Mother's Day in Baseball

[Sabrejeff]

I still would love to see an NHL goalie wear pink pads and dontage $1 for every save he makes with them and $5 for every goal he allows and have the team and league each match the total they raise. In addition, auctioning off the equipment after they are done with it (for a whole season or a month or something) and put that money towards the charity. I think Harding of the Wild would have had the best chance to do something like that but I don't think he is even wearing the mask anymore... This is just something I have been thinking about for the past few years and I do think it would be a great thing for the NHL to try.

Didn't they have pink sticks one year?

[oakland ehs]

The last year or two the NHL has had a weekend in which the players used pink sticks, or some guys at least used pink tape if their stick manufacturer wouldn't do up a pink stick.

[nwtrailtrekker]

i think its a great idea, especially if they auction off the pink memorbila to fans and give the money to breast cancer charities. anyone who thinks its bad or wrong is terrible.

I don't think it's a bad ideal,but my gripe w/ the whole thing is that they don't go all out Prostate Cancer Awareness (even though MLB does the baby blue wristband and ribbon thing which is a LOT better than doing nothing),but at the same time it would be cool if MLB do the same thing for Fathers' Day if the break out the blue bats and auction it off to the Prostate Cancer Foundation or something.

....or blue balls.

p.s. yes i know that one has been beat to death.

p.s.s. no pun intended on "beat to death"

[Neon_Matrix]

I still would love to see an NHL goalie wear pink pads and dontage $1 for every save he makes with them and $5 for every goal he allows and have the team and league each match the total they raise. In addition, auctioning off the equipment after they are done with it (for a whole season or a month or something) and put that money towards the charity. I think Harding of the Wild would have had the best chance to do something like that but I don't think he is even wearing the mask anymore... This is just something I have been thinking about for the past few years and I do think it would be a great thing for the NHL to try.

Didn't they have pink sticks one year?

Yes they did, but I think they could do something more. This would probably draw A LOT more attention than a few pink sticks. A pink goalie would definitely perk a lot of peoples attention.

[OMMF]

I still would love to see an NHL goalie wear pink pads and dontage $1 for every save he makes with them and $5 for every goal he allows and have the team and league each match the total they raise. In addition, auctioning off the equipment after they are done with it (for a whole season or a month or something) and put that money towards the charity. I think Harding of the Wild would have had the best chance to do something like that but I don't think he is even wearing the mask anymore... This is just something I have been thinking about for the past few years and I do think it would be a great thing for the NHL to try.

Didn't they have pink sticks one year?

Yes they did, but I think they could do something more. This would probably draw A LOT more attention than a few pink sticks. A pink goalie would definitely perk a lot of peoples attention.

All the coaches wore pink ties didn't they? I know those were auctioned off and they even sold non-game-worn ones on the NHL website for the Hockey Fights Cancer deal earlier in the season.

[Neon_Matrix]

I still would love to see an NHL goalie wear pink pads and dontage $1 for every save he makes with them and $5 for every goal he allows and have the team and league each match the total they raise. In addition, auctioning off the equipment after they are done with it (for a whole season or a month or something) and put that money towards the charity. I think Harding of the Wild would have had the best chance to do something like that but I don't think he is even wearing the mask anymore... This is just something I have been thinking about for the past few years and I do think it would be a great thing for the NHL to try.

Didn't they have pink sticks one year?

Yes they did, but I think they could do something more. This would probably draw A LOT more attention than a few pink sticks. A pink goalie would definitely perk a lot of peoples attention.

All the coaches wore pink ties didn't they? I know those were auctioned off and they even sold non-game-worn ones on the NHL website for the Hockey Fights Cancer deal earlier in the season.

They even sold them at the HHOF. Regardless, I truely believe the biggest attention grabber would be a pink goalie. It has never been seen before and would attract A LOT of attention, even more so than pink sticks or pink ties.

