New chapter in Ricciardi-Dunn saga
By now, you’re likely familiar with the J.P. Ricciardi and Adam Dunn saga. Last week, Ricciardi told a caller on The Fan 590 the Jays weren’t interested in the Will Ferrell look-a-like, insisting Dunn “doesn’t really like baseball that much” and “doesn’t have a passion to play the game”.
Dunn’s response: “I know nothing about this clown. I have no
idea who he is. This guy doesn’t know anything about me other than what he sees
on whatever SportsCenter they have up there.”
Fair enough. Ricciardi claims Dunn doesn’t like baseball, Dunn calls him a clown. Dunn shows ignorance for Canadian sports television. What goes around comes around.
Ricciardi called Reds general manager Walt Jocketty to apologize, and eventually got a call back from Dunn on Saturday night. Or so, that was what he thought.
“If he said he talked to me, it’s a lie,” Dunn said after last night’s game at Rogers Centre.
Turns out J.P. fielded a call from a Dunn imposter. He claims it was a 519 number – the area code for a large portion of Southern Ontario. Cincinnati’s area code, on the other hand, is 513. Close. Close enough to fool the mastermind Ricciardi.
After the game, Dunn reiterated his lack on concern for the esteemed Jays’ GM.
"I'm just so sick and tired of this," he told reporters. “Again, I'm not going to go out of my way to apologize or get an apology from a guy I don't even know.”
Okay, Dunn doesn’t care about Ricciardi. The important thing, however, is that we find out who the genius prank caller was. If you’re out there, be assured that there is absolutely no shame in coming forward.
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