March 14, 2006
Bringing out the dead
And in the category of Most Tasteless New Stadium Pitch, we have former Minnesota Twins pitcher Jack Morris, who said at a public memorial service for his former teammate Kirby Puckett: "I know there's a lot of people who publicly don't want to say this right now, but I think they're hoping that the momentum this occasion brings, and the way it brings the community together, will help extend this to the next step that they all want, which is a new stadium and baseball for a long time."
Morris failed to add: "That way Kirby won't have died in vain."
—Neil deMause
Must be a Minnesota thing. The memorial service for Senator Wellstone turned into a tawdry political rally, after all, so I guess Jack Morris just thought he would carry on the tradition.
Posted by Dennis Prouse on March 14, 2006 12:48 PM
Not to mention the long-ago Twins stadium campaign ad starring a dead cancer victim: http://www.fieldofschemes.com/top10/
Posted by Neil on March 14, 2006 12:53 PM
What's really amusing is that some have suggested that the new stadium should be named for Puckett. Can you imagine Mr. Pohlad's reaction if he were to be required to give up those lucrative naming rights as a sentimental gesture?
Posted by Louis on March 15, 2006 10:14 AM