Good Things Happen to Those Who Puke
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The Florida Marlins’ batboy who lost a clubhouse bet with Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher Brad Penny about whether or not he could drink a gallon of milk in an hour for $500 was suspended by the Marlins for six games. The teenager, who embarrassingly vomited all over himself trying to win the bet, was pretty upset over the suspension, and is now fielding numerous offers from organizations looking to capitalize on his fleeting fame. But Bestline sportsbook has come up with an offer to trump all others:
Bestline Sports is publicly offering the suspended Marlins batboy free vacation to Panama and a chance to repeat his tremendous milk drinking effort to win five times the original dare money.
Right now, GoldenPalace.com is scrambling to either make a counter-offer or purchase the boy’s vomit on eBay.
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No word on whether or not the bat boy also had to clean up afterward:
Dodgers RHP Brad Penny bet a bat boy $500 on Sunday that he couldn’t drink a gallon of milk in under an hour without vomiting. Some of Penny’s teammates kicked in on the wager, raising the ante to more than $1,000. After taking Penny up on the offer, the unidentified bat boy managed to drink the gallon of milk but was unable to fulfill the second part of the bargain. “He drank it down to the last drop,” Penny said. “But he couldn’t hold it in. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.” …
LA Dodgers Team Report [ESPN]
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