This coming Wednesday at midnight, "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith" will premiere to the masses. And many a geek will be there.....including me, who has been holding onto tickets for over a month now.
Uh, but that is neither here nor there. As a Star Wars fan...and a known sports freak....I thought I'd check out where these two loves meet.
Most people have seen ESPN's commercial involving Star Wars characters. Vader spooks Lennox Lewis; C3PO drops a racket; R2D2 interrupts SportsCenter. You can actually get Star Wars jerseys. Just go to Activity Toys: Compare Prices at mySimon and check out some of there stuff. You can get football or basketball jerseys with the names Vader, Fett or Yoda on the back.
Star Wars has made appearances in NASCAR. Elliot Sadler, who drives the M&Ms #38 car....drove a limited edition "Dark Side Chocolate" M&Ms car. Sadler's teammate, Dale Jarrett, had his #88 car done up in the "Jedi Light Chocolate" getup. Both cars appeared in the Phoenix race in late April. In that same race, Jeff Gordon's #24 car [which is sponsored by Star Wars lovin' Pepsi] featured Yoda on the hood.
During halftime of the Pacers-Pistons playoff game this past Sunday, Samuel Jackson [who plays Mace Windu in "Sith"] speaking on the NBA in the NBA MINUTE. That minute also featured clips from the movie. The NBA is also teaming up with Star Wars in their NBA.com: NBA Star Wars Ultimate Battles segment...which links great NBA playoff moments in each of the years that the Star Wars movies debuted.
The Altoona Curve, a Pirates AA team, held "Star Wars Night" last Tuesday. The first 2000 fans to arrive will get "Let the Curve Be With You" bracelets. The Newark Bears offered a $1 discount for people wearing a Star Wars costume to their game on Saturday. They even had a Jedi Camp for the kids as well as appearances by Darh Vader and some Stormtroopers. Several other minor league teams held a "Star Wars Night" of there own. There was even a delay during the Peoria Chiefs game due to a lighted blue lightsaber being waved in the batters view.
Even Barry Bonds mentioned that he was going to see Episode III [ The Official Barry Bonds Site] on his blog.
If you remember back many years ago, baseball card maker Topps made quick a bit of cash on Star Wars trading cards.
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