Barbershop Quartet.

According to the Globe, premiering during today's NESN broadcast of the game (assuming, of course, that NESN can figure out how to get the game on telelvision) will be two Red Sox ads. The first features Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield, Jonathan Papelbon, and David Ortiz in a barber shop. Ignoring the improbability of the four of them seeing the same barber, it's pretty good. I like the little detail of having the article on the back page of the paper that Wake is reading being in defense of JD Drew (it may, of course, just be a coincidence--they could have simply filmed it whichever day that Globe article came out but I like to think that it was purposeful.)

The second ad (which can be seen on the Red Sox website) features John Lackey being confused about how to get around Boston and getting advice from Don Orsillo on how to navigate. I'll just say it: I'm starting to really like John Lackey. Also, any talk of a rotary (which aren't unique to Massachusetts anyway) requires a "Hey, look kids! There's Big Ben and Parliament!"