‘Ouch!!’ Twitter goes nuts after ceremonial first pitch at Fenway lands painfully off target

This week calls for something on the lighter side:

People seem to have trouble laughing this week. World is a weird place right now. This, though, is the perfect medicine. https://t.co/IDgFRdJezP

— Brendan F. Quinn (@BFQuinn) August 17, 2017

And to deliver, there was a heck of a ceremonial first pitch in Boston last night. Here’s something to set the scene:

Wednesdays ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park was touching, somewhat painful and humorous all at once. Cancer survivor Jordan Leandre delivered the pitch to Mike Andrews, a member of the 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox team that was being honored for its 50th anniversary. Leandre, a huge Red Sox fan, famously ran the bases after delivering a first pitch in 2007. Ten years later, he returned on another Jimmy Fund telethon-fundraiser day.

The pitch on Wednesday, however, missed up and away,

The pitch missed WAY up and away:

Ouch! @BustedCollege pic.twitter.com/7eL9xm9aWr

— James A. Janosz (@jamesajanosz) August 16, 2017

Ceremonial first pitch to the nuts. pic.twitter.com/UHTd4CGyK4

— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) August 16, 2017

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