The famous Spalding baseball tour of 1889 to among other places New Zealand, Ceylon, France and Egypt, where baseball players attempted to throw baseballs over the Great Pyramid, was notorious for not fostering an interest in baseball in the countries they visited.
Air Force jets will do a fly-by before a trained falcon flies over the stands and delivers a baseball to Pat Sajak, who will throw out the first pitch.
If I throw my Sabermetric hat on and focus on WHIP, Mr. Dickey ranks 3rd in all of baseball just behind established thoroughbreds like Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants and Jered Weaver of the L.A. Angels.