Unreal: Centro shows up late and doesn't get to throw first pitch at Orioles game, then admits he's a Yankees fan

Here is the blurb from today's paper:

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/770611584733356032?lang=en

I have to admire centro as a runner but as a person he seems to be lacking some kind of 'good person' gene

remember that throat cutting thing he did?

You're trolling us, right rojo?

Do you think he intentionally got stuck in traffic?

Unreal.

you waltzed into this one wrote:

You're trolling us, right rojo?

Do you think he intentionally got stuck in traffic?

Unreal.

This. Rojo, I like you but this is a little extreme.

I understand the influence of your father in cheering for sports.

Regardless of where you live, if you grow up with your dad cheering for the Yankees it can be very influential.

Of course, he grew up in an Oriole town, so some of that sticks, too.

I don't know how how he was late for the game.

It depends on who took him.

Was he with old high school friends or family members?

They should drop him off at the stadium while they went to park if he was scheduled to throw out the first pitch.

Or did the Orioles send a car for him and he wasn't ready?

You know living in this are they have done a number of stories on him this year before and after the Olympics.

One thing I do know, if I was a big Yankees fan I'd have a hard time putting on that Orioles shirt and hat.

pt 2:

Somehow I knew Centro would be a Yankees fan. Pick the most obnoxious team and he is there.

YAWN...

The thought of Centro being stuck in traffic, then getting out and "only" running like a 4:15 pace for a mile or two to get to the ballpark has me laughing.

Matt C. wrote:

YAWN...

That right there was the comment that convinced me he was a likely doper.

you waltzed into this one wrote:

You're trolling us, right rojo?

Do you think he intentionally got stuck in traffic?

Unreal.

Do I think he did it on purpose? No. Traffic between DC and Baltimore, can take 1 to 3 hours. I personally refuse to make the drive between 3:30 and 6:30.

But have you ever heard of someone who was supposed to throw out a first pitch at a game getting stuck in traffic and not being able to make it? I haven't. So i thought it was a funny story and posted about it. It's basically a once in a lifetime opportunity that he missed out on.

And the yankees thing is understandable because of his parents. I mean I'm a Cowboys fan. Like the Yankees, basically everything about that organization is disgusting except for the fact it's the team I grew up with . I guess I'd like it if my non-existent child supported my team as well.

My wife wanted to call me out at the Os playoff game in 2012 for only being a pseudo fan. In the wildcard game, I rooted for texas. The orioles won and then I went to the Os-Yankees series, bought seats and rooted for the Os.

Centro is well on the path to becoming the next Lochte. Probably self-absorbed looking at himself in the mirror and that forced him to be "fashionably" late.

rojo wrote:

Do I think he did it on purpose?

Yes, because it shows he failed to plan properly. Being late to the party doesn't work. It's like being late for a live broadcast TV interview. It's like being late for the start of a race. He no excuse for making such an error.

rojo wrote:

But have you ever heard of someone who was supposed to throw out a first pitch at a game getting stuck in traffic and not being able to make it?

It has probably happened before, but we didn't hear about it because no one cared. I honestly wouldn't even notice if they skipped the first pitch at a game I attended.

So you're right that I've never heard of this happening. But the reason I've never heard of it is that it's really not important enough to take note of, not because it's never happened before.

His agent probably found him the gig and Centro didn't give a shit about it.

Who really cares about throwing a pitch at a baseball game?

If I was a gold medalist and was asked to, would I? Probably. Would I want to be there? Nope.

This sort of thing is why LR will never make it out of the minor leagues into respectable journalism. Who the hell cares what team Centrowitz roots for, or that he got stuck in traffic. Please grow out of the diapers of tribalism and just cover the sport as a sport.

never heard of it wrote:

rojo wrote:

But have you ever heard of someone who was supposed to throw out a first pitch at a game getting stuck in traffic and not being able to make it?

It has probably happened before, but we didn't hear about it because no one cared. I honestly wouldn't even notice if they skipped the first pitch at a game I attended.

So you're right that I've never heard of this happening. But the reason I've never heard of it is that it's really not important enough to take note of, not because it's never happened before.

And really, who cares what team he's a fan of. All kinds of people are recruited to throw out first pitches for all kinds of reasons. Do you think everyone from military people receiving recognition to Little League teams being honored for their performance in Williamsport are all always fans of the home team in whose stadium they happen to be throwing out their first pitch?

George Hirsch wrote:

This sort of thing is why LR will never make it out of the minor leagues into respectable journalism. Who the hell cares what team Centrowitz roots for, or that he got stuck in traffic. Please grow out of the diapers of tribalism and just cover the sport as a sport.

Actually, it is people like you who fail to hold people accountable for their actions. Centro dug his own hole with this gaffe. His defenders look like fools pointing their fingers at others for a error Centro made.

An entire stadium of people is not as important as Centro. Barf.