Wright now shilling for a Billy Graham wannabe?

[stevejrogers]

Can a comment about a MFY go without a comment?

[Theoldmole]

David's foundation seems to support solidly worthy causes.

I liked the part about Jaerock's mother telling him it was his filial duty to die, die, die.

[stevejrogers]

TheOldMole wrote: David's foundation seems to support solidly worthy causes. I liked the part about Jaerock's mother telling him it was his filial duty to die, die, die.

Yup, this seems completely like someone wanted David to do an ad on the spot and didn't give David a chance to fully understand what he was attaching his name to.

Chalk it up to 24 year old naiveté

[soupcan]

BTW - I've heard at least two commercials on the FAN today for this self-same faith healer. One was narrated by Jerry Manuel and the other was Jay Payton.

Odd.

And getting odder.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Faith healing is going to be the next steroids.

[Farmer Ted]

His foundation is located in an apartment in Harlem?

279 West 117th Street, #6N
New York, NY 10026

Weird.

[stevejrogers]

Farmer Ted wrote: His foundation is located in an apartment in Harlem? 279 West 117th Street, #6N New York, NY 10026 Weird.

Not so weird, Harlem is having a bit of a renaissance, businesses are starting to set up shop there again

[Guest Edgy DC]

My guess is that #5N is Keith Miller's office.

Or, more likely, the two offices are the same.

[Guest martin]

i have seen this commercial, and i get the impression that wright was standing around and some joker says: "hey do us a favor and read this", and david is a nice guy so he did. my guess is that is all there is to it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

"David, do us a favor and hold this bag."

"David, do us a favor and drive this girl home."

"David, you too much of a big shot to take a hit?"

Nice guys with a lot to lose have to be very careful. They can also use friends --- agents and older players --- with enough interest in them to steer them right when somebody is looking to exploit them.

It's part of why I have have some sympathy for Seaver reportedly being so inuslar and curt.

[Guest *62]

soupcan wrote: Disheartening.

I can't imagine why.

Last time I checked we still enjoyed freedom of religion here.

Doesn't meam I'd invite him over for dinner, either, but .........

[Guest old original jb]

*62 wrote: ="soupcan"]Disheartening. I can't imagine why. Last time I checked we still enjoyed freedom of religion here. Doesn't meam I'd invite him over for dinner, either, but .........

Freedom of religion is great, but I'd like to think that my favorite third baseman on my favorite team is smart enough not to be swayed by a guy like Jaerock. If the Adam and Eve Earth ResortVacation Pyramid Building business isn't enough for you, google "Jaerock" and "liquid".

Freedom of religion means that someone is free to practice their religion as long as they don't hurt or coerce others. But it doesn't mean that I am obligated to think that anything and everything presented as religious belief or practice is sheer brilliance when it is obviously rank stupidity at best and chicanery at worst.

[Guest martin]

our friend adam rubin has the word on the ad, which has been pulled:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/story/436002p-367371c.html

also a little more here:

http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/keep_it_heal_mets_mark_hale.htm

"I believed that I was accommodating an agency which had been authorized by the Mets" - señor wright

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Lord, be praised. Hallelulah!

[Willets Point]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Lord, be praised. Hallelulah!

Post of the Day ™ Award Winner!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Hopefully a lesson or two will be learned from this:

Don't stand in front of a camera and say anything that somebody pays you to say.

Make sure you know what you're endorsing before you endorse it.

Don't drink liquid of feces or your wife will run away from home and your mother will wish you were dead.

[soupcan]

*62 wrote: ="soupcan"]Disheartening. I can't imagine why. Last time I checked we still enjoyed freedom of religion here. Doesn't meam I'd invite him over for dinner, either, but .........

I've got no problem with exercising one's constitutional rights. I do have a problem with someone shilling for a snakeoil salesman..

I also have a problem when its a young influential athlete who is fast becoming role-model to a lot of impresionable people.

You're Southern Baptist and proud of it and want to thank the Lord Almighty every time you interviewed? Knock yourself out. You're a Jew and proudly wear your wrapped tifilin on a box on your head while shagging flies in the outfield? Be my guest.

But please don't come on my TV when I'm watching a game with my children who very much look up to you due to your athletic success and and insinuate that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the real deal, that there's no little dude behind the curtain and if the kids listen to you and go see this guy, like of course you will, then they wiill be that much closer to being you.

I respect other people's beliefs just don't try to sell them to me, 'kay?

I'm glad the ads have been pulled.

"Next time do a little research."

[Frayed Knot]

"David Wright and the New York Mets have no affiliation or association whatsoever with the event entitled 'Salvation Miracles Revival Crusade,'

Except for that affiliation we had when we encouraged attendance at their meetings.


and neither approve of nor endorse the event," the Mets said in a statement. "The recent TV ad about the event was produced without authorization or approvals through an abuse of a media-newsgathering credential.

Our 3rd baseman was kidnapped and forced into it! No really, he was.


"The Mets did not and would not endorse any such event or allow their logos and trademarks be used in such a fashion.

At least not a second time.


The TV spots have been pulled and will not air again. We apologize for any problems or confusion that may have been caused by this unauthorized action."

They fooled us with an "unauthorized" check.

[Guest old original jb]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Don't drink liquid of feces or your wife will run away from home and your mother will wish you were dead.

Not just once, but she will run away "on many occasions".

[seawolf17]

For what it's worth, WFAN is running a radio version of this spot featuring Frank Thomas. So I wonder if it's not all David.

That said, I completely agree with Soup. Get your religion out of my face.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's Big Hurt Frank, not Original Met Frank, I assume.

It seems that Dr. Jaerock has been targetting athletes (or at least, baseball players) for these endorsements. That so many are doing it shows that some of these guys don't vet their offers very well.

This guy's doing a major campaign for his little faith rally. I have a feeling we'll be hearing a lot more from and about Dr. Jaerock Lee.

[Frayed Knot]

Add Jay Payton to the roster of ballplayers doing radio ads for this dude and his Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show

[Guest Edgy DC]

A quick Googling makes it hard to distinguish the actual case against this guy from the complaints of competing sects, but he sure reads like a divisive figure.

[Guest Edgy DC]

At best.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

How did he get all of these guys to record promos for him?

[Willets Point]

seawolf17 wrote: That said, I completely agree with Soup. Get your religion out of my face.

It's a commercial anyone's entitled to buy air time. Personally, I find more odious things shoved in my face through advertising than religion. But we can all exercise our right to tune out commercials. Or change the channel.

[Guest silverdsl]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: How did he get all of these guys to record promos for him?

That's my question too. Are media credentials being abused in other stadiums as well? And if there's funny business with the credentials, are they lying to the players and their agents in other ways as well to get them to record these?

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's one reason why I don't think we've heard the last of this.

[Frayed Knot]

"Media credentials being abused" sounds like a pretty lame excuse.

[soupcan]

Willets Point wrote: ="seawolf17"] That said, I completely agree with Soup. Get your religion out of my face. It's a commercial anyone's entitled to buy air time. Personally, I find more odious things shoved in my face through advertising than religion. But we can all exercise our right to tune out commercials. Or change the channel.

Hey, there's nothing illegal about it. Personally I find it unappealing and distasteful.

They want to keep running something thats controversial, thats their choice but they run the risk of alienating a lot of folks and possibly harming the image of their stars.

MLB would be smart to act before a lot more people than me get turned off.