Help a Professional Baseball player Today!

[MKSheppard]

Since September 11, 2001, Americans have come together as never before in our generation. We have banded together to overcome tremendous adversity. We have weathered direct attacks on our own soil, wars overseas, corporate scandal, layoffs, unemployment, stock price plunges, droughts, fires, and a myriad of economic and physical disasters both great and small. But now, we must come together once again to overcome our greatest challenge yet.

Hundreds of Major League Baseball players in our very own nation are living at, just below, or in most cases far above the seven-figure salary level. And as if that weren't bad enough they could be deprived of their life giving pay for several months, possibly longer, as a result of the upcoming strike situation. But you can help!

For only $20,835 a month, about $694.50 a day (that's less than the cost of a large screen projection TV) you can help a MLB player remain economically viable during his time of need. This contribution by no means solves the problem as it barely covers the annual minimum salary, but it's a start, and every little bit will help!

Although $700 may not seem like a lot of money to you, to a baseball player it could mean the difference between spending the strike golfing in Florida or on a Mediterranean cruise. For you, seven hundred dollars is nothing more than a month's rent, half a mortgage payment, or a month of medical insurance, but to a baseball player, $700 will partially replace his daily salary. Your commitment of less than $700 a day will enable a payer to buy that home entertainment center, trade in the year-old Lexus or a new Ferrari, or enjoy a weekend in Rio.

HOW WILL I KNOW I'M HELPING?

Each month, you will receive a complete financial report on the player you sponsor. Detailed information about his stocks, bonds, 401(k), real estate, and other investment holdings will be mailed to your home. Plus, upon signing up for this program, you will receive an unsigned photo of the player lounging during the strike on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean (for a signed photo, please include an additional $150). Put the photo on your refrigerator to remind you of other peoples' suffering.

HOW WILL HE KNOW I'M HELPING?

Your MLB player will be told that he has a SPECIAL FRIEND who just wants to help in a time of need. Although the player won't know your name, he will be able to make collect calls to your home via a special operator in case additional funds are needed for unforeseen expenses.

__YES, I WANT TO HELP! I would like to sponsor a striking MLB player. My preference is checked below:

[ ] Infielder [ ] Outfielder [ ] Starting Pitcher [ ] Ace Pitcher [ ] Entire team (Please call our 900 number to ask for the cost of a specific team - $10 per minute)

[ ] Alex Rodriguez (Higher cost: $60,000 per day)

Please charge the account listed below $694.50 per day for the player for the duration of the strike. Please send me a picture of the player I have sponsored, along with an Alex Rodriguez 2001 Income Statement and my very own Donald Fehr MLB Players Union pin to wear proudly on my hat (include $80 for hat).

Your Name: _______________________

Telephone Number: _______________________

Account Number: _______________________ Exp.Date:_______

[ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] American Express [ ] Discover

Signature: _______________________

Alternate card (when the primary card exceeds its credit limit):

Account Number: _______________________ Exp.Date:_______

[ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] American Express [ ] Discover

Signature: _______________________

Mail completed form to MLB Players Union or call 1-900-F%*&-THE-FANS now to enroll by phone ($10 per minute).

[Darth Wong]

Hee hee hee hee heee ... that's a good one. Perhaps some rock stars can get together and perform a charity concert for them

[Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi]

Could you give them steroids instead of $700 a day? Would the concert be called "Screw the starving children, this is for the people who actually need help!" After all, rock stars have given more time and money toward baseball players than needy kids, regardless of what they say.

[Tsyroc]

Could you give them steroids instead of $700 a day? Would the concert be called "Screw the starving children, this is for the people who actually need help!" After all, rock stars have given more time and money toward baseball players than needy kids, regardless of what they say.

I don't know about "screw the starving children". I mean, they're not NBA players but for some reason professional sports peopls seem to have lots of kids...everywhere. Maybe they will need help feeding their kids, at least the ones they admit are theirs.

[Mr Bean]

Keep em coming Shep

This is why I like these forums, I might disagree with Shep on every single issue on this planet save one(I don't... I think unless Shep happens to be aginst the study and devoplment of .80Cal Hand-guns), but as long as you got one thing we can both have a good laugh

[Master of Ossus]

I think I'll go hold a bake sale.

That was a good one, MK.

[Vertigo1]

hahah

Thats good!

Maybe we could get Steve Irwin to host the rock concert by having a croc eat a telemarketer live.

[Tsyroc]

hahah

Thats good!

Maybe we could get Steve Irwin to host the rock concert by having a croc eat a telemarketer live.

How about some comercials with Sally Struthers crying.

"You could sponsor poor starving Mo Vaughn".

"A few thousand a day and you could make sure A-Rod has gas money for his Porsche".

"Don't let these poor athletes suffer when you could help by donating your entire salary for the rest of your life to make sure they didn't see a drop in income during this time of crisis.".

[thecreech]

maybe we can hold a bakesale