As a holiday weekend for many, I hope you had an enjoyable one in whatever you did. How did you spend your weekend? We had wide variety of things as an evening on the ballroom floor, working in the yard, playing handbells, and hosting my in-laws.
Meanwhile, although Saturday was sunny and warm, cool temperatures have come to Cincinnati for Monday’s Opening Day. This is always been a special day for Reds fans, so the weather will not dampen spirits.
To celebrate Opening Day in the spirit of Monday Morning Entertainment, here are four of my favorite short pitching videos. Even though the longest is only 90 seconds, (three are less than a minute), I’ve included a short description to help guide your choices 0 but watch as many as you want. Enjoy and have a great week!
On Opening Day 2010 in Cincinnati, the mayor delivered the worst “throwing out the first ball” ever.
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Enjoy this crazy pitch of a ceremonial first pitch.
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This one from a Japanese League is awesome. The umpire called it a strike probably for the effort.
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Movie buffs may remember this scene from Bull Durham.
A Frank Angle 
I think I am adopted. I despise baseball. Which is completely unfair because I like to play about three innings… then I am bored.
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Red,
Ha ha … and that’s ok! 🙂
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I must be Red’s sister cos I don’t really like baseball very much. I hated playing it too cos I always got stuck where no one else wanted to be. I love to play certain sports, like tennis and love to ski, but not very much love for team sports.
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Seashells,
That’s OK … no problem … I’m sure there are non-baseball fans even in Cincinnati. Then again, on this day, even many of the non-fans will wear red today.
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Well, I love to wear red, and if y’all want to believe I’m doing it for your team, that’s OK!
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There you go …. red is your color today!
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Happy Easter! Spent with family…
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Kellie,
Happy Easter to you as well .. and I imagine you enjoyed your day.
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Yes enjoyed with family and fabulous weather.
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🙂
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In addition to Easter, we celebrated my youngest’s birthday. I am now officially a mother of two teenagers. Uh oh…
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Carrie,
Cheers to you … and oh no … the teen years! But I imagine you’ll be fine.
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That second pitch looked like a cross between a crazed Mayan warrior and a capoeta fighter! Loved the third one – pure 3 Stooges quality.
Nothing big here, just some drive repair, ditch clearing, and church cleaning. Waiting for the warmer weather – got some dehumidifiers and such that need cleaning, and I’d rather leave the mess OUT side! 😀
And don’t forget, Monday is April Fool’s Day, so beware! (Oddly appropriate date for me to climb out of the woodwork, no? 😉 )
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John,
Love the comparison of the last one to the 3 Stooges – which is actually high praise!.
Given the day, this one remains as one of my favorite all-time spoofs.
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For a little fun, stop by Bing.com’s homepage and enjoy a smile – a really BIG one! Or check out Google’s Beta version of Google Smell. Either one’s good!
And be sure to check in over at my place for a great bit of news!
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Thanks for the tip on Bing … heck, I forgot about that site.
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about a year ago we discussed how opening day should still be in one place – cinncinnati – as it used to be. astros on opening day? blasphemy!
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Rich,
Just more reasons to hate Bud Selig. Yep – I just can’t let any of those reason go … on the good side, we in Cincinnati just ignore the other games.
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Excellent videos Frank! That pitch thrown by your mayor was hilarious! At this point whatever I did over the weekend’s just a blur and tomorrow I have to return to The Grind. Blah.
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Lame,
The mayor took a beating on that one … but he’s got a good sense of humor. Hope you had a good blur.
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You are really excited, aren’t you? Have only mentioned opening day I forget how many times. Nothing like Red spirit when I watch the red shirted fans pouring into downtown in the early afternoon on game day…when I’m there in June. Have a great opening day!
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Georgette,
The city does goo-goo on this day. Too bad the weather will be lousy .. but high spirits simply go with the day!
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enjoyed the clips… the first one is hilarious…
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Bulldog,
Poor Mr. Mayor … love the looks of the player catching and the umpire’s reaction!
