As the President threw out the first pitch, amid a chorus of boos, the TV cameras were there to capture it. The only problem is that they didn't. The pitch fell short of St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, but the camera panned away before this. According to new reports, Pujols had to reach in front of the plate to keep it from hitting the ground.
(No sound on the video, so you can't hear the boos. If I can find one with audio, I'll post it.)
Was Fox Sports instructed to pan away to keep from showing Obama having another gutter ball moment? As the cameraman follows the ball he deliberately cuts back to Obama just before the ball falls short of the plate. This was an odd angle to watch a pitch being thrown, regardless of who was on the mound.
Not much commentary from the booth announcers either. As Obama ran onto the field, they were silent as booing briefly filled Busch Stadium. When the lobbed pitch fell short as the camera panned away, they said nothing about the toss.
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