Baseball Hall of Fame Cancelled "Bull Durham" Tribute, Cite Robins and Sarandon

ESPN.com ^ | April 9, 2003 | ESPN News

[proud American in Canada]

bumping to send to a basefall fan friend of mine! :)

too funny! :)

[SAMWolf]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Payback!!!!!!!!

[William McKinley]

If you want comedy, sure.

But give me The Natural or The Pride of the Yankees any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

[TLBSHOW]

from the first story released at FR about this....


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884496/posts

[SAMWolf]

Payback Ping

[William McKinley]

Selig couldn't have had anything to do with this, could he?

[speedy]

GREAT!!! Keep Cooperstown clean!! The people at The Hall were very good to me 10 years ago when I was doing some research for a baseball article -- now they have risen even more in my eyes. God Bless baseball, our troops, and our Prez. We are on a roll today!!!!

[TLBSHOW]

the rats are already slamming the Hall and right on the web site next to this story at espn...
http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2003/0409/1536711.html
Wed., April 9
This morning, I watched a documentary about the Smothers Brothers' fights with CBS censors in the late 1960s.


This afternoon, I learned that Dale Petroskey won't allow the hallowed Hall to be sullied by the (possible) presence of political dissent.


And I'm saddened to learn just how far we haven't come in 35 years.


But you know, what the Hall of Fame is doing isn't even censorship, really. It's a sort of pre-censorship, in which Petroskey and the Hall's trustees are saying, "Tim and Susan, we don't have any idea what you're going to say. We don't even know if you'll say anything, seeing as how this was supposed to be a celebration of a great film, and not a political event. But just in case you were thinking about saying something, we don't want you here."


The funniest thing about Petroskey's simple-minded idiocy -- if you like black humor -- is that Tim Robbins' and Susan Sarandon's views will get more publicity now, than if they'd simply been allowed to show up and talk about a movie.


Let freedom ring.

[Tijeras_Slim]

"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom...William Blake"
Apparently not....

[Soaring Feather]

Fantastic! This can't be HILLARY Country!!!!!

FABULOUS!!!

Sock it to 'em Copperstown!!!

[tiki]

It is beautiful and I'm glad I didn't miss it.

I feel quite empowered lately. These rich, pampered snobs are getting the the cold-shoulder that they deserve.

[MinuteGal]

I have to disagree. "A League of Their Own" had no "commiecrap" in it at all. The story line was great and the baseball scenes realistic.

Take it from one who knows....I played professionally in the Womens' All-American League on which the movie was based.

(first base!)

Leni

[deadhead]

"The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum issued a release saying the recent views expressed by Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon "ultimately could put our troops in even more danger."

I love it. Way to go Cooperstown!

[Victoria Delsoul]

As an institution, we stand behind our President and our troops in this conflict.

Oh my! This is wonderful! Thanks so much for the ping.

[Howlin]

"We shoudda bought a live chicken."

[KellyAdmirer]

I am happy about this for a number of reasons, but the main one is that undoubtedly Sarandon and Robbins demanded fees to appear ($20k for Sarandon to speak to the United Way? Give me a break) and no doubt first-class travel and accomodations. Now they won't get a penny. Hooray for baseball!

[CarmelValleyite]

Re Bull Durham -- I hated that movie when it was new and I'd hate it even more now ---- SO GLAD Hall of Fame canceled the "tribute."

[rocky88]

"Assistant to the Traveling Secretary of the New York Yankees, George Castanza:

I love that episode where George gets the job by doing the opposite of what he woudl usually do. His diatribe at Steinbrenner is precious to any Yankee fan."

FYI I recently found out after becoming hooked on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" that Larry David is the voice of Steinbrenner in all the episodes. Now whenever I see a George/Yankees/Steinbrenner episode, it's funnier to me.

Just thought you'd like to know, since you're a fellow Seinfeld-er!