Nothing makes me happier than seeing a Canadians player (past or present) getting their 15 minutes of fame.  But in this case, I think it’s a little much.  Read the following from the Kane County Cougars:

Quite a buzz was created last week when the Kane County Cougars were mentioned during a popular TV reality show.

"The Real Housewives of Orange County" is a reality program on the
Bravo network. The son of one of the housewives is Shane Keough, who
happens to play professionally in the Oakland system.

Shane, who was drafted by the A’s in 2005, played for short-season Vancouver last summer. Since last week’s show aired, several interested fans have inquired
over the chances of Shane coming to Kane County this season.

For now, there has been no official word of Shane coming to Elfstrom Stadium in 2008 — although it could certainly happen.

As is the case with all Major League teams and their respective farm
systems, Opening Day rosters throughout all levels of an organization
will not become official until mid-to-late March.

Stay tuned to future issues for any late-breaking news on a potential Shane Keough sighting at Elfstrom Stadium in 2008…

OK, let me recap.  We’re going to have to stay tuned to see if Shane Keough, the OF that hit .214 in 187 at-bats, sells tickets for one of the best selling franchises in Minor League Baseball?  I thought Andy Seymour (for the C’s) was the man with the ‘wacky’ promotions?  Since when is Kane County getting in on the action?

Wait, here’s the best part.  Because, in the Real Housewives season finale, the Cougars were mentioned as Shane’s future team, on the Yahoo questions site, there are actually people fighting about why he isn’t on Kane County’s roster yet. 

Now, I haven’t seen this particular episode (the new season hasn’t aired in Canada yet), but if the people on Yahoo are right, and Shane mentioned he plays for the Kane County Cougars, he may be getting way ahead of himself (when JD Pruitt is about to get written about on MLB.com, that tells you something).  It’s not that we dislike Shane in any way  (at all) because we know he’s a great guy, but perhaps he’s getting a little ahead of himself.  What happens if you don’t make the Cougars? What happens if he goes to Stockton, or come back to Vancouver? A lot of disappointed fans, that’s what. 

One more quick note.  On his mother, Jeana Keough’s blog, fans are commenting about how they are so excited to see Shane next summer in Geneva, IL.  One lady wrote that when Jeana visits Shane (in KC), dinner at a local Mexican Restaurant will be free.  Another states that she can be a surrogate parent for Shane, making sure he doesn’t get into trouble.  Hey, how about the one where a lady bought season tickets for her whole family, just to watch Shane play?

How I love the internet…