Maybe we're doing it wrong here in America, because our ceremonial first pitches just don't have the same flair as those in South Korea.
The latest evidence of this came before Saturday's Korean Baseball Organization game featuring the Doosan Bears. On this occasion, the Bears called on actress and martial artist Tammy to handle the honors, and she didn't disappoint one bit with her acrobatic performance. As Tammy goes into her windup, she wows the crowd by pulling off a remarkable flip with several rotations, but most impressively sticks the landing and then follows through with what could be a slider or a tailing fastball.
Either way, she got the ball there on the fly, which is more than Korean-American pop star Tiffany Hwang could say about her first pitch effort at Dodger Stadium. Without the flips, by the way.
Tiffany Hwang - SNSD - Girls Generation was at Dodger Stadium tonight (May 6, 2013) throwing out the ceremonial "First Pitch." She also announced "It's time for Dodger Baseball" She also met Hyun-jin Ryu out on the field and took some pictures with him and he was the 'catcher' on her first pitch. Don't feel bad about the pitch - Sandy Koufax, the greatest Dodger pitcher of all time, bounced the "First Pitch" on opening day at Dodger Stadium about a month ago.
I would say Tammy definitely gave gymnast Shin Soo-ji a run for her money in terms of degree of difficulty and all around presentation, but I'll let you decide which one was superior based on this video from Dan at MyKBO.net. Right now I have to go practice my first pitch routine just in case one of these girls can't make a future booking.