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Dealing With Our Anger
by R.J. Fetsch and B. Jacobson1 (4/07)Quick Facts...
by R.J. Fetsch and B. Jacobson- It helps to understand anger if we look at its three components: thinking, feeling and acting.
- The first step to managing anger is to be aware of and acknowledge the feelings that indicate you are angry.
- The early symptoms of anger are disappointment and irritation. One method to control anger is the STAR-R approach (stop, think, ask, reduce and reward).
- Habitual hostility can lead to heart attacks and can increase your risk of dying from other causes.
There are a number of practical ways that individuals, couples, families and communities can empower themselves to make small yet significant differences in the amount of violence that's happening in society.
What Is Anger?
Anger is an emotional or behavioral reaction of displeasure to an unmet expectation, demand or belief. Anger has three components: thinking, feeling and acting.
The thinking part is negative thoughts and beliefs about others. When we are angry, we may think: "I'll have to remind her three times and get mad before she'll set the table!", "You can't trust him! He's always out to get what he can for himself!", "Those gang members don't deserve protection."
If we think this way, judgments may increase our feelings of threat and actions of defensiveness.
The feeling part of anger includes from low to high levels: disappointment, annoyance, irritation, resentment, frustration, contempt and rage.
We may turn our thoughts and feelings into action. When people are angry, they may do a variety of things: shake their finger and say, "You turkey! Get your _____ car out of my way!", or, "Say what? You called me a _____? We'll see about that!"
Extreme actions that express anger include assault and violence. In the last few years, multiple murders in post offices, on public trains, in fast-food restaurants, and through gang-related activities led to public outcry and a call for legislative action to control handgun sales, stiffen penalties on felons, and appropriate funds for prevention.
How to Manage Anger
There are many popular ways to manage anger: count to 10, take three deep breaths, take time out, leave the situation, ask yourself if anyone will remember this problem in five years, etc.
How many times were you angry, and your anger gave you the energy and the motivation to redirect your actions constructively? Some people make positive use of their energy or adrenaline in anger to communicate with the other person or take action to solve the problem. For example, instead of lying awake all night and stewing, one person preferred to get up in the middle of the night to map out a strategy to resolve a problem with a boss. This helped manage his anger. Another person might prefer to "compartmentalize" or leave the problem at work and get a good night's sleep.
The first step is to stop, be aware of and acknowledge the feelings that indicate anger. The more aware we are of the early symptoms of disappointment and irritation, the more likely we can take effective steps to solve the problem, decrease our anger and prevent a potentially violent scene. The less aware we are of our anger, the more likely we are to have trouble controlling our anger, which can turn to rage and actions that hurt ourselves or others.
Many times we get angry at others who fail to meet our expectations. When this happens, express the anger and unmet expectation in a constructive way that is likely to lead to a resolution. A constructive way is to use an "I" statement, rather than a "you" statement: "You always forget to __________", or "You never pick up your clothes."
"You" statements blame. When we are blamed, we usually defend ourselves. "What do you mean, I never pick up my clothes? I picked them up the day before yesterday!"
Successful I-statements open up discussion and lead to solutions to the problem. "When you __________, I felt __________ and what I want is __________."
For example: "When you didn't pick up your clothes yesterday and put them in the hamper I was angry and felt unappreciated and taken advantage of. What I want is to find your clothes in the hamper when I am ready to do the laundry."
How to Control Anger
Have you ever been so angry you couldn't see straight or you felt like taking it out on anyone who happened to be available, like the dog, a spouse or child? These are good times to back off and control your anger. Once we control it, we can channel it into successful problem-solving by beginning with an I-statement.
One approach to use is called the STAR-R approach, from the book, Preparing for the Drug (Free) Years: A Family Activity Book. STAR-R stands for stop, think, ask, reduce, and reward.
Stop. Notice when you get angry and look for the signs. Is your voice rising, neck tightening, face getting hot, hand shaking, jaw tightening and breath shortening? Do you want to run away?
Think. Try to picture the consequences if you lose control. Most of us don't want to hurt our children, spouse, co-workers or others, either physically or emotionally. If you try to picture the consequences both for you and for the person with whom you are angry, it can help you engage your brain before you engage your tongue or fist. Example: "If I lose control, I'll feel worse, be embarrassed, humiliate myself and the other person in front of friends. There might even be a newspaper story with my name in the headlines tomorrow."
Ask. Ask yourself what you're really angry about. What do you want? All too often the family member we're angry at is just in the wrong place at the wrong time. We may actually be angry about a decision our boss made, the slow driver who made us late, or ourselves for not handling a situation as well as we should have. (Notice the unmet expectations in each case?)
It usually is safer to take our anger out on a spouse or child than on other people. It also is probably easier to yell at our children for not doing their homework than to face the possibility that we made a mistake or that we don't have enough money to pay the bills. Still, sometimes we need to tell the person by using an effective I-statement. ("When you __________, I felt angry, and what I want now is __________. ")
Reduce anger. Often we're so angry that we can't resolve the problem until we cool down. Ask yourself, "What can I do to reduce my anger?" Take a walk or a 20-minute run, a cold shower or bath, listen to relaxing music, do stretching exercises, call a friend, split wood, or sit in the shade and unwind.
Reward. Reward yourself by saying, "I did a good job and I'm going to __________." You've controlled your anger and maintained a bond with a family member, friend or other fellow human being. To continue this new behavior, reward yourself, go to lunch, see a movie, buy something special, or spend time with a friend. By controlling anger and thinking about effective solutions, we increase our chances of finding healthy solutions to our problems.
Are Anger and Hostility Harmful or Helpful?
While research on the effect of hostility and health is relatively new, there is growing evidence that habitual hostility is associated with increased risk of suffering a heart attack and increased risk of dying from other causes. Some researchers find that people who remain angry and hostile much of the time also have less physical activity, less self-care (e.g., adequate sleep and dental hygiene), more smoking, more alcohol consumption, and more frequent drinking and driving episodes. Ironically, sometimes anger hurts the angry person most.
