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A select group of celebrities are chosen to throw out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. And not all of them maximize the experience—just ask 50 Cent. Almost no one, however, has had as much fun with the endeavor than rapper Wiz Khalifa—so he claims—did Monday evening. Khalifa, a military brat who grew up in Pittsburgh after moving around frequently as a child, threw out the first pitch ahead of the Pirates' series opener against the Guardians at PNC Park. The event was duly promoted across MLB's soc

RF3D’s back in action today — 4-6 PM PST on Right Talk Radio -- http://righttalkradio.ning.com. Guests include the production team behind No No: A Dockumentary, talking Dock Ellis and 70s baseball ... comedians Ellen Karis & Jim Mendrinos on the plight of NYC’s St.Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church ... and old RF3D friend Christian Toto giving us the low-down on the 2010 summer movie season, as well as some little movie which clocked the hell out of Scott Pilgrim this weekend.

Dock Ellis, the former major league pitcher best remembered for his flamboyance and social activism as a member of the great Pittsburgh Pirates teams of the 1970s, died Friday of a liver ailment in California, his former agent, Tom Reich, confirmed. Ellis was 63. Ellis spent 12 years in the majors with Pittsburgh, the New York Yankees, Oakland, Texas and the New York Mets. He retired in 1979 with a record of 138-119, but was best known for several colorful incidents on and off the field.