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Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:03 pm EDT

ModernTube: MLB imagines Gateway Arch as giant magnet

By 'Duk

Yeah, there are a few appearances by non All-Stars (Ortiz and Reyes) and at least one Yahooligan thinks several people may have died during its filming, but the latest All-Star commercial featuring the Gatway Arch as a talent magnet gets a solid 'A' from our little corner of the baseball world. Anyone know how I can arrange for similar transportation to St. Louis?

Major League Baseball gets a lot of well-deserved guff for coming up short on its marketing efforts, but I've enjoyed its All-Star commercials for the past couple of seasons. Who even knew that Bud Selig was a fan of Carolina Liar or Silversun Pickups?

Watch the 2008 All-Star spot here and the 2007 edition here.

Related: Morning Juice, Baseball commercials on BLS

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  1. Dustynhot
    1. Posted by Dustynhot Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:41 pm EDT

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    Pretty cool commercial...except when the arch drop off people in Busch Stadium. Some of the folks fell from a height that seemed to equate to the distance from the field to the upper deck. Ouch!
  2. Mack Avenue Kurt
    2. Posted by Mack Avenue Kurt Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:42 pm EDT

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    I'm still confused why one second Derek Jeter is leading off of first, he gets picked up by the giant magnet, then suddenly his pitcher is back on the field receiving the throw.
    Did that count as the third out because he went out of the baseline, or what?
  3. Steven Andrew Miller
    3. Posted by Steven Andrew Miller Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:51 pm EDT

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    Is it just me, or do most of the non-baseball players in the ad look like Chad & Trixie?
  4. Aster
    4. Posted by Aster Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:52 pm EDT

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    It's funny that all the Cubs run for the magnet, and none make it. Pretty accurate.
  5. Alex
    5. Posted by Alex Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    who's hand is that supposed to be?
  6. Alex
    6. Posted by Alex Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    whose*
  7. BT
    7. Posted by BT Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    Yeah, they only sent 8 players last season. Lotta good that did them in October, though.
  8. to.geoff
    8. Posted by to.geoff Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:47 pm EDT

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    I expect history to look back on this commercial as a landmark of goofy thinking. It was the summer of 2009 and great resources and effort went into producing this commercial. Of course, the masses were easily entertained, not to mention in desperate need of fantasy. Many historians regard this commercial as the zenith of the Delusion Era in the United States.
  9. Jeff T
    9. Posted by Jeff T Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:52 am EDT

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    I noticed that the magnet stopped at Wrigley field but despite running hard after it no Cubs were picked up.
    hmm....
  10. Joel
    10. Posted by Joel Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:32 pm EDT

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    The Gatway Arch?? How about the Gateway Arch?
  11. ble a
    11. Posted by ble a Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:51 pm EDT

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    "I noticed that the magnet stopped at Wrigley field but despite running hard after it no Cubs were picked up."
    LOL
  12. goldsac
    12. Posted by goldsac Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:27 pm EDT

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    the video doesn't work anymore, dukwadd

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