50 Cent made headlines (and SportsCenter) earlier this week, after his disastrous first pitch at a New York Mets game. And, once you watch his wayward toss – which went up the first-base line, rather than taking the traditional
Was 50 Cent's ceremonial first pitch at the Mets-Pirates game this week the worst EVER, as everyone is saying? Yeah, probably. That's according to a highly unscientific study of first pitches we conducted at Wonkblog this morning. We watched a whole
Recording artist Chance the Rapper was invited to throw out the first pitch in his hometown Friday, and fortunately, he was able to avoid embarrassing himself like 50 Cent did. Before the Chicago White Sox played the San Diego Padres, Chance tossed the
Rapper 50 Cent (left) shakes hands with Mets' OF Curtis Granderson before throwing an abysmal first pitch. (AP). There's nothing like a bit of unintentional comedy to divert attention away from organizational disarray.
Was 50 Cent's terrible first pitch the worst of all time? To find out, the Washington Post Wonkblog went to the tape on 30 notable first pitches, and plotted their location on the chart above.