Bill Murray’s goal in life is to make your life seem purposeless and dull. And he succeeds.
Bill Murray exists on a plane distinctively separate than ours.
I’m sure you’ve all heard a story about Bill Murray, whether it’s a younger Bill nearly choking Martin Mull to death (or at least trying very hard to), or maybe you heard the one about how a fan wanted an autograph so instead, Bill does an impromptu Wes Anderson slow walk credit scene with the fan and his friends.
No matter what story you hear about Bill Murray, the reaction usually ends with “Jesus, this man is pretty awesome!”
So it comes as no surprise that Bill could be recruited for projects that…well…aren’t necessarily what you would expect from pretty much any other actor of his stature. For his latest trick, Bill agreed to cut a promo for the AAA Toledo Mud Hens, who are hosting a “Ghostbusters Fan Night” where the team will wear Ghostbusters-inspired uniforms, the sort of gimmick that’s pretty commonplace in Minor League Baseball, and ultimately what makes going to minor league games so fun (in addition to Dollar Beer Night, which is also awesome, obviously).
While it was a fairly big deal that the Mud Hens got Bill to cut them a promo for anything Ghostbusters-related, that wasn’t enough. Bill decided to do the entire promo…in legendary Chicago Cubs (and yes, White Sox) play-by-play announcer Harry Caray’s voice.
Now for the younger set, it might sound like Bill Murray is drunk or having a stroke, but for the rest of us who’d appreciate such a thing, it turns the promo into 19 seconds of absolute magic.
But then, we are talking about Bill Murray. How could it be anything less?