It's an
absolute Fashion Ump no-no, but President Obama had no problems
playing both sides of the aisle on Monday afternoon. Though custom
dictated he wear a Washington
Nationals jacket while throwing
out the season's first pitch at Nationals Park, you can see that
Obama once again donned a sartorial shoutout to his hometown Chicago White Sox.
After jogging out to the mound
before the Nats-Phillies game with his head uncovered, Obama toed the
rubber, pulled his
familiar Sox cap from his jacket and tugged it tight over his head.
The crowd sounded momentarily conflicted over the president's pledge of
allegiance, but still cheered once Obama went into his windup.
The pitch sailed high to Ryan
Zimmerman's
left for a ball — insert political joke here — so Obama is now working a
2-0 count when it comes to presidential first pitches. He bounced one
to Albert Pujols
while wearing a White Sox jacket before
last year's All-Star Game.
Obama's appearance was meant to
commemorate the 100th anniversary of William Howard Taft's first
presidential pitch before a Washington Senators-Philadelphia A's game in
1910.
Here's what the president told Nats broadcasters
afterward:
"The truth is that I never played organized baseball. While I love watching it, my skills are not where they need to be."
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