In a 25-year study of physicians and attorneys, researchers found a relationship between hostility and heart problems. High hostility physicians were four to five times as likely to develop coronaries than low hostility ones. Of those with high hostility scores at age 25, 14 percent of physicians and 20 percent of attorneys were dead by age 50. Of those with low hostility scores at age 25, only 2 percent of physicians and 4 percent of attorneys were dead by age 50.
Each of us can help reduce violence by changing our thoughts of fear, anger, hostility, and possibly rage, to optimism, gratitude and tolerance. We can change our feelings that we or our families are victims. We can practice for 30 days managing our anger and negotiating our differences for mutually beneficial outcomes. As we practice expecting better solutions, we look for more options and create alternatives to violence in our communities and our lives.
- Barefoot, J.C. (1992). Developments in the measurement of hostility. In H.S. Friedman (Ed.). Hostility coping and health (pp. 13-31). Washington: American Psychological Association.
- Burns, D.D. (1980). Feeling good: The new mood therapy. New York: Signet.
- Hawkins, J.D., Catalano, R.F., Brown, E.O., Vadasy, P.F., Roberts, C., Fitzmahan, D., Starkman, N., & Ransdell, M. (1988). Preparing for the drug (free) years: A family activity book. Seattle: Comprehensive Health Education Foundation.
- Hilgard, E.R. (1980). The trilogy of mind: Cognition, affection and conation. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 16, 107-117.
- One crime injury costs $41,000. (1994, January 18). Coloradoan, p. A1.
- Scherwitz, L., & Rugulies, R. (1992). Life-style and hostility. In H. S. Friedman (Ed.). Hostility coping and health (pp. 77-98). Washington: American Psychological Association.
- Siegel, B.S. (1986). Love, medicine and miracles. New York: Harper and Row.
- Smith, T.W., & Christensen, A.J. (1992). Hostility, health, and social contexts. In H.S. Friedman, (Ed.). Hostility coping and health. (pp. 33-48). Washington: American Psychological Association.
- Suarez, E.C., & Williams, R.B., Jr. (1989). Situational determinants of cardiovascular and emotional reactivity in high and low hostile men. Psychosomatic Medicine, 51, 404-418.
- Williams, R.B. (1993). Hostility and the heart. In D. Goleman and J. Gurin (Eds.), Mind/body medicine (pp. 65-83). Yonkers, N.Y.: Consumers Union.
Appreciation is extended to the following reviewers: Patricia A. Johnson, former Colorado State University Extension human development and family studies specialist; Toni S. Zimmerman, professor, human development and family studies; and Ben Silliman, North Carolina State University youth specialist.
1R.J. Fetsch, Colorado State University Extension human development and family studies specialist and professor, human development and family studies; and B. Jacobson, retired Extension family and consumer sciences agent, Douglas County. 1/02. Revised 4/07.
Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Colorado counties cooperating. CSU Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. No endorsement of products mentioned is intended nor is criticism implied of products not mentioned.
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the funny thing is they ignored their own data. the port did an economic feasibility study in 2008. My guess is the EDC, CofC all probably saw it, but they all ignored it because of the visions of sugar plums dancing in tehir heads.
The plant only made sense if natural gas stayed above $8-9, by 2009 it slumped below that and fell to below $3, at one time i think it was $1.90.remember the coke was going to have to be shipped in from other refineries cause the coke here was already contracted out.
Given the dates of the proposal before the 2008 elections with the talk of carbon tax in the air, the only play that makes sense is their intent was to get the permits to build the dirtiest CO2 plant they could build (300,000 tons per year), and then sell the carbon credits, get rich and never build a plant. But Obama was not able to get it through congress. so then he tightened up the emission rules through executive order. Oops wrong bet.
The plant is blocked by regulatory rulings but only after it was already dead from the loss of finanical viability. So the excuse that the EPA killed it is a good line if you are trying bluff your investors to the fact that you bet wrong and now your hiney is hanging out there in the wind because you misjudged the market. From there the whole thing begins to unravel if you are using other peoples money, hence the probability of the the need for the side schemes.
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The Baby Boomer Vote: Sandwiched Again
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I see the so called educated bunch cited in this article have the Boomers stereotyped as usual.
I believe if they had realy done some extensive research, they might have been very surprised. We are a cross section of society. Not the flower children we are suspected of being.
My friends and family are concerned not for their tax payments, but the future of the p;lanet and our country. Being of Middle Class stature, we strongly believed Mr. Obama and his cabinet choices are the correct ones.
I just love it when certain pweople think they are more qualified to tell me how and what to think and act. Maybe they need real jobs working with real people. Lastly take a good looks in the mirror. You might relizede the labels should be on you and not us.
For me, Obama was the right man at the right time. We definitely needed someone with his character, intelligence and 'can do' attitude.
I only hope that the country stays behind him. Everyone must help!
I would tend to agree most strongly with your hypothesis. Born in 1948, I grew up in the Baby Boom, with all of the social upheaval and the push for equalizing our society. I remember how much we wanted to end wars, end discrimination and make the world a better place. Somehow, we all got caught up in just making a living, and our ideals sputtered along and sometimes sputtered out altogether, till now. Yes, we worry about our economic future, but that is a smaller concern than the future character of our nation.
My husband and I were thrilled to vote for Barack Obama. Oddly enough, our own children are way too conservative, either Christian fundamentalists or so materialistic they are terrified of higher taxes. Our young adult grandkids see the light, however. They are fearless, totally color blind and impatient with old prejudices. That makes us proud and hopeful for our society moving forward.
Boomers are old enough to know better than to elect a combative old womanizer and beer dealer like McCain to lead the free world. How come only half used their sense and voted for Obama?
Problematically, your article lumps two separate cultural generations together as if they are one, which leads to faulty analysis. While there was certainly a roughly 20 year post-WWII boom in births, there were two distinct generations born during that era--Baby Boomers and Generation Jones.
