Mix 93.1 » presidents day http://mix931fm.com Today's Hit Music Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:03:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Celebrate President's Day with a Look at Presidents Tossing Ceremonial First Pitches http://mix931fm.com/celebrate-presidents-day-with-a-look-at-presidents-tossing-ceremonial-first-pitches/ http://mix931fm.com/celebrate-presidents-day-with-a-look-at-presidents-tossing-ceremonial-first-pitches/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:00:26 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=77022 Did you know that President Taft was the first president to toss the ceremonial first pitch before a Major League Baseball game? He did in in 1910 on Opening Day at Griffith Stadium before a Washington Senators game. Since Taft, every president has followed suit taking the mound at some point during his presidency.

Franklin Roosevelt holds the record for the most times a president got the honor, hurling nine different times (eight opening days and an All-Star Game). Here’s a look back at some of the more memorable performances of presidents over the past century:

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Over the years we know there have been some interesting men take over the Oval Office and after the jump you'll see some weird facts about our former Presidents.

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