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Darryl Strawberry to be on Celebrity Apprentice
Posted by: Legacy Direct on: January 5, 2010
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For the upcoming season of the reality show “Celebrity Apprentice,” the characters are all notable and controversial in their own right. Among those are New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry and former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Strawberry has yet to announce which charity he will be supporting: http://www.silive.com/mets/index.ssf/2010/01/former_mets_star_strawberry_to.html
Tigers lose more than stats in Granderson trade
Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 10, 2009
- In: Baseball | Charity work | Foundation | MLB | Sports Legacy
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When all is said and done, baseball is a business. There are some unenviable tasks that are necessary in order to keep the product, in this case the Detroit Tigers, moving forward. The general manager, Dave Dombrowski, stated that trading Curtis Granderson was one of the more difficult moves he has had to make because [...]
Derek Jeter named SI Sportsman of the Year
Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 1, 2009
- In: Award | Baseball | MLB
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Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees has recently been awarded the 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. It is hard to believe that after all the Yankee greats, Jeter is the first Yankee to win the award. It would also be difficult for someone to argue for someone to else to be awarded [...]
Shane Victorino’s golf event an overall success
Posted by: Legacy Direct on: November 23, 2009
- In: Charity work | Golf | MLB | Shane Victorino
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Thank you to all those who have donated to help make Shane Victorino’s Charity Golf Event a success. Here is the article on the event: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091122/SPORTS0903/911220386&template=golf/Victorino+pours+his+heart+into+charity+golf+event
David Ortiz is pin-seeking for the 2nd year in a row
Posted by: Legacy Direct on: November 20, 2009
- In: Baseball | Charity work | Foundation | Golf | MLB
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David Ortiz, aka Big Papi, is holding his 2nd annual charity golf event in the first week in December. Last year’s event raised more than $300,000 for the David Ortiz Children’s Fund, which provides children in New England and the Dominican Republic access to pediatric critical care. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091117&content_id=7676002&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos
Help Shane Victorino’s charity
Posted by: Legacy Direct on: November 13, 2009
- In: Charity work | Foundation | MLB | Shane Victorino
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Please help Shane Victorino’s charity by giving whatever you can to his cause: https://www.karma411.com/Markslist/campaign/display/profile.do?campaignId=3003&context=groupCampaign
Congrats to Shane Victorino on winning Gold Glove
Posted by: Legacy Direct on: November 11, 2009
Shane Victorino was awarded his 2nd Gold Glove today: http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091111&content_id=7652510&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi
Jamie Moyer doing “what he loves”
Posted by: Legacy Direct on: November 10, 2009
- In: Charity work | Children | Foundation | MLB
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“It’s real easy to lose sight of the reality of life. Staying involved with charity work, having a family, raising a family, it’s a way to keep things in perspective and keep my feet on the ground. -Jamie Moyer
Granderson given award for his work by Players Association
Posted by: Legacy Direct on: November 1, 2009
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Curtis Granderson, CF of the Detroit Tigers, was recently awarded the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award by the MLB Players Association for his work on and off the field. This was due as a combination of all Granderson’s charitable efforts and the MLBPA donated $50,000 to a charity of his choice. He also [...]
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