Stay Classy, Cleveland
Word has filtered out that the national anthem singer for tonight’s ALCS Game 5 is none other than Danielle Peck. Who is Danielle Peck, you may ask? For starters, she’s a country singer (oh goody), but upon closer inspection she also happens to be the ex-girl friend of one Josh Beckett, tonight’s Game 5 starter.
The Indians swear that is just a coincidence. Right, sure.
“It’s an incredible coincidence. Honestly,” said Indians spokesman Bob DiBiasio. “This isn’t another bug thing.”
Wait, so the bugs weren’t a coincidence? Does this mean the Indians succeeded in what so many of us have wanted to do for so long, which is send a plague of locusts (or in this case, midges) to descend upon the Yankees? So confused.
To be fair, if you were to eliminate potential anthem singers based on whether they dated athletes at one point, you would probably be left with a very short list, and it certainly wouldn’t include anyone who has been nominated for a country music award.
But this is a really dumb idea by the Indians PR team. It reeks of over-confidence and smugness, and as Bostonians, we can tell you all about that. There’s a sentiment out there that this will somehow affect Beckett, which is dubious when you consider the number of insanely hot women he has dated over the years, including Alyssa Milano and Leeann Tweeden.
No, somehow, this will all come back on the Indians. Stunts like this always do.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Oh, have a sense of humor, you homer. If Boston had done something like this, you’d be peeing in your Red Sox underoos.
This isn’t a “really dumb idea.” It’s a funny idea. Lighten up.
(Also, is she single? Cause inquiring minds…)
October 18th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Give me a break, this is an outrage.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
The larger injustice is that Josh Beckett can get women this hot. Call Bono.
October 18th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
The apparent admission that the “bug thing” wasn’t a coincidence is the truly important aspect of this whole thing.
October 18th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Beckett may not swing a bat in the AL, but he must be swinging some pipe!
Seriously, facing Trot during the game has to be tougher than seeing an ex before the game.
October 18th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
I’d sling a sinker into her…This just in, Tito’s ex, Barbara Streisand, is going to sing God Bless America in the 7th.
Ouch!
October 19th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Give me a break. The Indians originally scheduled Taylor Swift and she couldn’t make it. Her manager recommended Peck, and the Indians booked her. The PR department made a good point when they said “We have enough to worry about with keeping out with our own players and who they are dating. We can’t keep up with Boston too.” It was a rare coincidence that didn’t seem to have an effect on Beckett.