Monday, August 11, 2008

104 Year Old Cubs Fan Wants To Pitch; He's a Side-Arm Pitcher By The Way


A fan who actually has seen the Cubs win a World Series wants to throw out the first pitch, but those dickheads at the Tribune Company won't let him. Why not, you ask? Well I would say no for liability issues, because the guy is older than sin, but the Tribune Compnay has other reasons:

"Due to the large number of requests and suggestions, and given the limited opportunities, it's difficult to accommodate everyone,'' Carr said. ''We have so many deserving fans -- including Leo Hildebrand -- but can't get to them all.''
Are you freaking kidding me? Who deserves it more than this guy? I hope he doesn't curse us now. Oh by the way, he describes his pitch too:

Pitching in front of his Bensenville bungalow one day last week, he says he's got a fastball. He doesn't. "I'll do better," he vows, continuing to pitch. "I'll give you a sidearm now."
Let this guy throw out the first pitch dammnit.

2 comments:

Top Ten Nominee said...

This guys deserves to throw out the first pitch because he is old?!?!?

Stormin' Norman Disciple said...

Yes, and apparently I forgot to mention this, but he is also one of like 7 people that were alive when the Cubs last won a World Series.

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