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The San Diego Padres signed 22-year old right-handed pitcher Cooper Brannan to a minor-league contract. Brannan is a former Marine who lost his left pinky during a tour of duty in Iraq.
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Recently retired pitcher Troy Percival of the Angels and Tigers decided that he wanted to give something back to his college alma mater, UC Riverside. So Percival decided to donate a new clubhouse to the baseball team.
But for Percival, he just didn't write a check....
Let's talk about UC Riverside, a school founded in 1954, although back in 1907 it was the state's agricultural research center for citrus. Its teams are called the Highlanders, although its logo features a bear.
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Percival decided not to rely on contractors to build the clubhouse. Instead, he did the work himself, estimated at over $100,000 in labor and materials.
And now you know the rest of the story!
UPDATE - The San Diego Union-Tribune says the ex-Marine is named Brandon Cooper.
And that little link that nobody clicked on ....
has been fixed!
Thanks!
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