Billy Mays Dies Along With Chances For a Dbacks Pitch
Famed TV Pitchman Billy Mays died in his Tampa, Florida home this morning at the age of 50. Yet another celebrity death that could have helped the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Here is man that could have sold ice cream and popsicles to Eskimos. So why couldn’t have he sold fans on the Arizona Diamondbacks. I’m already a fan of course, but by looking at all the people who come to Dback games dressed as empty seats, the Diamondbacks are in more need of a professional sell job than probably any other major league team not named the Washington Nationals.
Mays energetic pitches were famous. He always seemed to be one second shy of a an aneurysm. I wouldn’t be surprised to see that as the reason he passed. He could get you excited to watch grass grow. He was that good. I sense the Diamondbacks missed an opportunity to get fans once again excited about the second worst team in baseball. Right now, we have nothing else to lay our hats on until the Cardinals get going in a month.
I remember when ABC/ESPN Sports interviewed him on the sidelines during a college football game last season. I thought that was fantastic. Who else to get you excited about college football, right?
Now everyone in heaven will be a little peppier today.
“Billy Mays here for Arizona Diamondbacks baseball”. Ahhh that would have been something great to hear. R.I.P Billy.
Scott Allen
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What a shame Billy.
May he Rest in peace
June 28th, 2009 at 2:25 pmMays was the Michael Jackson of infomercials. There is a related post at http://iamsoannoyed.com/?p=1977
June 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pmwow, people say that its a little weird with micheal jacksons death this week and billy mays a few days later. they we’re both the age of 50.
why is everyone dying?
June 28th, 2009 at 3:46 pmBecuase they die in threes. Farah, Michael, now Billy. I’m gonna miss Billy the most
June 28th, 2009 at 4:32 pmRE: “He always seemed to be one second shy of a an aneurysm. I wouldn’t be surprised to see that as the reason he passed.”
June 28th, 2009 at 4:52 pmEXACTLY! I was thinking exactly the same thing… high blood pressure, heart attack, aneurysm, stroke, something along those lines. It’s kinda sad. I read he was actually quite modest and sensitive to negative attacks against him. More a regular guy than you’d think. Fare thee well, and rest in peace (Mays, not the Diamondbacks!!!). At least he EARNED his money! Can’t knock that… hardworking.
We will miss you Billy Mays. Rest In Peace
June 28th, 2009 at 4:59 pmum travis. everyone dies. you are saying that just because they are both famous. treat them like they are our own kind
June 28th, 2009 at 5:04 pmYour a tastless ass. Why would you use a person’s passing as a segway into a article about empty seats at a sporting event? Seriously. Lame!
June 28th, 2009 at 6:06 pmthts so sad i will miss his screaming voice ::((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
June 28th, 2009 at 7:06 pmBilly Mays was a hero in his own way. We will miss him.
June 28th, 2009 at 7:20 pmI have to say this is a crap article.
June 28th, 2009 at 7:21 pmArizona has sports teams?
June 28th, 2009 at 7:45 pmI agree, this probably hits me harder than Farrah, who we knew would go sooner than later, bless her. (I cme into puberty in the 70’s, so you know I loved her, well kind-of). Absolutley harder than Michael, because I was too busy looking for tail, and being hammered to care about the music.
Billy is the best, and I admired him more when sham-wow-dude was arrested for his shannanigans. Made me realise that Billy was a man that could handle himself. Then I caught one episode of the show “pitch man” last week. Loved it and was recording the rest. I have been cheated. The world has been cheated, and his family has been cheated the most. Damn! And about this Diamond back crap? I am in Texas, and I have no idea who they are. Don’t cheapen Billy the way you are.
June 28th, 2009 at 8:26 pmEd McMahon also died this month… That’s 4 celebs in a row.
June 28th, 2009 at 8:30 pmbrian, while they do say that, but, this time it came in a 4 pack. don’t forget ed mcmahon had died the day before.
June 28th, 2009 at 8:52 pm[...] A blogger fan of the Arizona Diamondbacks lamented his death only because it meant that Mays could never do a promo for the ailing team. [...]
June 28th, 2009 at 8:53 pmOh I so hope that I will NOT have to suffer through another one of those commercials with products he shouted about fumbling for the remote to push the mute button even if I was interested in any of the products I could not bring myself to purchase because that shouting rang through my head rising my bp with just the thought of it. Some may think what killed him was all the negative energies directed towards him as he really was not well liked I only came across one person that laughed when he belted out of the speakers and he was a kid. Of course he was not like that in his daily life but damn he was one VERY annoying pitchman, sorry to billy mays fans but I plus many others won’t miss his annoying shouting.
June 28th, 2009 at 9:15 pmMany blessings to his family and friends may they recover quick from this loss.
June 28th, 2009 at 9:25 pmShame on you – gets you page views on the back of someone’s early demise.
June 28th, 2009 at 11:15 pmActually they seem to have come in sixes this month. You forgot David Carradine & Gale Storm (although lesser known probably due to her era). So we have in no particular order –
Ed McMahon
Farah Fawcett
Michael Jackson
David Carradine
Billy Mays &
Gale Storm
Let’s also not forget Haitian news presenter Johny Joseph and Desmond Moran, Australian criminal & member of the Moran family.
Probably forgetting many more. Sorry to those not deemed important enough to remember or talk about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recent_deaths
June 29th, 2009 at 3:51 amDamn! And I was working on a TV device that would recognize his wretched voice and automatically MUTE the TV for a minute. I would have hyped it with an infomercial turning Mays into a voiceless blessing.
June 29th, 2009 at 4:49 amshame on you idiotic blogger
June 29th, 2009 at 8:46 amI really got into that new show, Pitchmen. To watch Sully, Anthony Sullivan, and Billy Mays and their “Love/Hate” relationship was really entertaining. I actually bought a couple of products that Billy pitched and was quite satisfied with them.
I’ll miss ya, Billy. Rest in peace.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:47 amsooooooo sad.. I love him. .. such a nice guy….
i watch his SHOW every single sundy on DVR.. that’s sad… HE IS SOOO NICE . FUNNY.. REST IN PEACE.
THAT’S A BIIIIG LOST ! … my husband and I will miss you billy..
June 29th, 2009 at 9:55 amSure I did the post because of his death – but only because I liked the guy. I thought he was great and I truly do think he could have sold fans on the Dbacks. He was that good.
June 29th, 2009 at 10:05 amI was shoched to hear the news about Billie Mays. I had just spoke of him a few days ago about how loudly he delivered his commercials. God bless his family.
June 29th, 2009 at 10:56 amI can never lower the volume fast enough when he starts yelling his commercials. How do people stand it???? Like fingernails on a chalkboard!
June 29th, 2009 at 11:58 amI used to be annoyed by his commercials until I saw his show Pitchmen. We were hooked immediately. He is a very funny guy. Now I laugh when I hear him shouting at me from the TV. Love & Light Billy
June 29th, 2009 at 3:45 pm[...] Billy Mays won’t pitch for the D-Backs. – Venom Strikes [...]
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