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Chase Whitley makes a throw to first base that would make 50 Cent proud

Mike Oz

Things can dicey quickly when pitchers have to do non-pitcher things — like bat or field grounders. And sometimes, that very much adds to our entertainment value as baseball-watchers.

Everybody say hi to Chase Whitley, the New York Yankees starting pitcher Monday night against the Blue Jays. Whitley fielded a bunt by Ezequiel Carrera and made a throw to first base that would make 50 Cent feel good about his baseball accomplishments.

Yikes!

To Whitley's credit, you can see he didn't have a grasp on the ball as he took it out of his glove. He should have held it, but he tried to toss the ball to first anyway. And it looked like a drunk duck trying to fly. Jays first-base coach Tim Leiper moved quickly to get out of the way. He probably didn't need to, but it was fun to watch just the same.

Carrera was at the third base when things calmed down, but Whitley was able to keep him from scoring by getting the next two Blue Jays batters out. Whitley turned in an otherwise good start for the Yankees, going seven scorless innings and striking out six. The Blue Jays won 3-1 after an eighth-inning rally, but that was no fault of Whitley's.

Just don't let a throw like this happen again, Chase, people might think you have the yips.

BLS H/N: @NotMrTibbs

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Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!