UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa appeared at Citi Field before a New York Mets game and made a case for being a candidate for the worst first pitch of all time.
The Mets’ first pitch curse continued with Costa, who arrived in Flushing, Queens, New York ahead of UFC 302. With former champion and fan favorite Sean Strickland set to play in Newark, New Jersey, “Borrachinha” stopped by the Big Apple to throw out the first pitch before the Mets take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Brazilian pitcher is beloved by the fans, but that didn’t protect him from pitching badly.
As the fighters prepare to throw the ball, the announcer can be heard saying, “All right, Paulo, your pitch!” The 33-year-old, clad in a dress shirt and dress pants, took a right-handed stance and slammed the ball into the air. 10 feet to the left Of home plate.
Costa, either in an incredibly good mood or unaware of how poorly he pitched, gave the fans a thumbs up and a smile as he walked off the mound.
Costa later Summarized his sales pitch It has been referred to on social media as “Absolute Laser.”
“Well, he can do a wheel kick too.”
Amazingly, this fighter’s pitch may be the second or third worst ever thrown by a celebrity at Citi Field. In May 2009, radio producer Gary Dell’Abbate was called out for throwing a ball that went wide to the right of the plate. Hit the nearest umpire.
To make matters worse for the “Howard Stern Show” personality, he had been practicing for weeks prior to the event so that he wouldn’t be ridiculed for his performance upon his return to the radio show. Clearly, his practice didn’t produce the results he hoped for.
The most egregious celebrity pitch at Citi Field happened nearly five years later, in 2014. That same May incident involved Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson taking a left-handed approach and pitching the ball 10 to 15 feet from home plate, nearly hitting a cameraman.
Best pitch ever?
Tennis legend John McEnroe is considered perhaps the greatest celebrity first pitcher in New York Mets history.
In 2016, 57-year-old McEnroe actually Pitch Laser It looked to be just off the bottom left side of the plate, but still very close to being a strike, something Mets catchers at the time instinctively aimed for. Frame your pitch He then greeted McEnroe on the mound, pumping his fist in congratulations.
Adding to the conspiracy theory is that the pitch was made in August, not May.
Costa’s opponent, fellow challenger Strickland, was asked about the first throw at the UFC press conference.
“Did you see him throw the first pitch at the baseball game yesterday?” a reporter asked Strickland.
“No! It was pretty bad?” Strickland replied.
“It was about seven feet wide,” the reporter claimed.
But Strickland wasn’t going to criticize his opponent, instead appreciating the fact that he was truly good at another sport.
“But he can do a wheel kick. Costa doesn’t mind, he’s funny,” the 185-pound boxer added. Strickland also said he enjoyed Costa’s joke comparing dating a fat woman to being an early investor in Bitcoin.
“We got these in their heyday, we regulated them, [her] Diet and send her [to] “Going to the gym is the equivalent of buying Bitcoin in 2010,” Costa said. explanation.
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