Top 10 Worst First Pitches
From Carl Lewis to Mariah Carey, there are some people who should never, ever be allowed to throw out the first ceremonial pitch. Then again, everybody enjoys a good laugh
On Opening Day in 2007, Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory uncorked a ceremonial first pitch that briefly made him a nation-wide punch line. "That's one of the worst opening pitches I've ever seen!" mutters an announcer. Former Reds star Eric Davis — Mallory's catcher — appears flabbergasted; the umpire is so disgusted he mock-ejects the mayor.
Richard Nixon once said that a man unable to hold his own in a poker game was not fit to be President. The same could be said of politicians unable to hurl a Little League-caliber fastball. To Mallory's credit, he maintained a sense of humor about the incident, telling the Cincinnati Enquirer, "Eric Davis missed the sign. I called for a pitchout."
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