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Payback: Griffey Style

Griffey Paying Off a Bet in Pennies

 

We've all probably paid off a bet in pennies at one point or another, but $1,500 in pennies in the players locker is impressive.  I wonder what the look on the bank teller's face was.


Fun penny fact of the day: To "spend a penny" in British idiom means to urinate. The etymology of the phrase is literal; some public toilets used to be coin-operated, with a pre-decimal penny being the charge levied.

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Josh Fogg now pitches for the Reds. Out of the bullpen.

by Gomez on May 15, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What a goon.

I wonder if he and Laird are related.

Is it just me, or is this AJ trade looking worse every day?

by The Alaskan on May 16, 2008 8:34 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I thought payback Griffey style

was to come back to your old team and suck.

by Fett42 on May 15, 2008 9:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just you wait

That ones coming soon to a team near you

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

by cougfan on May 15, 2008 9:26 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Heh.

I had the same thought. Griffey didn’t like Seattle, asks for trade to Cincinnati, does well for a few years, hopes to get back at Seattle by going to the World Series in Cincy, that doesn’t happen, hangs on waaaaaaay too long, formulates plan to keep playing until Seattle will inevitably trade for him for his “veterany-ness”, suck hardcore, Seattle picks up his option, sucks more, then retires and lavishes in his piles of money.

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip

by Phildopip on May 16, 2008 7:39 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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