First Ever Brian McCann Celebrity Softball Game Set for 11/13
by gondeee on Oct 19, 2009 10:22 AM EDT
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Our very own Brian McCann and Chipper Jones are sponsoring a Celebrity Softball Game on November 13th at Russ Chandler Stadium on the Georgia Tech campus.
With Brian McCann anchoring one team and teammate Chipper Jones leading the opposing squad, the first ever Rally Celebrity Softball Game will be a contest not to be missed.
Tickets for the Rally Celebrity Softball Game are FREE for children 12 and under, $5 for students and $10 for adults, with all proceeds benefitting the Rally Foundation.
When/Where: November 13 at Russ Chandler Stadium. Gates open at 6:00 p.m., Home Run Derby begins at 7:00 p.m., and first pitch of the Celebrity Softball Game is set for 7:35 p.m.
All proceeds of the event will benefit the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research and their mission to find better treatments with fewer long-term side effects and cures for childhood cancer.
Secure your tickets today at: www.rallyfoundation.org and "Participate" link.
Other attendees include:
US Senator Johnny Isakson, Former NFL Player Todd Weiner, Kip Pardue the QB from Remember the Titans, Ed and Dean Roland from Collective Soul, Chris Dimino from 790 The Zone, Steve from the Regular Guys, Lewis from 99X, Former UGA and NFL Player David Pollack, CNN’s Holly Firfer, Sports Agent Todd France and Sports Agent BB Abbott.
I wonder if they'll invite Francoeur?
I'm 90% sure I'm going. This will be a nice chance to see our Braves players this off-season in a relaxed and fun environment. I think we should make it a Talking Chop outing.
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I guess they lowered the minimum requirements for being a celebrity.
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by bravos1984 on Oct 19, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THIS!!!
I think i’m going to make travel efforts for this, even though I never made it to the Ted all season…..
Local fans, this is the type of stuff you NEED to attend. Please make it a TC outing.
by traphicg on Oct 19, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL Kip Pardue.
He was in the Rules of Attraction, one of my favorite flicks. I’ll likely make it out to this as well.
If this is going to be an “official” TC outing, the goal is more than five people. Come on locals, we’re not all that miserable and intolerable in person.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on Oct 19, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
His European cut scene in Rules of Attraction is one of the better things ever in a movie.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
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by cbwilk on Oct 19, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He turned down a very illegal threesome with Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed in Thirteen which is one of the worst things ever in a movie. JKJK
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by bwellnjonesco on Oct 19, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m there. Wait, let me ask my wife first.
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by 10-4 on Oct 19, 2009 11:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ok, we’re there! bought our tickets.
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by 10-4 on Oct 19, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad they’re resurrecting this! Went to one years ago and witnessed a Tom & Chris Glavine ‘spat’ first-hand – whoo.
Anyway, I’ll be there, whether as an observer or a volunteer, not sure yet.
Bring your coats!
by Lizziebeth on Oct 19, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can see it now:
I wonder if they’ll invite Francoeur?
Francoeur will show up, but he’ll actually play, and he’ll be like the tool in your local slow-pitch softball team with a chip on his shoulder, and be overly serious, and crush 480 ft. moonshots, and trotting the bases like Reggie Jackson, while the D-list local celebs all kind of have their fun killed a little bit more with each successive homer, until the fans are all booing. Coach Heap will try to reason with Francoeur, but when he puts his hand on his friend’s shoulders, Frenchy will snap away, and say “Don’t touch me you don’t know how I feel” while the two stare intensely for two minutes. And then the following day, Southside Steve, Lewis, Jeff Dauler, Chris Dimino and Holly Firfer will go on their respective programs and report to the airwaves how big of a jerk Jeff Francoeur is.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on Oct 19, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09
by buzzdeadwax on Oct 19, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would pay serious money
To see Jeff have to wait on a slow pitched softball. He’ll probably get too anxious and run half way to the mound to swing at it.
Too bad I can’t go.
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by mvhsbball on Oct 19, 2009 11:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
setting aside a series of unfortunate and ill-considered statements to members of the media, wasn’t Francoeur always widely reputed to be an excellent teammate, a positive influence in the clubhouse and a genuinely good guy?
by fandave on Oct 20, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the most part
I didn’t think it was good to make statements insinuating young Schafer’s hitting woes in relation to his own ineptitude, nor were his vague remarks towards Jaramillo vs. Pendleton, but he’s always been a positive influence to the communities he contributes to.
I was just going off on a fictitious tangent, based on assumptions from his moments of primadonna-ism, forming an imaginary persona based on the fragile young psyche of the ex-girlfriend “but we’re still friends,” while harboring a ton of resentment, variety.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on Oct 20, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand and enjoy a good fictitious tangent as much as the next guy.
My point though is that the so-called primadonna-ism was/is all just assumptions and perceptions of outsiders looking in, based on isolated, albeit admittedly unfortunate and ill-considered statements, here and there, quoted in newpapers, for example, as opposed to any overt incidents (akin to the routine Milton Bradly escapades) or anything ever put out into the mainstream as fact from teammates or people in the organization who had the opportunity to have actual contact and dealings with him on a day in and out basis … you know, in reality.
Frankly, all the Francoeur bashing – not as a player (although young players not infrequently struggle and fail to make timely adjustments), but as a person – and frank irrational hatemongering at him that we continue to still see around here, just sucks, imo.
Not that I’m casting that at you … just sayin’.
by fandave on Oct 20, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's all good
I hear what you’re saying. I know it’d be hard for most to believe, since I made and sold like 50 Failcoeur shirts, but I just don’t really care about the guy anymore. It’s kind of an afterthought, the jabs and remarks, which may sure be a little classless, but hey, we’re all sports fans. It’ll never be a day at the horse tracks with trophy wives in bouffant hats and sundresses.
On another subject, are you going to attempt to make this event? I know you’re local – you should swing by.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on Oct 21, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, maybe. it sounds like it could be fun. it depends, however, on my schedule, impending crises, critical work deadlines, etc.
by fandave on Oct 21, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
From the Collective Soul Twitter page, they will apparently not be at the softball game:
Sorry @NoSoBelle on 11/13 we will be in Halifax playing a show, not in Georgia this story http://bit.ly/o0CBn is not accurate
Humm… I got that info directly from the Rally event page.
by gondeee on Oct 19, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So that means they need some players, right? Maybe i should call Captain Heap.
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by 10-4 on Oct 21, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick question to people who've purchased tickets.
Do you just take the confirmation page that you print out with you as your tickets? Just wondering.
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by mccannfan on Oct 28, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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