Yankees pay homage to Va. Tech victims (1 Viewer)

[primadox]

Classy move by the organization...I especially like A-Rod's comments and that he sat in the dugout with the Va. Tech players. Even if you dislike him, you have to admire his actions here. Kudos to the Yankees for doing this.

From beginning to end, the visit Yankees owner George Steinbrenner promised moments after seeing the tragedy unfolding on television last April 16 was one to remember.

The Yankees had made a $1 million contribution to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, created to cover grief counseling, memorials and other costs for the victims and their families after Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people in two campus buildings before committing suicide.

The Yankees presented the donation to school president Charles Steger last May in New York, but said the visit to Blacksburg was a key part of the assistance.

Rodriguez said starting out at the on-campus memorial was powerful.

"There are certain things that happen that are so devastating that time stops," he said, comparing the shootings to the terrorists attacks in 2001. "For me, this is one of them. This is probably the proudest day I've ever (had) to wear a Yankee uniform."

Yankees pay homage to Va. Tech victims - Yahoo! News

 

[keepoursaints]

I refuse to read any "positive" news on the Yankees

seriously though that's really cool

 

[thewyrm]

I just don't trust the Yankees to do anything altruistic. I think they were there more for their own publicity than to make the students feel good about themselves. I think the Nationals taking the field after the attacks in VaTech caps was a much more powerful tribute than a New York team showing up to their campus, mugging for the cameras, and whooping them 11 to 0. Just my opinion.

 

[primadox]

I just don't trust the Yankees to do anything altruistic. I think they were there more for their own publicity than to make the students feel good about themselves. I think the Nationals taking the field after the attacks in VaTech caps was a much more powerful tribute than a New York team showing up to their campus, mugging for the cameras, and whooping them 11 to 0. Just my opinion.

I think the student players would disagree with that...

I think it was just the sort of thing we were looking for," said Virginia Tech pitcher Rob Waskiewicz, who retired the side in order in the third. "We've been through some hard times, and people are starting to feel better, but I think this was a great thing."

Second baseman Matt Hacker agreed.

"It was everything everybody wanted it to be," he said.

 

[thewyrm]

Sorry, but I loathe both A-Rod and the Yankees too much to ever view them rationally.

 

[CT Saints Fan]

Sorry, but I loathe both A-Rod and the Yankees too much to ever view them rationally.

Why? What'd he do - steal your identity or something?

 

[thewyrm]

Lol! Touché

No, I am a Mariners fan. That should explain it.

 

[geauxboy]

I refuse to read anything on the Yankees

fixed it fer ya.

 

[peytonknows]