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Back in May, Syracuse Orange head coaches Dino Babers and Jim Boeheim took to the mount in Binghamton to throw out the first pitch. When it came to SU's new football CEO, we had some concerns.
His stance is solid, like an oak tree. Would like to see a little more bend in the knees. Not a lot of lower-body action in the windup. Instead he seems to want to power the pitch with his back, which, is unorthodox. He does have nice kick and the arm velocity is admirable. He's only slightly off-target but he gets the pitch pretty level.
Has Dino improved since then? He got a second chance at proving he deserves a shot at the big leagues when he and new SU athletic director John Wildhack threw out for the first pitches before a Syracuse Chiefs game on Saturday.
Dino Babers, John Wildhack make pitch for Syracuse University sports at Chiefs gamehttps://t.co/5MMPF77DmW
— Syracuse Football (@syrfootball) August 28, 2016
Man, with that kind of fire and intensity, the ball must have ripped through the catcher's mitt and ended up somewhere in Destiny USA's parking lot.
Video via @CuseNation10: Syracuse coach Dino Babers skips in the first pitch at the @SyracuseChiefs game tonight. pic.twitter.com/SajfbWUBOG
— Stephen Bailey (@Stephen_Bailey1) August 27, 2016
Not so much, then. Don't quit your day job, Coach.
It was Dino night at the Syracuse Chiefs game as SU football coach Babers tossed the first wild pitch. pic.twitter.com/WEGkRFLkdB
— Stephen Cannerelli (@scannerelli) August 28, 2016
As for Wildhack, I wasn't able to find video but judging by that form, I'm going to assume it didn't go much better. You're all arm, John!
Tonight we had some very special 1st pitches. @Cuse AD John Wildhack & Head @CuseFootball Dino Babers! #Cuse pic.twitter.com/JHf5Gmh8lR
— Syracuse Chiefs (@SyracuseChiefs) August 28, 2016
Syracuse.com summed it up as being a good pitch if only in comparison to Babers'.
Wildhack's effort produced a looping offering that sailed high and well outside before the catcher snared it. But that was cheese compared to Babers' pitch, a worm-killer that bounced, skipped past the catcher and rolled to the backstop.
I have concerns about the future of Syracuse Baseball.