Andris Nelsons' Opening Pitch at Fenway Park: "A High Blooper Nowhere Near Home Plate," Says Tod Machover

As of late, anyways, professional orchestras and pro sport have been playing nice.

Last week, we watched Riccardo Muti lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a rousing rendition of the Chicago Blackhawks' "Chelsea Daggger." And just yesterday, Alan Gilbert's New York Phiharmonic announced it would be joining forces with Major League Baseball (as well as two other "All-Star" guests).

Of course, Facebook fave Maestro Lorin Maazel was truly firsties, having started the trend for his favorite Champions soccer football team, Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V .

Not to be left out, the City of Boston is finally following uniform with Andris Nelsons.

True, Classicalite had indeed expressed some concern for the manner in which the Boston Symphony Orchestra was to welcome its music director designate. And as it turns out, insofar as being prepared for the mound at Fenway, our concern was not unwarranted.

Just have a look-see at Nelsons' technique here in the video from The Boston Globe. He definitely throws like a Latvian.

We quote Massachusetts Institute of Technology menschen-machine Tod Machover in conversation with Arts Journal's Norman Lebrecht: "[I] was at Fenway Park last evening for a Red Sox game, and I had the pleasant surprise of seeing newly appointed Boston Symphony conductor Andris Nelsons conducting the Symphony Brass in left field as I arrived at the ballpark. Then, Nelsons--who was officially introduced to Boston over the past two days--got to throw out the first pitch of the game...which was likely also the first pitch of his life--a high blooper nowhere near home plate."

All the same, Andris Nelsons still had a better game than the Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.