Posted on 05/04/2005 3:54:50 AM PDT by ajolympian2004
Edited on 05/04/2005 7:39:27 PM PDT by Lead Moderator. [history]
C.C. Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians and Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox have joined the cause for their strikeouts.
Strikeouts to date:
Barry Zito, Oakland Athletics - 20 strikeouts .
Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox - 20 Strikeouts .
C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland Indians - 16 strikeouts .
They are also going to be adding players making donations for their hits, HR's and RBI's.
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Regarding #1
thanks,
Please replace the press release text about the A's with this:
? ????Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and Cleveland Indians pitcher CC Sabathia Team with Barry Zito in Strikeouts For Troops To Help Wounded U.S. Military
All Star Pitchers Pledge Funds Through 2005 Season; Encourage Other Major League Baseball Players to Help Provide "Comforts of Home"
Oakland, CA May 4, 2005 -- Oakland Athletics pitcher Barry Zito, founder of "StrikeoutsForTroops," a national program which provides some "comforts of home" and also assists with family travel and housing expenses for service members who are being treated at military hospitals, has been joined by six-time All Star pitcher Curt Schilling of the World Champion Boston Red Sox and two-time All Star pitcher CC Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians on the Strikeouts For Troops roster. Schilling and Sabathia are the first two Major League Baseball players to officially join in the effort.
"Many of our war-wounded are recovering in hospitals far from home and family - I saw this first hand when I recently had the honor of visiting Walter Reed Army Medical Center and spent time with the injured service members," said Barry Zito. "These are the true heroes in uniform."
"I'm grateful to both Curt and CC for joining me in 'Strikeouts For Troops' and matching my pledge to contribute $100.00 for every batter that we strike out this season, said Zito, the 2002 Cy Young Award Winner. "They are amazing strikeout pitchers and tough competitors. I respect and admire them tremendously for their good works both on and off the playing field."
Schilling came into 2005 with 2,765 career strikeouts and ranks among the top pitchers in baseball. He was named the 2004 Red Sox pitcher of the Year by the Boston Baseball Writers after turning in a heroic post-season performance while pitching with a detached tendon in his right ankle, helping the Red Sox to their first World Championship since 1918. This season he has posted 20 strikeouts in 17.2 innings pitched in three games. He is on the disabled list and set to return in mid-May.
"It's a privilege to team with Barry in 'Strikeouts For Troops' and I hope others will join us. My father served 20 years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") prior to his passing in 1988, so our men and women in the military have a special meaning to me," said Schilling.
CC Sabathia is in his fifth season with the Cleveland Indians and touts 616 career strikeouts. At 24-years of age, the lefthander has gotten off to an impressive start posting a mark of 2-0 with a 0.92 ERA in 3 starts after beginning the season on the disabled list. CC�s 55 career wins are the most of any Major League pitcher under the age of 25.
"I'm happy to help Barry with 'Strikeouts For Troops.' I have the utmost respect for the men and women serving our country, around the world and here at home; most are my age or younger," said Sabathia. "If I can help out even in a small way, it's truly an honor."
This effort is funded by contributions to the "Strikeouts for Troops Fund" at The Community Foundation For the National Capital Region. (www.cfncr.org). Freedom Alliance, a national non-profit organization, tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code, will help to distribute the funds to the troops.
The "Strikeouts For Troops" program has also been expanded to offer a way for position players to contribute. "Many of my friends in the league who are position players have asked how they can participate too, so we've established a way for everyone to participate by creating a category for hits, RBI's and home runs," said Zito. br>
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Much appreciated!!!
Tony in Boulder
GO TRIBE BUMP !!!
Indeed! Tribe/Sabathia ping. They actually won last night, too!!
Behind Westbrook (I think Jake was the pitcher) in the Metrodome, no less! Thank G*d April is over.
Hugh Hewitt mentioned this last night...gave the program some good publicity...He also stays plugged in to the (depressing) n.e. Ohio sports scene...
As fellow baseball fans AND troop supporters, I thought you might enjoy this thread!
I sent the link to the website to the St. Louis Cardinal's website with a challenge that they get involved. I hope to see some of our pitchers on board soon. And we've got a couple who would be donating a lot. Here's hoping they stay that way! (LOL!)
Other than that - Curt Schilling ROCKS. I'm not a Red Sox fan for OBVIOUS reasons, but I do love Schilling.
I've sent a similar email to the LA Angels of Anaheim.
It would be great to see at least one player from each team involved in this great charity.
I'm under constatnt barrage here in Chicago with the White Sox playing really good ball and the Tribe as bad as they are - I hope something changes for the better soon.
Romeo Crenell is an awesome coach.
I feel that the Browns may do very well over the next few seasons! I like Romeo a lot. He made major contributions to my teams championship efforts.
The Andruzzi acquisition BTW will not hurt them at all. I was surprised to see him leave NE for Cleveland, but I figure he knows the Crenell system well enough to realize that he might flourish there.
I do not follow the Browns close enough to say more.
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Contacted by email:
Hugh Hewitt ( he already has the press release linked on his site - http://www.hughhewitt.com)
Michelle Malkin (blog)
BlackFive (blog)
Little Green Footballs (blog)
Sweet Baby James (Sean Hannity's producer)
Laura Ingraham
Tony Snow
All 850am KOA (Denver) talk show hosts and sports reporters (Mike Rosen, Gunny Bob Newman, Jon Caldara, Rick Barber, Steve Kelley & April Zesbaugh of Colorado Morning News, Mark Johnson & Roach of KOA sports)
All 630am KHOW (Denver) talk show hosts (Dan Caplis, Craig Silverman, Peter Boyles)
All 950am the Fan talk show hosts (sports only talk here in Denver)
KCNC News 4 sports department (Denver) (CBS)
KMGH News 7 sports department (Denver) (ABC)
KUSA News 9 sports department (Denver) (NBC)
The Colorado Rockies radio broadcast team (Jeff and Jack)
All ESPN radio talk shows
Rocky Mountain News sports department
Denver Post sports department
The Coloradoan sports department (Ft. Collins)
The Daily Camera sports department (Boulder)
The Colorado Daily sports department (Univ. of Colorado)
The national Associated Press sports editors and baseball reporters
All Fox News shows
Matt Drudge
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I talked to by phone and gave them Strikeout For Troops link:
The Rockies public relations department
TV News Tip hotline for KCNC, KUSA, KMGH
Friend in the Boston are who is emailing all TV, radio and newspapers in the New England area (mainly in Boston)
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WOW!!! You are awesome!!!! What a GREAT job!! If there aren't any Colorado Rockies players joining up it won't be because no one told them about it!! Good on you!!
Big Bump To The Top
Pinging Gunny Bob...
On another subject: Ken Blackwell coming up next hour - 7 a.m. ET - on Bill Bennett's show. He's in Columbus today, maybe tomorrow?
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