First up, Daniel Murphy!<\/p>\n
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Mets Infielder Daniel Murphy To Be Honored With Inaugural \u201cRising Star\u201d Award At Thurman Munson Awards Dinner On Tuesday Night, January 31, At Grand Hyatt Hotel<\/p>\n
***Joins Teammate R.A. Dickey, Yogi Berra, Mark Teixeira, Chris Mullin and Dikembe at Benefit for AHRC New York City Foundation***<\/p>\n
New York, January 19\u2014New York Mets infielder\u00a0Daniel Murphy\u00a0will receive the inaugural \u201cThurman Rising Star Award\u201d at the 32nd Annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner on Tuesday night, January 31, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, it was announced today by AHRC New York City Foundation.<\/p>\n
Murphy will be cited for his perseverance in returning from injury and for his community spirit and involvement in a wide variety of Mets community programs, particularly in reading for youngsters and the military. The 26-year-old Jacksonville, Florida native hit 313 in his rookie season in 2008 in limited action, and a torrid .320 last year. Murphy has battled several knee injuries since joining the Mets, and is a second base hopeful in 2012.<\/p>\n
Murphy joins Yankee Hall of Fame icon Yogi Berra, Yankees first baseman\u00a0Mark Teixeira, Mets pitcher\u00a0R.A. Dickey, St. John\u2019s\/N.B.A. recently inducted basketball Hall of Famer\u00a0Chris Mullin, and Georgetown\/N.B.A. star center\u00a0Dikembe Mutombo\u00a0as this year\u2019s honorees.<\/p>\n
The gala, which remembers the late, great Yankees catcher and captain, benefits AHRC New York City Foundation.\u00a0 Berra will receive the Legend Award in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1962 World Champion Yankees, while Mutombo, Teixeira, Dickey and Mullin will each receive \u201cThurmans.\u201d For tickets and information on the Munson Awards Dinner call\u00a0212-249-6188<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Diana Munson, Thurman\u2019s widow, will attend her 32nd straight benefit, having been involved since its inception, raising nearly $11 million to assist children and adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Thurman Munson Awards are presented for success on the fields of play and philanthropic works off the field.<\/p>\n
The AHRC New York City Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports programs enabling children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to lead richer, more productive lives, including programs of AHRC New York City.\u00a0 AHRC New York City is one of the largest organizations of its kind, serving 12,000 children and adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries and other disabilities.<\/p>\n
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Second up? The Mostly Mets <\/a>Podcast! Patrick Flood, Ted Berg, and Toby Hyde do a great job with their weekly podcast. \u00a0I usually plug it into my car radio and get to avoid a day or two of hoping the local radio stations are talking about something worthwhile while driving to and from work. \u00a0They released the latest episode yesterday afternoon. \u00a0One of these days I’ll write up a formal review.<\/p>\n
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Kerel Cooper at On The Black<\/a> chimes in with his expectations for Jason Bay. \u00a0If you recall I tried to find some optimism<\/a> along that front recently.<\/p>\n
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If you haven’t read R.A. Dickey’s posts in the Times about his climb of Mount Kilimanjaro…well, I’m really not sure why you wouldn’t have read that already, but here it is again<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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First up, Daniel Murphy! Mets Infielder Daniel Murphy To Be Honored With Inaugural \u201cRising Star\u201d Award At Thurman Munson Awards Dinner On Tuesday Night, January 31, At Grand Hyatt Hotel ***Joins Teammate R.A. Dickey, Yogi Berra, Mark Teixeira, Chris Mullin and Dikembe at Benefit for AHRC New York City Foundation*** New York, January 19\u2014New … <\/p>\n