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Old 04-14-2012, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by T206Collector View Post
You guys have already made up your minds about Jeter. And you are of course free to hate modern celebrities who make millions of dollars playing a child's game.

But you should at least consider the simple fact Jeter does more charitable work than any other Major League Player today. I would be extremely surprised if he was pocketing his earnings from this meet and greet. He does most of his meet and greets for his Turn 2 Foundation.

Here is just one recent of a myriad of articles that discuss Jeter's considerable charitable efforts.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseb...ek-jeter_N.htm
When an appearance is for charity don't they usually state that it is for charity in the advertising? Just asking.
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