Griffey pays $1,500 in pennies to Josh Fogg

Big Willis 16 · 05-15-2008, 06:49 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3398292

Hahaha. What bank actually gave Griffey that many pennies?

Dagrims · 05-15-2008, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Willis 16

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3398292

Hahaha. What bank actually gave Griffey that many pennies?

Hopefully they have some on-going joke occurring. Otherwise, that's a real jackass move.

mauboy · 05-15-2008, 08:50 PM

Something tells me that it is a joke:

"I'm going to take them out to the bullpen and count them," Fogg said. "I've got a lot of time on my hands out there."

Erik W. · 05-16-2008, 12:59 AM

Did all 60 boxes fit into his locker? If so... nice locker.

rallymonkey1982 · 05-16-2008, 02:04 AM

Most banks that deal with merchants have enormous amounts of coin on hand at all times. I've actually carried a box of change into a bank from my workplace and exchanged it.

As for it being a joke, I'm pretty sure it is. I remember a story (I don't have a reference right now) about Don Drysdale paying a $50 fine by dumping 5000 pennies on home plate before a game. If I'm remembering the story correctly, the umpire made Drysdale redo the rolls for every single penny.

Goatboy · 05-17-2008, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rallymonkey1982

As I remember a story (I don't have a reference right now) about Don Drysdale paying a $50 fine by dumping 5000 pennies on home plate before a game. If I'm remembering the story correctly, the umpire made Drysdale redo the rolls for every single penny.

Close.

From Drysdale's book: Once a Bum, Always a Dodger
snopes.com: Fine Paid in Pennies

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So I owed the National League $100 and the next time we went into Cincinnati, I decided to pay my debt in person. I went to a bank and got $100 worth of pennies in those rolls, emptied them out, then put all the loose coins in a sack, and delivered them to Mr. Giles's office at the league headquarters in Carew Tower. I dumped the sack on his secretary's desk, she gave me this little smile, and I took off in a hurry. I was pretty proud of myself when I headed back to my hotel room, but I wasn't there too long before the phone rang. It was Mr. Giles's secretary.

"Mr. Giles would like to see you," she said.

I went back to the office and had a bit of a conversation with Mr. Giles. He told me to be careful about the way I was pitching, and I told that I wasn't going to change my philosophy of keeping batters off the plate. It was all very amiable.

"And by the way," Mr. Giles added, "I want you to take those pennies of yours and roll them back up for me."

Syd Thrift · 05-17-2008, 08:52 PM

Rob Neyer also traced the above story in his book on baseball urban legends that came out this year. IIRC he came back "I don't think this is true". Interestingly, there are several stories in there that he was able to verify, and some of them seem like whoppers at first glance as well.

05-15-2008, 06:49 PM	#1
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rallymonkey1982 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orange County Posts: 436	Most banks that deal with merchants have enormous amounts of coin on hand at all times. I've actually carried a box of change into a bank from my workplace and exchanged it. As for it being a joke, I'm pretty sure it is. I remember a story (I don't have a reference right now) about Don Drysdale paying a $50 fine by dumping 5000 pennies on home plate before a game. If I'm remembering the story correctly, the umpire made Drysdale redo the rolls for every single penny. __________________ "This is sort of like living the American dream. You get to come the ballpark and get a free beer." - Arte Moreno My Life Last edited by rallymonkey1982; 05-16-2008 at 02:06 AM.

05-15-2008, 08:50 PM	#3
mauboy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,906	Something tells me that it is a joke: "I'm going to take them out to the bullpen and count them," Fogg said. "I've got a lot of time on my hands out there."