I laughed so hard when I saw this video. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick was on the receiving end of a great prank, put together by fellow pitcher Brett Myers.
Kendrick was tricked into believing that he was traded to the Yomiuri Giants in Japan for a player named "Kobayashi Iwamura." Had he truly been thinking, he would have realized that such deals are prohibited. And with a little digging he could have found out that there is no Kobayashi Iwamura playing in Japan. Kobayashi is, in fact, the famed Japanese hot dog eating champion.
The prank was elaborate enough to include Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr., manager Charlie Manuel, Kendrick's agent, the media and others.
