Baseball-related election question
by aap212 on Nov 4, 2008 2:30 PM EST
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Please don't make this about politics. I want to honor Mr. Sickels' request for politics to be restricted to his OT post. But I have a dead-serious question about the election's effect on baseball and I'm honestly curious as to the answer:
If McCain is elected president, who throws out the first pitch on opening day next year? The president would obviously not be able to throw the traditional pitch (I'm not making fun--even mint condition presidents tend to throw like Mackey Sasser), so what would happen? Would McCain do some sort of other opening gesture, like being the one to say "Play ball"? Would Palin throw instead?
Again, no politics or flames please. I just think it's a good baseball hypothetical for election day. And we just can't trust a decision like this to Bud Selig.
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McCain would throw
just not from the Mound. Bush was an oddball that he once played baseball. Reagan threw out the first pitch from like 10 feet away IIRC.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Nov 4, 2008 2:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The issue
as I understand it, is that because of McCain’s injuries in Vietnam, he can’t extend his arm above his shoulder. So he’d have to either throw side-arm or under-handed
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by OldProspects on Nov 4, 2008 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Before Clinton
Most Presidents threw from the front row of the seats.
President Coolidge
President Roosevelt
President Truman
President Ford
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by RoyalsRetro on Nov 4, 2008 3:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Can McCain do that?
I’m pretty sure he literally can’t throw a ball overhand, even if it’s just a few feet.
by aap212 on Nov 4, 2008 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think this is a neat thread...
the louisville slugger museum had a traveling exhibit this summer that featured autographed baseballs of every president who has ever thrown out a first pitch. next to the autographed baseball was a paragraph or two that described the ceremony in each respective year. very cool………the collection of autographed baseballs was owned by a single person…can you imagine having that in your collection? it almost seems priceless.
by psugator on Nov 4, 2008 3:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
maybe Palin?
I think she’d be game for it. That would be fun, actually.
by whichthat on Nov 4, 2008 3:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If she
did “ping-pong ball style” I’d agree to change my vote.
by slurve on Nov 4, 2008 5:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
She's had 5 kids
I doubt that’s possible, even with a baseball.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Nov 4, 2008 5:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, come on
it would give new meaning to “you throw like a girl.” You betcha!
by slurve on Nov 4, 2008 5:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think McCain could throw it from any distance
He cannot lift his arms up past his shoulders, right? He’d probably do it underhand, although I don’t think this issue will be a problem.
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by Baltimo on Nov 4, 2008 3:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i hear
he would be willing to go chad bradford on us
by uwbadger on Nov 4, 2008 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That sounds like some new sort of sexual euphemism….
by Lunkwill Fook on Nov 5, 2008 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How's Obama's arm?
He seems like an athlete, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he can throw.
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by RoyalsRetro on Nov 6, 2008 11:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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