Cake honoring Bobby Cox has unfortunate misspelling (UPDATE II)
Here is Bobby Cox's cake in its original form. And . . .
(Updated with details and comments from Bobby Cox and Johnny Isakson’s spokesperson.)
Bobby Cox’s final season as Braves manager is not quite going as expected. The team is struggling and even a cake ordered for his honor on Capitol Hill spelled his name incorrectly.
I mean, REALLY incorrectly.
. . . here is the cake after some nifty editing by Isakson staffers.
Cox was being honored for his 50 years in baseball. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) hosted a ceremony, inviting the Braves’ manager, as well as players and officials. But the cake, which was to read, “Thanks for 50 great years Bobby Cox” had an unfortunate and profane misspelling of his last name.
Come on. I know the Braves probably should have won another World Series or two during Cox’s reign. But isn’t this a little harsh for a sendoff?
Sheridan Watson, Isakson’s spokesperson, confirmed Tuesday’s gaffe and gave this accounting of the day’s events: “Bobby and the players came to the Hill and spoke at our staff meeting. Immediately after the staff meeting, he and players posed for pictures and signed baseballs for our staff members. The scheduler and I then went to the Capitol to get ready for the reception. The catering company had delivered the cake and we immediately realized his last name was spelled incorrectly. The only people who saw it were me, the scheduler and unfortunately some media members who had arrived early and took pictures. We immediately started cutting the cake.”
And what happened to those pieces of cake that were cut out?
“We smeared the icing so you couldn’t make out what it said,” she said.
And then they were served.
Cox said he didn’t find out about CakeGate until somebody from the Braves told him Wednesday.
“That’s funny,” Cox said. “What bakery did he get that cake? That’s what I want to know.”
A Washington area reporter in the visiting manager’s office had missed the story and asked Cox how they spelled his name.
“The wrong way,” Cox said, drawing a round of laughter.
Cox said he did eat a piece of the cake: “It was good.”
Nonetheless, Watson said the manager will be getting an apology from Restaurant Associates, the catering company used at the Capitol.
How does something like this happen?
According to Watson, Restaurant Associates ordered the cake from a bakery that they don’t normally use and gave the order over the phone. They never specified how to spell Cox, as if that would seem necessary.
“I’m sure one day I’ll be able to laugh about this.”
Staff writer Carroll Rogers contributed to this story.
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Beverly
May 6th, 2010
6:15 am
The misspelling is Georgia education at work. Even more proof that educational spending doesn’t need to be cut in this state.
Cracker Jacket
May 6th, 2010
7:12 am
When has anything been done right in our government???
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rico43
May 6th, 2010
7:57 am
I have been resisting tasteless comments all morning. Wonder, too, how busy the administrator has been here.
Now about that icing…
rico43
May 6th, 2010
7:59 am
Thanks for the laugh this morning courtesy of Justine, who was worried that “taxpaeyers” would foot the bill for the bad spelling.
Idot
May 6th, 2010
8:06 am
My question to all who cite the condition of the GA. educational system as the reason for the mistake, is, when did they move Washington D.C. into Ga.? I must of been out of town when that happened.
Idot
May 6th, 2010
8:08 am
The incorrect spelling of Cox isn’t that bad. It could of read Bobby Kaslopis.
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Skeezix
May 6th, 2010
8:18 am
The cake decorator is probably a Mets or Phillies fan.
Rob Thomas
May 6th, 2010
8:38 am
Eating a cake thats has Bobby Cocks written on it is like wearing a jersey of the football player Randall Gay.
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Politicat
May 6th, 2010
9:02 am
Fact 1 – there is only 1 vendor cakes are ordered from when you order through Restaurant Associates @ the U.S. Senate.
Fact 2 – anytime a cake is ordered, the only way they do it is through the phone – nothing is ever faxed or e-mailed in.
Fact 4 – the name was not spelled out when the order was called in. In the catering industry, this is a major faux pas – especially when your clients are U.S. Senators.
Fact 3 – nobody at Senate Catering checked the cake before sending it to the Senator.
It sure looks like the catering team at Restaurant Associates is made up of a real bunch of winners!
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DW
May 6th, 2010
9:53 am
First?
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Cracker Jack
May 6th, 2010
10:13 am
Hey Crack Jacket – some things done well – the emancipation proclamation, the Marshall Plan, Apollo moon landings, federal crackdowns on domestics terrorists – like Timothy McVeigh, the bill of rights, women’s rights, civil rights, Clean Water and Clean Air Acts, Workplace Safety laws and regs, consumer protection agencies (which ceased functioning over much of the 2000s – thanks a lot Dubya!), The Interstate Highway System, Federal Deposit Insurance, GI Bill…
The point is, it’s the simpletons who say government is always wrong or right. It’s more complex than that.
Way to go Johnny Isakson!
