Insanely Ugly Animatronic Home-Run Sculpture Unveiled for Marlins Stadium
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Here it is in GIF form, via SBNation:
Back in 2009, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, an art dealer by trade, announced he'd commission three artists to design features for the new park in conjunction with the county's Art in Public Places program.
According to an MLB.com article at the time, Nashville-born, New York-based artist Red Grooms would be charged with "designing a spectacular signature home-run feature that will be in the center-field area... His display will incorporate water, lasers, sound effects, and caricatures of Marlins."
This is what he apparently came up with.
We can assure you, Mr. Spring, this is far from fabulous. Only easily amused small children, people on psychotropic substances, and our tacky aunt Linda who wears Chico's and Quacker Factory sweaters would classify this as "fabulous."
This is the kind of tackiness that makes us appreciate Britto.
The good news is that the doohickey goes off only after home runs, and if the team continued playing like it has in the past few years, we wouldn't see it that often. Unfortunately, the team is very likely looking to beef up its roster. Assuming, of course, this structure doesn't scare any self-respecting players away.
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