As SABRite Cy Morong wrote in today’s SABR-L:

Maxing out credit cards to pay for independent films may become a thing of the past if the scheme of a group of Dublin producers of a documentary about the mushrooming interest in Irish baseball proves to be successful.

That’s because an Irish filmmaker is offering a spot to appear in the movie on eBay. According to the listing:

The producers of “The Emerald Diamond” invite you to put your name and face on the big screen. High bidder is guaranteed a spot in the film and the title of “Executive Producer” with number one billing in the credits of the film.

As of this posting, the bid was at a reasonable $1,000. If this thing is legit, it could be better than a major-league fantasy camp. It’s cheaper (fantasy camps are usually around $3K), lasts longer (camps are only a week) and more indelible (sure, you’ll never see the movie at Blockbuster, but you’ll be a hero in Ireland). Perhaps now is the time to put up my “donate to this blog” Paypal icon…

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