I mentioned on other Sox lists I belong to...NOrth is an idiot, he should be dragged from The Sun-Times offices into the street and pummeled without mercy like a Cub Fan.

Megan <chisoxfan85@...> wrote:

um yah i'd be kind of pissed about this, ohh not good, dont do that
too me, least i dont live up there and i heard that i would be
calling in and whats that word telling them off, i feel cotts would
be a good pitcher for us and Konerko, any whoot

like a fat kid in a dodge ball game, im out

megan

--- In youcanputitontheboard@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Phillips"
<markphillips@i...> wrote:
> Did anyone fall for this?  Thank God this trade didn't happen! 
The season hasn't started yet and Ken Griffey, Jr. is hurt already. 
If there was an all-time disabled list, he would certainly be on
that!
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> Score one for foolishness on the radio
>
> April 2, 2004
>
>     
>
>
>
> To celebrate April Fools' Day, Mike North of WSCR-AM (670) was
looking to play a joke on partner Doug Buffone and created a bogus
trade Thursday that had the White Sox sending Paul Konerko and Neal
Cotts to the Cincinnati Reds for Ken Griffey Jr.
>
> To make the ruse believable, North had anchor George Ofman break
in with the news and had a producer bring a bogus Associated Press
story into the studio. The final piece was getting Sox announcer
Ken ''Hawk'' Harrelson to call in and provide analysis.
>
> Buffone fell for the gag, which lasted about a half-hour. So did a
lot of other folks.
>
> ''It turned into something bigger than I thought,'' North
said. ''A lot of people thought it was funny. About 75 percent
thought it was hilarious. Twenty-five percent were [ticked] at us.''
>
> Although North gave the Sox a heads-up, no such warning went out
to Sox fans, who were getting excited about the trade.
>
> ''I think it goes back to the point that Sox fans are so
anxious,'' North said. ''They want anything to happen.''
>
> John Jackson



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