The baseball trash-talk phrase “You throw like your grandma” took on a whole new meaning at Safeco Field this weekend.
Evelyn Jones — who celebrated her 108th birthday Saturday — became the oldest person ever to throw out a first pitch before the Seattle Mariners’ game against the Los Angeles Angels, and scouts everywhere are raving about her major league potential. Well, not really, but even though Jones may be a few years past her prime, she throws better than any grandma we’ve ever seen.
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Looks like she decided to go with the Chad Bradford submarine approach. That’s a good way to keep the hitters guessing.
Jones, a Woodinville, Wash., native, has been a life-long, die hard Mariners fan, but hasn’t yet been rewarded for her dedication to the team — Seattle has yet to reach a World Series.
When ESPN senior writer Jim Caple asked her what the secret is to living a long life, Jones responded with some potentially ground-breaking, scientific information.
“Keep having birthdays.”
While a shot at the pros probably is out of the question, the 108-year-old definitely impressed baseball fans everywhere with her first-pitch. Thanks to her, pitching like your grandma no longer is an acceptable form of smack-talking.
Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@Mariners
