11/05/24
July 06, 2002
Ted Williams' body to be frozen.: Or at least his head, with hopes of being revived in the future. Good idea or wacky money-making scheme by Ted's oldest son?
I can only hope that I'm still alive when Ted Williams's head returns to Major League Baseball.
posted by Samsonov14 at 10:34 PM on July 06, 2002
I await the reanimation of Juaquin Andujar.
posted by kafkaesque at 01:27 AM on July 07, 2002
This is horrible. Just when you think John Henry Willliams can't be any worse, he does this. If you follow the Sox you know the stories...This is the same bastard who rolled his dad out at the All-Star Game at Fenway in a Hitter.net hat (one of his many failed ventures, all of which exploited his father or his resources) rather than a Red Sox cap, sold autographed American flags on e-bay (which, to my understanding, qualifies as desecration and is illegal) after 9/11, sold internet space to porn operations, had run-ins with the FBI and forced his dad to sign bats and do autograph shows last year as his health was fading, because he was afraid he would die and lose out on potential money.
John Henry has been pimping his father out for decades. This is tragic. Can we freeze John Henry alive now and force him to look in a mirror for eternity so he can contemplate what he's done?
posted by Conquistador at 10:34 PM on July 07, 2002
He's a swindler. He's actually suing his own sister, Claudia over money. That should give you a scope of this guy's character. I am sure now that the old man is gone, the floodgates will open on stories about John Henry Williams. JHW is making a mockery out of his father's legacy. An article about JHW ran today in the Herald, it pretty much details what Conquistador was explaining.
posted by jerseygirl at 10:58 PM on July 07, 2002
I'm hoping John Henry is quickly promoted through the Sox minor leagues and gets his call-up on Duracell D-Cell night.
posted by yerfatma at 01:20 PM on July 08, 2002
I think I'd go with wacky here, Wink.