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May 17, 2006
Bubba & Damon Are Good Guys
Good to see Bubba's still doing good things. From the News:
Teenage cancer patient Shannon O'Brien closed her eyes and clasped her freckled cheeks after shaking hands with Yankees teammates Bubba Crosby and Johnny Damon.
"I can't imagine how red my face is right now," said the 14-year-old from Staten Island, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in March. "I thought, 'Oh my gosh, he's going to stop by.' I've never been that close before."
The infielder for the St. Joseph Hill Academy Hilltoppers was one of more than a dozen cancer patients who met the two outfielders at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center yesterday.
Damon and Crosby teamed up with the center to raise funds for pediatric cancer research, education and patient care.
"These kids don't deserve to go through what they are going through, but hopefully we can raise awareness and work on getting better treatment for them," Damon said as he signed the youngsters' Yankee Universe T-shirts.
"All we can do is put a smile on their faces and give high-fives and make their day better."
It's also nice to see Damon doing good things as well. Just another reason to root for these two Yankees.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at May 17, 2006 05:23 PM