{"id":4575,"date":"2011-08-17T19:40:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T00:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=4575"},"modified":"2011-08-17T17:29:41","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T22:29:41","slug":"tony-larussa-in-%e2%80%9cthe-most-awkward-commercial-of-all-time%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/4575","title":{"rendered":"Tony LaRussa in \u201cThe Most Awkward Commercial of All-Time\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Considering that I live in St. Louis, I have the opportunity to watch every locally televised Cardinals game, which, as you will see, is both a good and bad thing.\u00a0 While I admittedly find Al Hrabosky and Dan McLaughlin\u2019s drunken diatribes to be occasionally entertaining (notice that I didn\u2019t say enlightening), it\u2019s the cheap, thoughtless commercials like the one below that make watching the broadcast worthwhile.<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, here is quite possibly the most pathetic local commercial ever created, starring Cardinals skipper, Tony LaRussa.\u00a0 Bite your lip, because it\u2019s pretty rough.<\/p>\n

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A few thoughts and notes on this 15-second masterpiece:<\/p>\n

– How does organizing a shoot like this happen? You can\u2019t script something this brutal.<\/p>\n

– Shame on the Cardinals for allowing this commercial to happen, let alone reach the air. Someone needs to lose their job, in addition to TLR, obviously.<\/p>\n

– Wow\u2026Martin Short\u2019s career has really gone downhill. This is somehow even worse than Primetime with Jimmy Glick.<\/p>\n

– I like how the re-enactment of a game-like situation is even complete with a TLR unenthused reaction.<\/p>\n

– Shame on the person who talked Tony out of wearing the matching jean jacket.<\/p>\n

– Who the hell would allow that weasely little guy in the dugout? Furthermore, could they have at least instructed him to eat an authentic ballpark food? Seriously, the guy\u2019s eating<\/p>\n

popcorn.<\/p>\n

– Is this before or after TLR\u2019s bout of casserole eye?<\/p>\n

– I\u2019d hope that the Vinson Mortgage Group client base has dwindled since this first aired.\u00a0 But considering how many (dumb) people love Tony in St. Louis, he\u2019s probably making bank.<\/p>\n

– You\u2019re only cheating yourself by pretending you haven\u2019t watched it multiple times.
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