04/20/24
April 01, 2008
Barry Bonds signs with Yankees!:
The New York Yankees have pulled out all the stops to win this season and have signed Barry Bonds to act as their DH. This comes on the heels of Jason Giambi being diagnosed with another stomach tumour (his first one was in 2004). Bonds is expected to practice with their Florida State League team for a couple of weeks before being called up to the majors. The terms of his contract are currently unavailable.
WOW!!! Thats really the only word I can say here.
posted by elijahin24 at 12:37 AM on April 01, 2008
April Fools?
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:43 AM on April 01, 2008
The part of me that loves baseball hopes so, but the part of me that hates the yankees hopes its for real.
posted by elijahin24 at 12:50 AM on April 01, 2008
Oh man.... I completely forgot it was April 1st. This one got me pretty good. I was thinking, "Who the HELL is Lirpa Sloof?!"
posted by freeze_over98 at 01:00 AM on April 01, 2008
April Fools day is for assholes. Honestly, you may as well not even bother reading any websites until April 2nd now.
posted by Drood at 04:59 AM on April 01, 2008
I never read the articles anyways. I come for the snark.
posted by dfleming at 05:56 AM on April 01, 2008
In a related story, the Post reports sources close to the Yankees say Hank Steinbrenner was so upset by yesterday's rainout he will fire Joe Girardi sometime before tonight's game. His replacement reportedly will be Billy Martin's son.
posted by dyams at 07:33 AM on April 01, 2008
O grum!, you trickster, and for a minute, i thought wow I guess it is possible to hate the yankees more than i already do.
posted by Debo270 at 07:52 AM on April 01, 2008
Damn.....you got me, grum. Pretty sneaky but I gotta hand it to you, you pulled a fast one on us, my friend.
posted by BornIcon at 07:55 AM on April 01, 2008
I was going to post and April Fools' Bonds to Yankees joke on my site but I said nahh to many others will do it...
posted by Landis at 08:21 AM on April 01, 2008
If I hadn't just written a few checks, I wouldn't have known the date, and would, therefore, have pooped myself a little bit when I read that FPP. Nice one, grum, regardless of the sunshiny outlook of some of the members here(They prefer Guy Fawkes Day, perhaps?).
posted by tahoemoj at 09:56 AM on April 01, 2008
I alwayed loved the Sid Finch prank. Mostly because it included the classic combination of Lenny Dykstra and George Plimpton (if I recall correctly).
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:30 AM on April 01, 2008
Man, when i read that headline, i called my boss before I read the article since we're both baseball nuts here in Houston. After I got off the phone, I opened the article and realised i had been spoofed. Obiviously, i had to call my boss back and changed my story. Nice one, Grum!!
posted by texasred at 11:06 AM on April 01, 2008
Well played, grum. Good form. If anyone can't appreciate the well honed craft displayed by such a fine April Fools, your underwear is too tight. I bit on it. The joke. Not the tidy whiteys.
posted by THX-1138 at 11:25 AM on April 01, 2008
I alwayed loved the Sid Finch prank. And here it is, Sidd Finch. in all his glory.
posted by cjets at 12:04 PM on April 01, 2008
As much as this is a joke, the sad truth is Bonds glove and arm at 1st would be an upgrade over Giambi.
posted by MGDADDYO at 01:33 PM on April 01, 2008
....but it is hard to play first from prision
posted by Debo270 at 01:42 PM on April 01, 2008
Haven't you ever heard of work furlough? Jeez.
posted by apoch at 01:51 PM on April 01, 2008
And here it is, Sidd Finch. in all his glory. cjets takes the grumbait. Thanks!
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:00 PM on April 01, 2008
My pleasure, Weedy. As a lifelong Mets fan, I have to admit to being completely fooled (and thrilled) by this back in '85.
posted by cjets at 02:08 PM on April 01, 2008
Grum, you seriously have to much time on your hands. This is going to be hard to beat. April fools joke wise.
posted by giveuptheghost at 03:27 PM on April 01, 2008
So, uh, what ever happened to those dead hookers in Mr. Maddux's trunk?
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:49 PM on April 01, 2008
They got slashed, killed, run through the wrong end of a printing press and put in a big old Caddy. Or did you mean after?
posted by yerfatma at 08:04 PM on April 01, 2008
Well, "after" is such a relative term. To Greg's credit, none of them said the safe-word.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:31 PM on April 01, 2008
April Fools day is for assholes. Give me a break, Drood, it's my birthday. It took me a second or 2 to remember the day, but I'm sure there are many who took longer to make the connection. This one was a natural for an April Fool's prank.
posted by Howard_T at 01:44 AM on April 02, 2008
"Lirpa Sloof"= 'April Fools'.....
posted by BigSpizznizzle at 04:21 AM on April 02, 2008
Ignorance is bliss, eh....
posted by 4ArmShiver at 04:48 AM on April 02, 2008
Good one... Got us there... But I wouldn't put it past the Yanks to do it... Anything to win is their motto....
posted by bruce2ww at 07:43 AM on April 02, 2008
April fools day is great. i have a friend who is at work right now telling people that the steelers traded Nate Washington, Dan Kreider and Kendell Simmons to the bengals for Chad Johnson and a 4th round draft pick. I cant wait to see the reprocussions when he figures it out.
posted by Debo270 at 08:01 AM on April 02, 2008
grum, if only you could have posted that with "Never Gonna Give You Up"* playing in the backround. *aka "rickrolled".
posted by steelergirl at 08:32 PM on April 03, 2008
Unfortunately, the NY Daily News link is getting pounded by visitors at this time. It sometimes takes a couple of retries before it loads properly. Two questions arise: 1) How will the Yankee fans react to having Bonds as the DH? 2) What does this mean for the Yankees triple-A Cuban outfield prospect, Lirpa Sloof? Is he going to have to wait another year before getting called up?