Braves Fans Can Go To Bat For Their Favorite Charity
From time to time I get offers to give stuff away on Talking Chop, but rarely does that offer come with a good cause.
State Farm has teamed up with MLB to give people a chance to attend the 2010 World Series, while making a difference for their favorite charity by "going to bat" for them! In the past four weeks,State Farm has given away 8 tickets to the World Series to lucky winners and over $75,000 to charities like the American Heart Association, The Alzheimer’s Foundation, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
It’s easy to do - Fans just visit www.statefarm.com/gotobat, play the online Home Run Derby game for the charity they would like to "go to bat" for and once a week, for ten weeks, State Farm will select a winner and their charity. The winner’s charity will receive a weekly donation ($100 for every home run hit that week in MLB) and the winner themselves will receive a trip for two the 2010 World Series.
If you'd like to participate here at Talking Chop, then visit the link, sign up, pick a charity, and play the home run game. In the comments section of this post tell us what charity you supported, and then for the title of your comments post, guess what the Braves playoff odds will be tomorrow. Your guess must be to the fifth decimal (ex. 90.12345). The winner will be determined based on tomorrow's Baseball Prospectus playoff odds for the Braves, and the winner will receive a $50 gift card to the Sports Authority courtesy of State Farm.
Let's show them how Talking Chop can Go To Bat!
23 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
92.49649
St. Jude Research Hospital for Children
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
88.92153
Habitat for Humanity
We needn't have been nervous. The Melk-Man always* delivers.
* sometimes
I think it is outstanding that an insurance company would do this. An insurance company! That’s normally only one step above lawyer, banker, and federal/state government worker as chosen professions, and only two steps above drug dealer and prostitute as chosen professions!
Way to go, State Farm! Maybe you really are “like a good neighbor.” I will definitely play, and if I win the WS tickets I will give them to the State Farm employee who thought of this (who is most likely not eligible to win, for obvious reasons).
by Chief Knockahomer on Sep 7, 2010 1:55 PM EDT reply actions
90.41673
American Lung Association
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
93.34777
St. Jude’s Hospital. I’m gonna base that percentage on a Really Good Day for Atlanta.
Sure wish I could practice that home run hitting thing – I didn’t even make contact.
[Mets] GM Omar Minaya confirmed to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News that the Mets aren't going to fire any coaches today. July 26, 2010.
"What was more odd than that pitch being low is that Jeff Francoeur didn't swing at it." -- Jim Powell, Aug. 4, 2010.
Dang, I thought for sure I was the only one. Not being a game player at all, I know I’m doing something terribly wrong.
Anyone with some pointers to share?
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
93.14159
Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI)
It’s actually harder when you have fewer home runs tallied…ball comes in slower and it’s harder to time. I hit 25 today and got the full 10 entries.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
90.12345
Special Olympics.
Decimals mean nothing to me, so I’m just throwing numbers up there. Betcha couldn’t guess that.
90.78538
St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital
A lotta room in right-center, if he hits one there we can dance in the streets. The 2-1. Swung, line drive left field! One run is in! Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He is...safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!...Braves win!

by 






















