Mallory Pitches Left - Again!
It looked to be the incarnation of Charlie Sheen's "Wild Thing" Character from the movie Major League (before the glasses).
Yesterday, Cincinnati Mayor Mark "put me in coach" Mallory threw in the ceremonial first pitch as our beloved Redlegs opened the 2007 season at Great American Ballpark.
It was a beautiful sunny day. The city of Cincinnati was painted red in celebration of the beginning of baseball season in a town that has lived and breathed Red's baseball for generations.
The story lines within the game couldn't have been scripted any better. Would Cincinnati's multi-million dollar arms produce the pitching that everyone was hoping for? How would Griffey Jr. take to playing right field? Eric Davis and Pete Rose were in the house. And what about the return of "Sweet" Lou Piniella to the Queen City (albeit as manager of the Cubs)?
With baited breath the world waited for baseball season to begin in the town that was home to the first professional baseball team.
Cincinnati Mayor, Mark Mallory, walked out to the pitcher's mound, proudly wearing his Cincinnati Red's jacket.
Mallory stepped up to the pitcher's mound. He looked down the plate to Eric "The Red" Davis (one of the heroes of the Red's 1990 wire-to-wire season).
Where words fail me - I'll just direct you to the following. Here's how it went ...
posted by Scott @ 8:39 AM
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