Back in June, when David Wright at-bats generated so much wind power they could reasonably have applied for a federal green energy grant, we hatched an idea to turn lemons into lemonade and started our first ever Amazin' Avenue charity pledge drive. It was pretty simple: we collected pledges -- in comments and via e-mail -- on a per-strikeout basis, tallied them up, and called it "Ks for CARE" since we were directing all of the donations to CARE, a wonderful organization that fights global poverty with a particular emphasis placed on helping and empowering women in developing countries.
Well, the season is over, and the total amount pledged per David Wright strikeout was an amazing $13.89. While Wright did slow his early-season pace a bit, he still finished with 161 whiffs overall. A little bit of minor regression analysis, some sabermetric wizardry, and we come out with our grand pledge total of $2,276.54.
And that total doesn't include prop pledges -- side pledges that some folks made based on other criteria -- which tallied $278.50 for an assortment of things like:
- $1 per R.A. Dickey win
- $20 if Wright breaks team strikeout record
- $10 if Chris Carter has more PA than Gary Matthews Jr.
- $15 if Alex Cora's option doesn't vest
- $.25 for each Jose Reyes stolen base
- $.50 for each Jeff Francoeur outfield assist
- $.50 for each Phillie hit by pitch ($1.00 if it's Shane Victorino)
- $1 for each Wright double
- $.50 for each Mets win
After we factor in the prop pledges, the true grand total amount pledged is:
$2,578.04
Thank you so much to everyone who made a pledge. If you haven't done so already on your own, you can fulfill your pledged donation securely online from CARE's website. And just to get things started, I made my donation last night.
For those of you who made a public pledge in the comments you can find your final pledged amount after the fold. If you made a pledge via e-mail then I will send you your final pledged amount privately. I will also send e-mails to those who pledged publicly just as a reminder.
Oh, and if you didn't have an opportunity to make a pledge earlier in the season but you still want to get in on the generosity, do feel free to make an after-the-fact pledge (and donation) now either in the comments or via e-mail at amazinavenue@gmail.com. It's never too late to help people in need.
| Member | Per K | Pledge | Prop | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nelson | $0.50 | $80.50 | $80.50 | |
| astromets | $0.10 | $16.10 | $39.50 | $55.60 |
| blueandorange4life | $0.10 | $16.10 | $20.00 | $36.10 |
| bm01bath | $0.10 | $16.10 | $16.10 | |
| BobbyV_Incognito | $0.15 | $24.15 | $24.15 | |
| Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright | $1.00 | $161.00 | $161.00 | |
| cjmulrain | $0.10 | $16.10 | $16.10 | |
| CTRefJay | $0.10 | $16.10 | $20.00 | $36.10 |
| Eric Simon | $2.00 | $322.00 | $322.00 | |
| EricAColucci | $0.10 | $16.10 | $16.10 | |
| Grikke | $0.75 | $120.75 | $120.75 | |
| hotspur | $0.15 | $24.15 | $7.50 | $31.65 |
| IanB in MD | $1.00 | $161.00 | $161.00 | |
| James Kannengieser | $0.50 | $80.50 | $15.00 | $95.50 |
| JohnPeterson | $0.10 | $16.10 | $10.00 | $26.10 |
| KeithsMoustache | $0.10 | $16.10 | $9.50 | $25.60 |
| Kevin H | $0.25 | $40.25 | $40.25 | |
| mnbv | $0.10 | $16.10 | $16.10 | |
| Reg Dunlop | $0.10 | $16.10 | $16.10 | |
| Rob Castellano | $1.00 | $161.00 | $161.00 | |
| ror0071619 | $0.10 | $16.10 | $16.10 | |
| Sam Page | $0.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Sir Tmac | $0.20 | $32.20 | $32.20 | |
| Sokojoe | $0.10 | $16.10 | $16.10 | |
| SuperT | $0.40 | $64.40 | $20.00 | $84.40 |
| TedBerg | $0.50 | $80.50 | $60.00 | $140.50 |
| tmu | $1.00 | $161.00 | $89.00 | $250.00 |
| twon8 | $1.00 | $161.00 | $161.00 | |
| voidstar | $0.50 | $80.50 | $80.50 |