A2GreenRunner

Wed, Jul 10, 2013 : 5:42 p.m.

Thank you for the great photos - the effort of these kids brings tears to our eyes! For anyone wishing to donate to support the effort (the fundraising "credit" will be shared across the swimmers so they can all reach their individual goals), please visit the link to Ann Arbor Active Against ALS in the article (a2a3.org) - online donations are easy, and are tax-deductible for those who can use the 501(c)3 donation deduction. This may actually be the FOURTH year... I believe the first time was in 2010. Anyone else interested in setting up a swimathon for ALS, please contact A2A3! Thanks to all of the kids and donors for the support and for helping to raise awareness of Lou Gehrig's Disease. - A2A3 **** An forgotten fact: Lou Gehrig ended his streak and playing career in Detroit and never played again. From Wikipedia: Gehrig played in 2130 straight games and went hitless in his last. On May 2, the next game after a day off, Gehrig approached McCarthy before the game in Detroit against the Tigers and said, "I'm benching myself, Joe," telling the Yankees' skipper that he was doing so "for the good of the team." Manager Joe McCarthy acquiesced, putting Ellsworth "Babe" Dahlgren in at first base, and also said that whenever Gehrig wanted to play again, the position was his. Gehrig himself took the lineup card out to the shocked umpires before the game, ending the fourteen-year streak. Before the game began, the Briggs Stadium announcer told the fans, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time Lou Gehrig's name will not appear on the Yankee lineup in 2,130 consecutive games." The Detroit Tigers' fans gave Gehrig a standing ovation while he sat on the bench with tears in his eyes. A wire service photograph of Gehrig reclining against the dugout steps with a stoic expression appeared the next day in the nation's newspapers. Gehrig stayed with the Yankees as team captain for the rest of the season, but never played in a ma