GG Colorado Rockies - Widow gets playoff share

[Borgland]

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Rockies vote Coolbaugh's widow full playoff share.

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[Eagles]

Meh I basically agree with LFS. Its good that they're doing it and it is the right thing to do for sure. But its not like ZOMG LOOK AT THE ROCKIES THEY REALLY CARE.

[wisehandpoker]

I love that the Rockies did this, and I think LFS is absolutely correct that its not nearly as big a deal as will be made of it. To me, the guy gving 10% of his $10,000 lifetime earnings is committing a greater act of charity than the guy giving 1% of his $1,000,000. Still a nice story though.

[Mondogarage]

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Yes, it's cool. No, I'm not sending her any money. If I stood to make an extra $362,000 in the next month and I knew her, hell yes I would. It's very nice of them all. I have no idea why for some reason I felt the need to point out that a bunch of super-rich people donating $15,000 to a widow who I'm sure really needs the money doesn't exactly make them all Mother Theresas, but there you go.

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Dude, Coolbaugh wasn't even in the Rox organization when damn near any of those players came up (he was a new hire this year, I believe). There is NOTHING less than charitable about this whole damn thing.

As for super rich people - check the salaries of the overall roster. Almost 30-40% of that roster is making MLB minimums or barely above. But that's not the point. A bunch of players are giving a woman whose husband they barely knew (if at all), lots of monies. Don't be a dick.

[EPiPeN11]

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Meh I basically agree with LFS. Its good that they're doing it and it is the right thing to do for sure. But its not like ZOMG LOOK AT THE ROCKIES THEY REALLY CARE.

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[vhawk01]

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Yes, it's cool. No, I'm not sending her any money. If I stood to make an extra $362,000 in the next month and I knew her, hell yes I would. It's very nice of them all. I have no idea why for some reason I felt the need to point out that a bunch of super-rich people donating $15,000 to a widow who I'm sure really needs the money doesn't exactly make them all Mother Theresas, but there you go.

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Good point though, and then after Helton matches it, well, he still has millions, he could match it again. And then he could probably match it at least one more time before he was broke. And then Bill Gates could match it a few more times.

Really, until everyone has given every spare cent of disposable income to this woman, I think its pretty shallow to consider this some great charitable gesture.

[Mondogarage]

I don't recall seeing anything where any of the Colorado Rockies players at all were looking for praise from anyone for this. Clint Hurdle mentioned it to the press, because he thought it was a cool thing. But they're not trying to impress you, so there's no need for you nits to comment on how uncharitable or stingy Rockies players are.

I suspect folks harshing on this gesture are the type not to do anything for anyone else whatsoever without it being +EV to them, and that's kinda sad, really.

[ADLinden]

some people just have to find the downer in everything....

[Karenin]

Seriously... some people on this forum are pathetic.

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LFS,

WTF? Are you going to send this woman some money?


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Nah.

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