Bush Sr. Throws First Olympic Pitch

[Rose Siding]

ATHENS (Reuters) - Former President Bush, father of the White House incumbent, tossed out the first pitch to open the Olympic softball competition in Athens on Saturday.

Bush senior, who played baseball at Yale, is in Greece at the head of a presidential party. He was cheered by the crowd, though few came to watch a sport little followed in Europe.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5976330&src=rss/ElectionCoverage§ion=news

[GaryL]

1. Sick!

Anyone injured?

[DS1]

2. Oh my god. That's real? It looked like a mopaul job

Holy shit.

[Roon]

3. Someone should post that other pic of poppy

throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game from years ago. It's so funny!

[SoCalDem]

7. Here it is

[Judi Lynn]

10. His kid musta inherited his skill

They're really good, aren't they?

[Roon]

14. Ha-Ha!

That's the one! Thanks!

[SpecialK84]

15. I seriously just spit my drink out ...

I can't believe I've lived this long in my life and not seen that. That just made my pitiful Saturday night of computer surfing.

[lostnfound]

17. Looks like he should be wearing a tutu. n/t

[asjr]

4. Did Barb throw the first Olympic fit?

[DS1]

5. am I the only one thinking "Cipro"

:scared:

[TrustingDog]

6. is he throwing the ball or using his secret reptilian powers to

make the ball come to him?

[Bullshot]

8. You mean he heaved Pickles onto the field?

Oh. First PITCH. I thought it said first BITCH.

My bad.

[MikeG]

9. He throws like a g.. uh never mind.

[Judi Lynn]

11. It looks as if he's so anal it's just killing him he can't keep it! n/t

[daleo]

12. I guess you didn't have to be much of a baseball player to play for Yale

He doesn't seem to have a great deal of natural grace, though to be fair his age would play a role there too.

On edit - I have a friend who played second base in the Blue Jays farm system for a few years. When you play catch with a really gifted athlete you realize just how different they are from the average person, in their particular skill. The Bush's don't seem to have that, as far as I can see.

[nonbelief]

13. Softball's an olympic sport?

How the fuck did softball become an olympic sport anyway?

And why isn't cricket an olympic sport...more people play cricket than have ever played softball....

[Tight_rope]

16. That ole fucker ain't dead yet?