Fla. Governor Crist wild pitch for Tampa Bay a big miss considering it was his 5th time on the mound for the Rays

.

• Gov. Crist is also former general counsel for the National Assn. of Professional Baseball Leagues in St. Petersburg from 1982 to 1987.

10/5, Tampa Tribune: "Tossing the ceremonial first pitch for Game 2 on Thursday will be

• Gov. Charlie Crist.

(Rays spokesman Rick) Vaughn said Crist, who is running for U.S. Senate against Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek,

• is a veteran of ceremonial first pitches at The Trop.

Crist, who grew up in St. Petersburg, has thrown out the first pitches in

• three Rays home openers and did the honors at Game 6 of the 2008 American League Championship Series.

He served as general counsel for the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues in St. Petersburg from 1982 to 1987.

• "We contacted him as soon as we knew we were going to be playing," Vaughn said."...

Tampa Tribune, 10/5, "Longtime Rays execs, Crist get first-pitch honors," by K. Morelli

• video via Drudge Report

Tweet Stumbleupon StumbleUpon