stocklemon.blogspot.com - 6/29/2009
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The tragic passing of TV pitchman Billy Mays yesterday has led to some confusion. We checked out the Google Trends earlier today and it seems that some people thought legendary San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays had died. Fortunately for baseball fans, that is not the case. ...
Willie Mays is NOT Dead!
eyeonsportsmedia.com 6/28/2009 — Apparently Google is on fire with people seeking information about Willie Mays dying . Willie Mays did not die. 50-year old TV pitchman Billie Mays was found dead in his Florida home. Here is one of Billy Mays' ESPN360 pitches from December 2008: Billy May's Bio ( from Wikipedia ) ...
Billy Mays - RIP 1958-2009
theoriginalwinger.com 6/28/2009 — billy-mays.jpg What the F(*& is going on this week!? Billy Mays , the “BILLY MAYS HERE” pitchman extraordinaire was found dead in his home this morning. From the LA Times: Tampa police say Billy Mays, the television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and ...
Video of the day.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — Commercial pitchman Billy Mays dead at 50.
Is there something in the water?
ernhrtfanalwys3.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — 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 wife at home. There were no signs of a break-in, and ...
Billy Mays found dead
completist.wordpress.com 6/28/2009 — It’s been a terrible month for celebrity deaths. From Farrah Fawcett and David Carradine to the legendary Michael Jackson and now famous, loud but lovable pitchman, Billy Mays .
While I never blogged about the 50-year old Mays, fellow collector and sports blogger, JRJ had. He sent a ...
BILLY MAYS FOUND DEAD
mondesishouse.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — Ed McMahon. Farrah Fawcett. Michael Jackson. And now, Pittsburgh's own Billy Mays. The 50-year-old pitchman, who hails from McKees Rocks, was found dead at his home in Tampa, Florida, early this morning. He had just returned back from taping a new spot for Oxiclean in Philadelphia. As of ...
Billy Mays Death Means a Missed Opportunity for Dbacks Fans
venomstrikes.com 6/28/2009 — 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.
Death of Billy Mays Could Rally the Mets
nysportsdog.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — Billy Mays, one of the great pitchmen of all time, has been lost to all of us.
The Mets have decided to honor Billy for the rest of the season by playing fundementally sound baseball.
"Billy was a...
NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans
In Case You Missed It: Billy Mays... not here
310tojoba.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — Here's what you may have missed from yesterday's action while mourning the loss of that beautiful, bearded son of a bitch. - Mark DeRosa is taking his inordinate amount of usefulness/ positional versatility to the Cardinals. - The Giants rolled to an easy 7-0 win over the Brewers. - Jamie ...
In Case You Missed It MLB Day in Review
slowbreaker.com 6/29/2009 — Here's what you may have missed from yesterday's action while mourning the loss of that beautiful, bearded son of a bitch, Billy Mays.
Audio - Billy Mays & Anthony Sullivan on Radio Together
njfrogman.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — The Blitz misses Billy Mays. Gone way too early. The best story on the Mays and Anthony Sullivan we've read so far is via The Feed. Read it here.
And to smile a bit more - here is Sully and Mays on...
Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com
The Draft Dialogue
banginpanger.com 6/29/2009 — Another Monday, another Dialogue for me to be the only one to comment on. This poor kid (by virtue of being in this picture and drafted by the Coyotes) is Michael Lee, the 91st pick in the draft. If you can work in a Michael Jackson or Billy Mays reference, +1 to you.
The Next Great Pitchman? Dit-ka!!!
beargoggleson.com 6/30/2009 — With the passing of pitchman Billy Mays, there is a huge void in the infomercial universe. Fear not, because there is one man that can fill the void without missing a beat -- Da Coach, Iron Mike Ditka!
Billy Mays' Death Is A Golden Marketing Opportunity [Bad Ideas]
deadspin.com 6/30/2009 — 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 ...
Pitchman from beyond the grave
idislikeyourfavoriteteam.com 7/1/2009 — This site is by no means the most appropriate or proper but even we found this a little distasteful. Last night, before the man is even in the ground, AMC and iCan insurance ran an ad with Billy Mays pitching cheap life insurance, available to you ...
Billy Mays pitching for ESPN in heaven
thesportsculture.com 7/2/2009 — He pitched OxiClean, Orange Clean, Orange Glo, and Kaboo to you. And now that he’s passed away, Billy Mays is working for ESPN-H in heaven.
Argh, More Rumors: Willie Mays Dead —
So and So Sucks » Szports
Ok listen up everyone, it's Billy Mays, the Oxi Clean/Orange Glo/Kaboom pitchman that died this morning, not the "Say Hey Kid" former baseball player Willie Mays.
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Willie Mays: Not dead —
Bugs & Cranks
Cleaning up heaven
Willie Mays did not die this weekend, but the similarly named Billy Mays did, leading to confusion across America.
“Oh my god, I can’t believe Willie Mays is dead,” said confused people who only heard part of the news broadcast. “Who will now be ...
ESPN Kills Billy Mays, Brags About It —
The Goose's Roost
by Ryan
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 ...
A Dead Spokesliar —
This Blog Is Full Of Crap
I have no grief for the demise of Billy Mays.
It's one thing to manufacture schlocky products.
It's another thing to peddle them.
His family is asking for privacy and respect.
They have earned neither.
If his death is the result of injuries sustained during his recent airline trauma, then ...
Under The Lights: A Legend is Gone —
Major League Jerk
This week just keeps getting sadder and sadder. First, Ed McMahon succumbed to old age and joined Johnny Carson on that big Tonight Show set in the sky. Then Farrah Fawcett lost her battle to ass cancer and Ryan O’Neal lost his last chance at 15 minutes of fame. Then the world lost ...
R.I.P. Billy Mays at 50 —
SmackCaster SmackBlog
From TBO.com: Nationally known TV ad pitchman Billy Mays, 50, was found dead this morning in his Tampa home, the Tampa Police Department reported. Coinicdentally, Mays was on U.S. Airways Flight 1241 when it blew its front tires as it landed Saturday, forcing the airport to shut down the busy ...
What in the World is Going On? —
Heavy Soul
Just heard that Steve McNair was found shot to death in downtown Nashville earlier today. So adding that to Carradine, McMahon, Fawcett, Jackson, and Mays; that's six celebrities that have died in the last three weeks. My heart goes out to all of the families of the recently deceased. At the ...
Hot chicks and dead celebs —
The Sports Culture
Surprise! Bianca Cruz went to Arizona State.
Maybe we’re morbid, but maybe it’s just what’s in the blogosphere today: Sports twists about the death of Michael Jackson and Billy Mays, and hot chicks related to sports. Good mix.
Former softball player now smoking hot, ...
Daily Rubbish: June 29, 2009 —
Sports Rubbish
Video of the Day: RIP Billy Mays (1958-2009)
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Billy Mays on The Tonight Show: One of his Last Interviews —
InGameNow
Last week was a dangerous week to be a celebrity. We lost Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackon, and on Sunday morning, Billy Mays. This week we figure the Grim Reaper has to be kicking his feet up after all that hard work.
One of Mays’ last interviews was with Conan O’Brien ...
The star of one football game —
Nick Friedell's Blog - ESPN Chicago
The first time I ever saw Billy Mays in person nobody could actually remember the poor guy's name.
I was sitting at the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla., in December, and out of nowhere my cousin turns to me and says, "Hey, isn't that the infomercial guy?"
The man he was pointing at was ...
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