What do we nickname it?

"The Fame Monster"?--it's not in left field, though.

"The Big Gay Wall"?

To make it perfect, they should set it on a backdrop of crushed black velvet.

Also, there will be a fish tank behind home plate. It has a picture.

Between the new logo and this, it's clear that the Marlins have decided what they are and are going with it.

so what song will accompany this?

This is fantastic. The spinning Marlin at the top is the best part. Between the new logo and this, it's clear that the Marlins have decided what they are and are going with it.

When did the Marlins become a minor league team?

"Macho Man", of course.

With the scoreboard showing an animated version of whoever hit the home run, dancing around in a Macho Man outfit

As for the Marlins' thing, for me, it has crossed beyond tacky and into awesomely tacky. Every ballpark needs something this uniquely awesome.

Who the #### do they think their target audience is?

This is not the artist's fault. When you hire Red Grooms, this is exactly the kind of thing you must expect.

Post-War (Day Sale)

Christie's

Thursday, 10AM, May 17, 2001

Sale 7646

Lot 182, "Joltin' Joe Takes a Swing," by Red Grooms, acrylic on wood sculpture, 61 inches high, 1985-8

By Carter B. Horsley

Of all the 20th Century artists who have worked in New York, perhaps no one better captures the energy and chaos, empathy and pathos, humor, high spirits and hell of the city than Red Grooms (b. 1937).

Lot 182, "Joltin' Joe Takes a Swing," is a good example of Grooms's wacky/delirious visions, an acrylic on wood sculpture that is 61 inches high. Executed in 1985-1988, that has a conservative estimate of $70,000 to $90,000. Grooms's figures are not anatomically correct, nor politically correct. They are, however, attitudinally correct. The umpire here is fearsome and decisive. The catcher is full of concentration behind his mask and big glove. Joltin' Joe looks not at all like Joe Dimaggio with his steroid biceps and enormous shoulders, but his visage is rather beatific, which is in keeping with the worship of Yankee fans and the begrudging respect of his opposition. Grooms has caught the moment even if the ball is not yet in the catcher's glove and the umpire has raised his hand and voice Striiiike! Many of Groom's urban reconstructions are huge with crowded subways, stuffed cabs and raucous traffic, a phantasmogoria of riotous cacophony. Here, he has monumentally paid respect to a famous, mythic New York figure and brings us to the edge of our seats to await the next pitch.

RED GROOMS (b. 1937)

Joltin' Joe Takes a Swing ...

Price Realized
$70,500
Price includes buyer's premium

Ps I don't think red grooms is gay though I wouldn't surprise me if the gayness is an intentional homage to the Miami gay scene which would itself be kind of awesome.