I'm having kind of a tough day today, so I particularly appreciated the following breaking story, provided by my local paper, The New York Daily News, to wit:
In "Frozen," Larry Johnson, a former executive at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Ariz., writes that Williams' head, which had been severed and frozen for storage, was abused at the facility. Johnson claims a technician took baseball-like swings at Williams' frozen head with a monkey wrench. Williams, the last player to hit over .400 in a season, died in 2002 at age 83 and had his remains sent to Alcor for cryogenic storage in the hope that future generations would develop the technology to revive him.
Since I'm interested in the whole concept of cryogenics, I have certain questions:
- Was the "batting practice" with Ted Williams' head a subtle homage to the greatest hitter in the history of baseball?
I'm sure there are other interesting aspects of the situation that will develop. Right now, I'm beginning to make some inquiries on all of these. Enquiring heads want to know, y'know.
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