KBEAR: Billings' Greatest Hits » first pitch http://kbear.com Billings' Greatest Hits Thu, 23 May 2013 03:59:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Barack Obama Won't Throw Out First Pitch at Washington Nationals Opener [VIDEOS] http://kbear.com/barack-obama-won%e2%80%99t-throw-out-first-pitch-at-washington-nationals-opener-videos/ http://kbear.com/barack-obama-won%e2%80%99t-throw-out-first-pitch-at-washington-nationals-opener-videos/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:33:59 +0000 The Web Guy http://kbear.com/?p=2357 Last year, Barack Obama threw out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals home opener, continuing a tradition of Presidents throwing out first pitches that stretches back to William Howard Taft in 1910.

This year, however, Obama is taking a pass on getting the season started with a ceremonial first pitch. Instead, recently unemployed talk show host Larry King will do the honor before the Nationals' Thursday-afternoon match-up with the Atlanta Braves.

Some of President Obama's critics have suggested he doesn't want to take to the mound because his past attempts at first pitches have been, well, not good.

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