tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post5109913245585071..comments2008-03-20T22:36:43.859-04:00dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-66812636849057095242008-03-20T22:36:00.000-04:002008-03-20T22:36:00.000-04:00Melissa points out a second way in which I am kind of a dummy (but does it nicely):<BR/><BR/><B>I believe you are off-base in believing that Joe Morgan doesn't deserve a street named after him in Oakland. Not only is he a Hall of Fame player, but he is also an extremely active philanthropist in the East Bay and Oakland, in particular. The Joe Morgan Foundation and Joe Morgan Scholarship Fund helps youths from Oakland and other under-served East Bay communities go to college when that wouldn't be an option otherwise. He set a strong example to the community by going back to college at a late age and he has raised money and awareness for inner-city baseball programs, as well.<BR/> <BR/>I find many of his baseball beliefs laughable, but his contributions to the Oakland community and to baseball in the city deserve to be commended. There are a lot of people with streets named after them in this country who are a lot less deserving than Morgan.</B>Ken Tremendoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15290167169845520176noreply@blogger.com