Video: Harbaugh's first pitch at Tigers game

From the rubber, full windup and then goes ahead and THROWS it.  No lob shit.  Very rare for a ceremonial first pitch ... way to go James !!!!

Go Blue!

He's still got it

...up the low curve?

He slinged it right over the plate but that was no strike; the catcher had to stand up to get to it.

I have the same problem.  I can get the angle just right but my release timing isn't consistent, so my "grouping" is basically a long, straight line parallel to my arm angle.

Of course, he can still throw a 40-yard dart with a football whereas the last time I tried to throw a spiral I think I heard the ball croak, "Kill me."

Ceremonial pitches aren't meant for the actual strike zone. Priority one is to keep it out of the dirt. It would have been better a tad lower, but he knew where to miss it.

Haters gonna hate

You just couldn't see him because he's Taco Pants.

You have to order a ticket to Wolverines in the D event on 9/25 and pick it up at the game. Here's the link: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/ticketing/specialevents.jsp?partnerId…

Isn't Harbaugh past the official MGoAgeLimit for wearing another man's jersey?!?!? 

If only it resembled a baseball cap more than a cowboy hat .....

My completely unreliable wild-ass guess tells me he probably touched 70mph.  He's got an NFL arm after all.

Anyway, Harbaugh is competitive past the point of insane, but I wonder if merely wanting to do well is all that unusual.  I get that it's ceremonial and most just do it for LOLs, but if I got an invite to throw a ceremonial pitch my next call would be to book time at a practice facility.  I don't need nor expect to be King Felix overnight but I'd at least not want to embarrass my family.

It is. He seems to catch for most of the ceremonial pitches.

Moe's used to sell maize and blue Tigers hats but they stopped a year ago. Called a few months ago to try to get one and Moe's said they had them custom made by New Era and stopped selling them.