Author Admits Charging Yankee Stadium Was Publicity Stunt: Funny or Stupid?

by SodaHead News Posted 2011/06/15 17:20:11

Related Topics: Publicity Stunt, Illuminati, Grim Lerogue, Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod, Yankees, Baseball, Cameron Diaz, Gimmick, hoax, Funny, New York, Attention, rapper, Rodriguez

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A New York author was sentenced to 10 days of community service on Tuesday for running onto the Yankee Stadium field during a National League Championship Series game, with handwritten notes about how he wanted to hurt third baseman Alex Rodriguez.

Turns out it was all a publicity stunt for his book, The New York Post reports.

“I wanted to do something stupid,” said Grim LeRogue, 33, adding that he hoped to draw attention to his tome “The Illuminati Code Cracked.”

The judge who sentenced him reportedly said, "I always wondered what kind of idiot did that."

LeRogue was subjected to a nine-day psych evaluation, and came out squeaky clean.

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sfxd 2011/06/16 18:18:13 (edited)

Stupid

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And that stupid act was followed with this stupid question from SH...

The Yankees are in the AMERICAN League. And if this idiot ran out onto The Yankee Stadium field during a NATIONAL League game... Well, I'm not certain anyone would be there.

Check your facts, please.

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ConservativeThinker 2011/06/16 18:05:18

Stupid

I guess the merit of his book is limited to his antics.

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Bronar 2011/06/16 17:32:39

Stupid

10 days community service. If that's all the punishment they are going to give these guys we will have a hundred more this playoff season. Give em a serious fine.

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Viry 2011/06/16 17:08:53

Funny

Well you get a good laugh!

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$$*gat*$$ BL39 2011/06/16 16:16:53

Funny

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with all the insanity that goes on in this world, this is nothing,, things like this have been done forever,, he is not new, and if he sells books than what is 10 days to him?

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PDenoli 2011/06/16 16:06:02

Stupid

Even accepting that it was a publicity stunt, that's an idiotic way to do it.

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Richard Sievert 2011/06/16 15:48:53

Funny

when they take our last gun they wont be needed anymore because our freedoms depend on them a warning even police should be aware of.
amen

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jacktown kid 2011/06/16 15:12:27

Stupid

Dumb and ignorant too

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tony 2011/06/16 15:01:08

Stupid

did i miss something? why would an NLCS game be played in yankee stadium?

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Sofahead 2011/06/16 14:44:14

Stupid

occasion they can be funny but most seem to fail into category any publicity is good publicity, which often backfires in the long run.

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☠ Live Free Or Die ☠ 2011/06/16 14:26:41

Stupid

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Pug For Huck 2011/06/16 14:07:34 (edited)

Stupid

+2
Give him Obama's Nobel prize.

He's done more to earn it than Barry did.

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jams 2011/06/16 13:41:55

Funny

Here we are reading about it and commenting on it.

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Tom Harvey 2011/06/16 13:21:29

Stupid

The irony in my answer is that I actually think, while the stunt was stupid, it was also slightly genius. The man runs out onto the field for the sole purpose of getting publicity. And that's exactly what he got!

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Russell Brown 2011/06/16 12:40:31

Stupid

that was crazy man

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FUS RO DAH! 2011/06/16 12:27:39

Stupid

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PoliticallyIncorrect 2011/06/16 11:50:05

Stupid

Hacks will do anything for publicity. He got his 15 minutes of fame, but I don't plan to buy his book. LOL

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ih8uf 2011/06/16 08:33:44

Funny

+2
the question is" is it funny or stupid (or both) that SodaHead News have the Yankees playing in the 2010 NLCS (seeing as how they have been in the American League since 1903)"???

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Patric to ih8uf 2011/06/16 10:54:30
ih8uf to Patric 2011/06/16 18:12:46

I didn't know SodaHead was considered either...they always seemed a bit impartial, criticizing any stupidity in politics...

what got me was that no one else even noticed the mistake, let alone themselves...

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Patric to ih8uf 2011/06/16 18:20:12

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I didn't see it, but then I read the heading , and then went right to resonse ,
not a base ball watcher .. think it is booring to watch..

good eyes catching that...

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Tom 2011/06/16 07:45:35

Stupid

If his writing is as stupid as his behavior, then he is a shoo in to run for Weiner's soon to be vacated seat.

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DANNY_B0i♛ 2011/06/16 07:11:21

Stupid

Only in NY lol.

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Russell... to DANNY_B0i♛ 2011/06/16 12:36:52

+1
thats a real funny face lol

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GiovanniArmani 2011/06/16 07:00:46

Stupid

ONLY IN NEW YORK PEOPLE!!

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teto 2011/06/16 06:17:54

Stupid

stupid he could have hurt himself or worst hurt someone else

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Moejj 2011/06/16 06:09:36

Stupid

As Carlos Mencia would say "DEE DEEE DEEEEEE!"

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Kam to Moejj 2011/06/16 10:19:47

+1
Im sure he stole that bit too

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Nudenz 2011/06/16 04:22:24

Stupid

What an idiotic thing to do. Someone may have shot him, or he could have started a riot.

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Lawnmowerman~PWCM~JLA 2011/06/16 04:12:25

Stupid

That's just like bands who dress weird or have funky props; substituting shock value for talent. This 'author' only succeeded in losing sales because of this gimmick.

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Tigger Too 2011/06/16 03:31:09

Stupid

Any writer who has to do something like this as a publicity stunt for his new book must not be a very good author. I mean, I can't see, say John Grisham or Danielle Steele, doing such a thing. Also, wouldn't charging Yankee Stadium carrying handwritten notes saying that he wanted to hurt Alex Rodriguez be considered terroristic threatening? This dude's name is Grim LeRogue. That HAS to be a fictitious pen name. His new book is entitled "The Illuminati Code Cracked." Well, SOMETHING'S cracked, but it ain't the book. I can't believe this fool passed a nine-day psych evaluation with flying colors. Oh well, it's New York...

If this nut job really wanted to hurt Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, he should take a number and get in line. A-Rod is an A-Hole.

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Rollo Goodlove 2011/06/16 02:52:24

Stupid

I Wouldn't dream of doing such a thing, with the climate of fear in America we have now, with terrorism, and shootings, what if the cops had drawn weapons and started firing ?

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Hawkeye 2011/06/16 02:16:15

Stupid

"LeRogue was subjected to a nine-day psych evaluation, and came out squeaky clean."

JUST goes to show... You CAN'T fix Stupid..

In FACT,, they won't even try...

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TheMadChameleon 2011/06/16 00:50:17

Stupid

Come on, dude. How about you use your WRITING to gain publicity?

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Sexuallobster 2011/06/16 00:50:05

Stupid

Well, I wonder how the book is knowing that he had to do something stupid for people to buy it, it's like a male/author version of Lady Gaga

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Balladeer-PWCM-POTL 2011/06/16 00:42:35

Stupid

The Book must Stink-Out-Loud if the Author has to resort to such imbecility

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Chris Secor 2011/06/16 00:41:57

Funny

Nice move. He'll definitely sell more books.

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Keen Tojones 2011/06/16 00:25:04

Stupid

I'm a suffering writer...artist myself. But charging Yankee Stadium doesn't sound like a good move for me. First of all, those cops couldn't catch me.

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RayG 2011/06/16 00:22:38

Stupid

As Forrest Gump said......stupid is as stupid does...and this guy just proved it

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Pakki 2011/06/16 00:19:04

Stupid

I think this jack ass should be sentenced to getting his ass kicked by A rod during the next home game.

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