"I had it all lined up," said Watson, winner of eight major golf championships and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. "I get on the mound, and I've got some heat. Darrell Porter was the catcher. I said, 'I'm going to throw a hot one.'"
Was it hot? Maybe. Did it get anywhere near Porter, or his glove? Not a chance.
"I threw it eight feet over his head," Watson said. "It hit the screen."
Not knowing exactly what to do in that situation, Watson ambled off the mound and walked toward the Royals' dugout, where he was instructed by more than one man in uniform to get back out there and try it again.