Offerman, Robinson Back for Round 2 of New Era's Cubs-White Sox Campaign

NBC sitcom stars Nick Offerman, a Cubs fan, and Craig Robinson, a White Sox fan, return in a second satisfying Brooklyn Brothers spot for sports-cap maker New Era. (See the first one here.) [1] This time around, Robinson quizzes Offerman about what sacrifices he'd be willing to make if it assured that the Cubs would win the World Series, ending their 104-year championship drought. Offerman concludes that forsaking deep-dish pizza for life is no problem because "I could stack up thin crusts." Would he travel back to medieval times and live there permanently? Offerman: "Would I be a king or a serf?" Robinson: "Jester." Offerman: "No-brainer." When Robinson asks, "Would you let me shave your mustache?" Offerman deadpans, "I'd let you shave anything." Robinson's slightly open-mouthed look by way of reply is priceless. The writing and acting are superlative, but the wordy war waged by these laid-back Chicagoans (torpid from too much bratwurst?) can't compare to the over-the-top, physically manic and occasionally violent commercial combat in New Era's 2011 campaign [2] pitting über-Yankees fan Alec Baldwin against die-hard Red Sox rooter John Krasinski. Bottom line: Go Yankees!