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Mo’ne Davis Threw the Best First Pitch of All-time

By Kyle Scott

Published: Sep 3rd, 2014 · 9:02 AM EDT

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Mo’ne Davis is a stud. Look, if you’re one of the people complaining about hearing about her, just stop. In a summer (locally, nationally and internationally) devoid of hardly anything positive, Davis stood out by beating up on little boys. She’s a 13-year-old girl from the city of Philadelphia who’s become a national sensation. A month ago no one knew who she was, and last night she signed an autograph for Yasiel Puig. It’s a great story, all-around. Her 15 minutes will soon be up (at least temporarily), so then you can all go back to hating the world. But for now, she deserves the attention, if only for that little tailing fastball action on near the mound at Dodger Stadium. I just wish Jesse Jackson would butt out and stop trying to leech onto her.

And yeah, Vin Scully called her “the 13-year-old from Chicago.” He’s not wrong, since she did just come from Chicago. But we’ll let that slide. Vin’s old and, frankly, I’m amazed that he’s able to eek out sentences without his commentary devolving into stories that begin exclusively with when I was your age.