Monday, July 15, 2013

MLB All-Star Game: 3 Big Points



The annual summer classic always represents a natural pause in the season. Let's look at three BIG points that are affecting the game this season:

3. The resurgent Boston Red Sox took a page from the Oakland Athletics' book (to a degree) by shedding salary since last season. 

While Shane Victorino was given $13 million for the next three seasons, the 'Sahx' retooled in rapid fashion and currently front the AL East. Their 58 wins also lead the major leagues at the break.

2. Speaking about the A's...there they are atop the AL West with 56 wins and a payroll of $61.9 million. 

1. Bud Selig is set to retire in January 2015. His legacy as Baseball Commissioner matters to him. For that reason and the 'integrity of the game' he apparently is going to impose some type of penalty on past/current PED abusers. 

This dramatic event will happen after the All-Star game, surely involve paid outrage from many players' attorneys and set a precedent moving forward. 

Hopefully, with whatever transpires, a deterrent is created. This issue must be contained as much as is humanly possible so that human strength, rather than enhanced performance, decides the outcome of all games.

(Logo courtesy of MLB through Wikimedia.)
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Thank you to Stacey Stauffer (Fox 29 Philadelphia). She interviewed Maddie Woytovich, her parents (Jeff and Betsy Woytovich) and me recently about the latest chapter in this inspiring story. The feature will be shown on an upcoming newscast. 

Professional reporters and video journalists are vital in an ever-changing media world. Stacey and the Fox staff were first-rate. 

I will be donating one-half of all proceeds from the sale of my soon-to-be-released illustrated children's book: Maddie: Teaching Tolerance with a Smile to the non-profit group: Children's Alopecia Project (CAP).

More news about the book and the story behind it will be posted in this blog as the release date nears.
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Feel free to click on a selection of my interviews with broadcasters, actors, models and more...
Martin Brodeur: Discusses His Record-Setting Shutout Total and Key Rivalries 
Jaromir Jagr: Current NHL Forward and Future Hall of Famer
Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent: Postgame reflections 
Bobby Clarke: Philadelphia Flyers' Legend Talks Hockey
Ron Hextall Recalls His Greatest Season
Kerry Fraser: NHL Referee is Still Making the Right Calls
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Amazon.com is the number 1 online publishing platform in the world. That's why I used it to publish my first ebook: 
Fast Fiction and Other Stuff.

I am humbled by the reception it has received to-date and I thank everyone who has been responding to this digital creation.

This mini-tome is a collection of stories and poems for readers who don't take themselves too seriously. I hope that you enjoy it and am always welcome to your feedback. 
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It only takes a few minutes to read some of my other stories  whose links are shown below:

Horror Story: It Was Crawling Up My Chest!
Television Haiku Poem
My First Car Was An All-Time Classic
The Best Holiday Memories

When Baseball Cards Were King
Could One Baseball Shatter The Summer?
The Night Lenny Dykstra Was Swinging In The Rain
5 Traits of Hardcore Philadelphia Phillies' Fans

Philadelphia Flyers' Topps Hockey Card Mystery Revealed
5 Lessons Flyers' Fans Have Taught The Hockey World
5 Traits Old School Flyers' Fans Possess
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