June 05, 2007

Watch Out For Them Balls!

Rolling Rock's latest internet ad. Priceless.

I wonder if this is what Yankees fans must feel like these days?

hat tip to: AllahPundit

Yips! from Robbo: Okay, this is gonna be mighty obscure, but this commercial vividly reminds me of an episode from one of Marv Albert's blooper reels back in the day when he was a regular on Letterman. Batter hits a foul shot that heads straight for the wide-open crotch of a player sitting in the dugout and looking the other way. Just before it strikes home, another player sitting next to the guy casually reaches over and one-hands the ball. First player never even realizes what (almost) happened. I distinctly recall the entire Letterman audience wincing in unison.

More Yips! from Robbo: Not to belabor the point, but I always loved those blooper reals. Here's a typical example:

Posted by Gary at June 5, 2007 02:40 PM | TrackBack
Comments

OLD.SCHOOL.

There's only ONE Marv.

Posted by: Gary at June 5, 2007 08:31 PM

I like that they get Tommy Lasorda in the golf cart.

I HATE Tommy Lasorda.

Posted by: Steve the LLamabutcher at June 6, 2007 08:32 AM