Barack Obama: Fixing the Economy, Ending the War, Inquiring About the Cutter

Barack Obama threw out the first pitch tonight. Just wanted to let you know that. The oddsmakers said that he wouldn't make a fool of himself, and Obama sort of delivered with a slow, wobbly pitch that reached Pujols without a bounce. He did so wearing his hometeam White Sox jacket, explaining that he had to be true to his allegiences and because the First Lady thinks he looks cute in the jacket.

He made his way through all the players making small talk. He joked with Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols about not winning the Home Run Derby on their own turf.

And he asked Mariano Rivera about the cutter. Yup, about the cutter. Mo was interviewed by Ken Rosenthal who handed him his All Star Game MVP trophy about meeting President Obama and Rivera said that it was really cool because the Commander-in-Chief asked him about his cutter.

This is good news for Rivera. Obama threw the first pitch in the 2005 ALCS and the White Sox went on to win 8 straight games and the World Series. Then-Senator Obama played basketball with UNC and predicted they'd win the NCAA tournament and they did. He campaigned with the Rooneys in Pittsburgh and predicted they'd win the Super Bowl and they did so.

And tonight he asked about Mo's cutter and he recorded a save in the All Star Game. Hopefully that means he'll be closing the World Series out as well. He's now got the Obama blessing.