As Peter Kinder's Chief of Staff would say, "If there's grass on the field - play ball!"

But Kinder comes up short:  

I'll take you back seven or eight years ago when Lt. Gov. Kinder threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a St. Louis Cardinals game. 

Now, he didn't just stroll out there having not picked up a ball in years and just chuck the ball up there.  He practiced…a lot.  So much in fact, his sore arm prevented him from making it the mandatory 60 feet, six inches to the glove of third base coach Jose Oquendo.  Instead, the ball one hopped well short of his target.   

This is the only published article citing Kinder as being six inches short...thus far.