Many prominent pundits agree with this, including Michael Barone from your magazine. You can see video of Barone, and around 20 other top journalists and politicans discussing Obama and Generation Jones, as well as excerpts from articles in Newsweek, The NYTimes, etc. arguing for Generation Jones' existence and importance on this page:http://www.generationjones.com/2008election.html


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The 2012 Chinese Grand Prix weekend was great from start to finish. Mercedes were able to score their first victory since 1955 and Nico Rosberg was able to score his first victory in seven years of Formula One racing.
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China's qualifying provided Mercedes GP with their first pole position since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix and Nico Rosberg his first ever pole position.
The team that won the two 2009 World Championships as Brawn GP have struggled to make a significant impression since their re-birth as Mercedes GP the following year. However, they have always had raw speed and have been turning heads in practice and early qualifying sessions since the opening race in Australia.
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My brother paid $1200.00 for his wife and little daughter and himself the cost of visa.
After two weeks they checked the email no visa so they went to Aussie Visa in POM only to be told that we need a invtation letter from your newphew and everything will be okay. Upon return the next day with the letter, they were told the visa will be email to them, another week wait. so again they called into Aussie Immgration and visa. They were told we need the medical certficate, so poor once , they went to see the doctor, the fees cost K700 per person, I helped them with $600 into PNGK980.00.
When they went to see the doctor,he said I need a letter head from Aussie so once again they went back to Immigration and Visa for that. Just imagine the frustration that my brothers had to go through coming from the village and have no idea the process,
By now I purchased return tckets POM BNE POM at PNGK3,504.00 for three of them, its getting to late ,this was now in late November for my sons wedding they never made it. I also purchased Domestic australian flight cost at $982.00
Next day to travel, they went to see Aussie Visa if their visa and all other documets were ready, they sat all afternoon in the visa office, only to be told that we want to make sure that all your documents are done properly before you travel. They never made it again. This time I rang and told my brothers, its too late you can't travel I'll ring airniugini to rebook you.
I cancelled all the flghts lucky I had purched travel insurance within australian domestic so phone them and made changers. Last week My brothers went to see Aussie visa in POM about the visa, they showed them recipt and was told the wife's xray ths and that your wife need to get chest xray so they went yesterday to see the doctor, it cost $400 per person, so they gave up and gone home to make some more money to pay for doctor.
Can someone tell me if ths me or others have same issues like brothers have with AUSTRALIAN VISA in Port Moresby. I'm collecting all the evidence from my brothers to ring Australian Immigration and Visa here in Australia to make complaints.
Its cost me well over $10,000.00 before my family made it to Australia, how rediculors is this.
Very upset Indeed.
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So yesterday I talked about how to use social media to get people to accompany me to networking events. That's working well so far. In fact, this morning I had two guests at my Chamber Mixer. One from face to face interaction. The other from social media.
My next experiment is using social media to get referrals for a friend of mine. At the event I attended last week, James, the owner of Celestial Cheesecakes, asked for introductions to Mary Kay and other direct sales professionals. He must be reading my stuff. Nice specific request. But the reason why was amazing. He wants to give away free cheesecake samples for direct sales parties. Awesome!
I love cheesecake! I have to help this guy. So I am blogging about his offer. I tweeted about it, and I posted it to my Facebook page. Let's see if he gets any takers. I'll give it about a week to see what happens.
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The temporary shutdown of a Myrtle Beach airline could affect spring tourism. Now that Direct Air has suspended flights until mid-May, Grand Strand tourism officials are scrambling to find other ways for visitors to get here.
That would include people like Triniti Morris of Buffalo, New York, who spent seven months raising money to attend a cheerleading competition in Myrtle Beach next week.
The 12-year-old's mother booked a flight on Direct Air, and now that the airline has stopped flying, Triniti may have to miss the trip. Her mom can't afford last-minute tickets on another airline.
"So $400 for the two of us has jumped to $1,400 which, especially as a single mother, with all the fundraising we do definitely, is not an option," said Noelle Doyle, Triniti's mother.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is trying to get other airlines to pick up Direct Air's routes, but there's no way they can do that in time to help Triniti or anyone else in the short term.
"This is early enough where other airlines can come in and add some routes and we're hoping that'll happen before the summer season, but for those visitors looking to travel in the next few weeks, they're going to have to look to other airlines or drive to the Grand Strand," said chamber president Brad Dean.
Dean said it's not unusual for an airline to drop service, though it's disappointing it happened at this time of year and with no advance warning. He said there's still hope Direct Air can re-emerge in time for summer, possibly under another name and after making changes in operations.
"We're hopeful that will happen, but in the interim we can't count on that. We've got to work with the existing airlines and hopefully get more routes here sooner."
Dean said the chamber has had to retool some of its promotions because of the loss of Direct Air but they will continue to advertise in all the markets where Myrtle Beach still has air service.
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The best Superbowl half time show of all time? Naturally, it was a bunch of lads from Dublin. Let's face it - there will never be another Superbowl half time show as good as U2 in 2002. Ever. There simply isn't anything that can top it. From the choice of songs (two absolute classics), to the incredible reaction from the crowd, the classy sans-politicking memorial all the way to Bono's enjoyably over the top showmanship. There isn't even any point in holding up other half time show as comparison as it would be like comparing
U2 managed to do the almost impossible, by being both dignified and entertaining, in an often electric manner. They grabbed the attention of people all around the Globe. It was the perfect performance for an imperfect time in our lives.
Greetings, earthlings. I am Zelgebrat the space alien. I have traveled light years to visit your planet. Do no be alarmed by my flawless English. By complete fluke it would appear we speak the exact same language. Let's cut to the chase. I am absolutely fascinated by this thing you call 'sports'. Since I have landed on your planet I have assimilated 4,567,967 hours of sporting action with my enormous alien brain. I love it. I am hooked. We don't have anything like it on Planet Zingaboom, where we are primarily into bloated gloating and various forms of foot fetish as forms of exercise. 'Sports', as you call it, absolutely riveting.
I just have a few questions. Maybe you can help me out.
