Reactions: Spider-Man 2 Head2Head

SI.com's Jacob Luft and Pete McEntegart went Head2Head on baseball's plan -- since rescinded -- to place ads for Spider-Man 2 on the bases for the weekend of June 11-13. Here are some of your reactions.

I don't think Spider-Man ads would be a disgrace to baseball. Baseball has had worse. It would be more of a disgrace to Stan Lee (creator of Spider-Man). The movie will do fine without MLB.
 -- Lee Allen, Saranac, N.Y.

Aren't we taking ourselves a little too seriously here? A sticker on a base? Who is going to notice when the game starts. It's not like they were promoting Spider-Man 2 with the new rules of two strikes and you're out or two outs per half inning. A decal will not change the game or the way we watch it.
 -- Steve Muller, Albany, N.Y.

What exactly gives you the right to call Ralph Nader out of touch? Many would argue that he is the only high-profile American who is IN touch. Just because you don't agree with him, doesn't make him out of touch!
 -- Mary Alice Hamnett, Columbus, Ohio

Stop being like Bob Costas and join the 21st century.
 -- Dennis Bencher, Lagrangeville, N.Y.

What's next? The Red Bull Bullpen. The NEXTEL On-Deck Circle. The Mounds pitchers mound. Enough is enough.
 -- Eddie Walker, Memphis, Tenn.

I'm 25 years old and I'm a baseball purist. It's not just for octogenarians anymore. Most of my friends are purists as well. None of us like Bud Selig, how poorly baseball markets itself or how poorly baseball markets other products. There are reasons for all of these but listing mine would take days.
 -- Adam Walters, Thomasville, N.C.

I'm 62 years young and never ever thought I would see the day NASCAR made it to MLB.
 -- Rich, Maiden, N.C.

This just in: Bud Selig, the most notorious supervillain of all times, destroys baseball.
 -- Clayton Dujenski, Huntington Beach, Calif.

Spider-Man ads are a lot less annoying than the horrible loud music and promotions that are played between every inning! Purists don't seem to mind that. I say keep Spidey and let there be peace between innings.
 -- Stephen Way, Cleveland

Pete McEntegart misses the point. Nader is not typical. Most of us critics of this stupid move are not opposed to commercialism in baseball; hucksterism has always been part of the game. It's the form of the commercialism that's at issue. Selig and his staff are idiots. They don't understand their target market. I would be happy to see beer logos on uniforms rather than have to be subjected to a barrage of promotion for a mediocre juvenile movie. I go to baseball games to escape from idiocy like Spider-Man II, and I doubt very much that millions of children across America are going to run to baseball parks to see some logos stenciled on bases.
 -- Jonathan Nighswander, Newton, Mass.

I must admit I find it unique there is no advertising on the uniforms of players or on the playing surface. In Australia, in main street sports (Rugby League, Australian Rules, Cricket) there has been advertising on uniforms, on playing fields, on equipment (balls, bats) for many years. Most teams also have contracts with footwear and clothing companies. It is bizarre that in a country which is noted for commercialization that baseball remains untouched in the promotion of products on the field.
 -- Mark Childs, Canberra, Australia