Wednesday, January 31, 2007
WE’RE READY FOR OUR CLOSEUP
Really.You know, they film EVERYTHING in our neighborhood. Law & Order. The Black Donnellys. Commercial after commercial. Dennis Leary is sending people to knock on our door to beg us to let them film Rescue Me (and they take up our parking for days on end).
But freaking $#@! Yankees fan obnoxious $#@! SPIKE LEE (who except for his directorial efforts I can’t be bothered with) can’t even film in his own damn borough?!:
REYES APPEARS IN COMMERCIAL: At 8:45 a.m. yesterday, Mets shortstop José Reyes sat shivering on a sidewalk in Greenwich Village.
Next to him was Twins starting pitcher Johan Santana, who was grilling a hamburger. It was about 20 degrees outside, and the wind chill made it seem like the low teens.
So what were Reyes and Santana doing there?
Along with five other players — Minnesota’s Justin Morneau, Detroit’s Justin Verlander, Boston’s Jonathan Papelbon, St. Louis’s David Eckstein and the Yankees’ Robinson Canó — they were filming a commercial for new baseball caps under the direction of Spike Lee.
The hats, manufactured by New Era, are designed to absorb sweat more efficiently, and they have a new black underside to the bill intended to reduce glare. Over and over, from 7 a.m. till noon, the players filmed the ad with 10-minute breaks from the cold.
“I got an idea about how to stay warm,” said Morneau, the 2006 American League most valuable player, as he shuffled between the street and a dressing room at the back of the store. “I could find all the White Sox hats and light them on fire.” MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Via Bat-Girl.com.
I miss the caravan. Why couldn’t Spike Lee have shoved Jose on a bus and toured him around a bit?
How jealous am I of your spring training tix!? Say hi for me, luv.
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