Why Not, Aubrey?

After the San Francisco Giants won the 2010 World Series, veteran Aubrey Huff advised then-rookie catcher Buster Posey.

Huff: Don't think this happens every year, kid.

Posey: Why not?

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Buster Posey was the Rookie of the Year, suffered a season-ending injury in May, 2011 (the Giants missed the playoffs), then roared back in 2012 to start the All-Star game and lead the Giants to another World Series title.

Today Buster Posey was named the winner of the National League Most Valuable Player award. And where was 25-year-old Buster on this special day?

Posey, seeing the potential conflict on the award schedule, never asked if he could back out of the annual fundraiser for the Transitional Learning Center in Leesburg, Ga. His mother, Traci, teaches at the school for students with disciplinary and academic issues who haven't succeeded in other settings. Tickets for the dinner, billed "Come 'Steak' a Claim for Education," were $10. Raffle tickets were $1.

"I figured we could make it work one way or the other," Posey said. "It turned out great having more family and friends around."

Why not, indeed.