[Magnus]

I still would love to see an NHL goalie wear pink pads and donate $1 for every save he makes with them and $5 for every goal he allows and have the team and league each match the total they raise. In addition, auctioning off the equipment after they are done with it (for a whole season or a month or something) and put that money towards the charity. I think Harding of the Wild would have had the best chance to do something like that but I don't think he is even wearing the mask anymore... This is just something I have been thinking about for the past few years and I do think it would be a great thing for the NHL to try.

Just $1 per save? How about $10? Or $100 with the kind of dough they make. Geez.

[speedo]

The Calgary Stampeders had pink jerseys once, but it was completely unrelated to Mother's Day or any other cause.

Some 5-watt bulb tossed the white jerseys in the hot wash with the home reds, and voila!! Instant pink !!

I don't mind the baseball pink accessories of Mother's Day. Nice touch...

[TheGodfather]

I think it's stupid.

1. Do the same for fathers day for cancer, as mentioned, prostate cancer.

2. This is getting annoying, it seems the only cancer anyone cares about is breast cancer. I'd much rather see a general cancer research, or something that kills more and affects more.

The pink thing is stupid in any sport, do yellow for cancer research, or red for the cancer society. Enough of this breast cancer bull.

[Neon_Matrix]

I still would love to see an NHL goalie wear pink pads and donate $1 for every save he makes with them and $5 for every goal he allows and have the team and league each match the total they raise. In addition, auctioning off the equipment after they are done with it (for a whole season or a month or something) and put that money towards the charity. I think Harding of the Wild would have had the best chance to do something like that but I don't think he is even wearing the mask anymore... This is just something I have been thinking about for the past few years and I do think it would be a great thing for the NHL to try.

Just $1 per save? How about $10? Or $100 with the kind of dough they make. Geez.

Well, it would be matched by the team and that by the league... it adds up, and each goal that is let in results in more money being contributed. And this wouldn't be a one off, it would be over a period of time so it will add up.

[OMMF]

Regardless, I truely believe the biggest attention grabber would be a pink goalie.

or did I misunderstand?

[Armadillo]

I think it's stupid.

1. Do the same for fathers day for cancer, as mentioned, prostate cancer.

2. This is getting annoying, it seems the only cancer anyone cares about is breast cancer. I'd much rather see a general cancer research, or something that kills more and affects more.

The pink thing is stupid in any sport, do yellow for cancer research, or red for the cancer society. Enough of this breast cancer bull.

1. They indeed do the prostate cancer thing for Father's Day, so it's all good.

2. I do like the idea of a general cancer research fund, and I also think the pink bit's getting played out. The funny thing is, breast cancer isn't female-exclusive. I understand that the majority of cases are indeed women, but men are capable of having breast cancer. Maybe the pink could go for ovarian or cervical cancer?

As an aside, thinking that this isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread doesn't make you "terrible." It means you have a differing opinion, nothing more. I'm about to be a first-time father, I love my wife dearly, and it would end me if she got breast cancer. However, that doesn't mean I have to buy every pink item I see, does it?

[DG_ThenNowForever]

The pink thing is stupid in any sport, do yellow for cancer research, or red for the cancer society. Enough of this breast cancer bull.

Yeah! Breast cancer is so lame and stupid! F breast cancer. Only pussies get breast cancer and we shouldn't have to hear about it!

[Lee.]

I think it's stupid.

1. Do the same for fathers day for cancer, as mentioned, prostate cancer.

2. This is getting annoying, it seems the only cancer anyone cares about is breast cancer. I'd much rather see a general cancer research, or something that kills more and affects more.

The pink thing is stupid in any sport, do yellow for cancer research, or red for the cancer society. Enough of this breast cancer bull.

As one who didn't quite understand the Breast Cancer love a year or so back, I asked.

This thread resulted.

[spyboy1]

I think it's stupid.

1. Do the same for fathers day for cancer, as mentioned, prostate cancer.

2. This is getting annoying, it seems the only cancer anyone cares about is breast cancer. I'd much rather see a general cancer research, or something that kills more and affects more.

The pink thing is stupid in any sport, do yellow for cancer research, or red for the cancer society. Enough of this breast cancer bull.

I just might think you're stupid after reading this.

