If you’re tired of hearing about Dr. Anthony Fauci, you are not alone.
On Tuesday, the White House’s chief medical adviser was invited to throw out the first pitch at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, where the Mariners were taking on the New York Yankees.
When Fauci was introduced over the loudspeaker, many fans booed.
#Anthonyfauci gets mixed reception when introduced to throw out the first pitch at @Mariners vs @Yankees game in #seattle pic.twitter.com/V9Wom7f0rI
— Matt Markovich (@mattmarkovich) August 10, 2022
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Another video showed more fans booing, and one predicted Fauci would “miss this [pitch] like you missed the pandemic, loser!”
Fauci mercilessly BOOED in liberal Seattle while throwing out the first pitch at the Mariners game
“You’re going to miss this like you missed the pandemic, loser!”
Video @thehoffatherpic.twitter.com/7TMRCEb4uL
— Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) August 10, 2022
Since Seattle is one of the bluest cities in the country, it was a bit surprising to Fauci receive such a cold reception. But given Fauci’s record, these fans should not be blamed for their lack of excitement about seeing him at a sporting event.
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For one thing, Fauci spent the better part of the last two years trying to prevent sporting events from taking place.
In September 2021, after fans had already returned to many stadiums across the country without any evidence of games becoming “superspreader” events, Fauci attempted to fear monger about sporting events.
Acccording to a CNN transcript, co-anchor Jim Sciutto asked Fauci whether it was acceptable to attend games.
“No, I don’t think it’s smart,” Fauci responded. “I think when you’re dealing particularly — you know, outdoors is always better than indoors, but even when you have such a congregant setting of people close together, first, you should be vaccinated. And when you do have congregant settings, particularly indoors, you should be wearing a mask.”
Even though the effectiveness of masks had already been brought into question and “breakthrough” cases for vaccinated people were already occurring at that time, Fauci continued to push this rhetoric.
A little less than a year later, Fauci is apparently totally fine attending sporting events. To be fair, it may be because he attended the game to receive his favorite thing: public recognition.
According to MLB.com, Fauci was presented the Hutch Award before the game. The award was created in 1965 to honor Fred Hutchinson, a former MLB pitcher and manager who died from lung cancer in 1964.
It is supposed to be given each year to an MLB player who “best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire” Hutchinson embodied.
Instead, the 2022 award was given to a doctor who allegedly lied to Congress and the American people. Fauci was just the second non-player to win the award, joining former President Jimmy Carter, the Post Millennial reported.
As for the first pitch itself, it left no question that Fauci is not, in fact, an MLB player.
Dr. Fauci’s first pitch. Servais caught it and then had Fauci sign his mask after. pic.twitter.com/SjOf4alLtE
— Lookout Landing (@LookoutLanding) August 10, 2022
To his credit, he at least got the ball to the catcher, which is more than he could say for his previous first pitch at a Washington Nationals game two years ago.
Dr. Anthony Fauci threw out the first pitch before the Nationals-Yankees game. pic.twitter.com/04Tbkh7Voa
— ESPN (@espn) July 23, 2020
If Facui’s trip to Seattle told us anything, it is that Americans are sick and tired of seeing him and hearing him talk about COVID-19.
