Last night this commercial starting troubling me, then a major twitter discussion broke out. Here watch, then keep reading..
Some things bothered me.
It is clearly daylight as they sit to watch the game. As I write this at 9pm last night it is 4am in Istanbul. 7 hours.
Theory: they are watching the Mets play on the West Coast.
How are they getting this game? Is it on ESPN America? (that’s a real channel)
Do they have a slingbox hooked up to a DVR back in the States?
Do they have a PS3 and they watch it on MLB.TV? Roku?
One way or another this is one technically savvy couple.
Next – who are the Mets playing? Is this even a Mets game? That’s not Citi nor Shea (an old DVD?) The dirt from home to the dugouts doesn’t match either stadium.
Could it be…Dodger Stadium?
Many mysteries.
Then there is this “national” version of the ad where the couple are generic fans
And finally this…is that the same couple? I’m not entirely sure..especially checking the man’s hairline but I may be reaching. (As if this entire post isn’t reaching.)
..and as @howardmegdal pointed out – were we even allowed to order specific seats from Shea? Did we have that level of choice?
So many questions. Very suspicious commercial. I’m starting to think there is no such couple living in Istanbul!