We are going to have to come up with a name for this idiotic phenomenon. You know the drill, something happens in the sporting world, and within seconds the army-of–the-undead like cretins of the Internet spew forth a Tsunami of hate and bile.
These are the basic facts. Last night in the NFC Championship game,
Fantastic, old school NFC Championship game, with a plethora of side stories and intriguing anecdotes. Green Bay has been doing things the hard way all season long so traveling to Soldier Field will not scare them unduly. They have beaten the Giants, Eagles and Falcons in recent weeks and look like a real force to be reckoned with. The offence is slinging the ball around with consummate ease, racking up points like Vince Wilfork gobbles up cheeseburgers. To add to that, the Packers boast the league's fifth-ranked defense and tied for second with 47 sack. Clay Matthews was fourth in the league with 13 ½ QB take downs. Many see the Bears succumbing to a bull-rush of Packer blitzers.
Here's the thing. Since week 7, when the Bears were just 4-3, Cutler and Co embarked on a sparkling 7-1 run which led to the NFC North championship and subsequent first-round bye. Much of the success came off the back of clever play calling from offensive guru Mike Martz, and excellent execution by Cutler and his bevy of speedy receivers. Not to mention Matt Forte. Martz and Cutler can come up with a game plan of 3-5 step drops, quick passes and chain moving plays to avoid the inevitable Packer rush.
English Premiership side Sunderland's supporters have been taken by surprise today with a shock transfer request from super striker Darren Bent.
The 26 year old England player was seen by many to be manager Steve Bruce's first name on the team sheet every weekend.
Cold, grey January morning here in Dublin. Perfect weather to wake up to a world where Rex Ryan is right, and Braylon Edwards is still in the playoffs. A good friend sent me a short, despairing text which said simply;
However, as with everything in life, the simplest explanation is the most logical explanation.
The Patriots made a key stop with the majority of the fourth quarter remaining. They were only 10 points down. A quick, efficient scoring drive would have given them a Vince Wilfork sized portion of tasty wiggle room. This was easy to envisage as they had sped down the field like an Olympic sprinter on the previous drive, scoring easily after chucking the ball around the park a few times.
The Patriots embarked on their crucial drive, and 7 minutes and 45 seconds later their season was effectively over.
Celtic saw off Scottish Premiere League strugglers Hibernian with an efficient 3-0 win on Saturday early afternoon in the Scottish capital. Celtic never looked in danger and could have had a couple more, as they stretched their lead at the top of the table.
In England, a country hit almost as bad as Ireland by this tricky little Global recession we are all experiencing, a 'Grade A' nurse is paid between £10 and £12 thousand pounds a year.
The average English police officer earns £20 thousand. A teacher in England can be paid as little as £15 thousand.
See, isn't this more fun than if the Rams had made the playoffs?
Last night the Seahawks stunned the universe and every clown that picked against them (including me) with a shocking 41-36 win over the Champion Saints. The clinching run was a rumbling, grumbling, jumbling 74 yard scatter by Marshawn Lynch. No, seriously, Marshawn Lynch. Eight, count em', eight Saints missed, whiffed, struck out on tackles on the young man.
Saints (11-5) at Seahawks (7-9)
Yes, Qwest Field is an intimidating place to play, we have all heard the cliché. The crowd is about as vociferous as it gets, although I don't know how intimidating it can be for NFL players to be booed by someone holding a double espresso skimmed milk frothy mocha latte. Yes, the Saints are making that hideous cross country trip, and yes, they are doing it on a relatively short week. However, that's where the hurdles stop. Last time these two met (November) the Saints ripped Seattle to shreds, 34-19. Pierre Thomas, Marques Colston and young tight end Jimmy Graham represents about 300% more 'skill' player than Seattle has. Reggie Bush also looks like he is almost at full throttle again. The 'Hawks, firmly in rebuilding mode, made their season intentions clear when they allowed Deoin Branch to walk to New England earlier this year. If all else fails to convince you, bear in mind there's a 60% chance the immortal Charlie Whitehurst starts this game for Seattle.
The Pick: Saints 28-16
Jets (11-5) at Colts (10-6):
A number of factors have to be in place for a traditional under-dog to pull off an upset win on a favourites home turf. One of the most important of those is for the under-dog to sneak in and take an unexpecting favourite by surprise. The Colts (a 3 to 4 point favourite as we speak) are fairly well aware that the Jets are coming. Rex Ryan ensured this by announcing this week to all and sundry that his team would consider anything but a Superbowl win a complete disaster. This is the same idiotic walking, wobbling mouth-piece on legs that last season announced Superbowl victory parade plans to his team before the first playoff game. That worked out well. The Colts have faced adversity all season long and somehow come out smiling. There are signs they are getting healthy again. Their running game, boosted by the return of Joseph Addai, has shown real signs of life the last couple of weeks, taking the pressure off Peyton Manning and the passing game. Of course the Colts are a passing team first, and if you are considering backing the Jets this weekend, ask yourself how the Jets did recently against two other passing teams of the Colts quality, the Bears and Patriots. This looks like the kind of game where the Colts could turn home field advantage into a big win, where half way through, with the Colts up by 10 and driving with the ball, we all exclaim; 'Wow. The Colts are really that good'.
The Pick: Colts 27-17
Not since USA 4 USSR 3 in the Miracle On Ice, not since Ty Law picked off Kurt Warner and sent the +14 point underdog Patriots on their merry way in 2001, not since Sunderland shocked mighty, mighty Leeds in '73, has there been as big a sporting upset as last night's miraculous 0-0 draw between big bullies


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In a Time of Change and H(A)UNTED Photo Exhibits
The Caribbean Cultural Center Africa Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) and the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) have partnered to present two great galleries during the month of July.
In A Time of Change
Solo Exhibit: Delphine Fawundu-Buford
Curated by: Shantrelle P. Lewis
On View: June 6 – July 16, 2012
About the Exhibit:
"In A Time of Change, a solo exhibition featuring the photography of New York based artist Delphine Fawundu-Buford, is a profound reflection of the conditions faced by Black and Latino youth in American society during the Age of Obama."
