Relief pitchers need gadgets too
The gent to the left is Brad Hennessey, a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. Like many of you — 700,000 of you, if one analyst’s projections prove correct — he’s now the proud owner of an iPhone. Unlike many of you, he picked his up almost immediately after taking the loss in a Major League baseball game.
We’ll let the San Francisco Chronicle pick up the narrative:
The geeks and the curious who slept on the street for three nights hoping to buy an Apple iPhone might want to skip to the next item. If not, they will learn that after the Giants’ game Friday, the first day the phones were available, pitcher Brad Hennessey left the clubhouse around 11 p.m., drove to a store, walked up to the counter, put his money down and came away with the phone.“My wife said the store was still open, so we went,” said Hennessey, who showed off his new toy in the clubhouse Saturday. “It put a highlight on the day, at least.”
I have Hennessey on one of my fantasy baseball teams, and if y’all will excuse, I’ve got to go draft an e-mail to the league’s commissioner demanding that I receive points for my reliever’s savvy shopping skills.
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Posted by The Commish | July 3, 2007 1:42 PM
I wouldn't have pitched him until after he had his iPhone. He would have won.
Al Gore must surely have his, and he's going to be the next President - Let's call it the "iPhone Effect."
Posted by kevingossett | July 4, 2007 10:59 AM