Comments on: LOTD: Obama’s First Pitch Tonight a Reminder of the Greatest Presidential First Pitch in History — George Bush’s at the 2001 World Series

By: Blogkakke 9-11 Edition « The Gally Blog

Blogkakke 9-11 Edition « The Gally Blog — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:36:11 +0000

[...] Tube: David Letterman’s reflection on the incident on his first show back after the attack. Midwest Sports Fans: George Bush throwing out the first pitch at the 2001 World Series. NY Mag: What if 9/11 never [...]

By: George Bush Vs. Obama - Corrupt Politicians

George Bush Vs. Obama - Corrupt Politicians — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:12:26 +0000

[...] Video: George Bush Throwing Out First Pitch at 2001 World Series … [...]

By: Timothy Birdnow » The St. Louis Boos

Timothy Birdnow » The St. Louis Boos — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:27:33 +0000

[...] went out of its way to obscure that, too – no doubt wishing to avoid unfavorable comparisons to the strike President Bush famously fired from the mound at Yankee Stadium at the 2001 World Series. In its live broadcast, Fox (and [...]

By: JRod

JRod — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:24:16 +0000

@Ty,

thanks Ty. Glad you stopped by. And unless you are being sarcastic, you definitely have not spent enough time on MSF if you think the Cubs are on my A-list. They are the exact opposite that!

By: The worst thing we’ve ever read « Some Country for Old Men

The worst thing we’ve ever read « Some Country for Old Men — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:43:17 +0000

[...] went out of its way to obscure that, too â€” no doubt wishing to avoid unfavorable comparisons to the strike President Bush famously fired from the mound at Yankee Stadium at the 2001 World Series. In its live broadcast, Fox (and [...]

By: Ty

Ty — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:35:25 +0000

Followed you back here from a comment on Videogum. Heard about you via Astros County. I’ve just read 2 articles of yours. The (in)famous one and this one. Just wanted to let you know, I’m a fan. Even if the Cubs are probably on your A-list…

By: How Does Barack Obamaâ€™s MLB First Pitch Compare to George Bushâ€™s?

How Does Barack Obamaâ€™s MLB First Pitch Compare to George Bushâ€™s? — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:26:20 +0000

[...] Source: ESPN, MidwestSportsFan. [...]

By: JRod

JRod — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:56:48 +0000

@Jason, nice site Jason. Not a big fan of 1-for-1 link exchanges just to do them, but you give lots of good info at your site so I linked to you guys in the blogroll. Don’t feel obligated to return the favor, unless you really like what we do here (which, hopefully you do, of course). Thanks for visiting and commenting.

By: JRod

JRod — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:54:08 +0000

@Bert, thanks for visiting and for commenting. You are right, Bush’s toss was awesome. No matter what Obama did last night, he had no chance of coming close to the perfection of Bush’s throw…especially considering the weight of the moment. It was one of the true displays of Presidential clutchness on a major scale. I know it’s “insignificant” because it was “just at a baseball game”…but anyone watching realized then and realizes now that it was so much more important than that. Kudos to W for that one.

By: JRod

JRod — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:52:03 +0000

@SD, look it wasn’t the greatest ceremonial first pitch I’ve ever seen, not by a long shot. It wasn’t even a particularly good one. And despite his famous basketball skills, President Obama clearly needs help on a diamond or in a bowling alley. But it wasn’t horrible or embarrassing like so many other first pitches I’ve seen. He didn’t bounce it in front of the plate or sail it past Pujols. By my standards, as long as you throw a halfway decent pitch that the guy catching can grab without too much effort, you’ve done your job. I played baseball growing up and can throw a ball just fine…but I’d be nervous as hell if I was up there doing it. If my throw was like Obama’s, I’d take it.

By: Bert

Bert — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:56:27 +0000

JROD, Thanks for the memories. The video of W. brought back a lot of the emotions of that time. Throwing the strike from the top of the mound in Yankee Stadium after 9-11 was more than perfect, it showed the world that we were still strong and at that breif time in our history, united.

By: SD

SD — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:59:33 +0000

What do you mean he didn’t bounce it? It didn’t even reach the plate. Pujols was standing in front of the plate and caught the ball at the ground.

By: JRod

JRod — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:39:25 +0000

@Chico, I realize that not everyone loves Obama. And I certainly do not worship at his altar, nor do I think all of his policies are great. However, this is a sports blog and one that is very White Sox-centric. So you better believe that I support Obama’s choices as a baseball fan! And I really wasn’t trying to get political with this post, although perhaps that is impossible when discussing Obama and Bush. Honestly, I don’t know enough to effectively or intelligently criticize their policies…hence why this isn’t a political blog…but I did think that last night offered a good opportunity to highlight a great moment for Bush and to preview a moment when President Obama would be on a national stage in a sports venue. I wasn’t trying to please/displease anyone.

Thanks for visiting and for your comments though. And if nothing else, hopefully you enjoyed the great video about Bush’s first pitch in 2001.

By: Chico

Chico — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:17:35 +0000

“Iâ€™m not trying to get political here…” Funny, you didn’t feel the need to enter any such caveat before praising Obama. I’d say that’s the only political part, like it’s just accepted everyone hates the last guy and loves this guy. Well, we don’t all love this guy — certainly not his jobs-killing policies. I’d rather just read about them as pitchers. Guess you can’t please everyone, but you want to make sure you please the Bush haters.

By: MIranda

MIranda — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:14:04 +0000

George Bush is my hero. I wish he could have been president another 4 years. I miss him in office. I think he truly is one of America’s best presidents.
I love you George Bush!!!!!!!!!!!