Mark Pawelek Story

by grozzy on Apr 4, 2007 1:08 PM EDT Comment 15 comments

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 0 recs

Awesome

by samjjones on Apr 4, 2007 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re:

What an idiot.

by eazyb81 on Apr 4, 2007 2:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

Dope

It's what's for dinner.

by slurve on Apr 4, 2007 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

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.

by bleedjaxblue on Apr 4, 2007 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs