Dave Winfield: ‘Games are just taking a long time’
Article By mcrossman.tsn on 4th May, 2010
'It's a personal thing. My mom passed away because of breast cancer,' Dave Winfield says.
Hall of Famer Dave Winfield is lending his voice to the fight against breast cancer. His mother, Arline, died from the disease in 1988. Winfield, a spokesman for Ask.com's baseball-themed "Answer for the Cure," campaign, recently spoke with Sporting News' Matt Crossman about the Ask.com campaign and a handful of baseball topics.
Sporting News: Why are you involved with this Ask.com project?
Dave Winfield: I was honored Ask.com would ask me to a spokesperson this year for their campaign. It's just to encourage people to join in the fight against breast cancer. You just have to go to ask.com/forthecure. It's a personal thing. My mom passed away because of breast cancer. When I was playing ball for the Yankees in '87 and '88, it was a difficult time for me. Here it is 20 years later, and they haven't solved this.
SN: Was your mom a big sports fan?
DW: Yeah, she was a big fan of her kids. My brother and I played sports all the time. It kind of all dovetails together, using the platform of ask.com and baseball. You're going to see a baseball theme at ask.com. It'll help a lot of people through this. It was a difficult time in my life, but I'm trying to make a positive out of it. We're kicking this off on May 3, my mother's birthday was May 4, and Mother's Day is this weekend.
SN: You grew up in the Twin Cities as a star athlete in three sports. Do you feel a kinship with Joe Mauer?
DW: Yeah, absolutely. My brother was a referee and baseball coach and teacher for many years. He used to tell me, "This kid Joe Mauer, he's young and he does it all." Without saying, "Like you did." He played football, he played basketball and he played baseball. He wasn't afraid, he just played. Now I'm seeing him on the big stage. The Mauer family in Minnesota has meant a lot to that community, done a lot. Joe is a...
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Sporting News: Why are you involved with this Ask.com project?
Dave Winfield: I was honored Ask.com would ask me to a spokesperson this year for their campaign. It's just to encourage people to join in the fight against breast cancer. You just have to go to ask.com/forthecure. It's a personal thing. My mom passed away because of breast cancer. When I was playing ball for the Yankees in '87 and '88, it was a difficult time for me. Here it is 20 years later, and they haven't solved this.
SN: Was your mom a big sports fan?
DW: Yeah, she was a big fan of her kids. My brother and I played sports all the time. It kind of all dovetails together, using the platform of ask.com and baseball. You're going to see a baseball theme at ask.com. It'll help a lot of people through this. It was a difficult time in my life, but I'm trying to make a positive out of it. We're kicking this off on May 3, my mother's birthday was May 4, and Mother's Day is this weekend.
SN: You grew up in the Twin Cities as a star athlete in three sports. Do you feel a kinship with Joe Mauer?
DW: Yeah, absolutely. My brother was a referee and baseball coach and teacher for many years. He used to tell me, "This kid Joe Mauer, he's young and he does it all." Without saying, "Like you did." He played football, he played basketball and he played baseball. He wasn't afraid, he just played. Now I'm seeing him on the big stage. The Mauer family in Minnesota has meant a lot to that community, done a lot. Joe is a...
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