Cause and Effect

Though the Athletics gave the Marlins their first one-run victory after fourteen consecutive losses, they can at least go home happy knowing that they raised $29,000 for juvenile diabetes.

Strangely enough though, they raised the money during their annual Root Beer Float day. 

Now, I love the creamy concoction that is ice cream mixed with root beer, and I hate juvenile diabetes, but it’s an odd team-up. Perhaps the A’s should have combated the disease on “Free Veggies Day!” or with a “Wilfred Brimley Post Game Concert Extravaganza” rather than with a food item that contains nearly 60 grams of sugar. 

Chris Volstad got the victory and Trevor Cahill took the loss, but on a day where the fizziness of root beer is combined with the smoothness of ice cream all in the name of battling disease, isn’t everyone a winner? 

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