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Leghorn21

(13,761 posts) Sun Oct 27, 2019, 08:19 PM Oct 2019

Fox did NOT show Chef Jose Andreas throwing the first pitch [View all]

Celebrity chef and Trump critic Jose Andrés got a big cheer when he lobbed the ceremonial first pitch ahead of Game 5 of the #WorldSeries

Which Fox refused to show, running an ad instead.

Link to tweet

It was the only reason I was watching

I’m sure Fox meant nothing by this omission

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Fox did NOT show *Chef Jose Andreas* throwing the first pitch [View all] Leghorn21 Oct 2019 OP

JERKS! elleng Oct 2019 #1

Biggest dignitary here, Jose Andres , America's game and America's most generous chef. Gothmog Oct 2019 #3

REALLY! elleng Oct 2019 #5

+++ Leghorn21 Oct 2019 #8

This man is a hero in my book Gothmog Oct 2019 #2

Thanks elleng Oct 2019 #6

That's really not unusual with televised baseball. luvs2sing Oct 2019 #4

(big sigh) thanks, luvs, I'll calm down then, not knowing the ins and outs of how this works Leghorn21 Oct 2019 #7

I totally get it. luvs2sing Oct 2019 #10

At what point, if ever, will FOX be declared a danger to our democracy? jrthin Oct 2019 #9

And they didn't show the whole stadium booing -45 either. nt Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #11

butt hurt Fox EveHammond13 Oct 2019 #12

They didn't show Buzz Aldrin, either AnnieBW Oct 2019 #13

The throwing of the first pitch is during the MLB pre-game show Brother Buzz Oct 2019 #14