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Monday, February 25, 2013

Globe: In nonprofit game, many athletes post losing records

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posted on February 25, 2013 at 07:36 PM by villageidiom to charity, dodgers, nba, nfl, olympics, red sox, yankees | 62 comment(s)

A decent read, if only scratching the surface of the issue. I’ve always been curious just how much money raised goes to charities directly, versus going to fund activities which in turn help the charity, versus going to fund “administrative costs”.

In some cases athlete charitable foundations are accomplishing a lot, sometimes after very non-productive starts. In other cases, calling them charities is being… er, charitable.

...just 37 cents of every dollar raised by the Josh Beckett ...

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1. Chris Dial posted on August 11, 2008 at 05:55 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Um, Chris Reitsma would disagree.

2. Rusty Priske posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I thought he was going to spell S-L-I-M.

3. Smyly Smile (Walewander) posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:26 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I thought it was N-O-N-E...

4. Sheer Tim Foli

posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

You all are spouting off without doing your homework.

Ok - who has Team Canada's pythagorean numbers handy?

5. Gamingboy posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Way to make the French Relay team look dignified, Stubby.

6. Harmon "Thread Killer" Microbrew posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:51 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Way to make the French Relay team look dignified, Stubby.

A guy saying he expects to win gold is less dignified than a guy saying his team will "smash" a specific opponent?

Whatever you say...

7. Mike Emeigh

posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

You all are spouting off without doing your homework.

Au contraire. I watched them play against Team USA. Team Canada doesn't have the pitching depth.

-- MWE

8. Chris Dial posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

You all are spouting off without doing your homework.

Ok - who has Team Canada's pythagorean numbers handy?

Actually, I went and saw tehm play the USA team last weekend. Canada got mauled.

9. Chris Dial posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Of course, I was sitting next to Mike. I think I owe him a coke now.

10. Gamingboy posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:55 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Harmon, to guarantee a gold is far more foolishly bold and brash then announcing you will "smash" one opponent. France could have technically fufilled the prophecy even if they didn't win gold, so long as the US team was behind them. BUt to guarantee gold is saying you will beat everyone. And the French were a ton more favored to win their event then the Canadians are in Baseball (the general consensus is Bronze Medal game at best, from what I've heard).

11. Harmon "Thread Killer" Microbrew posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Harmon, to guarantee a gold is far more foolishly bold and brash then announcing you will "smash" one opponent.

Fair enough. Now show me where Clapp made any such "guarantee".

12. bunyon posted on August 11, 2008 at 06:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Forget pitching depth, I don't think Canada has the pitching shallowness either.

13. Gamingboy posted on August 11, 2008 at 07:03 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Okay, it's expectations, not guarantee. But it's still rather foolhardy.

14. Shibal posted on August 11, 2008 at 07:09 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm looking at Japan's roster now...they look like they have one helluva team. Anything can happen, but on paper they outclass the US by a good amount.

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