Brewers' Will Smith writes to Hollywood's Will Smith asking to meet
Milwaukee left-hander writes funny letter to movie star with the same name asking if they can be pals and hang out and stuff.
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Dave Brown
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This isn't going to affect the pennant race much, but Will Smith the pitcher wants to meet Will Smith the actor, so left-hander Will Smith wrote "After Earth" Will Smith to tell him as such. It sounds like a simple enough request, but Will Smith the pitcher has a very busy schedule playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, and Will Smith the actor could be off shooting a movie or movies for weeks or months at a time. He's very busy too. They easily could miss each other.
But wait until Will Smith the actor gets a load of the letter Will Smith the pitcher wrote him (with the help of the Brewers media relations department, possibly). Regardless, it's a doozy, as is the accompanying video:
Dear Will Smith,
It's me! Will Smith. But you can call me Will. How are you? I am well. Did you get my first three letters? I think the post office might be losing the because I have not heard back. I know you're busy making movies, but I would really like to meet you. I'm a big fan, and not just because we have the same name. Did you know we have the same name? How are Jaden and Willow? Kids grow up so fast, don't they? When we meet in person, I think we'll have a lot to talk about; we might even become best friends.
Besides having the same name, here are some other things we have in common:
• We're both tall, although I'm taller.
• We both like to get jiggy with it.
• We both look great in black suits.
• We both like Tommy Lee Jones, although now that I think about it, everyone loves Tommy Lee Jones.
• You were in "Wild, Wild West." I own a cowboy hat.
• We both have short, dorky sidekicks. You have Carlton, I have Tyler Thornburg.
These are just a few of the many things we have in common. Maybe after you get done filming "Bad Boys 3," you can come to one of my baseball games. I promise, if you come to the game, I will strike out so many batters for you. Please come to Milwaukee whenever you want; Ed Sedar even said he'll pay for your trip. I can't wait to meet you and become BFFs.
Sincerely,
The "Other" Will Smith
P.S.: Is it cool if I tell people we hang out all of the time? If not, I'll stop.
P.P.S.: I have a giant poster of you from "Independence Day" hanging in my locker. And I don't care if Jim Henderson makes fun of me; I'm never taking it down.
One question: What could possess Tyler Thornburg to dance like that?
Best line: "I will strike out so many batters for you," and the part about a coach paying for Smith's trip to Miller Park.
It all might seem like a gag, but it's real enough. From the Cait Covers the Bases blog:
This is the start of the #WillMeetsWill campaign. Join in on Twitter and Instagram and we’ll see if we can organize our efforts and get Will Smith out to Miller Park this summer to meet his namesake.
Where there's a Will, or two Wills, there must be a way. Will Smith the pitcher's Twitter handle, by the way, is @White_Willy31 — which should distinguish himself from the "other" Will Smith. It's also nice how Smith's teammates refer to him as the "third-most" famous Will Smith, including the NFL player by the same name who played for the Saints. No word if the Brewers care to make this a three-way Will Smith hunt. Or if they've contacted Alfonso Ribeiro as a backup with Thornburg in mind.
Hey, the way Will Smith is pitching, he'll be the second-most famous Will Smith very soon. Perhaps this summer, or by the time "Bad Boys 3" comes out.
