Ricardo Alberto Martinelli - Berrocal Muy distinguished alumnus
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The ball never had a chance. Ricardo Martinelli badly wanted to throw a strike, but nerves got the better of him that February afternoon on the Hogs’ diamond at Baum Stadium. It was his first appearance at his alma mater since he was elected president of Panama in 2009, and he was pumped. Too pumped, as it turned out. His warm-up tosses had been all over the place, and when it came time for his first pitch, it traveled about five feet before crashing to the ground. The crowd groaned in disappointment. Had this occurred at Yankee Stadium, where Martinelli threw out a first pitch last fall, the fans would have booed the guy off the field. Martinelli then held ...
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Northwest Profile, Pages 36 on 03/21/2010
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