Comments on: The 2004 Red Sox made me sit through an act of truly atrocious musical theater http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/22/the-2004-red-sox-made-me-sit-through-an-act-of-truly-atrocious-musical-theater/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:06:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: benschon http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/22/the-2004-red-sox-made-me-sit-through-an-act-of-truly-atrocious-musical-theater/#comment-2329 benschon Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:28:12 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/22/the-2004-red-sox-made-me-sit-through-an-act-of-truly-atrocious-musical-theater/#comment-2329 Ugh. In 2004, I had to endure <a href="http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B10170BOS2004.htm" rel="nofollow">this</a> at Safeco field in Seattle. I'd rather subject myself to "High Fidelity, The Musical" than what I saw that night. Curtis "The Mechanic" Leskanic's 1/3 of an inning masterpiece in that one consisted of: walk, single, sacrifice (Ichiro, natch), intentional walk, walk-off grand slam by Bret Boone and his stupid <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20040225/450mariners26_1boone.jpg " rel="nofollow">frosted hair</a>. I suppose it made the World Series that much sweeter. Mary: Well, the only other thing at the moment is a new musical that the RSC are doing. Dexter: Er, what's it about? Mary: "The Elephant Man." Dexter: A musical of "The Elephant Man"? What's it called? Mary: "Elephant!", I think - with an exclamation mark presumably. Dexter: Pity the poor bastard who has to play the elephant. Mary: Remember dearest, everyone thought "Jesus Christ Superstar" was a stupid idea. Dexter: "Jesus Christ Superstar" WAS a stupid idea. Mary: True. Ugh. In 2004, I had to endure this at Safeco field in Seattle. I’d rather subject myself to “High Fidelity, The Musical” than what I saw that night.

Curtis “The Mechanic” Leskanic’s 1/3 of an inning masterpiece in that one consisted of: walk, single, sacrifice (Ichiro, natch), intentional walk, walk-off grand slam by Bret Boone and his stupid frosted hair.

I suppose it made the World Series that much sweeter.

Mary: Well, the only other thing at the moment is a new musical that the RSC are doing.

Dexter: Er, what’s it about?

Mary: “The Elephant Man.”

Dexter: A musical of “The Elephant Man”? What’s it called?

Mary: “Elephant!”, I think - with an exclamation mark presumably.

Dexter: Pity the poor bastard who has to play the elephant.

Mary: Remember dearest, everyone thought “Jesus Christ Superstar” was a stupid idea.

Dexter: “Jesus Christ Superstar” WAS a stupid idea.

Mary: True.

]]> By: HFXBOB http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/22/the-2004-red-sox-made-me-sit-through-an-act-of-truly-atrocious-musical-theater/#comment-2324 HFXBOB Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:34:52 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/22/the-2004-red-sox-made-me-sit-through-an-act-of-truly-atrocious-musical-theater/#comment-2324 Just wanted to echo the sentiment about Leskanic. I also thought he was one of the great stories-within-the story with those 4 big outs he got after getting rocked in game 3. I guess the unfortunate thing was that after game 4 his arm was finished. Great way to end a career, though. The people that made the 2004 DVD set must also have liked Leskanic because in the series of video clips that start off each tape his is the first face you see. Just wanted to echo the sentiment about Leskanic. I also thought he was one of the great stories-within-the story with those 4 big outs he got after getting rocked in game 3. I guess the unfortunate thing was that after game 4 his arm was finished. Great way to end a career, though. The people that made the 2004 DVD set must also have liked Leskanic because in the series of video clips that start off each tape his is the first face you see.

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