11.   And as he delivered his first pitch, the stands became a stroboscope, erupting in a sea of flashbulbs.

12.   And by the smiles in the bullpen and the jokes in the dugout, it was clear that this was a laugher almost from the first pitch.

13.   And it came on the first pitch.

14.   And it was obvious that Pulsipher, who has been taking Prozac for more than a year to combat anxiety attacks, was nervous from his first pitch.

15.   And at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night, the normal routines continued as the president threw out the first pitch.

16.   And he hit the first pitch into the center-field bleachers.

17.   Anderson led off with a single and Wooten followed by hitting the first pitch thrown to him for a two-run homer.

18.   Anderson led off with a single and Wooten followed by hitting the first pitch he saw for a two-run homer.

19.   Anderson provided a particularly dramatic presence, hitting the first pitch thrown by Cleveland starter Chad Ogea for a home run over the right-field fence.

20.   As Cone prepared to throw his first pitch to Johnson, Bieser darted toward home and stopped, and Cone threw homeward deliberately.