This week calls for something on the lighter side:
People seem to have trouble laughing this week. World is a weird place right now. This, though, is the perfect medicine. https://t.co/IDgFRdJezP
— Brendan Quinn (@BFQuinn) August 17, 2017
And to deliver, there was a heck of a ceremonial first pitch in Boston last night. Here’s something to set the scene:
Wednesday’s ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park was touching, somewhat painful and humorous all at once.
Cancer survivor Jordan Leandre delivered the pitch to Mike Andrews, a member of the 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox team that was being honored for its 50th anniversary. Leandre, a huge Red Sox fan, famously ran the bases after delivering a first pitch in 2007. Ten years later, he returned on another Jimmy Fund telethon-fundraiser day.
The pitch on Wednesday, however, missed up and away,
The pitch missed WAY up and away:
Ouch! @BustedCollege pic.twitter.com/7eL9xm9aWr
— James A. Janosz (@jamesajanosz) August 16, 2017
Ceremonial first pitch to the nuts. pic.twitter.com/UHTd4CGyK4
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) August 16, 2017
Yikes!
https://twitter.com/DocRayok/status/898007490025193472
https://twitter.com/GatorFamilySEC/status/897970560206077952
https://twitter.com/HeavensHawkeye/status/897959824721424385
Yep. Ouch!!! https://t.co/wkZhBGNHg8
— WGEM Sports (@WGEMSports) August 17, 2017
— Liam (@Lbyrne25) August 16, 2017
That is by far the greatest 1st pitch in the history of baseball!#epic #wow #icanwatchthisallday
— brian witham (@witham_brian) August 16, 2017
— Alec Szczerbinski (@eatinginthehub) August 16, 2017
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