Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
May 11, 2006
In the Pink

Major League Baseball players have the options of using pink bats on Sunday to help raise money for Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. This is a subject near and dear to my heart, as I've had a close family member suffer from this disease.

Kevin Mench was among several Texas players who wanted their mother's names burned on the bats. The Rangers slugger, who homered in seven straight games earlier this season, also planned to have a bat for his grandmother, who died from breast cancer.

"My mom is the glue of our family, and I just want to do something to thank her for all that she has done," Mench said before Tuesday night's game against Minnesota. "At the same time, we are raising money for a great cause."

As Rich Braasch notes in an e-mail about the article:

What if somebody in a power drought like Teixeira or Sexson go nuts with the bat? Will they keep using it to not mess with the streak?

But of course!


Posted by David Pinto at 02:58 PM | Charity | TrackBack (0)
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pink bats ROOL!!!

Posted by: lisa gray at May 11, 2006 10:42 PM

Anyone else think it would be hilarious if Barry Bonds hit #714 or #715 using a PINK bat?

Mind you, I'm pretty sure Bonds' lumber comes from Rawlings and not Louisville Slugger.

Posted by: Rich Braasch at May 12, 2006 10:56 AM

Pink bats, and cancer, suck. I hate symbolic gestures. Visit hospitals, run charity events etc. Cosmo had it right, don't wear the ribbon!

Posted by: abe shorey at May 12, 2006 02:05 PM

The PINK bats are the coolest thing i've ever seen!!!!! That is the coolest way to represent something. I would even wear a PINK hat, PINK jersey, PINK shoes, PINK helmet, PINK pants, and a PINK glove!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS IDEA!!!!! I WANT A PINK BAT!!!!!!

Posted by: Jordan Kinzer at May 14, 2006 08:37 PM

The PINK bats are the coolest thing i've ever seen!!!!! That is the coolest way to represent something. I would even wear a PINK hat, PINK jersey, PINK shoes, PINK helmet, PINK pants, and a PINK glove!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS IDEA!!!!! I WANT A PINK BAT!!!!!!

Posted by: Jordan Kinzer at May 14, 2006 08:37 PM
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