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Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:36 am EST

'Trade' to Japan leaves Kendrick in shock

By Matt Romig

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick was shocked to learn that he'd been traded to the Yomiuri Giants in Japan for a player named "Kobayashi Iwamura."

"I don't know what to think right now," he told reporters outside his locker shortly after getting the news from assistant general manager Ruben Amaro Jr.

Had he truly been thinking, he would have realized that such deals are prohibited. And with a little digging he could have found out that there is no Kobayashi Iwamura playing in Japan.

The "trade" was, in fact, a prank. The ruse was orchestrated by pitcher Brett Myers and was elaborate enough to include Amaro, manager Charlie Manuel, Kendrick's agent, the media and others.

Source: Philadelphia InquirerNew Window

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  1. peter q
    1. Posted by peter q Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    hahahah thats hilarious
  2. peter q
    2. Posted by peter q Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    hahahah thats hilarious
  3. treynut
    3. Posted by treynut Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:21 pm EDT

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    that is great
  4. Hells Bells!!!!
    4. Posted by Hells Bells!!!! Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    Lol wow pretty funny at first i actually thought he was traded n i was in shock cuz i have him on my fantasy team lol they got him good glad to c he is stayin LETS GO PHILS
  5. Hells Bells!!!!
    5. Posted by Hells Bells!!!! Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    lol wow pretty funny at first i actually thought he was traded n i was in shock cuz i have him on my fantasy team lol they got him good glad to c he is stayin lets go phils
  6. Gary H
    6. Posted by Gary H Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:51 pm EDT

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    thats classic... i cant believe everybody kept a straight face
  7. Create Wonders
    7. Posted by Create Wonders Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    Haha omg the Hot Dog eater!! I thought that name sounded familiar LMAO
  8. hubert c
    8. Posted by hubert c Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:15 pm EDT

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    That's got to be the second greatest MLB prank ever just behind the one help me people many years ago was story written about a mets pheonom who could throw 130 + on radar
  9. fg x
    9. Posted by fg x Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:24 pm EDT

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    Thats harsh! Funny but i feel bad for the kid. He's gonna be great one day! Glad they're not getting rid of him!
  10. SixPackofSprite
    10. Posted by SixPackofSprite Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:28 pm EDT

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    Now this is what I wanna hear in baseball! Team laughs, everyone working together. Just what we needed in MLB after Roger "Roid" Clemens. Go Marlins!!
  11. clitpot
    11. Posted by clitpot Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    sounded like a fair trade.
  12. Thomas S
    12. Posted by Thomas S Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:23 pm EDT

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    omg. it turns out that melinda k and kasa are two pedophiles that are serving time in prison and using the internet to scam users out of their hard earned money by getting them to check phony websites. warning: there is danger to your bank and credit card accounts if you check these sites out. go red sox.
  13. Yanks Sux
    13. Posted by Yanks Sux Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    Hahaha, what is going to be funnier is when the Mets smack the Phillies around.. NOW that is funny!!!
  14. Stenton23
    14. Posted by Stenton23 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    Never fails. There's always some knucklehead who says "first!" and thinks that's a status symbol. How sad.
  15. knight fan stan
    15. Posted by knight fan stan Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    go florida marlins 2008 champs
  16. knight fan stan
    16. Posted by knight fan stan Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    go florida marlins champs
  17. jennie g
    17. Posted by jennie g Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:25 pm EDT

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    Thank god it wasn't true
  18. Jim M
    18. Posted by Jim M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    Considering the bad press that baseball is taking with the Clemens inquiry and the streoid scandal, I think this is sophmoric and a dangerous joke to be playing on someone. Grow up MLB.
  19. mariah
    19. Posted by mariah Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:06 pm EDT

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    boo phillies go cardnails
  20. pixie
    20. Posted by pixie Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:41 pm EDT

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    That's dumb,MLB should be worring about it's players being doped up.
  21. Joseph v
    21. Posted by Joseph v Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:38 pm EDT

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    Love them PHILLIES!! J-ROLL!!
  22. Jim D
    22. Posted by Jim D Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:04 pm EDT

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    Better than shaving cream in the face.
  23. SheilaR
    23. Posted by SheilaR Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:13 pm EDT

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    Classic.
  24. Star
    24. Posted by Star Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:25 pm EDT

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    This is moronic. When will people ever learn that making someone look stupid isn't funny? Its just mean.
  25. Shovelhead D
    25. Posted by Shovelhead D Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:21 pm EDT

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    That is the name of the training program in Star Trek. It is from the earlier Star Trek movies. Dooofus

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