Watching the president throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Nats game yesterday (which you can watch on the homepage), I couldn’t help but think of President Bush’s first turn at that task. Yankee Stadium in October of 2001, under much different circumstances.

As Bush chatted with the Yanks in their clubhouse before the game, he was reportedly told by Derek Jeter that, if he missed the plate, he’d be booed — “United We Stand” or not.

As you can see, though he was burdened with heavy body armor under his FDNY fleece, Bush didn’t miss the plate. He fired a sinker in there for a belt-high strike. Just sayin’.