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Dan Marino tossed a baseball and a football for his Yankees-Pirates first pitch

As we approach Opening Day, it's time to turn our eyes to a whole other group of people who need to get ready for the season -- the first pitch throwers.

Hall of Fame quarterback and Pittsburgh native Dan Marino was on hand for Friday's Yankees-Pirates game, and the former Dolphin tossed out the ceremonial first pitch. Unfortunately, he wasn't entirely prepared for the situation:

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He was quickly outfitted with the proper equipment, and threw a decent ball to former Yankee catcher Jorge Posada:

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But then, Marino gave into his old habits, and tossed in one more pitch:

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