TruBluMich

May 27th, 2014 at 9:13 PM ^

After seeing Nolan Ryan's attempt at throwing out the first pitch. I find it difficult to laugh at anyone. But, needless to say I still laugh.

gord

May 27th, 2014 at 10:39 PM ^

I've said it before and I'll say it again.  No good can come out of throwing a first pitch.  If you throw a strike no one cares except for a few people shuffling to their seats who might see it out of the corner of their eye.  If you mess it up it's all over youtube forever.

Blue in Yarmouth

May 28th, 2014 at 8:26 AM ^

Having three soon to be 6 year old boys I have been teaching them the art of throwing a baseball and it isn't easy. So to the poster above who asserts that anyone over 2 can do this I would disagree comepletely. However, it didn't take me long to get my boys at least throwing in the right direction. Even now, a month in none of them would be able to throw a strike from the mound, but it would go in the direction at least.

My point is that it is harder than most think, especially if you have never thrown a baseball before. At least it didn't roll to the plate, he just needed to straighten it out a bit (ok, a lot). I agree with the poster above who said throwing out the first pitch is just a bad idea. No one cares if you do it well and no one forgets if you screw it up. 

pdgoblue25

May 28th, 2014 at 9:12 AM ^

So he agrees to do it, what's the first thing you do?  You start practicing.  I would hope anyone who saw him throwing like this would have the decency to either show him how to throw, or convince him not to do it.

I do concede that this is a hard thing to do with the pressure, Denard's entire life was spent throwing, and even he bounced one in.  But Jesus, it's so obvious that 50 has never been taught to throw a baseball.