Kid Cudi throws first pitch in Cleveland, meets childhood idol (their mascot, Slider)

People of the planet Earth probably don't remember anything about Scott Mescudi's short-lived HBO series How to Make it in America besides the fact that it was trying so freakin' hard to be Entourage: Brooklyn.

Yes. Yes we can.

You could also knock the control, because Mescudi -- aka Kid Cudi, a lifelong Indians fan -- bounced his first pitch to the plate Tuesday at Progressive Field.

@kidcudi throwing out the first pitch at the @indians game. #cudfam #cudlife #cudfam https://t.co/C4XZcAjbV7

- Kevin Swaffield (@StockSwaff) September 9, 2014

Seriously, though, Cudi's a well-rounded artist who proudly demonstrates that Cleveland rocks. His Man on the Moon album was ev-er-y-where back in '09. Plus, look how excited he was to meet Slider:

"@Indians: .@KidCudi, @SliderTheMascot. BFFs. pic.twitter.com/89uGTriu4O" YESSSSS!!!!! SLIDER UR A LEGEND!!

- Scott Mescudi (@KidCudi) September 10, 2014

And How to Make it in America did introduce the world to Aloe Blacc, so it had that and Lake Bell going for it, right?