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* ArtisticLicenseGeography:
** Dismayed by how far away the pitcher's mound is from home plate, Howard says "There's no way this is sixty feet." Bernadette, holding measuring tape in a spool, replies "I'm looking at it." But Bernadette is not holding the measuring tape straight.
** Sheldon seems to think that Disneyland Park is "across the street" from the Angel Stadium of Anaheim, but it's actually a 10- to 15-minute drive on the Interstate 5 or a 15- to 20-minute ride on the bus.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: According to Sheldon, "thirteen plucky colonies ... entered a relationship agreement called the U. S. Constitution." Being an idiot savant with eidetic memory, Sheldon ought to know better: the thirteen colonies agreed to the Articles of Confederacy. By the time they agreed to the U. S. Constitution, they were states, not colonies. This is the kind of nitpicky detail that Sheldon loves to deride others for screwing up.
** Dismayed by how far away the pitcher's mound is from home plate, Howard says "There's no way this is sixty feet." Bernadette, holding measuring tape in a spool, replies "I'm looking at it." But Bernadette is not holding the measuring tape straight.
** Sheldon seems to think that Disneyland Park is "across the street" from the Angel Stadium of Anaheim, but it's actually a 10- to 15-minute drive on the Interstate 5 or a 15- to 20-minute ride on the bus.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: According to Sheldon, "thirteen plucky colonies ... entered a relationship agreement called the U. S. Constitution." Being an idiot savant with eidetic memory, Sheldon ought to know better: the thirteen colonies agreed to the Articles of Confederacy. By the time they agreed to the U. S. Constitution, they were states, not colonies. This is the kind of nitpicky detail that Sheldon loves to deride others for screwing up.
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* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube, discussed. Howard turns to Michael Massimino for advice. Massimino takes the position that Howard should have turned down the request to make a ceremonial first pitch.
--> '''Howard''': Why shouldn't I do it?
--> '''Michael Massimino''': There's no upside. If you do well, no one cares. And if you screw up, you're an idiot on Website/YouTube forever.
--> '''Howard''': Why shouldn't I do it?
--> '''Michael Massimino''': There's no upside. If you do well, no one cares. And if you screw up, you're an idiot on Website/YouTube forever.
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* TruthInTelevision: The Relationship Closeness Inventory by Ellen Berscheid, Mark Snyder and Allen M. Omoto mentioned by Sheldon is an actual relationship test published in the real life ''Journal of Personality and Social Psychology'' in 1989, and not, as Leonard assumed, an arbitrary thing Sheldon came up with.
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''' The First Pitch Insufficiency''' is the third episode of the eighth season of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' Howard has been asked by NASA to throw out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Angels baseball game, but can he?
Sheldon, Amy, Penny and Leonard head to the pub and get into an argument over which couple has the best relationship, which results in Leonard making a moving admission to Penny.
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Per the Relationship Agreement, Sheldon must now go on several dates with Amy to compensate for the dates canceled during Sheldon's summer tour of train stations. Double dates with Leonard and Penny don't count double for Sheldon to fulfill his obligation.
Despite Amy and Sheldon's relationship being governed by a contract, Sheldon still asserts that their relationship is better than Leonard and Penny's. To add insult to injury, Raj's still new relationship with Emily and even Penny's relationship with white wine are said to be better than Penny's relationship with Leonard.
This quickly gets under Leonard's skin, and later it bothers Penny, too. They both refrain from pointing out that Amy and Sheldon are in disagreement over how physical their relatoinship ought to be. Ultimately, Leonard says something Penny finds romantic and reassuring.
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Howard decides to have a prototype for the Mars Rover make the first pitch instead of him. Unfortunately, the prototype moves very slowly. Howard is roundly booed by everyone, including Raj.
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* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: Despite Sheldon's bragging, Leonard's confession to Penny proves there relationship is much stronger than Sheldon and Amy.
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* AbsurdlyLongWait: It takes forever for Howard's robot to pitch a ball. Sheldon suggests going to Disneyland and playing hide-and-seek on Tom Sawyer's Island, then come back in time to watch the end of the pitch.
* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard speech to Penny after Sheldon and Amy brag about their relationship tests which they scored highly on so far.
* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard speech to Penny after Sheldon and Amy brag about their relationship tests which they scored highly on so far.
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* AbsurdlyLongWait: It takes forever for Howard's robot to pitch a ball. Sheldon suggests going to Disneyland and playing hide-and-seek on Tom Sawyer's Island, then come coming back just in time to watch the end of the pitch.
* ActOfTrueLove:Leonard Leonard's speech to Penny after Sheldon and Amy brag about their relationship tests which they scored highly on so far.
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* CommitmentIssues: Flare up between Leonard and Penny as Penny gets worried her and Leonard don't have anything in common despite being engaged.
