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Brett Myers is the new Ashton Kootcher (with Video)
The Phillies executed an elaborate clubhouse prank and tricked Kyle Kendrick into thinking he was traded to a Japanese team...
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  • moonlightgram moonlightgram
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    Hysterical that they went through the trouble of making this video, although Kyle Kendrick takes it all in stride really.
    Posted 2/17/2008 respond (flag)
  • Redsauce Redsauce
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    No kidding--I'm not sure I'd take it nearly as well.  Plus, if the guy you pull this on has a little 'roid rage going, you might want to pre-pick your casket.
    Posted 2/17/2008 respond (flag)
  • Juke Juke
    +1
    It's K U T C H E R
    Posted 2/18/2008 respond (flag)
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Kyle Kendrick Is Gullible
FanHouse — ... Brett Myers with pulling this one off. Myers devised the entire plan to convince teammate Kyle Kendrick that he'd been traded to a Japanese team. The entire Phillies clubhouse was in on it, including the media, and the team even went as far as creating a fake itinerary, a fake press release, and fake trade papers to fool Kendrick. Now if only Myers can fool Pat Gillick into giving Ryan Howard the contract extension he deserves. (Via Bugs & Cranks)   Permalink | Email this ...

Phillies Pull All-Time Prank On Pitcher Kendrick
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... office at Bright House Networks Field. With a straight face, the assistant general manager told his gullible pitcher that he’d been dealt to the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League for a player named “Kobayashi Iwamura .” Presented with a letter printed on Phillies stationery with official-sounding language, Kendrick was convinced of the “deal,” and given an itinerary of things he must do so the swap could be completed, supplied by traveling secretary Frank Coppenbarger . BUGS & CRANKS has more on this , including a video of the whole thing going down. I’m not ...

Kyle Kendrick Will Never Eat Hot Dogs Again
The Big Lead — The Phillies pulled off an instant-classic clubhouse prank Saturday afternoon in Clearwater. Evil genius Brett Myers concocted a plan where assistant GM Ruben Amaro and manager Charlie Manuel would inform 2nd year pitcher Kyle Kendrick that he was traded to a Japenese team in exchange for another pitcher - named Kobyashi.   Watch and enjoy.  The plan was extensive and nearly everyone and their mother was in on the prank.  Good stuff.  Brett Myers is the new Ashton Kootcher [Bugs and Cranks]

Brett Myers — That Indisputible Cad
East Windup Chronicle — ... Typically, I have about as much interest in what goes on in a baseball team’s clubhouse as I do celebrity bedrooms, but this is a pretty funny and elaborate prank pulled off by the Phillies at the expense of pitcher Kyle Kendrick. ...

Daily Dump: Ashley Judd Wet, Barkley’s Run For Office, Brett Myers Tricks And Airport Cop Pinup
Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football — ... Brett Myers is the new Ashton Kootcher [Bugs and Cranks] ...

Kyle Kendrick Gets Punk’d By Brett Myers
MVN Outsider — ... contest champion). How’d Myers manage to do this? Well, he involved pretty much everyone in the Phillies organization, including manager Charlie Manuel, assistant general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., Kendrick’s agent Joe Urbon, all the players, and even several members of the media. This has gotta be one of the greatest clubhouse pranks in sports history. Brett Myers is officially the new Ashton Kutcher. Hat tip: Bugs & Cranks

Brett Myers is Full of Trickery [Better Than Beating His Wife I Guess]
Deadspin — When not occupied with domestic abuse or calling reporters retards, Phillies pitcher Brett Myers fancies himself quite the mischievous clubhouse presence. Here, he's gotten manager Charlie Manuel, some beat reporters and GM Ruben Amaro in on the act of fooling pitcher Kyle Kendrick into thinking he's been dealt to a Japanese team. Bug & Cranks also has scans of the fake documents they took the time to draw up. I like that Kendrick's first question is whether Japan has any decent food. Well, I don't know, it's not ...

Brett Myers - So Much Funnier When He’s Not Beating The Daylights Out Of His Wife
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... Gullible, thy name is Kyle Kendrick. Hey, if you think this video is funny, you should see the footage of Lastings Milledge being told he was traded to the Nationals for Ryan Church. ...

Long weekend readin’
umpbump.com — ... The Phillies—manager, players, even beat reporters—played an elaborate practical joke on Kyle Kendrick by convincing him he’d been traded to Japan. Watch him get punk’d at Bugs and Cranks. ...

This Phillies prank on Kyle Kendrick works on so many levels
Big League Stew — ... • The fake trade papers/travel arrangements. If Kendrick doesn't know not to sign anything without talking to his agent first, then I have a few business proposals I'd like to discuss with him. If anyone else is interested most of the ideas have to do with either hot plasma TVs or slippers for housecats. ...

Weekend Tube Review: Daytona 500 > All-Star Game
The Sporting Blog — ... Courtesy of Bugs & Cranks, video of the Phillies extremely well executed prank on second-year pitcher Kyle Kendrick: ...

march of the pecs-uins
The Bullpen Baker — ... i rarely post about a team other than the a's, but my main man sent this to me earlier and i thought it was hilarious. if you can't view it, go here. enjoy! ...

Sixers Prank Not Quite As Sophisticated As Phils
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — ... While the Phillies pulled off one of the all time pranks earlier this spring, the Sixers resort to hiding in a dark room and jumping out at someone who doesn't know they are there. Spooky! The victim here is rookie Herbert Hill. ...

What the Phillies Really Buried
crashburnalley.com — ... . The papers : They verified the trade of Kyle Kendrick to the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, used in the hilarious prank before the start of the 2008 regular season. Shaving cream pie, Tomas Perez : At least when the Phillies were bad, there were some good moments, most of which were provided by ...

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crashburnalley.com 2/17/2008 — After the Phillies’ workout on Saturday, Ruben Amaro Jr. summoned Kendrick into manager Charlie Manuel’s office at Bright House Networks Field. With a straight face, the assistant general manager told his gullible pitcher that he’d been dealt to the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League for a player named “Kobayashi Iwamura.”
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