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50 Cent isn't the only star to fail spectacularly on the mound

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Eddie Vedder, Better Man

Vedder's a die-hard Cubs fan, so you know he was pumped to take the mound at the Friendly Confines. He then thrilled the Wrigley Field fans by tossing a perfect strike to pitcher Kerry Wood (even while wearing a collared shirt beneath his jersey). As an added bonus, he stuck around to sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch. In other words, this is exactly what we'd do if we were ever asked to throw out the first pitch at a game ... though we'd figure out some way to slide into home, too.

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