* ConsolationBackfire: After Penny leaves the table upset, Leonard tries to ease her tension by stating he's also scared about there differences. However, this only makes Penny more upset since Leonard blind infatuation with her was the rock there relationship has been bulit on.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Howard admits he did not thought through using a replica of the Mars Rover to pitch the ball.
* ConsolationBackfire: After Penny leaves the table upset, Leonard tries to ease her tension by stating he's also scared about there differences. However, this only makes Penny more upset since Leonard blind infatuation with her was the rock there relationship has been bulit on.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Howard admits he did not thought through using a replica of the Mars Rover to pitch the ball.
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* CommitmentIssues: Flare Tensions flare up between Leonard and Penny as Penny gets worried her that she and Leonard don't have anything in common despite being engaged.
* ConsolationBackfire: After Penny leaves the table upset, Leonard tries to ease her tension by stating he's also scared aboutthere their differences. However, this only makes Penny more upset since Leonard Leonard's blind infatuation with her was the rock there their relationship has been bulit built on.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Howard admits he did notthought through using a replica of think about how slow the Mars Rover is before using it to pitch the ball.
* ConsolationBackfire: After Penny leaves the table upset, Leonard tries to ease her tension by stating he's also scared about
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Howard admits he did not
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* EvilIsPetty: Sheldon does not stop bragging and continually harasses Leonard and Penny over there relationship. It's hinted he's taunting Leonard due to him killing his Chewbacca slippers.
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* EvilIsPetty: Sheldon does not stop bragging and continually harasses Leonard and Penny over there their relationship. It's hinted he's taunting Leonard due to him killing his Chewbacca slippers.
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'''Penny:''' A hundred.
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'''Penny:''' [[BrokeTheRatingScale A hundred.hundred]].
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* LongingLook: A non romantic version, but Amy is left entranced by Leonard admission to Penny.
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* LongingLook: A non romantic version, but Amy is left entranced by Leonard Leonard's admission to Penny.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Howard admits he did not thought through using a replica of the Mars Rover to pitch the ball.
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* TheHeckler: Raj heckles Howard while playing baseball on the Nintendo Wii, saying that it's a beloved baseball tradition. He continues at the actual game when Howard using the Mars Rover to pitch the ball fails.
-->'''Raj:''' You suck, Wolowitz!\\
'''Sheldon:''' He makes a valid point!
* KidsAreCruel: Mike Massimino advices Howard not to go through with the pitch, because he'll be humiliated if he fails. When Howard asks about doing it for the children in the audience, Mike says "Kids are the worst! My daughter still tells me I have a giant nose."
-->'''Raj:''' You suck, Wolowitz!\\
'''Sheldon:''' He makes a valid point!
* KidsAreCruel: Mike Massimino advices Howard not to go through with the pitch, because he'll be humiliated if he fails. When Howard asks about doing it for the children in the audience, Mike says "Kids are the worst! My daughter still tells me I have a giant nose."
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* OverlyLongGag: Howard warming up before practicing his pitch. Bernadette finally just yells at him to throw it already.
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* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: Despite Sheldon's bragging, Leonard's confession to Penny proves there relstionship is much stronger than Sheldon and Amy.
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* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: Despite Sheldon's bragging, Leonard's confession to Penny proves there relstionship relationship is much stronger than Sheldon and Amy.
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* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard speech to Penny after Sheldon and Amy brag about there relationship tests which they scored highly on so far.
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* AbsurdlyLongWait: It takes forever for Howard's robot to pitch a ball. Sheldon suggests going to Disneyland and playing hide-and-seek on Tom Sawyer's Island, then come back in time to watch the end of the pitch.
* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard speech to Penny after Sheldon and Amy brag aboutthere their relationship tests which they scored highly on so far.
* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard speech to Penny after Sheldon and Amy brag about
* FormulaForTheUnformulable: Sheldon has created a test to prove that his relationship with Amy is superior to Leonard and Penny's. When Leonard complains that you can't quantify a relationship, this is Sheldon's answer:
-->'''Sheldon:''' Everything is quantifiable. This French fry? A Seven. ComicBook/SpiderMan? Nine. The number nine? Oddly enough, a four.\\
'''Leonard:''' How ridiculous is he?\\
'''Penny:''' A hundred.
* GirlyRun: Howard is implied to have one when Bernadette suggests that he should work on "butching up your run", then does an imitation of it.
* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: Despite Sheldon's bragging, Leonard's confession to Penny proves there relstionship is much stronger than Sheldon and Amy.
-->'''Sheldon:''' Everything is quantifiable. This French fry? A Seven. ComicBook/SpiderMan? Nine. The number nine? Oddly enough, a four.\\
'''Leonard:''' How ridiculous is he?\\
'''Penny:''' A hundred.
* GirlyRun: Howard is implied to have one when Bernadette suggests that he should work on "butching up your run", then does an imitation of it.
* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: Despite Sheldon's bragging, Leonard's confession to Penny proves there relstionship is much stronger than Sheldon and Amy.
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''' The First Pitch Insufficiency''' is the third episode of the eighth season of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. In this episode
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* ConsolationBackfire: After Penny leaves the table upset, Leonard tries to ease her tension by stating he's also scared about there differences, however, this only makes Penny more upset since Leonard blind infatuation with her was the rock there relationship has been bulit on.
* EpicFail: Howard's trading attempts to throw a baseball are pitiful to watch. In the end he doesn't even throw the ball and tries to use a robot hand which stalls.
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* ConsolationBackfire: After Penny leaves the table upset, Leonard tries to ease her tension by stating he's also scared about there differences, however, differences. However, this only makes Penny more upset since Leonard blind infatuation with her was the rock there relationship has been bulit on.
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-->'''Penny:''' Let's just take the test.
-->'''Leonard:''' No, no; I don't want to.
-->'''Penny:''' Because you know we're gonna do bad.
-->'''Leonard:''' No, because it doesn't matter, I don't care if we're a ten or a two.
-->'''Sheldon:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Or a one, a one is possible]].
-->'''Leonard:''' Marriage is scary. You're scared, I'm scared, but it doesn't make me not want to do it. It just makes me want to hold your hand and do it with you.
-->'''Penny:''' Leonard.... *touched*
-->'''Amy:''' *staring in awe* It would make me so happy if you said things like that.
-->'''Sheldon:''' We got an 8.2, trust me, you're happy.
* CommitmentIssues: Flare up between Leonard and Penny as Penny gets worried her and Leonard don't have anything in common despite being engaged.
* ConsolationBackfire: After Penny leaves the table upset, Leonard tries to ease her tension by stating he's also scared about there differences, however, this only makes Penny more upset since Leonard blind infatuation with her was the rock there relationship has been bulit on.
* EpicFail: Howard's trading attempts to throw a baseball are pitiful to watch. In the end he doesn't even throw the ball and tries to use a robot hand which stalls.
* EvilIsPetty: Sheldon does not stop bragging and continually harasses Leonard and Penny over there relationship. It's hinted he's taunting Leonard due to him killing his Chewbacca slippers.
-->'''Penny:''' Let's just take the test.
-->'''Leonard:''' No, no; I don't want to.
-->'''Penny:''' Because you know we're gonna do bad.
-->'''Leonard:''' No, because it doesn't matter, I don't care if we're a ten or a two.
-->'''Sheldon:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Or a one, a one is possible]].
-->'''Leonard:''' Marriage is scary. You're scared, I'm scared, but it doesn't make me not want to do it. It just makes me want to hold your hand and do it with you.
-->'''Penny:''' Leonard.... *touched*
-->'''Amy:''' *staring in awe* It would make me so happy if you said things like that.
-->'''Sheldon:''' We got an 8.2, trust me, you're happy.
* CommitmentIssues: Flare up between Leonard and Penny as Penny gets worried her and Leonard don't have anything in common despite being engaged.
* ConsolationBackfire: After Penny leaves the table upset, Leonard tries to ease her tension by stating he's also scared about there differences, however, this only makes Penny more upset since Leonard blind infatuation with her was the rock there relationship has been bulit on.
* EpicFail: Howard's trading attempts to throw a baseball are pitiful to watch. In the end he doesn't even throw the ball and tries to use a robot hand which stalls.
* EvilIsPetty: Sheldon does not stop bragging and continually harasses Leonard and Penny over there relationship. It's hinted he's taunting Leonard due to him killing his Chewbacca slippers.
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Howard has been asked by NASA to throw out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Angels baseball game, but can he? Sheldon, Amy, Penny and Leonard get into an argument over which couple has the best relationship, which results in Leonard making a moving admission to Penny.
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* EpicFail: Howard's attempts to throw a baseball are pitiful to watch. In the end he doesn't even throw the ball and tries to use a robot hand which stalls.
* LongingLook: A non romantic version, but Amy is left entranced by Leonard admission to Penny.
* WhenSheSmiles: Penny can only smile in joy at Leonard after he reaffirms his love for her.
Howard has been asked by NASA to throw out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Angels baseball game, but can he? Sheldon, Amy, Penny and Leonard get into an argument over which couple has the best relationship, which results in Leonard making a moving admission to Penny.
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*ActOfTrueLove: Leonard speech to Penny after Sheldon and Amy brag about there relatonship:
* EpicFail: Howard's attempts to throw a baseball are pitiful to watch. In the end he doesn't even throw the ball and tries to use a robot hand which stalls.
* LongingLook: A non romantic version, but Amy is left entranced by Leonard admission to Penny.
* WhenSheSmiles: Penny can only smile in joy at Leonard after he reaffirms his love for her.
