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Auggie

(31,061 posts)
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 12:21 PM Jun 2014

MLB to honor Gehrig's "luckiest man" speech; donates $300,000 to ALS groups

Make that a paltry $300,000. An organization that made over $8 billion in 2013 could afford more than that.



NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball is preparing to honor Lou Gehrig on the 75th anniversary of his famed "luckiest man" speech.

MLB will donate $300,000 to organizations that fight against Lou Gehrig's disease.

The Hall of Famer was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis when he spoke at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939. The first baseman died two years later from ALS at age 37.

MLB players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear a commemorative patch on July Fourth. The tribute will include a video shown at all ballparks featuring a first baseman from each team reciting a line from Gehrig's speech.

LINK: http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/11109611/mlb-honor-lou-gehrig-new-york-yankees-hall-fame-first-baseman-anniversary-famous-speech

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MLB to honor Gehrig's "luckiest man" speech; donates $300,000 to ALS groups (Original Post) Auggie Jun 2014 OP
It's publcity for them, too... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #1
Bud Selig gets paid $22 million plus the use of a private jet Auggie Jun 2014 #2
Bud Selig is the worst MLB Commissioner....EVER joeybee12 Jun 2014 #3

Auggie

(31,061 posts)
2. Bud Selig gets paid $22 million plus the use of a private jet
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 03:02 PM
Jun 2014

$300,000 ... that pays for a couple of days research, probably

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