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deadspin.com - 6/30/2009

Billy Mays' Death Is A Golden Marketing Opportunity [Bad Ideas]

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Billy Mays was the ultimate pitchman, so what better way to honor his memory than with a poorly conceived, possibly tasteless press release tangentially related to his infomercial lifestyle? Someone get Tony Mandarich on the phone. Mandarich, as you may be aware , knows his way around the ...

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venomstrikes.com - 6/28/2009

Billy Mays Death Means a Missed Opportunity for Dbacks Fans

— venomstrikes.com — TV Pitchman Billy Mays died today and with it I felt a missed opportunity for the Arizona... Diamondbacks. With all the empty seats at Chase Field these days and as bad as the team is, Billy Mays could have pitched the Dbacks to fans to get them to return to the ballpark. (more) Billy Mays Death Means a Missed Opportunity for Dbacks Fans

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Arizona Diamondbacks

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thatballsouttahere.com - 7/1/2009

One Last Thing For Billy Mays | That Balls Outta Here | A Philadelphia Phillies Blog

— thatballsouttahere.com — Billy Mays was a great pitchman who has now passed on. There is one problem. I have... one more thing for him to pitch to the Phillies general manager. Find out what it is by following the link. (more) One Last Thing For Billy Mays | That Balls Outta Here | ...

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Philadelphia Phillies

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sports.espn.go.com - 6/28/2009

TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead in Tampa home

— sports.espn.go.com — TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa police say Billy Mays, the television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of... products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50. Authorities say Mays was pronounced dead Sunday morning after being found by his ... (more) TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead in Tampa home

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Tampa Bay Rays

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What's That Smell? Tony Mandarich
Bob's Blitz — ... I have his page rank for Google at 4. So...his service either sucks...or he's cheating again. But I digress. The 2nd point of interest is why he is on Deadspin today. It's because of Billy May's death. His company has released a press release under the guise of being a sympathy card when it is, in fact, a plug for one of his clients - a company that makes a product called "What Odor?®" Interesting - What Odor?'s website has an awesome Google Page Rank of...2. And? I emailed them after the product aired on Billy's show via info@whatodor.com to ask what exactly are the ...