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Those clips were great, despite the fact I find baseball the most boring of all sports.
The weekend was full of grandchildren.
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Val,
Ah … that’s ok not to be a baseball fan! Meanwhile, I hope you had a better weekend than you initially anticipated.
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I’m not even a baseball fan and I enjoyed these videos, Frank!
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Lynn,
Your endorsement of the videos is great acknowledgement of what I was trying to do …. something something for everyone to enjoy!
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🙂
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I had a wonderful Easter weekend, and yesterday had a real feast. My chocolate cheesecake with the eggs and bunnies went down a treat. You should have been there for a piece, Frank. 🙂 Sorry my internet here is too slow to watch videos. 😦
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Paradise,
The chocolate cheesecake looked wonderful … and possibly … a great match to some port!
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The Mayor throws like a goil, as Popeye would say, loved the Japanese one!!!
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Fasab,
A goil would be high praise!
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Don’t make me pick a favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Zannyro,
I wouldn’t do that to you.
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Oh goodie. Baseball season. The excitement is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Elyse,
My guess is that given you zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, John must watch it.
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Yup. Did you know that there is always baseball on TV from now until the World Series? It’s actually one of the reasons I started blogging. He can watch it and I can ignore it and blog. We’re both happy. But seriously, it’s great fun to go to the ball park, have a beer and a hot dog. It’s fun to play. But baseball on TV is sort of like watching grass grow.
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Good news for you … typically, no games are scheduled the day after the All-Star game!
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Hey, I’ll do almost ANYTHING for my beloved Queen, but YOU’RE the official “jump on the grenade” dude where baseball’s concerned! 😀
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John,
I recall my second grade teacher telling me (a few years later) that she appreciated my enthusiasm for the game … and in those years, baseball on TV was a treat … especially Reds game. (As opposed to every day)
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Happy Easter to you. It is wet and miserable here….still.
Baseball isn’t big in Australia. I quite liked Bull Durham though.
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Debra,
Interesting how once in a while an Aussie makes into pro baseball here. Nonetheless, Bull Durham is a fun movie! Thanks for the Easter greeting …. and hope you get to be dry soon!
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I fell sleep on my first baseball game ever, Mets vs Yankees at the Shea Stadium.
I enjoyed the videos, the second is crazy good!
And the mayor should have resigned after that.
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Doggy,
Many probably can remember their first game. Mine was at Crosley Field, Reds vs Giants Meanwhile, the mayor took a lot of grief on that one.
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Happy Easter Frank. We had a full weekend of family events and they were nice.
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Renee,
Happy Easter … and sounds like you had a good weekend.
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It seems to me that Spring has been very slow to arrive in your part of the world this year. I’m glad you had a lovely Easter. I hosted my in-laws too! xx
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Spiced,
Excellent observation from one whose seasons are polar opposites. Although late and our temperatures are still below normal, activity is happening.
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We’re a baseball family, too, Frank. My husband and son went to opening day with the Dodgers. I loved the movie Bull Durham. Sounds like you had a very busy, but enjoyable Easter. I’m so glad.
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Debra,
Just saw some of the highlights of the Dodgers opener yesterday. Love the beginning of pulling Magic Johnson from the ceremonial first pitch. At least your weather was warmer than ours! … but at least yesterday was tolerable for us.
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wow, it’s cold everywhere. I hope for better baseball weather soon.
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TBM,
Yesterday was a warm upper 40s …. fortunately sunny and not breezy … but given the late afternoon start, it got cool as the sun sat.
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So the season has started … not a huge fan, but I enjoyed to go a game in Seattle – the Mariners. Love the atmosphere. Have great season now.
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Viveka,
A player new to Cincinnati stated that he didn’t realize how Opening Day is much more than an event here. So for us, win or lose, rain or shine, cool or warm – it’s a wonderful day!
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Fantastic … that is the way it should be with every game really.
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