Who would have thought that big, buff baseball players would even consider looking at the color pink? I sure didn’t, I mean, look at the majority of ball players: thick, and manly. Now, do thick and manly sound like they would go with the color pink? I didn’t think so.
On Sunday, May 11th, 2008 the glorious day that Mothers everywhere got to rejoice for a day of relaxation, the MLB players all sported pink bats, wristbands, embroidered patches on their jerseys, you name it, they had it.
This was tradition that has been going for three years now. On Mother’s Day the MLB players wore pink which represented the Susan G. Komen Foundation that is dedicated to Breast Cancer. Each player wore these in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. I am highly impressed that an organization such as the MLB has begun doing events and activities like these.
These are the stories we need to hear about, not about Carmelo Anthony’s DUI, but about things like the MLB players sporting pink for a day, and like when Chicago White Sox Center Fielder Nick Swisher cut his hair to give it to the organization “Pantene Beautiful Lengths” in honor of his grandmother who died from brain cancer. These are the athletic sports stories that the media should highlight.
It is nice to see that being men that are so highly idolized have enough humility to do a simple task like wear pink to represent such a great cause.
According to MLB.com all the pink stuff that was used by the MLB players will be auctioned off on MLB.com. This is also going towards the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and not only did they already raise 50,000 dollars, that amount is still rolling due to upcoming auction items. You can actually go on MLB.com and for a reasonable price buy a personalized Mothers Day 2008 bat and part of the proceeds will go towards the foundation as well.
Many players released statements that were very heartfelt and you could truly see the excitement they felt about participating in something like the “Going to Bat against Breast Cancer” program.
Props to all the MLB players for being a part of such an important issue that we continually see affecting our daily lives, keep up the good deeds guys.
-jess
