Former President George W. Bush, who just happens to be 71-years-old, threw out the first pitch at Game 5 of the World Series tonight.
And like his last first pitch just weeks after 9/11, this one was a rope:
Dubya still lighting up the radar gun pic.twitter.com/aShuv7AkYo
— Dan Regester (@Dan_Regester) October 30, 2017
George W Bush with a rocket first pitch #WorldSeries #Astros #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/hqxxAkDaYF
— Jordan Tomiyama (@Jttomiyama) October 30, 2017
He’s really good at this!
George W. Bush throws the best first pitches of any president in American history. The righty has pinpoint control, hits corners, good velo
— Christopher Smith (@SmittyOnMLB) October 30, 2017
“Badass” is right:
No matter your politics, you have to admit George W Bush, 71, was a badass throwing out the 1st pitch, tonight. ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/jy2cFCq1Do
— ❌mitty ? …..Go Buckeyes (@SmitDogTron) October 30, 2017
Here’s a graph of other ceremonial first pitches, with Bush right there in the strike zone (LOL. 50 Cent was worse than Obama? And check out Charlie Crist):
George W. Bush threw out the first pitch tonight. 16 years ago tomorrow, he threw the best first pitch in history with a bulletproof vest on pic.twitter.com/Oc6T0mjkiC
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 30, 2017
Well, it wasn’t quite as good as 2001, but still awesome:
Second-best ceremonial first pitch I've seen George W. Bush throw at a World Series. A little less pressure than last time, I'd imagine.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) October 30, 2017
Flashback:
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