George Lopez buys championship rings for L.A. school's baseball team

By Gustavo Heredia Posted Jun 10th 2011 01:20PM

According to the Los Angeles Times, George Lopez did quite the good deed this week. On June 4, the San Fernando (Calif.) High baseball team won the Los Angeles City Section Division I title. Not only their triumph was a big deal because they earned their title and a championship ring. It also was their first title since 1991, claiming their victory 8-6 over Chatsworth at Dodger Stadium.

Still, there was an important issue for these students, who mostly come from lower-income homes in this suburban Los Angeles school: they couldn't afford to pay for those championship rings.

And so, the comedian and talk-show host heard about their ordeal, and decided to step forward and pay for everyone's rings.

"It's unbelievable, because the kids couldn't afford it", said San Fernando coach Armando Gomez to the Times.

And why did Lopez made this charitable act? Does he like baseball that much? Turns out the actor attended San Fernando High and for a brief time, was a member of the baseball team himself.

Of course, the victory of the Tigers against Chatsworth High meant a lot to not only the players and the students, but also, one of the school's most famous students.

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6 11 06

By Lori

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Way to Go! always like a happy ending to hard work! THATS what its all about. :--)

6 11 06

By ENRIQUE IGLESIAS

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Yeah, George, way to go; by the way how's that divorce going for the wife who gave you her kidney and you showed your appreciation by giving her the boot... Real nice, George, you really showed that big Mexican Heart of yours...

6 11 06

By Stuart

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george lopez is a jerk. he is wel known for his cocaine use and is quite often using it during the taping of his show. he also steals much of his material from jimmy kimmel, craig ferguson and jimmy falon.

6 11 06

By aLICE

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NOTICE EVERYONE OF THEM IS A NASTY ILLEGAL ALIEN OR ANCHOR KID THAT HAS NO BUSINESS EVEN BEING IN AMWERICA. REPORT ANYONE THAT EMPLOYS ILLEGAL ALIOENS TO BORDER PATROL, INS OR YOUR GOVERNOR SO THEY CANPULL THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE.

6 11 06

By Lori

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George Lopez... a BIG kiss to uou! :--) XX
(what a sweety pie)

6 11 06

By BS

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Amazing, these young men cannot afford a championship ring, but I would surmise that almost all of them, when not in uniform, are wearing shoes that cost $200, pants that cost well over $100, gold chains, and other things that cost one heck of a lot more than a ring. Where do they get the money for those items, but cannot afford to pay for a championship ring? Poor my rear end. I know poor.

6 11 06

By rose

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BS, how do you know this? I just see kids having fun and are excited about winning the championship. Grow up. Not everyone who is poor is like that. If they have nice clothes to wear, have you ever heard of layaway? I use it alot. It comes in handy.

6 11 06

By slinky

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BS, apparently you have never been to San Fernando. It is one of the poorest areas in Los Angeles. There is a pervasive gang problem and the houses all have bars over the windows. For these kids to NOT be in a gang and to be doing something constructive is pretty great. They probably had to sell a lot of chocolate bars to pay for their uniforms and equipment. Until you know what you are talking about, STFU.

6 11 06

By jaywest71

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Yes,Let's make sure they pay their child support, or sell the ring and pay the baby mamma. a big kiss for enabling these young men to become dependent on anyone else to provide for them.

6 11 06

By marcus

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To BS (appropriate name): You know, someone always wants to come along and pee on everyone's parade. Obviously you have no personal knowledge of whether or not ONE of these kids has $200 sneakers. You're just pulling this out of your butt. You just like to mouth off about things you have no knowledge of. And secondly, what if they did have $200 shoes? This is still a great gesture and encourages the best part of these kids... working hard for something, teamwork and sticking with a job until you win.... these are great lessons for these kids. And then to be recognized and rewarded for it...goes a long way towards building better Americans. Let's applaud that!

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