EA Sports To Sue A-Rod Over Trade
Posted by Matthew on Friday February 20, 2004 @11:33PM
from the we-have-no-sports dept.
Mearzuh writes: In yet another of the frivolous lawsuit attempts that seem to be trendy these days, EA Sports decided to sue baseball superstar Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez.
According to the prosecuting lawyers, the basis of this lawsuit lies on the fact that A-Rod is trading teams by the dozens, making it very hard for companies like EA Games, who profit off of sportsmen like A-Rod, to keep up with the constant changes.
A-Rod went from the Seattle Mariners to the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees within a four year period, and computer art designers who worked on A-Rod’s character in “MVP Baseball 2004″ had worked very hard on making him look good in his Texas uniform - before he traded to the Yankees. Now the game must be postponed because the makers need time to switch A-Rod’s uniform again.
“We cannot have players change their teams at will,” said an attorney of EA Sports, “without having them consult the computer gaming industry to advise them of their change.”
Subject:The Yuk Meter
This one scores a 1 on the yuk meter. That's somewhere between Adolf Hitler and Rush Limbo funnywise.
Comment by Winkhorst — February 25, 2004 @ 5:41 am
Subject:Re: The Yuk Meter
Ok, Mr. Wiseguy. If you're so good, why aren't you posting?
PS: It's Rush Limbaugh, not Limbo. Unless you are comparing a politician (Hitler) to a musician (Rush Limbo), which would be funny nevertheless.
Comment by Mearzuh — February 25, 2004 @ 7:37 pm
Subject:Re: The Yuk Meter
Oh Come on!! It's better than the pepsi post!! :p - Nah, Nah, - Just jokes (long time reader! - really!)
Did I tell you it is a secret!
Love ya work Matthew! Have you found that bloody schematic yet???!??!??! (I know you know what I am talking about!!)
Comment by SquirrelShhhIt'sASecret — February 26, 2004 @ 8:06 am
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Oh yeah forgot to mention…
Gotta love your rating system.
Previous rating: 3.8 after 8 total votes.
Your rating: 3
New average rating: 4
Maybe if they use this rating system for the next election George Dubbblleeyyyaaa Bush might win the election!
hahaha (well someone's gotta laugh at me!! - I know I do!!)
Comment by TheSquirrelShhItIsStillASecret — February 26, 2004 @ 8:16 am
Subject:Re: Rating System
You have to keep in mind that hundreds (perhaps millions) of other SlashNOT readers were also rating the story at the same time as you. Or, in this case, 8. But the point is that someone else may have given it a five at the precise moment that you gave it a 3, thus creating a juxtaposition that opened a mathematical wormhole in the spacetime continuum into a dimension wherein 4 is the mode of 9 instances of 3.
Or there could be a bug in our code. But really, what's more likely?
Comment by Matthew — March 8, 2004 @ 4:44 pm
Subject:Re: Schematic?
Now've I've got a vague sense of dread, like I've forgotten something from years ago and it's going to come back to haunt me. Oh well, I haven't been sleeping much anyway.
Comment by Matthew — March 8, 2004 @ 4:47 pm