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John Moores to give $2.1 million to Scripps Research Institute

Very generous gift to Scripps from Mr. Moores.

The gift, from John Moores, will be used to help fund a $50 million initiative to recruit new researchers and to sustain and expand the work of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute.

Sandy Alderson, commenting on the donation said that the $2.1 million is better spent on researchers and scientists and smart dudes, not unlike himself, as opposed to the Padres and their deadbeat fans who keep asking stupid questions over and over again. F'ing dumbasses.

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Sandy is so wise.

Ron Rivera. Change we can believe in. YES WE CAN!

by sdsuaztec4 on Nov 14, 2008 3:00 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sandy knows best

Ooh! That’s a t-shirt!

by Dex on Nov 14, 2008 3:03 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll buy

All proceeds go to paying the salary of some crappy back-up bench player.

by Winfield's Ghost on Nov 14, 2008 3:05 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ditto

Ron Rivera. Change we can believe in. YES WE CAN!

by sdsuaztec4 on Nov 14, 2008 3:06 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the best thing

It can be an ironic purchase for some people and literal for people who have completely drunk the koolaid.

by Dex on Nov 14, 2008 3:08 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

Don't worry

I’ll let you drink some of mine when we make the playoffs in 09’

Ron Rivera. Change we can believe in. YES WE CAN!

by sdsuaztec4 on Nov 14, 2008 3:12 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's funny

I can’t believe no one has rec’d you yet

by pasadenapadre on Nov 14, 2008 5:11 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Genius

"The Scripps Research Institute is one of the world’s largest nonprofit biomedical research organizations. "

Now I get it. Moores is going to create new players for the Padres in a lab (I mean “farm system”). This is genius. It’s like the clone wars, but with baseball players.
Moores and Alderaan (I mean Alderson) are truly visionaries.
Biomedical my ass. Biogenetic engineering is more like it.

by sacpadre on Nov 14, 2008 3:12 PM PST reply reply actions actions   1 recs

Are we really complaining about donations made to a nonprofit now?

by Richard Wade on Nov 14, 2008 3:16 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think he's being facetious

Either that or he’s a giant a-hole….

I’ll stick with idea that he’s being facetious.

Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.

by Wonko on Nov 14, 2008 3:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have always had this feeling that Dex hated non-profits

The YMCA, schools, charities – I’ve just always thought everything Dex has written here carried an anti-non-profit bias to it.

by Winfield's Ghost on Nov 14, 2008 6:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In your face Trevor Hoffman & agent

Standing in the way of Science

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by Axion on Nov 16, 2008 6:36 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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