Bruce Willis didn’t need a sixth sense to figure that Philadelphia fans were booing him on Wednesday.
Sure, he’s a movie star and grew up in nearby southern New Jersey, but the town’s sports loyalists can be tough on anyone, even Santa Claus.
So when the 63-year-old “Die Hard” star threw the ball on a bounce to home plate in the ceremonial first pitch before the Phillies-Brewers game, some of the crowd booed.
Twitter heard it, too.
Bruce Willis threw out the first pitch tonight and it bounced.
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) May 15, 2019
Listen to the crowd reaction 👂 pic.twitter.com/wzPQQrud6S
Tough crowd at Citizens Bank Park evaluating Bruce Willis' ceremonial first pitch before #Phillies, #Brewers. pic.twitter.com/orUWjvvf6H
— Bob Grotz (@BobGrotz) May 15, 2019
Bruce Willis getting booed by Phillies fans is p standard pic.twitter.com/AXIuc86di7
— Corey (@Valuck) May 16, 2019
Don’t quit your day job. Bruce Willis one-hops his 1st pitch. pic.twitter.com/L1Lk0XxO6d
— Dan Gelston (@APgelston) May 15, 2019
Bruce Willis throwing out first pitch at #Phillies game. He bounced ball to the plate and as Philadelphia will do, he got booed. Borrowing a line from Die Hard “Yippee ki-yay mother bleeper”. Was a great line but not a great throw. @SportsRadioWIP pic.twitter.com/NyKTI6R9Ze
— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) May 15, 2019
Bruce Willis One-Hops Ceremonial First Pitch, Gets Booed: Bruce Willis has done a lot of cool things in his career ... but uh, this is bad. Like REALLY bad. The "Die Hard" actor threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Phillies game on Wednesday ... and it's pretty damn… pic.twitter.com/Nbm778Zh9U
— - (@COUPSLEADER) May 16, 2019
He also took batting practice before the game, Associated Press noted.
I heard Bruce Willis had a rough BP today before the #Phillies game. #RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/m000CR3jqY
— Dan Mallon (@MallonDan) May 16, 2019
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