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Miss Texas threw one of the worst first pitches of all time

Daniella Rodriguez’s first pitch at the Astros game was a complete failure. 
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Miss Texas threw one of the worst first pitches of all time
Miss Texas threw one of the worst first pitches of all time

There’s a reason pitchers don’t usually wear high heels. 

The Astros invited Daniella Rodriguez, Miss Texas 2016, to throw out the first pitch at Wednesday’s game and it was a disaster. 

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Her pitch, which wasn’t quite as bad as 50 Cent’s, was about 30 feet short and 10 feet wide. Even Joe West wouldn’t have called it a strike. 

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The windup actually looked pretty good, so it has to be the shoes that were to blame. 

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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland writes Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, and is the host of the “Stadium Wonders” video series. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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