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Watch Your Back, Paps

Justin Masterson's only been in the bigs a short while, and he's already gone Hollywood.

First Pedroia, then Papelbon and now Masterson fancy themselves quite the thespians. Backup career, perhaps?

Comments (18)

[ Ian ] says:
on August 24, 2008 2:36 PM

at least he's a better actor than Pedroia.

[ Kara ] says:
on August 24, 2008 2:40 PM

"I can't believe it, it's Jim Rice!"
My brother still makes fun of that commercial.

I'm probably more amused by these Olympia Sports commercials then I should be. Is there a story behind the "Rusty" name or was that just thrown in there?

[ sittingstill ] says:
on August 24, 2008 4:14 PM

I just want to know what he did with the clothes he had on in the cab.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on August 24, 2008 4:42 PM

Gave them away to adoring fans?

[ sittingstill ] says:
on August 24, 2008 4:48 PM

Tall, long-limbed fans, I hope...

His head appears to be about an inch from the cab roof.

He's definitely the best I've seen of the current roster of Sox actors. Paps I think is even worse then Pedroia.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on August 24, 2008 4:52 PM

We can't count out Wake and his jewelry store commercials.

[ jules ] says:
on August 24, 2008 5:11 PM

I saw that commercial today. I just adore him--my favorite baby Sox, I would say.

And yes, he's a much better actor that Pleats and Paps.

What a game, eh? WOW!

[ Mac ] says:
on August 24, 2008 5:11 PM

I think I've probably watched this 10 times since it was posted. I don't know what I find so amusing with it. Masterson is definitely a better actor than Pedie, though.

[ fc ] says:
on August 24, 2008 5:16 PM

I think the key is that he wasn't really acting - this is pretty much like his daily life. For a fair comparison we need to see him talking to Crazy Hair Guy in a Sullivan Tire commercial.

[ Anonymous ] says:
on August 24, 2008 5:31 PM

The Sullivan Tire guy scares me.

[ Jessi ] says:
on August 24, 2008 5:47 PM

I pretty much love J-Mast.

[ Piney61 ] says:
on August 24, 2008 5:58 PM

I remember Timlin doing a commercial for a limo company which was pretty good. But then again, he also did a little voice acting in the show Arthur, so yeah. He's probably the best of the bunch because I think he was the one in the show that got the most lines(then again you had Johnny Damon and Edgar Renteria there too...Damon acting -- no. Edgar was okay)

[ Adam ] says:
on August 24, 2008 9:29 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I-2YW0IzUU

He's no Bronson Arroyo with the acting!

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on August 24, 2008 9:51 PM

Then again, who is? Bronson is the Robert DeNiro of ballplayers.

[ Cyn ] says:
on August 25, 2008 7:06 AM

Masterson "acts" rings around the rest of them. :)

They show that Timlin limo commercial at the Lowell Spinners games.

http://www.firstchoicelimo.com/video_tim.htm

[ Rachel C ] says:
on August 25, 2008 9:31 AM

Timlin clearly wins the acting contest, by a mile.

Love that Bronson commercial, though!!

[ Mary ] says:
on August 25, 2008 2:00 PM

Before you put this up, I had stumbled upon the guy who produces these ads on YouTube. I asked him to put this up, and he said he would.
He also said that Justin was a great guy, really nice and easy to work with.
Would we expect anything less from him? :)

[ Angie ] says:
on August 25, 2008 3:00 PM

I think Pedie definitely wins hands down. But seriously, Masterson is a really good actor. And I don't think Damon's acting is that bad. He was good in that Dunkin Donuts commercial with Theo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=worZ2V5mtvE

Bronson's commercial made me laugh so hard. "Shit! Would you believe a double?"

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