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Monday, November 16, 2009

mlb.com: McCann rallies around children with cancer

McCann and his wife, Ashley, have spent the past couple of years proudly devoting time and money to the Rally Foundation, which was formed three years ago by Dean Crowe, who gained the inspiration after watching one of her son’s youth baseball teammates battle through cancer and the long-term effects of the treatments.

Crowe’s fight was significantly bolstered this week through the efforts of McCann, who staged the inaugural Brian McCann Rally Celebrity Softball Game at Georgia Tech’s Russ Chandler Stadium on Friday night and a successful fund-raising banquet that raised $276,500 on Thursday night.

“Brian and Ashley are really involved with the kids, deeply and personally,” Crowe said.

Though he must wear a back brace 20 hours a day, Vassil is a passionate kid who truly became an inspiration to those who attended Thursday night’s banquet.

Former Braves favorite Andruw Jones highlighted Friday night’s events by winning the home run derby and then homering from both sides of the plate. His seventh-inning blast, from the right side, soared over the 400-foot mark of the stadium’s green wall.

But the 10-time Gold Glove Award winner’s greatest contribution came on Thursday, when he urged Vassil to provide some motivation during the auction.

At Jones’ urging, Vassil took the microphone and revealed that he would shave his head if somebody provided a donation of $10,000. Don and Terri Elias of Donte Properties met the challenge, and the inspirational teenager proudly kept his end of the bargain. At the end of the second inning on Friday, McCann did the honors and shaved Vassil’s head.

Tripon Posted: November 16, 2009 at 05:07 PM | 13 comment(s)
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   1. The Joe Mauer Power Hour (kj)  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 04:54 PM (#3388971)
What a selfish jerk.
   2. flournoy  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 05:01 PM (#3388979)
Hey, I'll shave my head if someone will provide a donation of $10,000 to a special bank account of my choosing. Never mind that I already shave my head anyway.
   3. BarrettsHiddenBall  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 05:03 PM (#3388981)
McCann is clearly a compassionate and generous soul, unlike that selfish SOB Beltran.
   4. Dayton Moore is a Big Fat Idiot (AG#1F)  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 05:12 PM (#3388991)
What does this have to do with Jeff Franceour?
   5. aleskel  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 05:12 PM (#3388993)
that's a ... weird headline
   6. CFBF: Now With the Dan Werr Seal of Approval  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 05:42 PM (#3389013)
Brian McCann is so fat that when he rallies around children with cancer, he literally rallies around children with cancer!
   7. Crashburn Alley  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 06:50 PM (#3389050)
... rallies ... children with cancer


New L.A. Angels gimmick? Like Rally Monkeys.
   8. Sam Hutcheson (perhaps some sort of ninja)  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 07:27 PM (#3389062)
Brian McCann is a god amoung men and we will brook no sacrilege, infidels. Back off the salt mines, plebian scum.
   9. Walt Davis  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 07:28 PM (#3389063)
that's a ... weird headline

Well, it's the Rally Foundation, so you work "rallies" into the headline (in the rallies around the flag sense).
   10. Latnam's first name is Bob Lemon's middle name.  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 08:34 PM (#3389086)
I don't have much to say here except I love Brian McCann. May His blessings be with you always.
   11. Teal & Black  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 08:58 PM (#3389093)
He's not giving until it hurts. Hurt him!
   12. Elisabeth Röhm and Walter Haas  Posted: November 16, 2009 at 11:56 PM (#3389165)
Former Braves favorite Andruw Jones highlighted Friday night’s events by winning the home run derby and then homering from both sides of the plate.

Jones is a switch-hitter?
   13. the Tuque of Flatbush  Posted: November 17, 2009 at 01:33 AM (#3389209)
I'm trying to imagine the best misinterpretation of this headline. The best I can think of is in the sense of "boot'n'rally."
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