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Nader Bellyaches About Ads On MLB Playerâs Sleeves
Another in a long line of examples demonstrating why Naderâs a NitwitTM...Nader Upset Over Baseball Uniform Ads Presidential candidate Ralph Nader called the advertisements on uniforms during major league baseballâs season-opening series an "obscene embarrassment" and sent a letter of protest Tuesday. â No, Ralphie Boy, pictures of chicks with big knockers would be obscene (in some circles, I suppose), your pathetic posturing on a non-issue is embarassment. "This overcommercialization is sapping the fun out of being a fan of major league baseball," Nader wrote in his letter to commissioner Bud Selig. "Now, you have sunk to a greedy new low." For me most of the âfunâ of baseball was lost ten years ago with the strike. I have this basic conceptual problem with millionaires going on strike. And this is rich commentary from Ralphie, lecturing Bud Selig on greed when he treats his own employees like shit, underpaying and overworking them while he verbally abuses them to boot. Iâd love to dropkick this sanctimonious prick. The ads appeared on the uniform sleeves and caps of the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays during their two-game series in Tokyo on March 30-31. Whatâs that one about a horse, a barn, and a fire? While the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs wore similar ads when they played in Tokyo in 2000, and baseball said in advance that the Yankees and Devil Rays would wear patches, Nader said the ads this year "ambushed fans across the country and left them shaking their heads at this obscene embarrassment." How many complaints from fans did you receive, Ralph? Tim Brosnan, baseballâs executive vice president for business, has said he is open to considering additional uniform advertising in the future, but Selig and chief operating officer Bob DuPuy have said it is not under consideration. "We urge that you immediately put this issue to rest once and for all and eliminate any current or future possibility that major league baseball will accept advertisements on uniforms," Nader wrote. Canât see why Ralphieâs panties are in a bunch. NASCAR, Formula 1 and professional cycling are practically walking billboards. If these were just arm patches, thatâs fine, and Ralph should consider the possibility that the Japanese hosts asked them to do this. And an ostensibly serious Presidential candidate is whining about this? Jeez... Posted by: Raj 2004-05-05 |
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