On a serious note, 14-year-old Morgan Schaaf, who suffers from tracheomalacia -- an abnormal collapse of the tracheal walls that obstructs the air passage -- was a special guest at the ballpark on Chicago's South Side, a day made possible by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Before the game, she was treated to a fair number of goodies from White Sox rookie Gordon Beckham, who was Morgan's escort for the day.
Beckham chatted with Morgan and her family before and after batting practice, taking photos and autographing his batting practice bat and baseball gloves for her -- which led Morgan to declare Beckham her second-favorite player.
Her escort originally was supposed to be her favorite player, Jim Thome. But Thome was traded to the Dodgers last month. As a result, Beckham filled in on his behalf.
I wanted to share this because I think a lot of players have lost this outreach to their fans in general. I think that the old players cared about the name on the front of their jerseys, while today's players only care about the name on the back of the jersey. I personally want to thank Gordon Beckham (who is a rookie), A.J. Pierzynski, Chris Getz (rookie), Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye for sharing their time with this young lady and making her feel special on her "Wish".
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The Wizard of Oz turns 70 today. Amazing! I remember as a child being scared of the witch and her monkeys. lol. Anyway, just wanted to mention. Also the DVD and Blu-ray re-mastered edition come out on September 29th.
Police in Philadelphia say a white officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards.
Monday that Officer Thomas Strain was put on desk duty this month because of the braids, even though the paper reported dozens of black officers wear cornrows.
Police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore said Strain's boss told the officer to cut his hair to look more "professional."
Vanore said officers' hats must fit "in a military manner" over their hair, and that Strain's hat did not. Strain got a haircut; he declined comment to the paper.
(thinking) I really got nothing to say to this. lmao. Reading the entire story, it was fair. My question is...Why in the hell would you want cornrows as a white man? If he was undercover, I could see this. Idiot!
It's game over for some police officers who played video games while they raided a convicted drug dealer's home in Central Florida.
Surveillance video obtained by WFLA in Tampa caught the officers playing a Nintendo Wii bowling game, with one furiously jumping up and down in celebration. Officials say some of the officers could be disciplined.
Officers with the anti-drug task force had just stormed into the home of the convicted drug dealer, who was already in custody. One Polk County sheriff's detective can be seen taking several breaks from cataloging evidence so she can bowl frames.
The officers did not know a video camera had been set up in the house before the March raid.
You can't ignore a Wii no matter what the situation is. I mean, these guys just made a huge arrest; what better way to celebrate than a game of bowling on the Wii. I actually can't believe these guys were that stupid. The world is sinking to new lows every day.
Herschel Walker is starting a new career in
mixed martial arts.
The 47-year-old former NFL running back said Monday that he has
signed a multi-fight contract with promoter Strikeforce. Walker
will begin a 12-week training camp next month in San Jose, Calif.
The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner already holds a fifth-degree
black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
I predict Herschel to get knocked out so hard to first match that he regrets ever doing this. Bo Jackson, now he could do this, because Bo knows......
Not a lot today, but that's the way it iz, this day, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009.
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