The Ceremonial First Pitch Thread

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This is the thread where we chronicle memorable ceremonial first pitches and/or their pitchers.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 5 April 2004 20:58 (twenty years ago) link

Comedic actor Eugene Levy threw out the first pitch at today's Toronto and Detroit matchup.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:23 (twenty years ago) link

Pres. George Bush, Sr., last year:

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030402/s1.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:29 (twenty years ago) link

And Shrub in the 2001 Series:

http://www.dittomom.com/dittomom/BushFirstPitchGame3.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:31 (twenty years ago) link

Ted Williams at the 1999 All-Star Game:

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/99asg/ted.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:32 (twenty years ago) link

as referenced upthread:

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040405/i/r3150473438.jpg

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:32 (twenty years ago) link

Haha, awesome!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:34 (twenty years ago) link

Chris Rock:

http://www.suprmchaos.com/als-day_chris-rock2_dodgers_060102.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:34 (twenty years ago) link

Sorry, some of these aren't exactly memorable, but they make good photos. (Ted Williams was memorable, though.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:35 (twenty years ago) link

Willie Mays and Juan Marichal in the 2002 Series:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/2002/postseason/news/2002/10/22/mays_ap/t1_mays_ap-01.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:36 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.cnn.com/US/9604/02/clinton_roundup/pitch_large.jpg http://www.photogmarc.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/sclinton.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:40 (twenty years ago) link

soon to be former vp dick cheney throwing in today's reds/cubs contest:

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040405/i/r3254864141.jpg

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:41 (twenty years ago) link

...followed by his 19th heart attack in office.

what a guy!

― j.q higgins, Tuesday, 6 April 2004 00:02 (twenty years ago) link

Ernie Harwell

http://users.rcn.com/rschrade/a_harwell_vt.jpg

(dunno where this from; some game during his last year broadcasting [possibly even the last but I'm not sure])

― Broheems (diamond), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 01:09 (twenty years ago) link

what the hell, is Ernie throwing a changeup?

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 12:06 (twenty years ago) link

I think that's his shineball.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 16:12 (twenty years ago) link

that's a bob stanley palmball if ever there was one.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 16:49 (twenty years ago) link

i hate to admit it but the Chenester has some good form there. His arm slot is is a good spot.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 11:24 (twenty years ago) link

jimmy carter at PETCO park opener
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040409/capt.lji10304090229.giants_padres_lji103.jpg

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 9 April 2004 18:27 (twenty years ago) link

ten years pass...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bo0tiHnCEAA_DMa.png:large

― jaymc, Thursday, 29 May 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link

http://imgur.com/h7gb8iy

― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 21:14 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/h7gb8iy.png

― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 21:15 (nine years ago) link

We'll see how RoboCop fares tonight.

― Andy K, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 21:15 (nine years ago) link

im really happy that fucking dinosaur from san diego is in the chart above

― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 22:04 (nine years ago) link

The short-armer?

*rimshot*

― Andy K, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 22:23 (nine years ago) link

one year passes...

Allen Ginsberg, 1994

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/09/10/when-allen-ginsburg-got-booed-at-candlestick-park/

― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 September 2015 21:35 (eight years ago) link

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