YOU MAY RECALL last week when Jack White was photographed with an expression that would make Sad Keanu Reeves proud and Sad Jack White was born.

The image spawned several quality memes.

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Last night, however, Jack White threw out the first pitch at a Detroit Tigers baseball game and he looked happy. Look at that smile!

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But sadly, it was short-lived.

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His sadness is made all the more inexplicable given that he was literally pitching to Santa Claus.

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Cheer up, Jack.

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