05-23-2008, 08:46 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Oklahoma - Where they call a puck a ball...
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Calgary Vipers minor leaguer traded for 10 baseball bats
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05-23-2008, 08:51 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Not quite being traded for a bus, but that's the minor leagues for you, heh.
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05-23-2008, 10:38 PM
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Hilarious! I played with the guys making those bats, too funny, pretty sweet publicity for them, as I saw it on CNN.
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05-23-2008, 10:57 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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That's some sweet free publicity for the Vipers...first Fleury 'signing' with the team and appearing on the front page of the Sun, and now this.
The backstory on this (for those who didn't click on the link) is that Odem couldn't get into the country, so he was pretty much useless to the Vipers, so they traded him to another league for the aforementioned bats.
Last edited by Julio; 05-27-2008 at 11:49 PM.
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05-23-2008, 11:06 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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I figured it was Fleury they traded for the bats.
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05-24-2008, 04:06 AM
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Don't click that link!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Rural Alberta
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Exciting news! Eriksson can get the Flames at least 15 bats!
What can the Flames do with 15 bats you ask?
They can't be anymore useless than Eriksson...
Last edited by alan21; 05-24-2008 at 04:11 AM.
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05-24-2008, 08:22 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alan21
Exciting news! Eriksson can get the Flames at least 15 bats!
What can the Flames do with 15 bats you ask?
They can't be anymore useless than Eriksson...
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This is hockey bats are more useless then Eriksson, It's those fancy waterbottles the Flames would be after.
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05-24-2008, 08:39 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Stern Nation
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good exposure for prairie sticks.
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05-24-2008, 09:28 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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What really interests me about this is that the Vipers Chief Executive ######, Peter Young, said that the other team made a cash offer that was "insulting." Yet they traded him for a collection of sticks worth $650. Just what was the cash offer then?
And nothing describes how Gidney and Young run the Vipers like them admitting they were shopping a player for 1500 seats. 
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05-24-2008, 09:31 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Stern Nation
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Resolute 14
What really interests me about this is that the Vipers Chief Executive ######, Peter Young, said that the other team made a cash offer that was "insulting." Yet they traded him for a collection of sticks worth $650. Just what was the cash offer then?
And nothing describes how Gidney and Young run the Vipers like them admitting they were shopping a player for 1500 seats. |
dude, it's independent baseball. this is essentially the bush leagues. what do you expect? crazy stuff, but it's the reality. whatev.
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05-24-2008, 09:51 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: @robdashjamieson
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So, I guess this is the baseball version of a bag of pucks?
Didn't Rick Knickle (LA Kings Goalie) get traded for $1 when he played in the old IHL?
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05-24-2008, 01:30 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Prottotype
So, I guess this is the baseball version of a bag of pucks?
Didn't Rick Knickle (LA Kings Goalie) get traded for $1 when he played in the old IHL?
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Heck didn't the Jets trade Maltby to Detroit for a dollar? Or was it Draper? Geez I can't remember but someone was traded for a dollar!
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05-24-2008, 03:12 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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It was Draper I believe.
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05-27-2008, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Flames in 07
It was Draper I believe.
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It was Draper. And the Jets never got their dollar
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05-27-2008, 08:51 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Richmond
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I didn't think this deserved it's own thread but Fleury is going to play a couple innings for the Vipers
link
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05-27-2008, 08:58 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Resolute 14
What really interests me about this is that the Vipers Chief Executive ######, Peter Young, said that the other team made a cash offer that was "insulting." Yet they traded him for a collection of sticks worth $650. Just what was the cash offer then?
And nothing describes how Gidney and Young run the Vipers like them admitting they were shopping a player for 1500 seats. |
Agreed!
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05-28-2008, 11:03 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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This seems like a fair deal to me. As a matter of fact, we tried the exact same bargain for Rhettzky in Slo-Pitch, but 10 bats was deemed an astronomical overpayment.
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05-28-2008, 11:16 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Locke
This seems like a fair deal to me. As a matter of fact, we tried the exact same bargain for Rhettzky in Slo-Pitch, but 10 bats was deemed an astronomical overpayment.
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we tried to trade you for a chain link fence that we could put by our bench, since it does the same job and our batters won't be out either, but the other teams didnt like this idea
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05-28-2008, 01:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss
we tried to trade you for a chain link fence that we could put by our bench, since it does the same job and our batters won't be out either, but the other teams didnt like this idea
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Hey, at least I was playing, more than I can say for you Mr. I'll-Coach-3rd-Base-Because-I-Cant-Catch.... 
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Last edited by Locke; 05-28-2008 at 03:55 PM.
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05-28-2008, 03:28 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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I use Prairie Sticks bats. Bunch of guys on my team do actually. Definitely good publicity for them.
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