About CCCADI:
"The Caribbean Cultural Center is a not for profit cultural organization based in New York City dedicated to promoting and promulgating the cultures of people of African Descent brought before and after the Transatlantic Slave Trade."
About the Artist:
"Delphine Fawundu-Buford is a photographer, artist and educator."
"The human identity is a broad and complex entity. I am interested in identities that internalize and counteract the social-political norms in Westernized and post-colonial societies. In addition, I would like to explore the African origins of ideologies and physical expressions outside of the continent."
H(A)UNTED's MoCADA Public Installation
Guest-Curated by: Shantrelle P. Lewis
Photographers: Malik Cumbo, Russell Frederick, Jahse, Dwayne Rodgers and Radcliffe Roye
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About the Exhibit:
"Delphine Fawundu-Bufords's In A Time of Change will run opposite of H(A)UNTED's Public Installation at MoCADA, a series of 5 images on display along the museum's building on South Oxford Place. Featuring the work of five Brooklyn-based Black male photographers, the series of photographs articulates/confronts/questions the historical criminalization and stereotyping of Black men in the U.S. – realities that each subject confronts, negotiates and defies on a daily basis, by his very existence."
About MoCADA:
"MoCADA's mission is to rediscover valuable African cultural traditions that were lost through colonization and the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and to foster a dynamic space for the creation of the continuous evolution of culture."
More information on both exhibits can be found here: http://www.cccadi.org/node/763
For more information about Delphine Fawundu-Buford and her works, visit: http://www.delphinefawundu.com/
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Francona on WEEI: 'Maybe it was just time' to leave the Red Sox
Terry Francona was just on WEEI for 37 minutes and about the biggest revelation was that Manny Ramirez called and left him a nice message.
Beyond that, there wasn't much. The former manager of the Red Sox referred to the team as "we" throughout the interview and didn't name any names in terms of the clubhouse problems that helped lead to his departure.
"A lot of swirling emotions, as you can imagine," Francona said when asked how he was doing. "A lot's happened in eight years and a lot's happened in a week. Tried to sit back a little bit and look at everything and try to gain some perspective. That's not the easiest thing to do. ... They gave me an opportunity and I ended up being here for eight years. For that, Ill always be grateful. Again, maybe it was time to move on.
Here are the highlights (not a complete transcript, however):
On his statement last Friday that he felt a lack of support from ownership: "Maybe it was a little general and I probably should have not been so general in a situation like that. It probably led to a lot more than needed to be. First off, the ownership group here is probably second to none. I haven't been all places but I've been a lot of places. They do a fantastic job here and I know that and I respect these owners.
"When I talked about the 'all in' I was kind of referring to myself. If things bother you that didn't used to bother you then that was my responsibility to either figure it out or maybe get a different job. And things that maybe didn't bother me in the past were starting to bother me. Theo and I had this conversation all the time, about me staying. Was it healthy for me to stay? Could I be an effective leader if I did stay? That just wasn't the last week. Theo and I had these conversations from time to time. Just because we were together so much."
Had they asked you to stay, would you have stayed? "I don't know, guys, to be honest with you. That didn't happen. Again, there was a reason [for] sitting up in that office having some meetings. Again, I have to own a lot of responsibility for what happened because it was my responsibility to not let happen what happened. So regardless of how our ownership feels or regardless of how Theo feels or how you feel feel or the fans feel, I had a responsibility to get something done and it didn't get done.
"So I need to wear that and I do. Maybe it was just time. Certainly it hurts. You can't just leave eight years, especially in this place. But some things that I felt like I was able to get done in the past I was unable to quite get done this year. Especially at the end and it bothered me a lot and I have to live with that."
On drinking in the clubhouse during games: "What happens in the clubhouse during games I would never see. I've only been in the clubhouse [during games] three times this year and that's when I got thrown out. Again, I will say in generalities there were things happening around the club that I was getting uncomfortable with and the way I put it, I think I said it in Toronto, I think we talked about it. I wanted to make sure our guys knew that to be a World Series team, to give ourselves the best chance, we had to be all pushing in the same direction. And I saw a lot of guys spending energy on things that we couldn't control.
"I was uncomfortable with a lot of things that were going on with our team, I will say that. But as far as some of these things that are being said, I don't think they're very accurate."
Where were the team leaders? "I'm not so naive to think somebody wouldn't have a beer. Again, I wasn't up there. The players you're talking about, they're probably not up there, either. They're playing the game. Again, if somebody walks around with a cup of beer, again, that's kind of leading to a life of its own and I'm not real comfortable with it because I don't know a lot about it. I don't think it's the end of the world. I don't think it's like it's being portrayed.
"More in general were the ideas that I wanted the guys that weren't down on the bench, I wanted them down on the bench. I wanted them to support their teammates, things like that. Whether they had a cup of beer or not was not the end of the world for me. It was more of an attitude towards our team."
On the team meeting in Toronto: "I wanted them to realize that I wasn't particularly comfortable with the energy we were expending on things we could control. I just wanted to make them understand that. For whatever reason, I wish it would have more impact. There's a certain segment of players that are going to do everything in their power all the time. There were other players I didn't feel like I was getting to, and that's my responsibility."
The John Lackey question came up and Francona again defended the righthander. Part of the answer included:
"Theo and I had this conversation, too, about am I the right person because obviously there need to be some changes made here and I don't think I was. I do think if I go on somewhere to manage again somewhere else, I probably do need to make some changes. I don't think it was going to be entirely possible with this group, that I already entrusted all this to."
On his relationship with Theo Epstein: "Well, I think when you first start, you have that little honeymoon period. I think the fact that Theo and I made it through eight years together in this environment I think shows in itself how strong our relationship was. I think there were days he wanted to wring my neck. I don't blame him. You're together that much and you're in a situation you have to give your opinion. That was always afforded. I'm actually proud of our relationship. We butted head sometimes, I think you're supposed to. But I do know when things were rough, I knew where I could go and I did that to very end. I'm proud of the way we treated each other."
