When and were did Obama throw the first pitch at the 2009 all star game?
ST. LOUIS – It wasn’t a perfect strike, but President Obama gave the crowd a thrill to start Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. The President threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Cardinals fan favorite Albert Pujols, who spared Obama – sporting a White Sox jacket to represent his favorite team – the embarrassment of bouncing the pitch in front of home plate. With the Cardinals’ six living Hall of Famers – Stan Musial, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Red Schoendienst, Bruce Sutter and Ozzie Smith – watching from behind the plate, the lefthanded Obama toed the rubber. He lobbed it just short of the plate, but Pujols reached out to catch it before it hit the ground. Following the lead of his predecessor, George W. Bush, who warmed up in the indoor batting cage at Yankee Stadium before throwing the first pitch before Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, Obama planned to throw a few pitches before taking the field for his big moment. “Well, I think it’s fair to say that I want to loosen up my arm a littl
ST. LOUIS – It wasn’t a perfect strike, but President Obama gave the crowd a thrill to start Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. The President threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Cardinals fan favorite Albert Pujols, who spared Obama – sporting a White Sox jacket to represent his favorite team – the embarrassment of bouncing the pitch in front of home plate. With the Cardinals’ six living Hall of Famers – Stan Musial, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Red Schoendienst, Bruce Sutter and Ozzie Smith – watching from behind the plate, the lefthanded Obama toed the rubber. He lobbed it just short of the plate, but Pujols reached out to catch it before it hit the ground. Following the lead of his predecessor, George W. Bush, who warmed up in the indoor batting cage at Yankee Stadium before throwing the first pitch before Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, Obama planned to throw a few pitches before taking the field for his big moment. “Well, I think it’s fair to say that I want to loosen up my arm a littl
