It's probably not nice to poke fun at a guy who is suffering from a malignant brain tumor, but not many people have ever accused me of being classy.

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to attend the Red Sox' season opener at Fenway Park. It was an incredible experience, especially since the Red Sox had the players come down through the stands during introductions, and I was only a couple feet away from guys like Jonathon Papelbon, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Rocco Baldelli, and John Smoltz, who even shook my hand.

A somewhat sad but hilarious moment was when Massachusetts' senior senator, Ted Kennedy, threw the ceremonial first pitch to Jim Rice.

Rice stood about 3 feet away from Kennedy, who still managed to only hit him on a bounce. I'm not sure if it compares to the Cincinnati mayor who practically threw the ball to first base, but it was still the worst first pitch that I've seen in person.

In all fairness, he did ask for a second shot, and it was much better than his first, but that doesn't change the fact that Jim Rice was only standing a few inches past the dirt of the pitcher's mound.

Feel free to compare it to Mark Mallory, the mayor of Cincinnati, who threw this gem at a Reds game:



Ted Kennedy throws out first pitch at BoSox season opener [DailyKosTV]