"Ricky is no longer a member of our team," Weintraub said, curtly, in a one-line prepared statement. "Thank you. I will not answer any questions at this time."
Reports over the weekend of a single-car crash involving a Ferrari Enzo on Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu early on Saturday morning that caused the death of a young women centered on the fact that Peppers was the driver. The car, with 35PEPPRS as the license plate, is registered to the star shortstop.
The young victim, April Fule, was a nineteen-year old waitress at a popular Malibu bar, and Peppers was seen flirting with her all night after arriving at about midnight Friday night. Peppers, 30, is a committed family man. He is married to local TV newscaster Marisa Lopez-Peppers, and the couple has a young set of triplet daughters.
While Peppers has not been charged in the accident, toxicology reports are due early in the week, and it is widely assumed that Peppers was intoxicated when he left the bar. "I saw him talking to her," fan Roberto Dawson said. "She was really hot, and I remember saying to my friend that Ricky's going to hit a homer tonight."
Sadly, Peppers barely made a triple out of the parking lot of the bar, as the Enzo crashed barely 200 feet down PCH. Peppers, who slugged 42 homeruns for the Sluggers in 2013, looks to be spending the 2014 season behind bars.
I am such an idiot. I just spent a full ten minutes trying to find Peppers on the free agent list before I figured this out.
ReplyDeleteLadies and gentleman, the GM for YOUR 2014 Hickory Huskers!
Don't worry, Frank. At least one owner e-mailed me to express that he fell for it, as well.
ReplyDeleteAnd, apparently one other owner thought it was so well done he decided to copy me.
Well done Michael, it did take me a few seconds to realize it was fake too, but you know that being copied is the awesomest form of something or other :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post I will tell you that.
Here, here. It also took me a few seconds to remember the date as well.
ReplyDeleteExcellently written post.
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