Yesterday, Carly Rae Jepsen, the singer of “Call Me Maybe” fame, threw out the first pitch at a Tampa Bay Rays game. The throw was more of a grounder from the mound to somewhere in between first and home:
Carly Rae Jepsen threw the first pitch at a Tampa Bay Rays game at the weekend…it was rather embarassing: http://t.co/H8H1FtsBWe
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) July 15, 2013
Or, as President Obama might refer to that pitch, “not too bad!”
CNN’s always helpful Jake Tapper brought up a possible point that might comfort Jepsen depending on the answer: Given the Rays poor attendance this year, maybe not many people saw it:
Was anyone in the stands to see it? RT @SInow: GIF: Carly Rae Jepsen throws worst first ‘pitch’ ever at Rays game: http://t.co/RlzDGXSPJn”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 14, 2013
Ha! Nice try, Jake, but according to the box score there were over 21,000 in attendance.
Audio of Harry Doyle’s call of Jepsen’s pitch:
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