Casey steps in, connects: Goes to bat to help feed hungry

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Casey's Good Works
Published 5/16/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
... Sean Casey didn't sleep much Monday night so he could feed the hungry : When Sean Casey left Fenway Park [map] following Monday night's game against the Red Sox [team stats], the Detroit first baseman didn't return to the team hotel with the rest of the Tigers. Instead, he caught a ride to Lawrence in anticipation of a 6 a.m. wake-up call to prepare to feed the hungry at Cor Unum Meal Center. The center is run by the Labels Are For Jars organization (labelsareforjars.org) that Casey helped fund and found back in 2001 with his friend, the Rev. Paul O'Brien. The doors opened last autumn, but yesterday marked the first time Casey had been able to be in action and help feed, and then clean up after, more than 75 people. "It was a dream five years ago and it was a reality today," said Casey before last night's game. "What for me was so special was that five years ago, Father Paul and I were talking about how wo

Red Sox News and Notes
Published 5/16/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Michael Silverman of the Herald writes about Tigers first baseman Sean Casey’s feeding of the homeless in Boston on Tuesday.

Casey steps in, connects: Goes to bat to help feed hungry
Published 5/16/2007 by BornIcon at SportsFilter
... Casey steps in, connects: Goes to bat to help feed hungry : When Sean Casey left Fenway Park following Monday night’s game against the Red Sox, the Detroit first baseman didn’t return to the team hotel with the rest of the Tigers. Instead, he caught a ride to Lawrence in anticipation of a 6 a.m. wake-up call to prepare to feed the hungry at Cor Unum Meal Center.