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.
This is reflective of the crap that he pitches to the American people!
Just saw Obama’s first pitch of the 2010 season. HE STILL PITCHES LIKE A PANSY!!!!!
Obama is such a narcissist he doesn’t realize how pathetic he really is.
His pitch may get hit out of the park but somehow he will get the run and the batter will get an out.