a friend sent this to me as an email attachment in Powerpoint. Thought it was funny enough to post as a blog, so I made a few tweaks and posted it here. Don’t know where it originated, but if I need to give credit to someone else for this, let me know.
Comparing Presidential First Pitches
Assessment of Mechanics
Grip: 2-Seam Fastball, will cut down and away…typical strikeout pitch.
Posture: Power-T to generate hip drive for maximum velocity.
Face: Eyes locked on the target.
Hands: Pitching hand cocked back to hide ball from batter.
Probable Outcome: Fastball that catches the outside corner for a called strike three.
Grip: Palm Ball. Comes in slow and doesn’t move.
Posture: No Power-T. Right hand hanging down towards dirt.
Face: Eyes and mouth show fear that the batter will hit the ball over 600 feet.
Hands: Pitching hand open so batter can see ball during delivery.
Probable Outcome: Ball will be hit so far it will need FAA clearance & a flight attendant.
Comparable Deliveries
11-time All-Star, Roger Clemens
Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund
Tags: Bush, Comparing, First Pitch, Obama
At least Obama has great taste in teams.
ah pitching, one of the few things bush did well…
Pretty bad Bama. Heard he was a good basketball player. You think there would be some bleed-through of athleticism that would allow him to throw a baseball like a man.
Funny stuff.
Whether you like Bush or not (or the Yanks or not), you gotta give him props for that first pitch at Yankee Stadium right after 9/11. Freaking. Awesome. I would have been so nervous I’d have hit Yogi in the back of the head.
I love everything about this post.
that's actually a four seamed fastball if you wanna get technical. the big cheese, oh yeah.
Goes to show who is the man, and who is the girly man.