Obama reps Chicago's South Side, delivers first All-Star pitch

Yahoo Sports ^ | July14 | 'Duk

[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.

[Humal]

GOOD!!! I was hoping they would wipe that smug look off his face. Would like to see the pitch from a different, wider angle.

[4integrity]

thanks for the nice memory....made me smile!

[glorgau]

57 feet - one for every state.

[grounhog]

Did he throw like a girl? You betcha.....

[Miss Behave]

When he starts his little sissy jog from the mound, after the pitch, he does that side-to-side “I’m cool” thing with his head. BARF. He thinks he is ALL that. He is nothing but a phony sissy with ISSUES.

[KansasGirl]

I’d like to see Governor Palin throw out the first pitch. She’d show Obama up for sure.

[machogirl]

lol

my brother was in little league and i had to practice catching his pitches and pitching to him. i was a disaster. my dad said, “you throw like a girl”.

[Soul Citizen]

More Obama forgery; this time from the baseball press box!

[Miss Behave]

Michelle would not only have gotten it to the plate, she would have burned a HOLE with it through the catcher's mitt...and it would have continued on through the brick-wall backstop.

[machogirl]

You are welcome. Made me smile too.

[NordP]

I’d soooo love to hear that taped response and the cheers for W....it would have been the ONE reason to be there, for me.

[machogirl]

Question, Do you think that Hillary could have thrown better with her broken elbow?

[machogirl]

;)

[musicman]

As usual MSM's coverage of Obamassiah's First Pitch at the 2009 All-Star Game ends up like all his "covereage":

Style Over Substance!!

[bobby.223]

thanks for putting that up, damn it felt good seeing that again.

[machogirl]

Did feel good. Economic damage done by Obama in 140 days (to the economy) IMHO, far worse than 911.

[ohioWfan]

My Dad wouldn't let me throw like a girl. Wouldn't let me bat, or shag flies or pick up grounders like a girl either. As a kid if anyone said I did, I'd slug him. LOL!

Watching Obama throw is painful. Embarrassing. And it makes me VERY happy.... ;)

[machogirl]

Do you have to develop your arms muscles during youth to throw like a boy?

My dad didn’t let me more the lawn either until he realized that I did a better job than my brother and I didn’t run over the mower cord.

[ohioWfan]

Yeah...........they can't even admit the guy can't throw. When I watched it live and saw that they didn't show the plate, I knew he was controlling the coverage. Shameless.

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if, on closer examination, it wasn't his teleprompter that really threw the ball. :)

[ohioWfan]

Good question. I think it's mostly a question of being taught how when you're young, and practicing a lot.

I really wanted to play ball (and was unfortunately raised at a time when girls didn't have a chance), so I worked hard at doing it right.........just in the outside chance that a Cleveland Indians scout would be in the neighborhood. :)

(Mower cord? That takes me back!)