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Obama reps Chicago's South Side, delivers first All-Star pitch
Yahoo Sports ^ | July14 | 'Duk

Posted on 07/14/2009 7:43:37 PM PDT by PghBaldy

ST LOUIS — Where did it land? Was it a strike or wasn't it? Why didn't the network choose a better camera to shoot from? Those were the questions that viewers of baseball's All-Star Game were asking themselves at home after Fox elected to show President Barack Obama's ceremonial first pitch at the 80th All-Star Game from a tight angle....Obama's southpaw delivery landed a little short of the plate, but Cardinals star Albert Pujols(notes) was able to save it by quickly scooping it up....Though Obama was roundly cheered by the All-Star fans, his live presence still didn't attract the applause that George W. Bush did during a taped announcement by the four previous Presidents before the game and some boos could even be heard among the cheers.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: baseball; mlb; obama
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To: EyeGuy

. . . a real president indeed! Now I can go to bed with a smile on my face!


41 posted on 07/14/2009 8:01:49 PM PDT by DrDeb
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To: KarlInOhio

“A 57-foot pitcher in a 60-foot world.”

Nicely stated.


42 posted on 07/14/2009 8:04:56 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: DrDeb
Earlier on Tuesday, the President said that he planned to throw his first Presidential pitch high so it'd get to the plate without bouncing, but his control was lacking. He clearly didn't throw a strike like George W. Bush famously did during the 2001 World Series in New York just weeks after Sept. 11.

I like this quote too.

I will never, ever forget that blazing strike that pumped courage into the American people after 9/11. It was an amazing event!

Thanks for the ping, DrDeb!

(Obama throws like a girl. I KNEW it!)

43 posted on 07/14/2009 8:08:13 PM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: PghBaldy

roundly cheered?


44 posted on 07/14/2009 8:08:24 PM PDT by GeronL ( Patriotic Insurrectionist at http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: machogirl
Did he throw like a girl?

I saw the video... he threw just like someone that hasn't thrown a ball .... ever. He threw like a little girl...

No shoulder rotation. He turned , then faced forward and flipped it with a PUSH..hahahahahahaha... It wasn't KINDA like a girl throwing... It was EXACTLY like a girl throws.. bwahahahaha... that camera angle that was "allowed" by the white house on the low opposite side NOT SHOWING the pitch was as good as they were going to get.. It was hilarious.

Here is a simulation of the presidential baseball throwing mechanics.. click on this

45 posted on 07/14/2009 8:08:50 PM PDT by erman (Outside of a dog, a book is man's best companion. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.)
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To: DrDeb
Were the boos for GWB or Obama? I saw the “pitch” on Greta tonight, and she had more oomph behind her pitch than he did.
46 posted on 07/14/2009 8:09:33 PM PDT by Humal
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To: Sarah Barracuda

are you trying to say Barry is a catcher?


47 posted on 07/14/2009 8:10:26 PM PDT by GeronL ( Patriotic Insurrectionist at http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: smoothsailing

Be my guest.


48 posted on 07/14/2009 8:12:04 PM PDT by 50mm (The Tiddlywinks Channel has more regular viewers than PMSNBC)
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To: maggief

Sad. He gave himself a fist pump when he couldn’t even put it over the plate?

Now we know why Michelle is always so angry.


49 posted on 07/14/2009 8:12:22 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: Humal

The boos were for Obama.


50 posted on 07/14/2009 8:12:55 PM PDT by KansasGirl (I still think Obama is just plain creepy.)
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To: GeronL

According to Larry Sinclair he is LOL


51 posted on 07/14/2009 8:13:22 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: DrDeb
A real President - a real pitch....


52 posted on 07/14/2009 8:14:54 PM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: PghBaldy

Ladies and Gentleman, the starting pitcher is Barack Obama, with an ERA of one trillion!!


53 posted on 07/14/2009 8:15:36 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: erman

Hey, I throw like that. But I’m a girl.


54 posted on 07/14/2009 8:18:38 PM PDT by machogirl (If Obama's handing out Pie, I like Lemon Meringue.)
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To: maggief

OMG maggie. That makes me ILL. Just ILL. He is a SICK clown to be laughed at.


55 posted on 07/14/2009 8:18:59 PM PDT by Miss Behave (OMG, my tagline is stalking me.)
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To: PghBaldy

People can say what they want about Bush, but he was all guy. Not so for the little pu%%y boy 0bama.


56 posted on 07/14/2009 8:19:44 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: machogirl
I don't throw like that.............and I'm a girl, too. :)
57 posted on 07/14/2009 8:19:48 PM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: machogirl

In an interview after he left office, the President was asked, “What was his scariest moment?” He said, “Throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium”. He looks nervous in this video.


58 posted on 07/14/2009 8:21:45 PM PDT by Humal
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To: Humal

the boos were for Obama . . . GWB received more and LOUDER cheers for a TAPED message than Obama received for actually showing up in person!


59 posted on 07/14/2009 8:22:52 PM PDT by DrDeb
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To: PghBaldy

OMG, I just saw the second camera angle. Peeuuww. Then to punctuate the absurdity, Obama gives himself a little congratulatory pump. ?? You know what this means? Well, as a lady I’m thinkin not so great in the sack. sry


60 posted on 07/14/2009 8:23:09 PM PDT by Havisham
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