Could be work with Theo again? "Oh, my goodness. It depends what the job is. I don't want to be the clubhouse guy. I don't want to speak for Theo. That's not fair. He's got his things to take care of this week, I know. That's his business. He knows the respect I have for him."
If they had picked up your option, would you have resisted? "No. Some of these are personal conversations and I hope you respect that. Eight years together is a lot and I have a lot of respect for them and what they do. There were some things that were voiced in meetings I viewed maybe as not being supportive. Maybe they didn't. Everybody has their own opinion."
He said the players didn't care enough about each other. Why was that? "I don't know. It's a fair question. I don;t think it's quite as bad as people are portraying. My point was to be a World Series team, we needed to get some things done. There's clubhouses I know have a lot of issues going on that the Red Sox don't. We have some spectacular people down there. I know what we've gone through in the past eight years and I knew that we weren't on the same path. Going through challenges is part of baseball. How you meet those challenges is what drove me and I wasn't always comfortable with what we were doing. It was probably for a lot of reasons. I didn't have the answers."
Did he underestimate the team's leadership: "I think we have some outstanding leaders. I think it's more that as the season progresses, teams take on a personality and an identity and we didn't seem to be doing that and I thought we had opportunities to do it. Sometimes when you get beat, teams come together and they form a bond and I didn't see that happening as much as I wanted it to. I thought we were capable of slugging out way through this and then getting it figured out and turning Lester and Beckett loose in the playoffs and going on one of those runs. I knew were beat up and I knew we weren't playing well, I saw that. But I thought we were capable of figuring out a way to get though it and kind of regrouping."
On the character of the players: After saying he remembered few off-field issues, Francona said, "We've actually always allowed beer in the clubhouse because I thought they were men and I thought they deserved to be treated like it. They've always handled it. A lot of clubhouse now don't have beer. I thought our guys didn't deserve to be treated like high school kids. We tried to give them a lot of leeway to be grown-up men. I mean that in a lot of instances, not just alcohol. Playing the game, being on time, showing up when you're supposed to, paying attention to detail. Basically being a good teammate."
How much did the pitchers miss John Farrell? "I think anybody would miss John Farrell. He's outstanding. Saying that, Curt Young was a blessing. I know people may not want to hear that. This guy was about as steady as you're going to find. This guy, I've never seen a guy so upbeat. If you can't listen to him, you've got a problem. Because when he talks, he's got a lot of good stuff to say and I don't think that was issue."
Did his closeness to Dustin Pedroia undermined his leadership or made some players wonder if Francona was playing favorites: "Oh, boy. I don't think you're every go through a clubhouse where 25 guys bow down to the manager. That's not realistic. I would hope that everybody that came through that clubhouse felt important. My relationship with Pedey was probably a once-in-a-lifetime. ... It's just hard not to. This guy's the most special kid I've ever seen in my life. The next manager is going to feel the same way. That's just the way he is. No, Pedey was one of the best leaders Ive ever been around. Probably to the point where probably makes it harder on him to be an effective player because he wears it so much."
On hearing from former players: "I don't dislike these players. In fact, I love them. I was disappointed in my ability to reach them, especially late. But that doesn't mean they're bad kids. That's not how I feel about this."
Would he like to manage in 2012?: "I don't know. I really don't know. I certainly would love to stay in the game. I have no ambition to ever leave the game. I love it so much and it's been so good to me. I don't want to try to manage in a wrong situation because that wouldn't be good for me. To manage again, you have to have somebody who thinks you're worthy of that. That may not happen. It may happen down the road, who knows? I need to try and take a deep breath and try to have some perspective right now because it's not the easiest thing to do.
"I just don't want to go look for a job. Not that I'm above that. I don't mean it like that. I would want it to be a job that I can grab. You have to be all-in, you do. Whether it's a young team you can help get better or a team that has a chance to win. There's a lot of ways to get rejuvenated. Just kind of sit back and see how I feel. Talk to friends, get some input and see what's going on."
On broadcasting the ALCS: "I hope Joe Buck has a multi-year deal. When he called me I thought he was kidding. I've only broadcast one other game in my life and that was in the Arizona Fall League about 13 years ago and it was on radio and there were probably 12 people [listening] and I sucked. So this is going to be interesting."
On the end of the season: "We played terrible baseball and that was my responsibility. ... When things are going bad, the best way to reverse it is with good pitching and we couldn't get that. That made it tougher."
On failing to get through to this team yet getting through to Manny Ramirez in the past: "Manny called me, how about that? I was very surprised. Actually a very nice message and I appreciated it a lot.
On the team's conditioning, did the pitchers get out of shape?: "I don't know if that's a fair assessment. If you look around the game, and I don't want to name names. But look at who pitched for New York [the other] night. He's a big guy and nobody's complaining about CC [Sabathia]. There are reasons sometimes. Some of our pitchers aren't able to run like they used to for various reasons. I think they do sometimes put on weight. Are we concerned, sure? But I don't think it means they don't work. We just wanted to make sure it was for the right reasons. We keep an eye on everything here so much. I think that may be getting a little bit of a life of its own. Dave Page, our strength and conditioning guy, he's about as conscientious as anybody you're ever going to find and he finds ways to get to guys and I love it. I feel like to be a successful organization you have to let guys have their responsibilities. I know I'm responsible to overlook it, but I don't want to micromanage everything. I don't think that helps everybody."
On what he takes from his tenure: I gave everything I had, I really did. Whether it was right, wrong, and or in between, I always tried to do the best I could for the team and I always tried to put the organization ahead of my own personal stuff and I hope that was apparent.
- Peter Abraham, Globe Red Sox beat reporter
- Nick Cafardo, Globe national baseball writer
- Michael Vega, Globe Red Sox reporter
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Now that the Cleveland Browns have finished training camp, the coaches have shifted their focus to the third preseason game, against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday night.
They set up a "mock week" for the players to find the rhythm of what a typical game week is like during the regular season.
