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December 13, 2006
News On Munson Awards Dinner Next Month
From Scout.com -
A lineup of five sports greats – Jets star running back Curtis Martin, Knicks all time center Patrick Ewing, Yankees starter Mike Mussina, former Yankees reliever and Thurman teammate Rich "Goose" Gossage, and Mets slugger Carlos Delgado – will be honored at the 27th annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner on Tuesday night, January 30, 2007 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
The announcement was made by the AHRC New York City Foundation , which benefits from the gala which the late, great Yankee catcher and captain Thurman Munson, who died tragically in a 1979 plane crash.
Diana Munson, Thurman’s widow, has been involved in the benefit since its inception, raising nearly $8 million to assist children and adults with developmental disabilities. Those honorees will be receiving Munson Awards for their excellence in competition and their philanthropic work within the community.
The Munson Awards Dinner has previously honored such notables as Willie Randolph, Mariano Rivera, Muhammad Ali, Yogi Berra, Don Mattingly, Jorge Posada, Joe Torre, Bernie Williams, Arthur Ashe, Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Willie Mays, Mark Messier, Mike Richter, Tom Seaver and John Franco, just to name a few.
The AHRC New York City Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports programs enabling children and adults with developmental disabilities to lead richer, more productive lives, including programs of AHRC New York City. AHRC New York City is one of the largest organizations of its kind, serving 11,000 children and adults who have mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries and other developmental disabilities.
For tickets and information on the Munson Awards Dinner contact 212-249-6188.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at December 13, 2006 10:39 PM
Comments
Didn't it feel good to mention Mussina's name and not trash him, Steve? Heh-heh-heh. I'm just kidding.
But at least we found one thing he's done that you're (probably) okay with.
Even the Antichrist likes to help children, I guess.
Posted by: baileywalk ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.waswatching.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at December 14, 2006 01:04 AM
FWIW, I still think that Mussina, overall, was probably the best pitcher on the Yankees last season. It's not that I hate him. It's just that I'm not ready to say, at this stage of his career, that he's all what some make him out to be - and that he has let the Yankees down, at key times, over the last few years. That's all I ever meant.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at December 14, 2006 09:06 AM
It's just that I'm not ready to say, at this stage of his career, that he's all what some make him out to be
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Meaning?
Posted by: Raf at December 14, 2006 09:15 AM
He's overrated, on the whole.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at December 14, 2006 09:26 AM
He's overrated, on the whole.
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Please be a bit more specific? Before he came here? While he was here?
RSAA, ERA
2001
MM: 34, 3.15
RC: 24, 3.51
AP: 11, 3.99
2002
MM: 7, 4.05
RC: 0, 4.35
AP: 16, 3.27
2003
MM: 23, 3.40
RC: 10, 3.91
AP: 8, 4.02
Career postseason ERA (games)
MM: 3.40 (22)
RC: 3.71 (34)
AP: 4.08 (34)
Posted by: Raf at December 14, 2006 09:54 AM
Do a search on WasWatching for "Mussina" - I think I've covered most of my reasons in the past.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at December 14, 2006 10:00 AM