4/6/10: More on Obama's First Pitch

Apparently, President Obama's Opening Day disaster wasn't limited to throwing out the first pitch. He then went into the broadcast booth and his status as the most famous Chicago White Sox fan was exposed as a fraud:

Obama to Dibble on why he wore a White Sox fan to throw out the first pitch in Washington: “I’m a Southside kid, I gotta make sure (White Sox owner) Jerry Reinsdorf doesn’t get to angry with me.”

Dibble: “Having played with the White Sox for a short time, I know how the Cubs fans and White Sox fans go back and forth. Who was one of your favorite White Sox players growing up?”

Obama: “You know uh ….. I … I thought that … uh …. you know … the truth is a lot of the Cubs I like too! But, uh … I did not become a Sox fan until I moved to Chicago. Because I uh …. I was growing up in Hawaii so I ended up actually being an Oakland A’s fan.”

Source: SportsbyBrooks

Notice how he once again referred to the Sox home field "Cominskey" Park?

But it didn't end there. President Obama also gave excuses for his poor throw, proving once again that he can't accept the blame for anything, ever. Even on the most trivial matters, he makes bad jokes and passes the blame:

Of his pitch, Mr. Obama said: "I was a little disappointed with the pitch. It was high and outside. I was intentionally walking the guy."

The president also said his on-field performance was nothing like his warm-up. Watching a replay of his pitch, he said: "This is heartbreaking right here - released it a little high, a little early."

"What breaks your heart on these is, you know, you're down there practicing, I was throwing the punch, throwing strikes, heat. Come out here, the thing slips out of your hand, you know, it's heartbreaking. If I had a whole inning, I'm telling you, I'd clean up."

Source: Washington Times

Riiiiight... You know, he could just diffuse this whole situation by saying, "You know what, I grew up in Indonesia. When I finally moved to Hawaii, my grandfather wasn't much of a baseball fan - in fact, he wasn't really much of a fan of America. Same goes for radical communist Frank Marshall Davis - who I saw more than my father, who was ALSO a radical communist. The point is, I never really picked up a baseball until a few years ago when I realized it would help advance my political career. But, hey, at least I showed up today and maybe I'll get it right next time! Hope! Change!"

By the way, an alert reader pointed out that the president also managed to step on the foul line while walking onto the field. For those of you "south side kids" that aren't aware, that is a major no-no for anyone who is - or is pretending to be - an athlete.