"We have shifted our focus from last week's training camp, to getting now more into game preparation," Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said. "We're spending our mock week preparing for them and some of the challenges that they bring. They're a playoff team. They were 11-5 last year, an outstanding team."
"A road game, which will be a first time we will get a chance to do that this preseason, we will go through that process and guys getting used to doing that and what we want on a road trip," Chudzinski said. "We will also play indoors in a dome. This is a team that has a lot of speed (at the) skill positions.
"Their front, their defense, they run really well so that will be a challenge for us. We are preparing for the crowd noise, as well. One of the things we want to do in practice this week is utilize the crowd noise so we can go through those procedures and get use to that, as well."
The third preseason game is often dubbed a dress-rehearsal game, as many of the starters will play into the second half. While some of the Browns' starters will not play after halftime, Chudzinski said a bulk of them will get "a series" after the intermission.
"The initial plan is to go into the third period, where they have to come out after halftime to make adjustments and go through that process," Chudzinski said.
Chudzinski is very familiar with Indianapolis coach Chuck Pagano, as the latter was a graduate assistant at the University of Miami during the same time the Browns' coach played tight end for the Hurricanes. The two also coached together at Miami, and with the Browns.
Chudzinski was one of the many NFL coaches and executives that expressed support for Pagano during the 2012 season, after he was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia.
"I know him well," Chudzinski said. "I have a lot of respect for him. I still have the picture of my kids in their 'ChuckStrong' t-shirts that we sent to him last fall when he was going through his ordeal. I'm just happy to hear everything is going well with him from that standpoint."
Chudzinski has made it a point to observe the Browns' defensive-line drills on a regular basis because he enjoys watching the players compete against each other. He is hoping the practice-field competition will benefit the team during the regular season.
"We want them to be a strong unit," Chudzinski said. "From what they have shown and what they demonstrate on a daily basis, they are working toward that. Time will tell if they ultimately get to that and to be that. They also have a lot of pride. I love going out and watching individual drills. They're all working to get better. It is a competitive room, and that's what I like to see as a coach."
Browns safeties T.J. Ward and
"I am looking forward to seeing that," Chudzinski said. "T.J. had a good practice yesterday. We have been cautious with it, but he is looking full speed and everything seems to be a go. We will determine that later in the week. I am looking forward to seeing those two guys working together. They have a lot in practice, so it's not like it is going to be something that is foreign once they get out on the field in a game, but we still would like to see them in a game."


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• A 30-point drubbing deserves another. Do not bat an eye at the score and Erik Spoelstra's reluctance to go to the bench till the Spurs pulled their starters. Even then, the final unit had two three-point shooters in Mike Miller and James Jones along with starting point guard Mario Chalmers. No information on this, but I would venture to guess that they wanted to win by at least 30, if they could. Yes. They. Did.
• Chris Bosh with a 30 and 12 game on 10-16 shooting. That is a Big game versus a team that defends the post very well. He also asked for the ball incessantly and converted on all his pick and roll attempts. The Heat are just better when he "rolls" on the Pick and Roll instead of "popping" and shooting jumpers. He was a handful challenging shots as well, and had a very good defensive game. The Heat do take on a look of invincibility when Bosh plays well. That is not Hyperbole either.
• The Spurs made 17 three's in the first meeting, 6 in this one. That was more about the Heat playing with speed and getting out to shooters than scheme. This was about effort. LeBron James alluded to it in the postgame comments on ESPN. The Team played with an edge and carried it throughout the game.
• Jamaal Magloire made an appearance and Big Cat played BIG. His contribution was bigger than a boxscore. He drew three rebounding fouls and that should count more than an actual rebound, so his boxscore numbers begin to look better if you take that into consideration. Big Cat is known as an "aggressor" and he used that tonight imposing his physicality on an undersized San Antonio team.
• Mario Chalmers is on a very good streak of good basketball. He just might have turned the corner and is now a guy you can count on to hit open shots and play pesky defense. Make no mistake, Tony Parker was a problem for the point guards tonight and had a run of dominance in the third quarter that threatened to make this a game. Spo went to the no point guard lineup with Mike Miller in the back court and that put an end to it by zoning the top of the key and allowing Parker to shoot open jumpers if he wanted. He continued to attack and that turned into 2 turnovers and 4 points for the Heat to gain some breathing room. Nice piece of coaching if I am allowed to say so.
• Coach Gregg Popovich said in his post game press conference that "What goes around comes around" alluding to how the Heat got payback in the same fashion as the Spurs dished it out 10 days earlier. This game, however, did not feature an aberation such as a franchise record for three pointers made. This was a dominant effort by a talented team playing in front of a raucous crowd. The scoreboard watching shows a Celtics team in free fall and a Bulls team poised to take the #1 spot. It is not inconceivable that the Celtics could find themselves in the #3 spot very soon.
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You had to know I wasn't going to let Big Picture off-ice topics control the entire week at LHH, right? Big issues aside (and do keep those debates on the "areener" proposal going), we're still in this thing for the fun of hockey.
I like Micheal Haley's name because it confuses even major hockey sites, some of which still list him as "Michael" -- no doubt thinking, "Surely there's some mistake." With a "k" but no "c" in my screen name, I can relate.
I like Micheal Haley's game because he has done everything a player of his profile must do to make the NHL: Undrafted, undersized and even unheralded in his junior days, the surprisingly speedy Haley has grabbed every role tossed at him including, of course, fighting.
What irate Pens fans and dismissive national pundits don't know about Haley is that when he was called up by the Islanders before the Friday Fight Fest, he was leading AHL Bridgeport in goals with 12. Let me repeat that in the odd chance it actually gets through: The Islanders recalled their affiliate's leading goal scorer.
The ignorant media narrative was, "Oh they called up a bunch of AHL goons for this game." In reality, the chief enforcers and suspended fellows in that game were already with the Isles and had been all season, while due to injuries they added the leading goal scorer of their AHL team. No, he'll never be known for his scoring, but the injury situation was such that he was next up and an appropriate fit for a fourth-line role. And fit he did.
