Can anyone recall the commercial last year where a fan ran onto the field with a banner to display his company's logo?
The tagline being something about 'there are better ways to get people's attention'.
Does anyone recall a NIKE commercial where a naked fan runs through a soccer game eluding police at every turn?
Has anyone not seen the attack on Laz Diaz last week in Chicago? Does anyone forget the footage of Tom Gamboa being attacked?
If not, do not fret.
MLB and the major media outlets will continue to shoe, sorry show, these clips ad naseum.
Why?
We really don't know.
You would think MLB would have a little sense to try and control the media shark rather than have it devour them at every, ugh, buoy.
Hey, did anyone see Sammy Sosa get plunked in the helmet? Did anyone see the bench-clearing brawl instigated by Miguel Batista and Tino Martinez? Does anyone need to see more of Mike Piazza on TV...not counting beaning incidents with AAA pitchers?
MLB is creating a rinse/spin cycle of behavior. By allowing players to treat violence as a means of the game and to intimidate your opponent MLB sends the message: it is acceptable behavior.
At worst, you get a few days off.
Commercials are another ball of wax (This commentary is brought to you by SexWax, it won't crease or crinkle...).
Both the commercials were humorous, though, the humor was not essential to the product. Therefore the commercials should not have been run as long-term ads. Especially after the incident last year in Chicago.
The same commercials could have been made involving a man running through a movie theater prior to a showing waving a banner with his compaany's logo. Or a nude man running from mall security in his NIKE shoes.
Same concept.
Actually a man running with scissors and 25 school teachers chasing him would be hilarious.