Galen Rupp threw out first pitch of Cubs game last week. Update: Here is the video

Come on Rojo I don't like Rupp at all but his pitch was way better than Desi's. Granted Desi is 5 feet tall and like 92 pounds she's built like a 5th grader so she deserves some slack but still.

rojo wrote:

I still haven't seen a video of Meb's throw.

Weird, someone posted it under your user id.

Meb is great, but that pitch was pathetic.

Takinadump wrote:

rojo wrote:

Linden - yes she was moved - but her pitch was similar to Rupp's. Obviously only idiots from Ct would think it's fair to have men and women compete equally in sports. I view her being a few feet up as the same thing as like the women starting 30 minutes before the men in a major.

I still haven't seen a video of Meb's throw.

Come on Rojo I don't like Rupp at all but his pitch was way better than Desi's. Granted Desi is 5 feet tall and like 92 pounds she's built like a 5th grader so she deserves some slack but still.

After viewing all these first pitches, here are my rankings, from best to worst:

1. George W. -- Nothing to fault. Form is good, and the pitch is a strike, with decent velocity.

2. Galen -- Form is OK, but pitch is high and inside (for right-handed hitter)

3. Desi -- Form is less OK (the kick is a little weird), and pitch is low and away (for right-handed hitter). I realize she didn't pitch from the mound but I'm cutting her some slack since she is so tiny.

4. Meb -- Can't see where the ball goes, so can't give a complete grade. But his form looks like a cross between a baseball throw and a dart throw. Clearly not a baseball player as a child.

5. Carl Lewis -- Man, could that guy run and jump! Apparently never threw anything overhand in his life up until that pitch. Looks like how I would throw with my opposite hand if my upper arms were strapped tight against my body.

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Takinadump wrote:

rojo wrote:

Linden - yes she was moved - but her pitch was similar to Rupp's. Obviously only idiots from Ct would think it's fair to have men and women compete equally in sports. I view her being a few feet up as the same thing as like the women starting 30 minutes before the men in a major.

I still haven't seen a video of Meb's throw.

Come on Rojo I don't like Rupp at all but his pitch was way better than Desi's. Granted Desi is 5 feet tall and like 92 pounds she's built like a 5th grader so she deserves some slack but still.

+1, Rupp's pitch was far superior to Desi and Meb's. Rojo added the connecting with the crowd criteria because he wanted to make sure Rupp didn't get too much credit.

Pitch was totally acceptable and I'm glad he did it. Throwing from the mound is WAY harder from what I understand. One it's more distance, but I remember president Bush saying felt he had to try and toss it from the mound for it to be legit. Crazy how united the US was then. Maybe this pitch by Galen will unite the running world.

Meb's did look like a combo dart throw. But didn't think about grabbing it with all 5 fingers if you're not from the US. But Meb never ran that fast so it's natural he'd throw a change up/offspeed pitch.

I changed the Name of that post to Rojo from LetsRun.com because I don't like it when people say "I" under the LetsRun name. I'm assuming it was him, but will double check. I think he's trying to say he hasn't seen a full videoof where Meb's pitch ended up.

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Does anyone else think Rupp winning the Chicago Marathon was a great thing because Chicago opened up some opportunities/ is encouraging/possibly requiring him to interact with the public?

Not sure if he has a PR firm or what but there has recently been some nice press on Galen.

We had the first pitch.

There was this thing with Getty.

Sure he has the right to just run and not talk to the media, interact on social media, but then people view him as a robot who just runs. And Chicago won't pay him as much an appearance.

If he opens up a little bit, I think he'll see positive results.

Why hasn't anyone put up this abortion of a First Pitch? Does rank above Linden, Meb and Carl Lewis but far below Rupp and, of course, Dubya's pitch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri8BOynRGnc

That George Bush pitch in NYC is nice - I had never seen it before.

Here's a video of ten embarrassing pitches including some that have already been mentioned / shown but also including Nolan Ryan. If Nolan Ryan can flub a pitch then anyone and everyone has an excuse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPRBFT1DAng

Galen did great! No one cares what the crowd does. Great interview too! Give the guy a break. Stop hating.

Runnergrl wrote:

Galen did great! No one cares what the crowd does. Great interview too! Give the guy a break. Stop hating.

true that, no wonder why galen rupp doesn't want to talk to the public much, especially when this is the kind of crowd he has to deal with, i wouldn't want to have to talk to a bunch of judgmental assholes either..

Come on man that was a good throw. The reason the crowd may not have been as enthusiastic is they may not know the guy by name. Meb and Desi are plastered all over Facebook and Twitter. Nice change to have some one dedicated to his family.

JO Coach wrote:

coach wrote:

He can't be worse than 50 cent.

Or Carl Lewis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ5B_x53gQM

Damn! He should have stuck to hot carls.

Come on guys. Rupp's pitch was the ceremonial first pitch equivalent a 2:09 Marathon.

elviejo wrote:

Why hasn't anyone put up this abortion of a First Pitch? Does rank above Linden, Meb and Carl Lewis but far below Rupp and, of course, Dubya's pitch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri8BOynRGnc

yeah i was surprised at how bad Obama's was. he is a decent basketball player, so i expected more coordination.

Would love to see this same group of people shoot a 15ft jump shot.

Desi would shoot it like a chest-pass with all her might and somehow bank it in!

Galen would look like a baller in his air force ones but throw the ball over the backboard and do the shrug-thing he does during all of his interviews.

Meb would granny-shot, brick, but get huge applause because man look at that guy's smile what a great guy.

Dubya would have a 10min documentary building up to a well-practiced free throw and nail it with merican flags waving.

Obama would do a hesi crossover, pull up like KD in game 3, and swish.

yepppp wrote:

Would love to see this same group of people shoot a 15ft jump shot.

Desi would shoot it like a chest-pass with all her might and somehow bank it in!

Galen would look like a baller in his air force ones but throw the ball over the backboard and do the shrug-thing he does during all of his interviews.

Meb would granny-shot, brick, but get huge applause because man look at that guy's smile what a great guy.

Dubya would have a 10min documentary building up to a well-practiced free throw and nail it with merican flags waving.

Obama would do a hesi crossover, pull up like KD in game 3, and swish.

Umm, I wouldn't bet on Obama in any sporting endeavor.

TestoBall wrote:

That pitch was slathered in TestoBoost and Androgel.

And he still threw that ball like an uncoordinated spaz.