As American as apple pie...

...and just in time for the holiday is a very nice column by my friend
Kevin about his dad throwing out the first pitch at a White Sox
game. For the uninitiated, throwing out the first pitch is a
ceremonial thing at baseball games, akin to bowling the first googly
at a cricket match or something like that.

http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/kaduk/295849153768993.php