Help Out A Family Who Deserves It

For us to say anything nice about a Yankee, a wearer of pinstripes would probably have to save a busload of children, a school for the disabled, and a senior citizen tour group from terrorists all in the same day.  David Robertson is doing the real world equivalent of that.  Robertson has started High Socks For Hope, a charity to help families devastated by the recent tornados in Robertson's hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The funds help to rebuild and repair the buildings and lives damaged by nature's incredible power.

Rangers Draft Paralyzed Player (Did It Just Get Dusty In Here?)

The Texas Rangers, reigning AL Champions made us choke up yesterday and not because they were teaching us how to hold a bat or eliminate our team from the playoffs.  No, instead they made us get emotional after drafting Jonathon Taylor in the 33rd round of yesterday's amateur baseball draft.  This wouldn't be anything special, Taylor is a .320 hitter with a set of wheels, someone who can cash checks of varying amounts by playing baseball, if Taylor wasn't paralyzed.  Taylor, or JT as his friends have creatively nicknamed him, was paralyzed on March 6 of this year after an outfield collision with teammate Zach Cone, the 37th pick in this year's draft, also by the Rangers.  Taylor is currently paralyzed from the waist down but is showing signs of improvement and I'm sure his spirits received a huge boost once he received word of his being drafted. 

Barry Bonds Does Something Genuinely Nice

Barry Bonds, former baseball player who did somethings of importance*, did something truly nice.  After visiting with beaten Giants fan Bryan Stow while in the hospital and leaving an autographed bat for his children, Bonds donated money to the Stow family to pay for the childrens' education.  Good on Barry.