Mark Pawelek Story

by grozzy on Apr 4, 2007 1:08 PM EDT

It seems that not everyone caught onto the April Fools joke.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blogs/baseball/fungoes_blog/

Near the bottom of todays blog on there:
"John Sickels reports that the Cubs' 2005 first round pick, Mark Pawelek, has been awesome in minor-league camp in Arizona after a disappointing 2006. He's been clocked at 99 mph and showing a "Koufax-like" break on his curve. "

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John

You Finch'ed them.

by bigfatdrunk on Apr 4, 2007 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

Awesome

by samjjones on Apr 4, 2007 1:51 PM EDT reply actions

Re:

What an idiot.

by eazyb81 on Apr 4, 2007 2:10 PM EDT reply actions

That's funny

I'm just glad I figured it out, before posting on my site!

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by jonpyardi on Apr 4, 2007 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

That'll teach ya!!!

Time for a new acronym since I've been on a roll....

OWBL

"Orson Wells Back Lash"

by slurve on Apr 4, 2007 2:31 PM EDT reply actions

RE:

They modified the article or something...no longer there. I refreshed after I first saw it and it was gone :)

by koolkerns101 on Apr 4, 2007 6:06 PM EDT reply actions

I am an idiot

I am an idiot...i misspelled Pawelek when I search it.

by koolkerns101 on Apr 4, 2007 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Thats funny

What a Dope! I fell for it but at least I didnt report it on a major site like that!!

by goalieguy on Apr 4, 2007 6:38 PM EDT reply actions

let me get this straight....

the only difference between you two is that he has a major site and you don't, and that makes him a dope?

by bleedjaxblue on Apr 4, 2007 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Dope

It's what's for dinner.

by slurve on Apr 4, 2007 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Well Professer

Last I checked I dont make a living reporting on stories on blogs, if your ignorant ass cant figure the diffrence out well............

by goalieguy on Apr 4, 2007 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

awwwww.....

don't lash out. just making an observation. i suppose i should have realized being paid to blog made you more intensely aware of the calendar.

by bleedjaxblue on Apr 4, 2007 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Nooooooo

Being paid to blog you might do a little fact checking before reporting, but thanks for playing along.

by goalieguy on Apr 4, 2007 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions

and which "facts" should he be checking?

I don't think this guy has access to the Cubs front office/scouts, and he did attribute the story to Sickels. from there, it was just a matter of him falling for an April Fools Day joke/not noticing the date, just like the rest of us.

fortunately for the rest of us, he had a blog and made his mistake public. which is funny. so let's get back to that. i'm sorry for making fun of you for making fun of him.