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Anyone know the current A/S O/S on this one?? With all the volume today, and buying pressure towards end of day, seems this one should have moved alot better if the counts are what it says from last month? TIA
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To die for? MLB fans can take team devotion to grave Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- In the heat of passion, many crazed baseball fans have said they would die for a championship. But are they willing to take that devotion to the grave?
MLB Urns AP Photo/Eternal Images An urn with the Phillies logo is in this computer-generated image.
With a new venture that will put Major League Baseball team logos on urns and caskets, the league and a company that makes funeral products will find out just how many fans want to be decked out in their team colors and logos for eternity.
Starting next season, fans of the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will be able to have their ashes put in an urn or be lowered six feet under in a casket emblazoned with their team colors and insignia.
Major League Baseball has entered into a licensing agreement with Eternal Image, which hopes to eventually make urns and caskets for all 30 teams. The company also hopes to have similar agreements with NASCAR, the NHL and the NFL, but baseball was the first to sign on.
"We have been receiving these requests either directly or through our clubs for several years," said Susan Goodenow, an MLB spokeswoman. "Passionate fans express their love of their team in a number of different ways."
The National Funeral Directors Association is meeting in Philadelphia this week and giving its members a sneak peak of what the urns will look like. Eternal Image says urns for the six teams should be available by Opening Day 2007, and caskets for those teams should be ready later in the year. The products have not been made yet and the exact cost has not been set.
Kurt Soffe, a spokesman for the funeral association, said the MLB caskets are part of a trend of trying to capture "the life and the passions of the person that has passed away." At this year's convention, for instance, there was a Harley Davidson-themed casket and one featuring Betty Boop.
"More and more families are wanting to have something that respects the personalities," Soffe said.
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Eternal Image, which also makes a line of Vatican-themed products, "wanted to break into a sports venue of some kind," said Clint Mytych, the company's CEO. "It is the all-American sport."
He said he has gotten at least 1,000 inquiries since June.
The Phillies urn was the first of the MLB products to be designed. Each urn will feature recognition of the deceased's passionate support, stamped with a message that says "Major League Baseball officially recognizes [person's name] as a lifelong fan of [team]."
The league, the manufacturer and funeral directors are trying to fill a need with the products. But they acknowledge the sales will have to be done with respect.
David Griffin, funeral director at L.J. Griffin Funeral Home in suburban Detroit, said fans in many blue-collar cities have undying loyalty to their teams, which could make the MLB caskets and urns a hot commodity.
"Looking at it as a consumer, I was thinking this is some pretty interesting, unique stuff," Griffin said.
Nevertheless, funeral homes will have to be very careful so as not to offend their clients, many of whom will surely be scared off by the idea.
"They are a little bit hesitant because of what others might think," Soffe said.
The manufacturer will also have to make sure the products aren't too expensive. People who opt for cremation, for example, often do so partly because it is cheaper.
"I guess it's going to be interesting to see how it's accepted," Griffin said.
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press
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And on the AOL sports news site too.. Holy moly, this could be huge! I can't believe all those papers, radio stations, etc, that this was mentioned on. Skip, thanks for that link! It's amazing!
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Check out this Yahoo news that came in this afternoon.
Coffins to bear logos of baseball teams
By PATRICK WALTERS, Associated Press Writer Wed Oct 18, 5:32 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA - Many crazed baseball fans have said they would die for a championship. But are they willing to take that devotion to the grave? Major League Baseball and a company that makes funeral products will soon find out just how many fans want to be decked out for all eternity in tribute to their team. ADVERTISEMENT
Starting next season, fans of the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will be able to have their ashes put in an urn or head six feet under in a casket emblazoned with their team colors and insignia.
MLB has entered a licensing agreement with Eternal Image, which hopes to eventually make urns and caskets for all 30 teams. The company also hopes to have similar agreements with NASCAR, the NHL and the NFL, but baseball was the first to sign on.
The $11 billion-a-year funeral industry is adding more personal touches, from Harley Davidson-themed caskets to ones featuring the cartoon character Betty Boop.
Kurt Soffe, a spokesman for the National Funeral Directors Association, said the baseball products are part of a trend of trying to capture "the life and the passions of the person that has passed away."
"More and more families are wanting to have something that respects the personalities," Soffe said.
Eternal Image, based in Farmington Hills, Mich., also makes a line of Vatican-themed products. Chief executive Clint Mytych said the company "wanted to break into a sports venue of some kind," and baseball is "the all-American sport."
He said he has received at least 1,000 inquiries since June.
Susan Goodenow, an MLB spokeswoman, said the league and clubs have received requests for several years for urns and caskets with team logos.
"Passionate fans express their love of their team in a number of different ways," Goodenow said.
The National Funeral Directors Association is meeting in Philadelphia this week and giving its members a sneak peak of what the baseball urns will look like. Eternal Image says urns for the six teams should be available by opening day 2007, and caskets for those teams should be ready later in the year.
The products have not been made yet and the exact cost has not been set.
The Phillies urn was the first to be designed. Each urn will feature recognition of the deceased's passionate support, stamped with a message that says "Major League Baseball officially recognizes (person's name) as a lifelong fan of (team)."
David Griffin, funeral director at L.J. Griffin Funeral Home in suburban Detroit, said the caskets and urns could be a hot commodity.
"Looking at it as a consumer, I was thinking this is some pretty interesting, unique stuff," Griffin said.
Nevertheless, funeral homes will have to be careful to not offend clients.
"They are a little bit hesitant because of what others might think," Soffe said.
The manufacturer also will have to make sure the products aren't too expensive. People who choose cremation, for example, often do so partly because it is cheaper.
"I guess it's going to be interesting to see how it's accepted," Griffin said.
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Jonus. check out the OMOG thread and look what I said only minutes before this post. Nice one. Looking forward to the next two day. Nice PR on a Wednesday, hump day is the best.
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So I'm driving to work this AM and listening to the Bob and Tom show and they start talking about a company that has released caskets and urns with sports logo's, they company, Eternal Image....hey I own some of that stock! Got burned on it over a year ago and hadnt checked on it for 6 mo. Hopefully it will get back over .0105 and it can be back in the black. This coverage it HUGE for a sub penny!
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It was listed as the Worse Person of the Day on Keith Obermann last night on MSNBC Countdown. Who cares about the opinion, just more name recognition. I saw it on the ESPN website yesterday. Hopefully this will run just on all this news.
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bought some through Scottrade, 5 minutes late tried to buy more and it is restricted to buying through the branch only....whats up with that???
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