Trump at a Yankees game? I suspect he would get booed off the mound.
The one way to make sure he will NOT do a thing is to tell him he has to do it (and vice versa). Just like a two-year old who is learning the meaning of “No!”
And there we have the reason he cancelled.
“Mr. President, as an American citizen and thus your boss, I demand that you get reelected!”
Except there are no fans at any of the games, right?
I’ll bet he saw Fauci’s pitch and couldn’t quite convnce himself that he wouldn’t do just as poorly or worse, despite being some kinda baseball wunderkind in his long-ago youth. After the ramp thing, where he was going extra slow-and-careful so as not to fall and give the media a field day, his #1 concern here is how he will look. Anybody with humility would recognize it for the nice little honor it is and just do it, with self-deprecating attitude about it if called for. Trump, however, has to be the best; anything less is humiliating and thus off the table.
Sheesh, this turned into a lengthy bit of a rant. And my fingers were a blur on the keyboard, too, getting this all out. Maybe I need a break for a few days.
See my favorite political comedy, Dave, for a nice scene of the President throwing out the first pitch (can’t find it online, alas).
You know (regarding Trump and not having thrown out a first pitch–which BTW is a tradition since 1910 of Presidents doing it at least once and he never has), just might have to do with his Obama-mania. By this I mean Obama did it twice as President (once in 2009 and on Opening Day of the 2010 season) and both times he jogged out to the mound and threw the pitch from out there (2009 was ok, 2010 was Fauci-like). But he was dressed for the occasion and looked…comfortable…out there.
Can you imagine Trump in baseball appropriate attire, jogging out to the mound and trying to throw it? I think the narcissist in him wants to, but some semblance of reason tells him he’d look embarrassing, especially when compared to “that person”…
So he’ll just duck it so those comparisons can’t be made.
IMHO as always. YMMV.
< claws out eyes, continues towards brain >
Try imagining Babe Ruth circa 1932 through an orange filter.
I think you hit the nail right on the head.
Sorry about that, coach…
I have faith in NYers and the NY Yankees. They would find a way to pipe really loud crowd boos into the empty stadium when he came out to pitch.
I’m not a New Yorker, or a Yankees fan, but I gladly volunteer to pre-record my fair share.
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Conflicts with his tee time.
AKA hiding from the world time.
iDJiT still dodging questions about discussing those bounties with comrade Putin.
He can only fake sincerity with one thing at a time (and then only if he absolutely has to). Right now, it’s taking everything he has to fake it with covid19.
And to absolutely nobody’s surprise, Trump was never actually invited to throw out the pitch. He made it up, and then turned it down (to go play golf) because he was jealous of the attention Dr. Fauci received.