May 6th, 2010
10:16 am
Take responsibility for the miscue, Johnny. This happened on your watch.
it is obvious to me an to all ugag haters
May 6th, 2010
10:16 am
that the dimwits who keep proclaiming ‘first’ at the start of every blog HAS to be ugag fans. HAS TO BE!
after all, they are the only fan base that is obsessed with being number 1. they declares themselves national champions before the start of each an every football season. its been that way since one of herschel’s personas played for them 30 years ago. they also declare themselves recruiting national champs many years. personally i associate ugagers with the no 2 more than no1.
‘
of course we all know that the only things ugags are no 1 at are …..
- the size of the footballs team’s arrest ledger each and every year
- the amount of urine ugag fans deposit on the ugag library carpet every Saturday
- the amount of trash strewn on their campus each weekend
- the number of drunk and disorderly arrests they have each weekend. maybe this is the way the ugag fans are able to get autographs from their favorite football player-
sad but true.
i gag you gag we gag for ugag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
could it be ripe for
May 6th, 2010
10:20 am
the south carolina game cocks to change their names to game cox?
nah probably not. if they did that they may win a few games an become relevant.
Al
May 6th, 2010
10:54 am
Not as bad as the live shot by a TV reporter during a Braves postgame celebration, throwing Cox a couple of questions then asking “… and you are?” Classic.
amsjr
Don
May 6th, 2010
11:37 am
Actually, that’s about as close as anyone associated with Washington gets to having something correct.
But Cake wording being incorrect could have been a lot worse — It could have said that he is a “GOOD MANAGER”.
Charlie
May 6th, 2010
12:49 pm
That’s the name of our fantasy league. They were obviously just showing their support.
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Garry Owen
May 6th, 2010
1:34 pm
Tom hit the nail on the head! To the rest of you who think this is funny just wait until to the misspelling of your name is the subject of a pratt fall!
tedwilliamshead
May 6th, 2010
1:57 pm
See other MLB players who’s cakes also had terrible misspellings on them at tedwilliamshead.com
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wayn-o
May 6th, 2010
3:27 pm
cake looks like crap anyways, did they pick up at publix or something… probably cost like $8,000
Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?
May 6th, 2010
3:37 pm
What a laughing crock, croc, krock. ahhh. Ineptitude at its finest. Thanks to the RA Mgr for providing some National comic relief this week as the stock market continues to tank! Better yet, maybe they will consider this a new marketing promotion. You mean to tell me that Nobody pre-checked the cake???SNL or Leno can have a “field day” with this one….
Marie Antionette
May 6th, 2010
4:06 pm
Let them suck cox
Jim
May 6th, 2010
4:33 pm
This is so typical for young people with really, really short attention spans. It happens to me all the time in sending a brief e-mail to one of them and finding they were unable to process even two sentences without losing it. This may turn out to be one of the most e-mailed stories of the year, if not all time. I can’t decide if the story or the comments are better. A toss-up, I guess.
Cake Eater
May 6th, 2010
4:46 pm
Whoever ordered the cake should be fired too. That looks like some BS you get at a grocery store. The hand writing itself is offensive, looks like a 5 year old did it. This is Bobby Cox, there should have been a well designed cake with some fondant. Shame on them for allowing this cake to even be on the table. They should be embarrassed for crappy cake, not just the name misspelling.
Melissa
May 6th, 2010
4:50 pm
If you liked “Bobby Cocks,” you’ll like some of these:
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/09/whats-in-name.html
Ken
May 6th, 2010
5:02 pm
I know someone named Dick Johnson. Talk about a double whammie.
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May 6th, 2010
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Guess it’s pretty bad, considering he’s not a Carolina fan…btw, did this make CakeWrecks.com?
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Chad
May 6th, 2010
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Just shows you what a total LOSER Isakson. When can we replace him with a real Senator!!!
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David
May 7th, 2010
10:58 am
Best typo ever was in a patent. You can find it by searching for patents on http://www.uspto.gov (U.S. patent no. 5,342,841). What was intended was to say that male Wistar rats were fasted from food and water over an extended period of time. However, the word “fisted” was used instead. A certificate of correction was filed in the patent to correct the typo. Imagine how embarrasing it was for the associate to go to the partner and point out the typo, and how they had to explain to the client how they were going to file the certificate of correction.
braves70
May 7th, 2010
1:53 pm
The cake decorator simply decided to spell with the same ineptitude that Bobby manages. Everything that involves that man ends up in chaos and failure.
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Trey
May 7th, 2010
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CARLTON, I AM THE ALL CAPS GUY AND THERE IS NOT A GOSH DARN THING ANY OF YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT! Just kidding
messin with sasquatch
May 8th, 2010
9:29 am
let me go ahead and say it for the dogboi’s – WE RUN THIS STATE.
Now go back to the comics page………
gooberpeas
May 8th, 2010
10:55 am
so, calling him “Bobby Roosters” is profane?
Dave In Tampa
May 8th, 2010
11:01 am
I guess Bobby voted Republican