Now playing on iTunes: Mayer; Only Heart (the live stuff.)

when the Twins released the Homer Hanky way back in 1987, I doubt they'd envisioned the phenomenon that would ensue. Had they, they probably wouldn't have done it. In 2003 the Hanky had reached such iconic status (unlike its bastard half-brother the Touchdown Towel) that there was public outrage when they shifted from the standard red printing to a new blue design with block lettering. So they returned to the more traditional design for version 2004 and as it turned out, there were knockoffs being peddled for as much as $10 (compared to the paltry dollar the official ones at the ballpark run). The Twins put the kibosh on that, but were more than happy to let MLB.com sell them for the princely sum of $12.99. And you don't even get free shipping... what a bunch of bitches. The amazing thing to me though, is they're still outselling ANYTHING in the MLB.com shop. One other Hanky note, the copyright on the bottom of Version 2004 says "Copyright 1987, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004 Star Tribune." Hmm, seems they forgot about the 1988 reappearance for the start of the season. Which is shocking, since they went out of the way to protect the other 5 designs. But the fans like me haven't forgotten, so as a big "fuck you" to the uber-liberal Strib, here is the Homer Hanky, v2.0:



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