Our very own superstar hurler, Cole Hamels, recently teamed up with his fellow Survivor-loving, perfectly coiffed friend named Ethan Zohn to play a little fútbol and raise awareness for a good cause. A few days ago in Philly, Zohn dribbled through town and brought his Grassroots Soccer foundation with him; whose mission is to use the power of soccer in the fight against AIDS in South Africa.
(Quick aside via Ethan’s blog: “Two years ago, I was invited to Cole’s wedding on New Years Eve in Missouri. Cole married Heidi Strobel. Heidi Strobel was on Survivor Amazon with my girlfriend Jenna Morasca. Jenna was a bride’s maid in the wedding.”) I thought you should know that information.
(Quick aside via me: “Would you like to see Heidi & Jenna cuddling naked in the jungle? I’ll take that as an emphatic “YES“) Not safe for work?
Zohn & co. are in the midst of a 500 mile dribble-a-thon which started on August 20th in Foxboro, Mass. and will conclude somewhere in Washington, D.C. So Cole, who was quite the soccer player in high school, popped in to lend his support and talk about his soccer playing past:
“In high school I had to either pick soccer or baseball, and it was baseball, which I was lucky enough to go pro in,” said Hamels of his tough decision. “I always wanted to go pro in soccer, but it didn’t happen and that’s ok. I’ve always been a big fan of the LA Galaxy, and I always watch World Cup matches. I’m glad the US team is starting to do better.”
I think he made a wise choice. The average MLS salary is somewhere around $125,000. By the time his first arbitraion case is settled in a few months, he’ll probably make 500X that amount this season alone.
Hollywood also said he’s looking forward to the MLS team we’re getting in 2010:
“It’s very exciting,” said Hamels of the new soon-to-be Philadelphia MLS team. “I’ll be showing up to a few games, definitely. Soccer is a new sport to this city and I think it’ll do very well.”
Good man, that Cole Hamels.
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November 20th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
“to play a little fútbol and raise awareness for a good cause.”
Oh, okay, AIDS research. Good. For a second there I thought you were going to say soccer is a good cause.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
“Soccer is a new sport to this city and I think it’ll do very well.”
Not too bright though, is he?