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ESPN's Unintentional April Fool's Day Prank

So someone smarter than me will have to get a screenshot of the page, but right now on ESPN's homepage, they have as a headline, "Cubs Lose Big Z".

 

The actual article says that he left the game with an arm cramp and that he shouldn't miss a start.  So... the Cubs haven't actually "lost" Zambrano.  Thanks ESPN, the headline worked, it made me read the article.

 

On a separate note, Carlos, drink some friggin' water please.

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WATER!

I say they get funnel, hold it in his mouth before the game and just dump 4 gal. down it

by miamicanes on Apr 1, 2008 9:19 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

And...

it's not like he has to worry about taking a leak during the game. There's a toilet maybe 10 feet from the dugout up to the clubhouse.

"Dad gum right this games gonna be played under protest. . . I guarantee this is gonna be one protest that's upheld." --Hawk Harrelson, 6/24/07

by RynoHoF on Apr 1, 2008 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

What are we waiting for GRAB THE FUNNEL!

Who would have to hold him down?

by miamicanes on Apr 1, 2008 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It would have to be

D Ward and Soto to hold him down!

by Ga Cub on Apr 1, 2008 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

IV...

Why not just hook him up to an IV before the game? (Non-pitching arm obviously) Get him hydrated by any means necessary!

"The one that invent the light tried 2,000 times and finally he did it, we have light...I don't want to spend 2,000 times to win Opening Day" Carlos Zambrano

by CubsBullsBears on Apr 1, 2008 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The headline was correct

They lost him for the game.

by lamentir on Apr 1, 2008 9:56 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It was misleading at best.

"Cubs Lose Big Z" implies they have "lost" him for an extended period.

Incidentally, I have noticed that virtually all your posts have to do with "correcting" someone here. Are you interested in participating, or just playing internet spelling/grammar police?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Apr 1, 2008 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, if I see something I don't agree with,

Just let it be?

Not sure what you're talking about, haven't had any spelling contests here. Posting/blogging is too fast for anyone to worry about that, unless you're a teacher or just really anal.

If this is about yesterday and your statement, I was one of many who updated you on the "pitcher batting eighth" thing.

by lamentir on Apr 1, 2008 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

By the way...

It's spelled lamenter. :)

by Archie on Apr 1, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, ha

Didn't even realize that. That's not what my username is. It's a play off something else.

by lamentir on Apr 3, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

By the way...

It's spelled lamenter. :)

by Archie on Apr 1, 2008 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's different...

... if you are correcting a fact like the pitcher batting 8th thing, although I have yet to see any proof of that one way or the other.

Playing grammar police is a bit different.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Apr 1, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I gave the stats

Don't know what more proof you can have.

I'm just disagreeing here on the headline. It has nothing to do with grammar.

by lamentir on Apr 3, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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