[10000marbles]

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.

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[MikeyB99]

not bad... my question is.. how doesn't he notice all the cameras filming him while they are giving him the news

[Drew]

The famous hotdog eater. Bwahahah.

This prank is gold.

[Rex]

Hahahaha. If they traded Kendrick, I'd blow up the organization.

[Eric]

lmfao..

[MikeyB99]

Originally Posted by Rex

Hahahaha. If they traded Kendrick, I'd blow up the organization.

Now thats a bit much.. If they were trading Hamels.. then yeah, I'd blow them up as well.. But Kendrick? come on now. He had a "nice" season for a 1st year player, but hasn't shown that he should be more then a #4 in the rotation...

[PearlJam134]

They told kendrick that CSN was doing a documentary type thing on the day to day of being the Phillies manager, thats why he didn't wonder about the cameras.