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It's our sad duty to report that Nelson de la Rosa, who was known as the world's smallest actor and who was a friend of pitcher Pedro Martinez, has died at the age of 38, of unknown causes. De la rosa had just arrived in the U.S. from Chile to visit relatives. The 2-foot-4 de la Rosa had become known as Boston's good-luck charm after he became friends with Martinez during the Red Sox's championship season in 2004.
We never really liked the notion of people as mascots, by the way, and now feel even more uncomfortable after reading the following:
de la Rosa's body will be sent back to the Dominican Republic after an autopsy and could be put on display in a museum, his agent said.
When we go, please promise we won't be stuffed and placed in the blog exhibit at the Smithsonian.
de la Rosa Dies At 38 [CBS4Boston]
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don't worry... you'll go to the arizona cardinals museum. see... they need stuff to fill the place.
Rest
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From the looks of Bill Simmons face he is already in the process of being stuffed for the the blog exhibit at the Smithsonian.
See now I think he'd be perfect for a Baseball Hall of Fame exhibit.
I mean, the little guy prolly never bet on baseball...
I guess thirld-world plumbing isn't strong enough to flush him.
God, I wish that museum comment didn't make me think of Ted Williams.
Damn - Mugsy Bogues is gone?
After the last two years the Red Sox have had, it seems like the curse has been back for a while.
They got little baby legs that stand so low
You got to pick 'em up just to say hello
Short people got no reason to live
I loved him in "The Station Agent."
"Of course I'm late! Look at these little legs!"
Glad to see that I wasn't the only one who target locked on that pulled quote in the story.
Will, you might want to let your agent know your wishes, otherwise, you'll have to find Jennifer Love Hewitt to tell her you're not happy so she can spread the word for you.
TSW: "There was a puddle, I had to swim it, fucker."
would lee corso's baby-arm fit in this pint sized coffin?
I bet that little guy is delicious.
The museum in Chile was saddened to report that they had to work out a deal for the possesion of de la Rosa's body, between them and Doug Mientkiewicz.
Oh, StarterWife, thank you for the midday Attell reference. Warms my little heart.
The other pull quote was his survivors, who include his wife and 9 year old son.
Now, I'm not going to go around and be all mean and stuff, but there's something about imagining Lil' Nelson making a baby (who was probably nearly as big as him by the baby's 6 month birthday), that kind of skeeves me out.
"I'm late for my job at the chocolate factory!"
"de la Rosa's body will be sent back to the Dominican Republic."
I have an extra shoe box.
Whatever I can do to help the family, you know.
Will your photo will adorn countless hipster bars on the LES as the leader of the underground.
The Smithsonian? If we're lucky blogs will get an exhibit at Wall Drug.
Bill Simmons is thinking: "I don't know what I am to do now that I lost you, Mini-Me There will probably be a ten minute window when I will be inconsolable and then I will get another clone and move on.
Why did I just spend the last 5 minutes and 30 seconds of my life watching him dance?
Poor Pearl du Monville.
I loved him as Yogurt in Spaceballs.
RIP
They should do his obit in 6-point font.
He's now in heaven wrestling Kid Rocks midget sidekick for Buddha's amusement.
I work for the Smithsonian, and now that you've said that, I'm soooo going to make it happen.
"A Flood's Coming"
Yeah, to you.
His family does get to save on the memorial though.
For example, they can skip the hearse and ship him around in a Burnin' Key Car.
Now we know what that brown smudge on Kenny Rogers hand was last night.
I was more shocked that he was married and had a kid.
Seriously, who in this world doesn't love midgets? Or dwarfs. Or half people. Whatever the PC term for it is nowadays.
I'm just disappointed he and the In Living Color people couldn't come to terms on the "Head Detective" movie that had been planned...
Obligatory hey-you-insensitive-assholes-he-has-a-wife-and-9-year-old-son comment.
To his credit, de la Rosa didn't fuck up anyone's apartment on his way out.
Did it ever occur to anyone that Nelson de la Rosa actually looked like Pedro? I wish you guys had a shot of him wearing the goggles, post-ALCS. Can anyone make this happen? I feel like there should be a fitting farewell to the guy on this website.
I thought Joe C died a few years back? This sucks. Now Kid Rock might be too broken up to upstage Mellensellout at the World Series.
Will he be sent back on "deee plane, deee plane"?
When asked to comment, Pedro said quote: "It's like a little part of me died."
Rev. Dr. Gladhands,
I find your insensitivity inspiring. Out of envy, I bow to your well-honed cruelty.
Will, your body, like that of Lenin's will be stuffed and placed on permanent display, It will be wrapped in Leather and mounted on the stuffed boddy of the deceased Barbaro inside the special cliamte controled room of the Berea Public Library.
at least Herve Villachasie, Joe C. and Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf have a fourth to fill out their tag-team wrestling match. By the way, whatever happened to the Hati Kid?
Wonder if he'll be in the Academy Awards' annual tribute to dead actors for his work in Island of Dr. Moreau?
His shot-pourin' days are over.
So there's a moratorium on making jokes about a mediocre pitcher that was never good enough to stay on a team for more than 3 years, but it's OK to crack ruthless jokes about Pedro's former mascot?
So there's a moratorium on making jokes about a mediocre pitcher that wasn't good enough to last more than 3 years on a team, but it is OK to make ruthless jokes about a "midget". Great.
sorry for the double. i thought #1 got eaten.
Larry Luchino will probably buy his remains and display them at the Red Sox hall of fame.
I want my babyback babyback babyback, I want my babyback babyback babyback...
The Smithsonian? My, aren't we full of ourselves today!
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Love me some midgets.
De la Rosa is survived by his wife, a 9-year-old son, his mother and five siblings.
If his wife was normal sized, then she was into some really sick shit.
Great, now who is going to make those delicious Wonka Bars?
Apparently, Randy Newman was correct.
So there's a moratorium on making jokes about a mediocre pitcher that wasn't good enough to last more than 3 years on a team, but it is OK to make ruthless jokes about a "midget". Great.
Just my opinion: they're cracking jokes about him. Not the way he died. And in my mind, at least, there's a difference.