College baseball is much different from college basketball and college football; most games are not televised, most fans don't know any players, and it draws very little revenue for the athletic department. In short, college baseball is not popular.Except in Malibu, CA. That's where the Pepperdine University Waves have become the trendy hometown team for the bourgeoisie Hollywood-type. So trendy in fact, that actress and uber hottie Pamela Anderson has adopted the Pepperdine baseball squad as "her" team.
She participates in fundraising activities for the Waves, going so far as to allow dinner dates with her to be auctioned. Her winnings in an NBA.com fantasy league are earmarked for the baseball program. Last spring, after Pepperdine reached the NCAA tournament, she hosted a barbecue for the Waves at her beachside home. Her sons - Brandon Thomas Lee, 10, and Dylan Jagger Lee, 9 - serve as part-time batboys for the team. ...How flippin' sweet is that? Pamela Anderson a friend and fan of a program -- when she doesn't even have a kid on it? She's like the Ashley Judd of Pepperdine baseball, only she didn't go to Pepperdine. I think I might have to check out a game or two. Or three.
Her presence serves as a distraction to Pepperdine opponents, says former Waves pitcher Paul Coleman, a Dodgers farmhand. "They're warming up, stretching," he says, "and their necks are turned toward the stands looking for her."
"The very first time she came down, I remember that everybody was just goo-goo-eyed," he says. "Everybody was distracted. We didn't get much practicing done. Everybody was in awe.
"But as she started coming around more, it was just like having any other supportive person there in the stands."
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4-24-2007 @ 4:41PM
atlantic city sportsbooks said...
What a great cheerleader to have.
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4-24-2007 @ 3:13PM
kim said...
i always did like her. she is a down to earth person involved with her kids, and other outside of hollywood people.
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4-24-2007 @ 3:19PM
Jason said...
The Waves actually play in a pretty nice stadium, with a cool view of the Pacific Ocean behind the outfield. Guess the view got even better.
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4-24-2007 @ 10:30PM
iluvbensheets said...
Pamela Anderson is enough for me to make the trek to Malibu to watch Pepperdine baseball. FOR BASEBALL FANS: I saw Coleman pitch this past year for the Dodgers organization and he is an excellent leftie to follow in the footsteps on MLB Pepperdine alums Wolf, Lowry, and Heren
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4-24-2007 @ 10:39PM
Ryan said...
Pamela Anderson is enough for me to make the trek to Malibu to wach Pepperdine Baseball. FOR ALL BASEBALL FANS: I got a chance to watch pitcher Paul Coleman (mentioned in the article) pitch for the Dodgers organization last year. He is an excellent LHP who will surely join the company of the Pepperdine alum who have become MLB star pitchers (Wolf, Haren, Lowry)
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4-25-2007 @ 12:54AM
Carl said...
she is a down to earth person involved with her kids
Nice story but lets not rewrite history here
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4-25-2007 @ 6:31AM
Richard said...
I believe in everyone's right to free speech, however, Bill's comment above abuses the responsibility that comes with it. I wish there was a way to flag comments that do not fit in with the overall theme.
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4-25-2007 @ 1:40PM
Unsilent Majority said...
Doug Christie's wife has forbid him from returning to his old campus.
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4-26-2007 @ 2:11AM
d. green said...
That's one white women I would marry at a drop of a dime.
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4-29-2007 @ 10:49AM
tmm said...
In the words of J.Cocker 'You are so beautiful to me' In the words of L.Richie 'Once twice three times a Lady', In the words of T Jones 'whoa whoa whoa your a Lady' tm
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4-28-2007 @ 12:48PM
James said...
I think it is great. When I was in college very few people/students went to the games. Maybe this will bring back some of the charm of watching baseball games.
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4-30-2007 @ 4:02AM
Lily said...
I think she is sincere about her support of the team. I remember when she lent her support to a gymnast trying to make the US Olympic team. You go, Pam !
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4-29-2007 @ 1:53AM
frank said...
THATS GOOD TO HEAR WE NEED MORE CELEBS LIKE HER
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4-30-2007 @ 4:17PM
dc said...
I am a Pepperdine alumnus and I know that while I lived in Malibu, Pam was very active in the Malibu community. Pepperdine does not get much support from the locals who don't like having a college in their little town, so it is great that the baseball team, traditionally a very good team with many future major leaguers, is finally getting some local support. And having Pam around to distract the competition surely doesn't hurt either!
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5-03-2007 @ 1:07PM
coachdave said...
You couldn't ask for better support! And to bring recognition to a cause and program that deserves it.
College baseball is still a sport with pure intentions, whose players for the most part are still competing "for the love of the game". Thanks Pam!
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5-04-2007 @ 1:08PM
slaw said...
As another Pepperdine alum, I can attest that Pam is very active in the local community, Pepperdine included. I think it is great she is showing support for my Waves! Go Pepperdine and Go Pam!
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