Choosing to give Derek Jeter his 3,000th<\/sup>-hit ball is certainly starting to pay off for New York Yankees fan Christian Lopez. <\/p>\n The Yankees had already responded by giving the 23-year-old mobile phone salesman four suite seats to their remaining home games this season (including the playoffs). Now, Modell\u2019s Sporting Goods is stepping up. <\/p>\n \u201cWe thought it was critically important that someone think about Christian.”<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you hear about what Christian did, it wasn\u2019t about Christian, it was really about his love for the Yankees, his love for Derek Jeter,\u201d said company president Mitchell Modell. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Modell\u2019s will donate five per cent of its Yankees merchandise sales through Tuesday to Lopez, who owes more than $150,000 in college loans. Modell also gave Lopez his Yankees-used 2009 World Series ring, valued at $40,000, and a 20 per cent lifetime discount at the store.<\/p>\n The good news doesn\u2019t end there for Lopez. Miller High Life offer to cover his tax bill; Topps will give him his own baseball card.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t even know if there\u2019s a cloud name for what I\u2019m on right now,\u201d Lopez told the New York Daily News.<\/em><\/p>\n Brett Anderson has Tommy John surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n Brett Anderson has undergone Tommy John surgery. The Oakland Athletics ace had been on the DL since early June with elbow soreness. <\/p>\n Doctors tried injecting him with platelet-rich plasma to heal him and avoid surgery but it didn\u2019t work. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n He won\u2019t pitch in the majors again until late 2012 at the earliest.<\/p>\n Today\u2019s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won\u2019t just find the straight news; you\u2019ll find the stuff everyone is talking about \u2013 the ice breakers, the\u00a0Twitter Sports Picks<\/a> and topics\u2026well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler.<\/p>\n CappersPicks.com InHouse Handicapper!!!! The #8 Capper in the WORLD, and #1 NHL Capper! You asked for them. <\/p>\n Now you’re getting them. Razor’s plays are PUBLIC. Games are locked and loaded, Good luck today on your picks.<\/p>\n Grab yourself a 3 Day weekend all access pass for $89.95 or 7 Days Pass $169! Guaranteed to C-A-$-H! \u00a0CLICK HERE BUY NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/NY-Yankees-Betting.jpg\" "\\"NY")
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