We start with some thanks to the readership.
Things have begun to bounce back here and it is appreciated!
Two goodbyes from the baseball world.
Goodbye to former Indians and Senators outfielder Chuck Hinton.
Hinton passed away at the age of 78 from complications of Parkinson's Disease.
Hinton did not make the big leagues until the age of 27,but complied a solid career that saw he hit over .300 twice and was the last Senator to accomplish the task.....
We just mentioned former catcher Earl Williams a few weeks ago and he too passed recently at the age of 64.Williams had been battling leukemia.
The power hitting backstop hit 58 homers in his first two years in Atlanta,but watched his career spiral downwards thereafter due to a trade to Baltimore.
A non-sports goodbye to Chris Kyle-author and military sniper.
Kyle was killed as he attempted to help a veteran that had been struggling with his return to the country.
The all time leader in confirmed kills (sorry,if that sounds like a sports stat) with 160,Kyle wrote a best selling autobiography after his return home from duty.
Chris Kyle was 38.
The Browns released starting defensive end Frostee Rucker after Rucker's one season in Cleveland.
This was an expected move after the announcement of the switch to the 3-4 defense,in which Rucker's skills make him a poor fit for.
Rucker was the biggest name of last seasons free agents (says a lot) and finished with four sacks on the year....
The John T.Brush stairway is being restored.
What is the John T. Brush stairway? It is a long and narrow stairway that was used starting in 1913 to connect fans from the upper part of Harlem and the former home of the Giants,Yankees and Mets to the Polo Grounds.
Most of the lettering of the name in the bases had broken away through the years,but is being used and put into place again for the re-dedication later this spring.
All three of the former tenants of the ballpark contributed money to the project,which carried a price tag of 950,000 dollars.
Grantland scores with a terrific article on my favorite basketball coach,Larry Brown,who is now at SMU.
The article looks at Brown's career and his work in yet another rebuilding program with the Mustangs.
The Spokane Indians are working on a renovation of their stadium offices and discovered a floor safe when doing so.
There are no immediate plans to pop the safe,but the stadium was built in 1958,so whatever it contains could be as old as 55 years of age...
We wrap up with the Week's seven stories to ruin Disneyland.
Just goes to show you that bad stuff happens everywhere!
Next time (or two) will be covering the Devils pair against Pittsburgh before we return for more of the Jordan Conley interview....
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