Even now, the day after, I'm in awe. I never thought my April Fools "prank" would work as well as it did! To everyone who participated, a huge thank you!
By my count, 26 bloggers participated (including myself). I only had contact with 21 other writers, so seeing other blogs jump in was nothing short of phenomenal! The posts were amazing - running from true anecdotes to pranks-within-the-prank. I think we all learned a lot more about Mr. Niekro than we ever thought possible. Again, if I missed any, please let me know!
I had 3 real goals with this. First, I wanted to see my blog rolls filled with 1988 Score Phil Niekros. As Chris from The Collector can attest, that was a success:
I was also hoping to hear about an unsuspecting reader and their realization about what was unfolding. I got my validation late last night with this comment:
Lastly, and most importantly, I wanted to spread some smiles and good humor during these trying times. I would like to believe we accomplished that to great success too. We're a community of bloggers, and most of us haven't met in real life. We're a textbook case for social distancing. Stuff like this brings us closer as a group, and despite the lack of communication outside of the card collecting scene, I consider each of you as friends. You're all amazing, and I'm grateful for you.
So again, a sincere and heart felt thank you to all who were involved. I couldn't have done it without you! (Oh, and just a warning, I already have an idea percolating for next year!)
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Well done, good times!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if this will get back to Mr. Niekro, I hope he knows how much we all love his 88 Score card!
ReplyDeleteThat'd be cool, although I doubt I have enough social media influence to make that happen!
DeleteYes, it worked. Congrats!
ReplyDeletethanks for including me. It's always my hope to leave a smile behind, perhaps a good guffaw if I'm lucky. You had a wonderful idea. Kudos to you, Jester!
ReplyDeleteSure, make me famous and then I realize I typed in 1998 instead of 1988.
ReplyDeleteI would never have realized the wrong year if you hadn't said anything!
DeleteThat was cool. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteGreat job... and thanks for putting this together. Five Niekros in a row is darn impressive. I just looked back on my reading list and discovered the longest run I had was two in a row. But that took place seven different times.
ReplyDeleteI had 4 in a row, but one of those was a blog that was listed twice somehow. I did have an impressive string of blogs focusing on Niekro, even if the picture wasn't necessarily the Score card.
DeleteHaha well played!!!
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