Obama Throws Out First Pitch at 2009 All-Star Game
President Obama was asked to throw out the first pitch at the 2009 All-Star Game. It will be Barack Obama’s first opening pitch as President.
Asked about the pitch, Obama made it clear he’s been thinking about it. “Well, I think it’s fair to say that I wanted to loosen up my arm a little bit,” Spokesman Tommy Vietor said the president plans to warm up before the pitch with St. Louis Cardinal slugger Albert Pujols.
Below is a Video of President Obama’s First Pitch
Pictures of President Obama’s First Pitch are below.
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“I’m a great baseball fan. I didn’t play org baseball when I was a kid, so I think some of these natural moves aren’t so natural to me,” he said.
The president deferred from picking a 2009 World Series winner but said there is a lot of parity in the sport, which he considered a good thing.
“Everybody around the country has a little bit of hope for their team. … Maybe the exception would be the Nationals who are still young and just had a new ballpark,” Obama said, referring to his new hometown team in Washington. Before the game, Obama visited both the American and National league clubhouses.