Unfortunately for Ritchie, James Wood, the Nationals All-Star slugger, slugged a home run on the first pitch of the game, and ...

Somewhere, Buffalo Bills defensive backs were likely licking their lips seeing the throw. The pitch may have sailed far off ...

Bright side: It can only get better from there.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. I don't know how it started, but for some reason people pay more attention to ceremonial first-pitches ...