Braves Fans Can Go To Bat For Their Favorite Charity

by gondeee on Sep 7, 2010 1:03 PM EDT

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!

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91.87512

American Heart Association

by gondeee on Sep 7, 2010 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

92.49649

St. Jude Research Hospital for Children

"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West

by NCChopper on Sep 7, 2010 1:31 PM EDT reply actions

88.92153

Habitat for Humanity

We needn't have been nervous. The Melk-Man always* delivers.

* sometimes

by Zeus12888 on Sep 7, 2010 1:41 PM EDT reply actions

90.52638

American Red Cross

by joshmaurer on Sep 7, 2010 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

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

You’d rather be an insurance agent than a banker?

by joshmaurer on Sep 7, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions

90.41673

American Lung Association

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Sep 7, 2010 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

92.89568

Boys and Girls Club of America

by Cayla on Sep 7, 2010 2:08 PM EDT reply actions

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.

by carpengui on Sep 7, 2010 2:35 PM EDT reply actions

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

by NCChopper on Sep 7, 2010 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Ugh. I managed to hit one. Other than that, whiffed the whole time. But that’s why I don’t play video games – except for a good cause. :)

by Lizziebeth on Sep 7, 2010 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

maybe try clicking earlier? I whiffed the first 4 times looking like an idiot, but got into a good rhythm. Right when you see the red circle thing, click.

by abraves on Sep 7, 2010 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

90.65656

RBI

by DawgB on Sep 7, 2010 3:11 PM EDT reply actions

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?

by cthabeerman on Sep 7, 2010 3:12 PM EDT reply actions

93.33333

Boys and Girls Club. Great Cause.

by mj10catchit10 on Sep 7, 2010 3:26 PM EDT reply actions

88.92221

Academy for Educational Development

by StapleGun on Sep 7, 2010 3:57 PM EDT reply actions

91.59845

Habitat for Humanity

by abraves on Sep 7, 2010 4:11 PM EDT reply actions

39 homers, haha

by abraves on Sep 7, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

90.41891
St Jude’s Children’s Hospital

by rbravesfan on Sep 7, 2010 5:08 PM EDT reply actions

90.12345

Special Olympics.
Decimals mean nothing to me, so I’m just throwing numbers up there. Betcha couldn’t guess that.

by Lizziebeth on Sep 7, 2010 6:03 PM EDT reply actions

93.30779

St. Jude Research Hospital for Children

by homerun on Sep 7, 2010 7:01 PM EDT reply actions

91.22745

St. Jude. Memphian playing for the home team ;-)

by J-Freak on Sep 7, 2010 8:00 PM EDT reply actions

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 bACEballstud on Sep 7, 2010 8:25 PM EDT reply actions