1. The ball was greased. There was a tornado. Tommy John surgery. A fly in the eye. Ill-fitting jersey. Knee tendinitis. Arthritis in the hands. Elbow surgery. Uneven pitching mound. Acid reflux. Black Lives Matter. Wind.
These were some of the things just-retired Cavaliers forward Channing Frye blamed for the embarrassing first pitch he threw out before Sunday’s Mariners-Indians game.
While some people would run and hide after a performance like that, Frye jumped right into the deep end and responded to people mocking him on Twitter. And by "responding" we mean he came up with a long list of funny reasons why he botched the throw.