A major league manager — and major league troll — paid a $200 fine with a big box full of pennies
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Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington is a wealthy man, one who could conceivably pay a $200 fine in more than mere pocket change. But after being ejected from a spring training game in 2011 — and then incurring a fine for not leaving the bench — Washington reportedly paid his debt with a big box loaded with 20,000 pennies.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
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