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ishldgetoutmore · 06-13-2008, 11:45 AM

I know Ted Danson is not and has never been big on baseball, but it only recently occurred to me that I never saw any publicity stills of Sam Malone with in uniform, or even just Ted Danson standing with a bat or ball! Anybody ever seen any photos Ted Danson did that were baseball-related?

TJL · 06-13-2008, 11:55 AM

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I remember when Cheers went off the air, Sports Illustrated did a fake "profile" of Sam Malone, and it featured a few pictures. One was an enlargement of the photo of Sam that hung at the bar, only they pasted Ted Danson's face over the real pitcher.
I believe there were other photos, but all of them were old baseball photographs with Ted Danson's face pasted in.

Hope this helps.

Chocolate Moose · 06-13-2008, 12:33 PM

Occasionally on the show he'd wear a Socks jacket.

samanddiane4eva · 06-13-2008, 02:49 PM

This is the only picture I know of that really relates to Sam and baseball. I have no clue where I found it either.

ishldgetoutmore · 06-13-2008, 04:39 PM

Thanks!

I just find it odd. I mean, you have an immensely popular show that features a character who is a former professional athlete in an immensely popular sport, for an immensely popular team. I'd have expected them to do a number of publicity stills with the character in costume and with the appropriate gear, just to try to cross-pollinate the fans and increase their numbers, but apparently this never really happened.

As far as the article goes, I know I have that somewhere. I should dig that issue out of mothballs and see what they've got!

TJL · 06-13-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ishldgetoutmore

Thanks!

I just find it odd. I mean, you have an immensely popular show that features a character who is a former professional athlete in an immensely popular sport, for an immensely popular team. I'd have expected them to do a number of publicity stills with the character in costume and with the appropriate gear, just to try to cross-pollinate the fans and increase their numbers, but apparently this never really happened.

As far as the article goes, I know I have that somewhere. I should dig that issue out of mothballs and see what they've got!

I alwyas thought it would have been so cool if they sold posters of Sam Malone in action. I had a few posters of my favorite plaers on my walls when I was a kid.

A baseball card would have been even cooler!

ishldgetoutmore · 06-14-2008, 01:55 AM

Baseball cards? That's not a bad idea.

06-13-2008, 11:45 AM	#1
ishldgetoutmore Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Jun 13, 2008 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 4	Ted Danson not a ball player I know Ted Danson is not and has never been big on baseball, but it only recently occurred to me that I never saw any publicity stills of Sam Malone with in uniform, or even just Ted Danson standing with a bat or ball! Anybody ever seen any photos Ted Danson did that were baseball-related?

06-13-2008, 11:55 AM	#2
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Welcome to Sitcoms Online. I remember when Cheers went off the air, Sports Illustrated did a fake "profile" of Sam Malone, and it featured a few pictures. One was an enlargement of the photo of Sam that hung at the bar, only they pasted Ted Danson's face over the real pitcher. I believe there were other photos, but all of them were old baseball photographs with Ted Danson's face pasted in. Hope this helps.
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06-13-2008, 02:49 PM	#4
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06-13-2008, 04:39 PM	#5
ishldgetoutmore Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Jun 13, 2008 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 4	Thanks! I just find it odd. I mean, you have an immensely popular show that features a character who is a former professional athlete in an immensely popular sport, for an immensely popular team. I'd have expected them to do a number of publicity stills with the character in costume and with the appropriate gear, just to try to cross-pollinate the fans and increase their numbers, but apparently this never really happened. As far as the article goes, I know I have that somewhere. I should dig that issue out of mothballs and see what they've got!

06-14-2008, 01:55 AM	#7
ishldgetoutmore Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Jun 13, 2008 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 4	Baseball cards? That's not a bad idea.