Robbie Lawler threw out the first pitch at Thursday's St. Louis Cardinals game. The Cardinals...

Robbie Lawler threw out the first pitch at Thursday's St. Louis Cardinals game.

The Cardinals went on to defeat the Reds 3-1.

Photos by Showtime/ Esther Lin.

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sweat sweat cause i'm a poisonous pill

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 7:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm starting to crush on Esther cause of her work. ;)

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by Anton Tabuena on Jun 5, 2009 8:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

get in line!

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by ekc on Jun 5, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can someone explain how this works. I understand it’s not really the first pitch in the actual game, but how are people selected to throw out the first pitch? Is this something his agent secured for him? Do they have some kind of criteria for determining whether someone is worthy of throwing out the first pitch?

by cmsove on Jun 5, 2009 8:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The "first pitch" of a baseball game can

range from the President of the US to a 12 year old local singer to a group of 60 year old men in a barber shop group. I am sure the agent has a lot to do with it. I am not sure where Lawler is from or where he currently lives, but it would seem he has ties to St Louis. This was a great idea by Strikeforce or his agent or whomever put it together, because it puts MMA in peoples minds who are already sports fans. If he came as a crowd favorite, he could end up with a lot more fans or at least draw some semi-interested people to MMA.

Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics, even when you win you are still retarded.

by dnevil001 on Jun 5, 2009 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks. I’ve never been a big baseball fan, but I agree that the exposure can’t be a bad thing for MMA.

by cmsove on Jun 5, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The H.I.T Squad gym is about 12 miles or minutes from STL. I’m guessing that Strikeforce made the call, paid the appearance fee and put him on the mound. The question is…

Did he get it over the plate with any heat on it?

by JAYGK95 on Jun 5, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That was definitely a good call by Strikeforce then.

I did not see the pitch, but hopefully he at least got it to the plate without bouncing it.

Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics, even when you win you are still retarded.

by dnevil001 on Jun 5, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hope

I hope it was a rock solid pitch. It is difficult to see grown men blow it.

by MMAMoneyLine on Jun 5, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah its embarrassing

like when their kids one day come up to them and ask, “Dad, will you show me how to throw a baseball?” Theyll just have to look away, try and hide a tear or two and say, “No, son. No I cant show you how to throw a baseball.”

from the forest itself comes the handle for the axe

by troy145 on Jun 5, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Coker is brilliant

He has solidly put himself on the side of his fighters, built up a strong business model, and has a ‘David vs Goliath’ aura about him because of the dominance of the UFC. I am a big fan of Strikeforce. I love the UFC, too, don’t get me wrong, but Strikeforce is giving us the good shows, we MMA fans know that they have signed a lot of guys who would otherwise be banging it out in bars for $100 a pop, and he just comes across as someone who really loves the sport and cares about the fighters. Now, I’m not saying Dana isn’t that way because I think Dana REAAAALLY loves MMA and he def respects the fighters. There is no real difference between White and Coker except that one is Apollo Creed and the other is Rocky. I want them both to do well.

I think that Strikeforce has some young, attractive fighters and that will help with marketing. Plus some of them have been on CBS already, which also helps. I just hate to see guys like Nick and Nate Diaz featured anywhere. Not that I don’t think they deserve it because they are obviously great fighters, but they are assholes and really an embarrassment to the sport, in my opinion. I don’t mind a bit of friction but shooting birds…? That crap won’t wash on CBS, believe me.

I guess Robbie got to keep the ball…?

by mightyhokie on Jun 5, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs