Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 28, 2008
Remembering Kennedy

In a Wii coincidence, I received this press release yesterday:

2K Sports Partners With the Baseball Wives Charitable Foundation for Third Annual 2K Sports Videogame Challenge and Fashion Show As Major League Baseball® players get ready for Opening Day, a number of players from the Cactus League will be taking time out for charity to participate in the Third Annual 2K Sports Videogame Challenge, in partnership with the Baseball Wives Charitable Foundation, on Friday, March 7, at Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The event is open to the public, as more than 30 Major League Baseball players including Todd Helton, Dan Haren, Adrian Beltre, Hank Blalock, Huston Street, Milton Bradley, Gil Meche, Alex Gordon and many others will face off in a Home Run Derby contest to see who can hit the most long balls in Major League Baseball 2K8, the recently released videogame from 2K Sports. In memory of Joe Kennedy, former Major League Baseball pitcher, proceeds from the 2K Sports Videogame Challenge will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs in Denver and Oakland.

After the conclusion of the videogame tournament, the Baseball Wives Charitable Foundation, in partnership with the local philanthropic group Las Palomas, will be hosting a fashion show in which the wives and their children will serve as models. Tickets for the fashion show and dinner are available for purchase, and proceeds will benefit the Arizona chapter of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Alexis DelChiaro, Fox 10 news anchor and wife of Chicago Cubs pitcher Sean Marshall, will serve as emcee for the evening fashion show.

What: 2K Sports Videogame Challenge

In memory of Joe Kennedy, Major League Baseball players will compete in a Home Run Derby contest of Major League Baseball 2K8 to help raise money for Boys & Girls Clubs in Denver and Oakland.

Fashion Show

Player wives and their children will serve as models, as dinner will be served, and proceeds will benefit the Arizona chapter of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

Where: Scottsdale Plaza Resort

7200 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
Event: Friday, March 7th
2K Sports Videogame Challenge -- 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Fashion Show -- 7:00 pm-10:00 pm

The Baseball Wives Charitable Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by wives of Major League Baseball players, has local chapters in each team's city that build on the strength of the community-at-large. The wives are committed to benefiting and enhancing the quality of life for communities across the nation with a focus on health, education and youth-related projects.

Major League Baseball 2K8, published by 2K Sports and rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, is now available for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo.

For more information about the Third Annual 2K Sports Videogame Challenge, please visit: www.baseballwivescharitablefoundation.com.

According to the letter that came with the release, there will be a Wii set up where fans can challenge the players. Just as I received the email, a Wii was delivered to my front door. My daughter's friends pooled their funds and bought one for Melinda's birthday, which was last June. We finally were able to buy one late last week. I set it up last night and actually hit a home run during batting practice. :-)


Posted by David Pinto at 08:39 AM | Charity | TrackBack (0)
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