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5/27/2014: The Worst FIRST PITCH Ever?
5/27/2014: The Worst FIRST PITCH Ever?
5/27/2014: The Worst FIRST PITCH Ever?
On May 27, 2014, at Citi Field in New York, the Mets shutout the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-0. But the highlight happened BEFORE it even started. On what has been considered as one of the "Worst Ceremonial First Pitches of All-Time," Rapper 50-Cent tossed an errant ball from his left hand that came nowhere near home plate. As ...
20 Years Ago Today: Randy Johnson Destroyed a Bird With A Fastball
20 Years Ago Today: Randy Johnson Destroyed a Bird With A Fastball
20 Years Ago Today: Randy Johnson Destroyed a Bird With A Fastball
On March 24, 1991, during a spring training game with the Arizona Cardinals, future Hall-of-Fame pitcher Randy Johnson hit a bird with a fastball during the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants. The batter at the time was Giants outfielder Calvin Murray, the uncle of Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Kyler Murray...