Sorry you're annoyed by all this "breast cancer bull". Perhaps someday you'll be affected by it in some way or someone you know will be saved by all this stupid research funding awareness generating one afternoon a year intrusion into your life.

I've read a lot of stupid, ignorant things on the internet before, but you've just topped them all.

[Lee.]

I think it's stupid.

1. Do the same for fathers day for cancer, as mentioned, prostate cancer.

2. This is getting annoying, it seems the only cancer anyone cares about is breast cancer. I'd much rather see a general cancer research, or something that kills more and affects more.

The pink thing is stupid in any sport, do yellow for cancer research, or red for the cancer society. Enough of this breast cancer bull.

I just might think you're stupid after reading this.

Sorry you're annoyed by all this "breast cancer bull". Perhaps someday you'll be affected by it in some way or someone you know will be saved by all this stupid research funding awareness generating one afternoon a year intrusion into your life.

I've read a lot of stupid, ignorant things on the internet before, but you've just topped them all.

Don't worry, he'll make another post soon. Then you'll regret your statement.

To paraphrase Hank Hill, just when you think he's said the stupidest thing ever, he keeps talking.

[Neon_Matrix]

Regardless, I truely believe the biggest attention grabber would be a pink goalie.

or did I misunderstand?

At least this idea would make it into the regular season and not toil with the farm team.

[TheGodfather]

I think it's stupid.

1. Do the same for fathers day for cancer, as mentioned, prostate cancer.

2. This is getting annoying, it seems the only cancer anyone cares about is breast cancer. I'd much rather see a general cancer research, or something that kills more and affects more.

The pink thing is stupid in any sport, do yellow for cancer research, or red for the cancer society. Enough of this breast cancer bull.

I just might think you're stupid after reading this.

Sorry you're annoyed by all this "breast cancer bull". Perhaps someday you'll be affected by it in some way or someone you know will be saved by all this stupid research funding awareness generating one afternoon a year intrusion into your life.

I've read a lot of stupid, ignorant things on the internet before, but you've just topped them all.

Yes, I'm stupid because I think the breast cancer is getting played out. I would be very hurt if it affected my family directly, but still would feel the same. Other cancers deserve more attention. Breast cancer isn't the worst or most prominent.

Don't worry, he'll make another post soon. Then you'll regret your statement.

To paraphrase Hank Hill, just when you think he's said the stupidest thing ever, he keeps talking.

From the guy who was agreeing with me last year?

Considering there was nothing stupid about my post, yeah you are making total sense.

Ass.

The pink thing is stupid in any sport, do yellow for cancer research, or red for the cancer society. Enough of this breast cancer bull.

Yeah! Breast cancer is so lame and stupid! F breast cancer. Only pussies get breast cancer and we shouldn't have to hear about it!

Kinda not seeing my point, but thats cool.

I think it's stupid.

1. Do the same for fathers day for cancer, as mentioned, prostate cancer.

2. This is getting annoying, it seems the only cancer anyone cares about is breast cancer. I'd much rather see a general cancer research, or something that kills more and affects more.

The pink thing is stupid in any sport, do yellow for cancer research, or red for the cancer society. Enough of this breast cancer bull.

1. They indeed do the prostate cancer thing for Father's Day, so it's all good.

2. I do like the idea of a general cancer research fund, and I also think the pink bit's getting played out. The funny thing is, breast cancer isn't female-exclusive. I understand that the majority of cases are indeed women, but men are capable of having breast cancer. Maybe the pink could go for ovarian or cervical cancer?

As an aside, thinking that this isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread doesn't make you "terrible." It means you have a differing opinion, nothing more. I'm about to be a first-time father, I love my wife dearly, and it would end me if she got breast cancer. However, that doesn't mean I have to buy every pink item I see, does it?

Thanks for not being a complete douche like the others.

The pink is way overdone, and other cancers really need focus, not just breast cancer.

[TruColor]

Remember, the #1 killer of women is heart disease - not breast cancer.

However, it's all bad. The attention to breast cancer is a good thing, but I have to agree that more attention should be given to other diseases as well.

[OMMF]

more attention should be given to other diseases as well.

The line is...?