“But over the last two months, Braden has tried to put it behind him, and he said he was angry with the Athletics’ marketing department for not consulting with him — and for using his silhouette — before creating the T-shirts… ‘This is baseball; you don’t ever put two guys against each other, no matter how fun-loving or severe the incident might be,’ Braden said Monday. ‘You don’t do that.'” [NYTimes.com]
And since when did Dallas Braden become the baseball buff on ‘unwritten rules’ of the game? Let’s call a spade a spade. With the whole get-off-my-mound bit to begin with, now condemning the A’s for their excellent choice in marketing strategies. For shame. Baseball, the hype and the history, is built on that stuff…The Curse of the Great Bambino, anyone? P.S. Braden – they pay you to play, because you can. After you’re done sulking about the 8 starting losses you’ve had since your perfect game back in May, give Terry Hogan a call. He’s suing Post for misrepresentation.
Maybe some one who used to run around in spandex body suits (we all know how I feel about spandex), fake-slamming other sweaty dudes into the ground and the star of his own MTV reality show, could give Braden a little perspective on the biz. Side note: I love cereal.
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