Homeless Inventor Bills Yankees For Magic World Series Winning Technology
from the seems-a-bit-late dept
A homeless inventor apparently has sent a bill to the New York Yankees, saying that his invention helped the team win the 1996 World Series. He claims that he sent the team prototypes of "a rubber tube that can be frozen and worn around the neck as a personal cooler." According to the guy, these devices allowed the Yankees to get in extra practice time, which was all they needed to end a fifteen year World Series drought. Of course, beyond the fact that there's no real evidence (a) that the Yankees ever used such a thing or (b) that it helped them in any way if they did, he certainly didn't have any agreement in place with the team at the time, so it seems unlikely the team is about to pay up the $1.5 million he's demanding, plus an additional $1 million loan (to help him start the business). It's not clear why he waited a decade to make the claim -- or what's happened the last few years, since the Yankees haven't won the World Series since 2000. Perhaps he's been sending other, better inventions to other teams.
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yeccchh
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Get real.
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typo
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I can't believe this story even posted here.. really, what does this have to do with anything?
Slow day?
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This guy ripped me off
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It's me Lil' Conner
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Drop me a Line!
SPeterson@myfishingstore.com
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Technologically speaking
If my theories are correct they can even know them as you're thinking them.
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I invented the internet, so pay me too...
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and a merry Christmas to all...
anyway, hope all have a great Christmas
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In Other News
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what really happened...
George Costanza said, "I'm all over it boss" and remembered an offbeat conversation he'd overheard at the lunch counter a few days before.
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I hate to tell this guy...but
http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId= 12836345&parent_category_rn=4501449&vcat=REI_SEARCH
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I'm speechless
I'm totally speechless over this post. What's gonna be next? Well I think I can predict what's gonna be next: A. The Yankees won't pay him anything and B. The media will tout this guy as an innecent victim of the Yankees insenivetivity.
It's true that the Yankees don't owe him anything-but it's also true that the media's perception(whether it's based on truth or not)is more often than not damaging. It is for this reason that the Yankees have better be careful how they deal with it.
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