Casey McGehee's Son

by PDUBS1216 on Jul 30, 2009 8:15 AM CDT

I read a lot of comments from the game last night about Casey McGehee's son and how moving it was to see him out there making the first pitch. I did not see the game last night, but I know the feeling.

For the last three years, I have been a volunteer buddy with the Miracle League of Green Bay. The Miracle League (www.miracleleague.com) is a national organization that helps organize baseball leagues for children with physical and mental disabilities. In Wisconsin there are currently leagues in Green Bay (www.greenbaymiracleleague.com) and Kenosha (http://www.kenoshaymca.org/class_program/miracle_league.php), as well as one in the works for the Appleton area.

I won't go into all the details about the rules, but I would encourage anyone who is in or near one of those areas to take some time to check out a game. Watching one of these children get to hit and pitch and field warms your heart everytime you watch.

If you have specific questions about the league, post it to the comments and I will try to answer. Also, my team (the Astros) plays tonight in Green Bay at 5:30 (weather permitting) if you're in this area and bored. The field is at Allouez Optimist Park.

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Thanks for sharing

Unfortunately I’m not in any of those areas but it sounds like a good cause.

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by TheJay on Jul 30, 2009 8:02 PM CDT reply actions

agree- good work P Dubs

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by molitorfan on Jul 31, 2009 6:12 AM CDT up reply actions

First time I've heard of the Miracle League

And I love it. As a student learning and helping many of the individuals this program supports I was disappointed there was such affiliation in Madison. For those not familiar with the healthcare community of Madison, it is an extremely active community for children with development and physical disabilities. The University’s Waisman Center is one of the leading facilities for treating children with such conditions and many area providers are leaders in treating childhood disabilities including Autism, Cerebral Palsy, etc. Families flock to the area in an effort to take advantage of the services provided and I was shocked to hear no such program was around the area to allow these children to partake in the activity of baseball that many of us take for granted.

I would like to extend an invitation to any in the followers of BCB to join me in bringing the Miracle League to Madison. I have already begun the process of developing a relationship with the League and will soon receive information on the process. If you have any interest at all in providing support for this please let me know at madisonmiracleleague@gmail.com.

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by MadJimiBrewha on Jul 31, 2009 9:19 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Thank you

I am so glad to hear that you are doing this.

Any idea how we might be able to get this covered on the front page, or perhaps in a mug. I would love to see the BCB community get behind this.

by PDUBS1216 on Jul 31, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Post it in a separate FanShot or FanPost

I’ll promote it during the day tomorrow.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Jul 31, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions

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