An urn for the die-hard fan
Hang on, Mets fans!
As of next month, Eternal Image of Farmington Hills, Mich., is putting on sale (through funeral homes) urns festooned with, yes, Major League Baseball logos.
For a mere $699, fans of the Yankees (and seven other teams) can have their remains put in an urn with the team's logo on the front, a base shaped like home plate and room for a souvenir baseball on top.
Coffins with team logos are due in September.
Which leads to an urgent question for any Mets fan currently, um, feeling a tad under the weather.
When will the Amazin's get their urn turn, joining the Yanks, Cardinals, Braves, Red Sox, Cubs, Tigers, Dodgers and Phillies?
A spokeswoman said the Mets are one of 12 teams due in the next wave of offerings later this year. So hang on!
At least Eternal Image is soft-pedaling the whole thing, given the sensitivity of the subject.
"Not much has changed in the funeral industry in centuries -- some might even say in thousands of years," its brochure reads. "Until now."
Hang on, Mets fans!
As of next month, Eternal Image of Farmington Hills, Mich., is putting on sale (through funeral homes) urns festooned with, yes, Major League Baseball logos.
For a mere $699, fans of the Yankees (and seven other teams) can have their remains put in an urn with the team's logo on the front, a base shaped like home plate and room for a souvenir baseball on top.
Coffins with team logos are due in September.
Which leads to an urgent question for any Mets fan currently, um, feeling a tad under the weather.
When will the Amazin's get their urn turn, joining the Yanks, Cardinals, Braves, Red Sox, Cubs, Tigers, Dodgers and Phillies?
A spokeswoman said the Mets are one of 12 teams due in the next wave of offerings later this year. So hang on!
At least Eternal Image is soft-pedaling the whole thing, given the sensitivity of the subject.
"Not much has changed in the funeral industry in centuries -- some might even say in thousands of years," its brochure reads. "Until now."
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