www.philly.com — CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Phillies traded Kyle Kendrick yesterday. To the Yomiuri Giants. In Japan. For Kobayashi Iwamura."Do they have good food in Japan?" a stunned Kendrick asked reporters, who circled his locker inside the clubhouse at Bright House Networks Field. "I don't know what to think right now." Unbelievable, huh? Indeed. The Phillies executed an elaborate prank on Kendrick, one so ...
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baseballmusings.com —
... February 17, 2008 Panksters It seems like the entire Phillies management, players and media were in on convincing Kyle Kendrick he was traded to Japan . Even Kyle's agent was in on the dececption. Posted by David Pinto at ...
MLB pranks begin
Right Field Bleachers —
... With the start of spring training comes a lot of pranks, especially on younger players. This one from Philadelphia has set the bar pretty high. They got Kyle Kendrick good. ...
A Prank for the Ages
River Avenue Blues —
... It’s one thing to stick Icy Hot in a guys jockstrap, or tell him that his luggage got lost on the trip to Seattle, but this is just mean. And absolutely hilarious. ...
Punk'd, Phillies Style
Surviving Grady —
... What's amazing here, outside of a grown man using the word "gosh", is how many folks chipped in to bust Kendrick's stones. Check the link for the whole story. ...
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Carlos Beltran Says Mets are Team to Beat
www.the700level.com 2/17/2008 — With (Santana), now, I have no doubt that we're going to win in our division," Beltran said. "So this year, to Jimmy Rollins, we are the team to beat." That's what Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran had to say.
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With (Santana), now, I have no doubt that we're going to win in our division," Beltran said. "So this year, to Jimmy Rollins, we are the team to beat." That's what Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran had to say.
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Carlos Beltran to Jimmy Rollins: "We Are the Team to Beat"
bleacherreport.com 2/17/2008 — “Let me tell you this: Without Santana, we felt as a team we have a chance to win in our division. With him now, I have no doubt that we’re going to win in our division. I have no doubt in that. We’ve got what it takes. We have ...
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Kyle Kendrick Gets Punk’d
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.”
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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