Chris Cannizzaro?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Super-cool name.

[Gwreck]

He threw out the first pitch tonight, and did a nice job. Call me crazy, but I didn't find it essential to announce to the entire crowd how his father was killed. I would've been OK with him announced as "Mets fan for life" rather than "Child of firefighter killed at WTC."

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, you can work that in without underscoring death.

"Lifelong Met fan, son oof September 11th hero Brian Cannizzaro, and named in honor or a 1962 Met, please welcome Chris (Chris, Chris) Cannizzaro (Zaro, Zaro)!!"

[soupcan]

What I'm guessing you did not see on TV was Little Chris bouncing his pitch right in front of the plate and Freakin' Josh 'Stone Hands' Thole, letting the ball go right through his legs!!!

I'm serious. Thole got a passed ball on the ceremonial first pitch that he couldn't handle from a 10 year-old.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I say that the next time the Mets have a ten-year-old starting pitcher, Paulino should be the catcher.