Calling All Sox Fanatical Families...

For those who love reality television, you are most likely familiar with the FOX series, "Trading Spouses", where two “couldn’t be more different” families swap the mothers for a week to see what happens when mothers stop being polite and start getting real. One recent episode had the fathers so riled up over one another's spouses that a table was thrown with shouts of "You're going to kill him. Stop it!" in the background. (Riveting, right?) So when this posting popped up today on craigslist’s “creative gigs” section, Bostonist had to give those Fox Television execs some credit. While they might have misstepped by killing off Mischa Barton's character on "The O.C." recently, FOX might be onto something good here:

Searching for Red Sox families for primetime tv series

If you and your family are big Red Sox fans, you could receive up to $50,000 and appear on primetime tv!

Is your family the most outwardly enthusiastic and fiercely loyal Red Sox Fans in the country??

TRADING SPOUSES wants you!!

Selected families receive up to $50,000.00 for participating.

Wouldn’t it be interesting to see a diehard Yankees family and Red Sox fanatic family switch moms for a bit? Imagine the bickering over the Johnny Damon move, the reversing of the curse, and why we wear those "Yankees Suck" t-shirts? While the post mentions nothing about being paired up with a Yankees family, we can only take a guess that the TV producers are programming geniuses (and we're sure this episode would air during the MLB playoffs, of course.) For $50,000, who wouldn’t apply? With that kind of payout, you could easily afford 4 Green Monster seats that August weekend when the Yankees visit again. (And possibly some Fenway Franks if you save money and take the T.)

If anyone in your family takes it to the extreme with body paint like this guy, your family probably has a good shot at the $50,000. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Paul Keleher.