Sports
VIDEO: Mayor Preps for His Pro Baseball Debut
Before the throws out the first pitch at the Joliet Slammers game Friday, Mayor Jim Holland practiced with a member of L-W North's championship baseball team.
As part of , Mayor Jim Holland has the honor of throwing out the first pitch.
If you're any kind of sports fan, you know that honor can quickly turn into a horror if you end bouncing the ball to home plate. Or even worse. Baseball history--and YouTube--is littered with examples of famous people tarnishing their images by not being able to throw a baseball 60 feet before a crowd of thousands.
To make sure Holland didn't become a part of that ignoble list, Frankfort Patch invited the mayor out to 's baseball diamond to practice his throws with senior Alex Lesiak, a pitcher for the state champion Phoenix.
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How did the one-on-one pitching session go? Watch the video to find out.
Frankfort Community Night
When: 7:05 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12
Where: Silver Cross Field, 1 Mayor Art Schultz Dr., Joliet
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