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Prince Harry Throws First Pitch at Mets-Twins Game
By not in system - AOL News(June 26) -- Britain's Prince Harry got a chance to show off his throwing arm Saturday and he did not disappoint with an impressive ceremonial first pitch before the start of the New York Mets' game against the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field. ...
Lefty Obama to Throw Out First Pitch at Monday's Opener in Washington
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyNo curve balls or sliders for this southpaw. How about a high hard one over the outside corner? Let's see if one of the Senators can hit that one. Actually, the Washington baseball club is called the Nationals these days, and the first pitch of the new season will be hurled by a young lefty, President Barack Obama, on other days an avowed Chicago White Sox fan. When he takes the mound at Nationals Park on Monday, Obama will be continuing a tradition begun 100 years ago in the nation's capital when President William Howard Taft of Ohio threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington ...
A Tale of Two Presidential Pitches
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyIf it were the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded in a one-run game, George W. Bush is the 21st century president most managers would bring out of the bullpen. Working from the stretch like an experienced reliever, Bush confidently threw a high outside fast ball with his 2008 opening-day pitch as the 43rd president celebrated the first game at the new ballpark for the Washington Nationals. But in scouting baseball context matters as much as raw ability. Barack Obama – even though he added an artful leg kick – had control problems at Tuesday night's All-Star game as his ...
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