From the Stamford Advocate:
Swineford and some friends have created a Web site called “Baseball Fans Give Back,” the digital catalyst behind a one-day event they hope will become an annual tradition of community giving. It was prompted in part by their disgust with the effects of steroids on today’s game.
Swineford is asking fans to donate $13 to a charity of their choice — or one of the 13 listed on the Web site. “That’s half the price of the average ticket to a game,” he said. It’s also Rodriguez’ number.
April 17 was chosen because that was the day Roberto Clemente made his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954. The Hall of Famer was known not only for his stellar baseball skills, but his humanitarianism. In 1972, Clemente was accompanying a planeload of relief supplies for Nicaragua earthquake victims when the plane crashed. Clemente and four crew members perished.
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