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PlayStation has no time for baseball’s MVPs

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Sony PlayStation's "director of game accuracy," Kevin Butler, has returned to his favorite hobby: insulting American League MVPs to help promote the baseball video-game series MLB: The Show. In one [...]


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Pedroia defeats Goliath in new Dunkin’ spot

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American League MVP Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox enhances his performance with a turbo-shot-infused Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee in this spot by Hill, Holliday. The Biblical theme caught [...]

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Seattle Mariners live up to new ads, for now

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With the Seattle Mariners perched atop the standings in the American League West—a phenomenon unlikely to persist for long, if the team's showing last year is any indication—this would be [...]

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PlayStation thinks Dustin Pedroia is a hack

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There's so much to enjoy in this new "Dustin vs. PlayStation" campaign by Deutsch for the MLB '09: The Show video game. First, it's got Dustin Pedroia, the unlikely American [...]

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Lincecum’s avatar is more likable than he is

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This commercial from Ground Zero for 2K Sports stars reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum and his animated counterpart from the popular MLB 2K9 video game. Adweek's [...]

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Jimmy Rollins pounded by balls for Dick’s

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Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins gives an amusing performance in this Wieden + Kennedy co-op spot for Nike and Dick's Sporting Goods. Rollins flinches ever so slightly and grunts in quasi-orgasmic [...]