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Obama's First Pitch: Wild and to the Left

April 8th, 2010

Yes, they booed President Obama at Nationals Park on Monday. And he deserved it…

He began, after toeing the rubber, by pumping his arms several times without continuing the motion; had a runner been on base, the umpire may well have called a balk. Finally, Obama completed his delivery, using the familiar motion some commentators (certainly not this one) have in the past derided as a “girl toss.” The ball floated, slowly and with great loft, in the general direction of home plate, but — metaphor alert! — wild and far to the left….

Milbank: Obama’s First Pitch: Wild, to the Left

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