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Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant (18 W. 33rd St.) on Wednesday announced that NY Yankee great Paul O’Neill has won the fan vote for 2009 induction into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame. Balloting was conducted on www.foleysny.com.

O’Neill was a five-time World Series Champion with Cincinnati Reds (1990) and NY Yankees (1996, 1998-2000) who won the AL batting title in 1994. Nicknamed “The Warrior” by George Steinbrenner, he outpaced Nolan Ryan, baseball’s all-time strikeout king, Washington Nationals slugger Adam Dunn, popular former Mets “Super Joe” McEwing, and pitcher Al Leiter. Paul O’Neill will be inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, along with several other honorees.

Thanks to John Mooney for this information on Paul O’Neill.

Celebrities For Charity is currently raffling off Two Legends Suite Tickets to the August 8, 2009 game against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The prize also includes hotel accommodations to the Marriott Marquis Times Square in NYC, a $250 travel voucher as well as a cash prize to mitigate taxes as a result of winning the raffle. Raffle tickets are only $2 a pop with a minimum purchase of five tickets. The proceeds go to charity and help a good cause.

The link for the raffle is
https://www.celebritiesforcharity.org/raffles/rosie_yankees.cfm
and the raffle deadline is Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 11:00am EDT.

Thanks to Jon at Netraffle.com for this information on the raffle.

Yesterday (June 18, 2009) on the MLB Home Plate channel on SIRIUS XM Radio, host Jody McDonald spoke with Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon.

At the end of the interview Papelbon was asked if he would ever consider playing for the Yankees if he was unable to reach an agreement with Boston before becoming eligible for free agency after the 2011 season.

Host, Jody McDonald: “If you couldn’t work out a contract with the Red Sox before free agency comes up and you eventually become a free agent, is the Bronx ever a possibility?”

Jonathan Papelbon: “Oh, of course. I mean, I think if we can’t come to an agreement on terms here in a Red Sox uniform, I mean, I think that’s pretty much the writing on the wall. If they can’t come to terms with you they’re letting you know that, ‘Hey you know what? We can go somewhere else.’ And I think it’s the same way on the other side, ‘Hey if ya’ll can’t come to an agreement with me then I can go somewhere else.’ Not only in the Bronx, but anywhere. I think anywhere is a possibility. You always have to keep that in the back of your mind because you can’t just be one-sided and think that, ‘Oh I’m going to be in a Red Sox uniform my entire career.’ Because nowadays that is very, very rare and hopefully we can because there’s no question I would love to stay in a Boston Red Sox uniform but I have to do what’s best for me and play in an atmosphere where I’m wanted and play on a team where I’m wanted and that’s all I can really say about that, you know?”

Thanks to Andrew FitzPatrick for this information on Papelbon’s quote.

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