WBRS Sports Blog

WBRS Sports Blog is honored to interview Adam J. Morris, the winning bidder of the Melissa Lima dress auction. Adam is an avid Texas Rangers fan, and runs the Lone Star Ball blog, a sports nation Texas Rangers fan site. Adam won the dress worn by Melissa in the famous photo (seen above), for a whopping $152.50 and we were able to sit down with him and ask him a few questions about the auction and his new dress...

WBRS Sports:What exactly is behind the motivation for bidding on such an unusual piece of sports memorabilia?

Adam J. Morris:I saw a link to it on Baseball Think Factory, and with not much Rangers stuff to talk about I figured I'd throw up a link on my site. Then I saw that the bidding was still relatively low, so as a lark, I put a bid up. I figured Golden Palace or someone would end up outbidding me, but if they didn't, well, the price wasn't too prohibitive, and it would make for an amusing anecdote.

WBRS Sports:Included with the dress is an autographed 8 X 10 photograph, personalized by Melissa Lima. Have you decided what you want her to write?

Adam J. Morris:I've been soliciting suggestions on my site, and several other sites, including Deadspin and Fark, have linked to the story and asked folks to make suggestions, as well. I haven't quite decided what I'm going to ask for yet...

WBRS Sports:In 2004, a woman accused Jose Lima of giving her genital herpes. Do you feel that once you receive the dress, a thorough cleaning might be necessary for your own safety?

Adam J. Morris:I'm sure that's not anything to worry about.

WBRS Sports:Seriously though, what does your wife think of the fact that not only did you bid on this dress, but you actually won?

Adam J. Morris:My wife's comment, when I told her about it, and showed her my blog entry about it: "I find nothing about any of this amusing."

WBRS Sports:Finally, what do you plan on doing with the dress?

Adam J. Morris:I have no idea. I've suggested on the blog that I'd photograph my brother, Ben, wearing the dress, and post it on my blog. Or re-create the original photo, with me as Jose Lima, Ben wearing the dress, and my currently-8-month-old playing the role of the Little Lima. Maybe I'll frame it and hang it up. But I'd probably only do that after exhausting the humorous possibilities involving pictures of the dress with Ben.