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Worst First Pitches

Bill Murray is commonly seen at celebrity golf events. He tried his hand at throwing the first pitch at a Wrigley home opener in 2004. Much like his golf swing, he lacked control and the pitch went sailing over the backstop. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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President Obama Opening Day for the Washington Nationals began with President Barack Obama throwing out the first pitch. Perhaps the throw was an omen for the game (and maybe the season) as the Phillies trounced the Nationals 11-1. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Mariah Carey Is there anything that Mariah Carey can do worse than acting? Unfortunately, yes. Mimi through out the first pitch at a Japanese game and the ball traveled all of 3 feet. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Click to see the pitch possibly the worst first pitch in history.
Carl Lewis Carl Lewis does a lot of things well. Unfortunately for the 10-time Olympic medalist, the two elements that start a baseball game are not among his talents. The same man that butchered the National Anthem, threw a horrendous first pitch in June 2003. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
to see Lewis' pitch.
Mark Mallory Not everyone is an athlete. Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory is everyone. His form looked fine, and all-of-a-sudden the ball goes sailing toward the first base dugout. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
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Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a life-long Yankees fan. When she took her new position in the judicial branch she was honored at a Yankees game and got to through out the first pitch. The throw itself wasn't that bad, but she had to stand about 15 feet from home plate to get it there. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Watch Sotomayor's first pitch.
Adam Carolla Adam Carolla got to throw the first pitch at a Dodgers game in May 2009. Well... the first 3 pitches. The comedian's first pitch was way short, so he took another one that he threw long. Finally his third pitch made it over the plate. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer
Watch Carolla pitch.
T-Rex Do you remember T-Rex's first pitch at a White Sox game. Years of evolution were working against the animal's tiny arms and it had to throw the pitch from the side of its mouth. We're serious. (AP Photo)
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Trent Edwards Bills quarterback Trent Edwards makes a healthy living throwing a football. But his arm skills and throwing motion didn't translate well to the baseball diamond. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)
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The Kardashians If you're wondering why the Kardashians are famous, you can rule out athleticism. The sisters and their mother all threw out first pitches at a Dodgers game in May 2009. The players on the receiving end of the throws had to run for cover. (AP Photo/Alaric Lambert)
See the Kardashians pitch.
Artie Lange Artie Lange actually had good form when he got to throw out the first pitch. The problem? Said first pitch occurred before a mostly-empty minor league park to an equipment manager. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
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Charlie Brown Everybody knows that Charlie Brown has never been given a fair chance to kick a football. He must have been ecstatic when he received the chance to try baseball. Throwing to the Pittsburgh mascot, the Peanuts star threw a nice curve, but missed the plate by a mile. (AP Photo)
Watch Chuck pitch.
Bill Murray Bill Murray is commonly seen at celebrity golf events. He tried his hand at throwing the first pitch at a Wrigley home opener in 2004. Much like his golf swing, he lacked control and the pitch went sailing over the backstop. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Baba Booey (Gary... May 2009 continued to be a bad month for celebrity first pitches as Howard Stern Show producer Baba Booey nearly hit an umpire when he made the throw at a Mets game. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Mystery Fan This unknown man made almost the exact same pitch as Mariah Carey... 3 feet straight into the grass.
See mystery fan pitch.
NASA Astronaut The Yankees are known to do things in a big way. To kick off the final season of the old Yankee Stadium, management decided to give a NASA astronaut and life-long Bombers fan the opportunity to throw the first pitch from space. The ball is currently on its way to Jupiter. (AP Photo)
Click to see the space pitch.