So I finally saw the new Twins Territory ad with Delmon "Take That Blue" Young meeting with three sages about how to hit effectively. As the commercial goes along, we come to find out the three wise men are Tony Olivia, Jewish convert Rod Carew, and Harmon Killebrew. Very cute, sort of clever, yeah yeah, but the worst part is at the end when Delmon is walking out, bat on shoulder, presumably to javelin throw at Angel Hernandez, and who shows up to give A+ hitting advice but Kent Hrbek. Really? Hrbek? We just heard hitting advice from two Hall of Famers and one who went to six straight All-Star Games, and the dessert of this baseball platter is the guy who humped Ron Gant off of first base? Really? Kent Hrbek hit north of .300 twice in his whole career. Having him in this commercial is the equivalent of having a Top 40 All Time Song countdown, getting to #4 and throwing in "Walk Like an Egyptian" by the Bangles to make sure everyone is paying attention. Kent Hrbek, what, was Denny Hocking too busy at the rest stop?
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
IF YOU WALK CLOSE ENOUGH TO KENT HRBEK, YOU WILL BEGIN ORBITING HIM
So I finally saw the new Twins Territory ad with Delmon "Take That Blue" Young meeting with three sages about how to hit effectively. As the commercial goes along, we come to find out the three wise men are Tony Olivia, Jewish convert Rod Carew, and Harmon Killebrew. Very cute, sort of clever, yeah yeah, but the worst part is at the end when Delmon is walking out, bat on shoulder, presumably to javelin throw at Angel Hernandez, and who shows up to give A+ hitting advice but Kent Hrbek. Really? Hrbek? We just heard hitting advice from two Hall of Famers and one who went to six straight All-Star Games, and the dessert of this baseball platter is the guy who humped Ron Gant off of first base? Really? Kent Hrbek hit north of .300 twice in his whole career. Having him in this commercial is the equivalent of having a Top 40 All Time Song countdown, getting to #4 and throwing in "Walk Like an Egyptian" by the Bangles to make sure everyone is paying attention. Kent Hrbek, what, was Denny Hocking too busy at the rest stop?
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Pawlenty was on Kent Hrbek Outdoors and they went ice fishing together. Pawlenty was all pressed up against the wall of the shanty because Hrbek's fat ass took up the entire thing. If I stand corrected, Pawlenty became unconscious a few times due to Hrbek's hoarding of all the fresh air.
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