There are a lot of good people in this world.

Back in 2010,Corey Hahn was a senior in high school and the best baseball player in the California high school athletic system. He was drafted by the Padres but made the decision to pass on starting his career and headed off to Arizona State University to get his education.

In February of 2011, Corey was doing what he loved - playing baseball. He was on first base when the coach called for a steal.

At the first pitch, Corey put his head down and took of for second base. He looked once and saw the catcher throw. He knew it was going to be close and he dove head first for the base. The second baseman took the throw just as Corey arrived.

Corey slide hard, head first, into the second baseman's leg, breaking his 5th vertebrae and leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.

His life of playing baseball was over and his life in general was forever changed.

Flash forward to yesterday and the Arizona Diamondbacks proved to me, and everyone else who has a love of baseball, that they have a deeper understanding of the game than just the business/sport aspect.

The Diamondbacks used their 34th round draft slot to give Corey Hahn something that he thought he would never get: A spot on a major league baseball team.

It's not just some empty gesture on their part. Everyone involved knows that Corey will never be able play baseball at the major league level but the Diamondbacks have a plan. They want to make sure that Corey has a role in Major League Baseball. They drafted him with a plan to use him in an active role with the team.

That, my friends, is a hell of a nice thing for an organization to do and it's just another reason why American baseball is one of the greatest sports organizations on the planet.

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The Red Sox won last night and then they won again this afternoon. That means they retain first place in the American League.

Not bad, not bad at all.

The first game of the Stanley Cup is scheduled for this Wednesday in Chicago when the Bruins will face off against the Blackhawks at 8:00pm.

The Red Sox will be playing the Rays at 7:00pm that night so you can bet that I'll be flipping back and forth between the two. At least until such time as I fall sound asleep which will probably be in mid-flip....

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Here are today's links:

• Key phrase in this story: "Upon searching him, police found five folding knives, three zip ties, pliers and a pair of gloves."



• Yes, alcohol was involved.



• Here in the United States, we use formaldehyde. Over in Australia, I think they use gunpowder...