. We can always hope.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

I wonder if it will be more impressive than Barry Soetoro’s toss?

[Ouchthatonehurt]

I trust the catcher with thoroughly cleanse the mitt with sanitizer?

[EvilCapitalist]

After every pitch. And the ball should be disinfected after every pitch. It should add a few hours to the game.

[plsvn]

I wonder if it will be more impressive than Barry Soetoro’s toss?

I wonder if there will be any fans in the seats to boo?

[magua]

Fauci was asked to be the centerfold in Playgirl magazine next month.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

Runner must lead by a minimum of six feet - and stay there.

[cgbg]

I found this tidbit on Wikipedia:

On July 18, the Canadian federal government denied the Toronto Blue Jays from playing their home games at Rogers Centre this season on grounds that repeated cross-border trips by both the Blue Jays and their opponents would be a major risk due to the higher spikes in COVID-19 cases in the U.S. compared to those in Canada. As of July 21, 2020, the Blue Jays are searching for a temporary home in the U.S.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Major_League_Baseball_season

This is going to be a crazy crazy "season".

[Ouchthatonehurt]

He’s so small though ;-)

[mylife]

He certainly loves the spot light

[mrsmith]

The media’s “Saint Fauci” meme will, ultimately, do neither of them good.

[Sacajaweau]

His favorite game when he was in college was tiddlywinks.

[mylife]

Distinguished career? this guy is wrong 75% of the time and conflicted, he isn’t even right when he shifts his tack

[mylife]

I like the way you think

[Morpheus2009]

Apparently a catcher being hit in the groin still hurts, even with the standard padding and cup protection.

[GreyFriar]

Will he require that all of the players wear masks during the entire game? Especially when they are on the field and at bat and running the bases.

[Morpheus2009]

Yeah, and guarding bases violates social distancing.

[Syncro]

Should a high profile "expert" on his Wuhan Chinese Bio-weapon (yes HIS, he gave millions to the lab some years ago) be acting like an attention whore?

How shameful, is his job to work to stop this virus or get attention to feed his narcissism?

[TChad]

Tell the second baseman to be ready to make the catch.