Wrigleyville bar chooses a tasteless way to remember Pearl Harbor

By D.J. ShortDec 7, 2013, 4:34 PM EDT
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Today marks the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor which brought the United States into World War II. Murphy’s Bleachers, a popular bar outside Wrigley Field in Chicago, decided to remember that tragic day with this unfortunate and tasteless sign:

The Chicago-Sun Times has another picture here, so it is confirmed to be real. I can’t imagine who would ever think that this was a good idea or anything close to clever, but here we are.

UPDATE: Murphy’s Bleachers has since taken down the sign and issued the following apology:

Long time NL umpire Dutch Rennert has died

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By Craig CalcaterraJun 19, 2018, 10:36 AM EDT
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MLB.com reports that long time umpire Dutch Rennert has died at the age of 88.

Rennert retired as a National League umpire after the 1992 season, so a lot of you didn’t get a chance to see him. But believe me, if you got a chance to see him in action, you’d remember him. He had one of the most distinct strikeout calls in history. He’d go turn to the side, go down on one knee, point with purpose and bellow “STRIKE . . . ONNNNNNEEEEE!”

It was quite the scene, man:

 

I used to love it when Rennert called a game I was watching on TV. I always knew the count.

Rest in Peace, Dutch. I cannot vouch for the peace of whoever is on the cloud next to yours, though.