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Soliciting Votes: Breast Cancer Honorary Bat Girl Contest

Hopefully you guys don't mind me asking for some votes here, but my wife's aunt passed away several years ago of breast cancer, and her daughter is taking part in an essay contest to be an honorary bat girl this year on Mother's Day. You can see her story here:

Link update:

I believe this should work now (user name Rounding 3rd):

http://www.mlb.com/enterworkflow.do?...ortOrder=VOTES

Page 11, second from the top if sorting by votes, or:

http://www.mlb.com/enterworkflow.do?...sortOrder=TEAM

Page 25 if sorting by team.

Here's her essay:

I inherited my love of the Cincinnati Reds from my mom, Martha, who was a life-long fan. She spent childhood summers attending games with her cousin, listening to Marty and Joe on the radio, and checking box scores in the newspaper. She loved the Big Red Machine, the Nasty Boys, and the #8, worn on the jersey of her favorite player, Joe Morgan. When I was four years old, my mom and dad took me and my brother to the first of many Reds games at Riverfront Stadium. Nearly every following summer was spent visiting Cincinnati three or four times, staying in a hotel across the river, and walking across the Roebling Bridge to the games. Great American Ballpark opened its doors in 2003, giving my mom one summer to enjoy the new park and our favorite team before she passed away in 2004. At the age of 46, my mom lost her six year titanic struggle with breast cancer. After two remissions in six years, the third time proved too aggressive. Although she fought bravely, she died on October 24, 2004 only four short months after the cancer returned. Before passing away, she shared with my dad her sadness at knowing she would miss the major life events of her children, including my prom, graduation from high school, and start of college. Inspired by the nurses who gave my mom the love, hope and compassion she needed to continue her fight until the end, I decided to pursue a degree in nursing, and am currently in my second year at Capital University. Because of my mom’s devotion to the Cincinnati Reds, her passion lives on through me and my family. Just as my mom’s lucky number was 8 for Joe Morgan, mine is #17 for Chris Sabo, and my brother’s is #11 for Barry Larkin. My siblings and I still prefer to listen to a game on the radio thanks to my mom introducing us to Marty and Joe’s broadcasts as kids. May 10th, 2009 is not only Mother’s Day, it will also be my 20th birthday. I have dreaded the combination of these two days for the past five years, but now I can think of no better way to honor my mother, a great reds fan, than to be the Cincinnati Reds/Susan G. Komen bat girl in the “Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer” celebration. .

There's a judged part of this, but a portion comes down to voting, so if you have a moment it'd mean a lot if you could toss a vote her way. Thanks for any help you can give, it's much appreciated!

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vot'd

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Apr 23, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Voted.

"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley

by BK on Apr 23, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Voted.

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on Apr 23, 2009 5:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Votto'd

And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...

by Paul Householder on Apr 23, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions  

voted.

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Apr 23, 2009 5:39 PM EDT reply actions  

voted.

Warning to folks who haven’t voted yet: there’s some awkward fan interface here, but its worth your effort.

Drinking Slyde's haterade since 2009.

by Cy Schourek on Apr 23, 2009 7:36 PM EDT reply actions  

voted.

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on Apr 23, 2009 8:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Voted

good to hear from you JD

"I never should have given up the animation rights."

by BobbyO on Apr 24, 2009 7:33 AM EDT reply actions  

I have also voted

and announced it.

I don't need a hot breakfast to have a good time.

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Apr 24, 2009 8:48 AM EDT reply actions  

Me too me too!

I came, I voted, I announced.

I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....

by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah for voting!

"If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing." - Sparky Anderson

by bphil2b on Apr 24, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions  

worst webpage ever

Could they have made it any more difficult to search through listings?

Voted.

"Joe is baseball in Cincinnati...We can lose players, managers and coaches, but we can't afford to lose Joe Nuxhall." - Sparky Anderson

by boohiss on Apr 24, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions  

I don't think it could be harder

But her story makes it worth it.

Vote’d

by RedConn on Apr 24, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

Another bad feature...

boobs was not an option.

And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...

by Paul Householder on Apr 24, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Voted.

Folks I’ve voted for haven’t won much the last few months, but I voted here anyway.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Apr 24, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions  

oh no!

you voted for Anoop!

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Apr 25, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

vote'd

really touching!

"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" - Pete Rose

by Officer Dibble on Apr 24, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions  

VOTED!!

Hope Springs Eternal!

by Caleb on Apr 24, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

me too

wasn’t going to claim it, but then I got peer pressured into it.

I absolutely didn’t cry when I read that. Really definitely. No way.

by bbjones on Apr 25, 2009 1:17 AM EDT reply actions  

vot'd

"I never use a big word when a diminutive one will work." — Pete Mackanin.

by joshuar9476 on Apr 25, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Link Update

Just updated the links and wanted to say thank to everyone, it’s much appreciated!

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on Apr 28, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions  

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