As luck would have it, Haley not only gave Maxim Talbot a good working over -- oh, and by the way, it was Talbot who grabbed Haley out of the pile in that fateful scrum, not the other way around -- he also scored a streaking highlight goal after zipping around the Penguins defense. (I'd bet good money Talbot, who is above scuffles except when it suits him, thought he was grabbing a manageable 5'10" guy in Haley, rather than the fireball he encountered.)
Not a bad day's work for "some AHL goon." Mario weeps.
We'll do the usual report card polling drill here, although I'm curious what expectations any of us had for Haley entering the season. The question before us is where does he fit going forward. According to CapGeek -- whose pop-up ads have gotten so bad I can't in good conscience link to them -- Haley's contract is expiring, making him an unrestricted free agent.
Haley was part of the Islanders' spiritual revival in the second half of the season, but should he be part of even the immediate future?
With just 27 games and an average of 8 minutes of ice time per game, there's not much numbers-wise to go on with Haley. He was used in a fourth line role, so his ice time, quality of linemates and Corsi/puck possession figures all reflect that, which was usually a line of limited skills with trouble getting the puck out.
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That said, maybe Haley's profile helps the "energy/protector" if used with more able linemates. What he has in his favor are good wheels and a feisty, this-shift-could-be-my-last disposition. But he wasn't used on the PK nor in defensive zone situations like Zenon Konopka (Haley's OZone start % was 45.8%, in the upper middle tier for Isles forwards) and there's no indication whether he could be helpful in either role at the NHL level.
On that note, though signed as a center he was used as a wing with the Isles, so there are no hints that he could play a Zenon-like role. Haley took only 20 faceoffs, losing 13 of them.
So at present you have a grinding, somewhat speedy fourth-line winger who can win middleweight fights with the "Don't f#$% with me, I'm crazy" fire of a Highland Scot. Defaulting to his profile, there isn't much of a ceiling. But he's fought through doubters and diligently worked on his game his entire hockey career. At 24, could he still improve? Could he add another element to his game and make good like Konopka (who didn't find a niche in the NHL until age 29)?
If that happens, I don't expect it to be with the Isles, who have a nice pipeline of middle-line forward prospects on the horizon. But if Haley moves on, we'll always have the memories, like when Sean Avery also made Talbot's "oh I can handle this little guy" mistake:
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E before A, is the Micheal way
Until you get to the "Haley"
Then it's reversed, these vowels dispersed
Close but not quite like in "Bailey"
If 59's skills were as great as his heart
He'd be in the lineup daily
But there's consolation in the recollection
Of the night he punked poor Sean Avery.
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You know, the drill with these is to grade based on your preseason expectations. That way we don't just give fourth-liners 2's and 3's and top scorers 7's and 8's and then shout at the wind about how much stupid fans over/undervalue player X. That said, I've no idea what expectations you had for Haley before the season (me: Didn't expect to see him). And Internet democracies are insane about as effective as real-world democracies, so feel free to ignore that criteria and tell us how smart you are.


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My greatest Gonzaga Basketball memory didn't take place at the McCarthey Athletic Center. It wasn't from a game in the Martin Centre. It didn't even happen on a basketball court.
With time winding down on a late night in the Catherine/Monica dorm room, Gonzaga freshman John Brian Condon attempted a last-second, desperation dunk on a Nerf hoop hooked to a plate glass window. Refusing to dish off to teammates Jacob Andrew or David Ramirez, Brian jumped the length of the carpet, and threw down a vicious slam that threw the house down.
I don't know if the scoresheet officially says whether the dunk was good, but as Brian brought the hammer down, he crashed through the window, shattering the glass into large chunks. How he escaped unscathed was a Jesuit miracle: The thick vinyl shades protected him from being sliced into ribbons.
I didn't even see it. I walked in after it all went down.
"Man guys, it's cold in here ... WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED??"
But Brian was OK, David, Jacob and I were doubled over in shock and laughter, and it was one of the best moments of our friendship.
The Zags have had their memorable moments, from buzzer-beaters to Sweet 16s to mop-topped superstars, and a #1 ranking. I've sat courtside to see them play memorable postseason games in Las Vegas, Portland and Memphis. They've also had their share of heartbreakers, from disappointing losses to questionable decisions to screaming, heartbreaking calls by Gus Johnson. To me, though, what's been more important has been experiencing them all with my friends.
We watched our first live Zags game together. Saw buzzer
beaters and dominant performances. We sat in shock in a dorm room and saw Adam
Morrison break down in tears, our first of many times experiencing Bulldog
heartbreak. We got posters, debated the players, and criticized the coaching.
We drove around the block twice to get a
picture of 7-foot-5-inch Will Foster riding on a skateboard with a small child.
And some of us broke windows trying to dunk.
No matter how exhilarating, how sad, how stupid, it always
felt like we were a part of something. Bigger schools have football teams and
larger populations. At Gonzaga, it felt like all we had was our little quartet
and our Bulldog Basketball.
It always hurts to see the Zags come up short. This year is
probably more frustrating than most. There's not a lot to say to cover up the
disappointment of watching a number 1 team go down early, in a year that looked
like they would finally break through. You can scream, curse, and rant online,
but that won't take it away.
In 2006, it seemed like nothing would ever drown out Gus
Johnson's call of "heartbreak city." Fast forward seven years, and the first
thing that comes to mind about that year is John Brian nearly killing himself
dunking through the window
So find your friends today and debate last night's game. Go
grab a beer and discuss next year's recruiting class. Or just turn off ESPN and
play a few games of Super Smash Bros. together. Believe me, years from now you're
going to care less about the outcome of some tournament game, and more about
what you and your friends did after it. And hopefully, it will help you forget about it altogether.
Disappointment hurts. But it hurts a little less when you've
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Whenever I see a bat fly into the stands, it reminds me of the time in the late '50s, when a frustrated Ted Williams flung his bat overhead with both arms into the stands by the Red Sox dugout and conked an older woman. She hadn't assumed that risk. Teddy Ballgame was lucky the injured woman turned out to be owner Tom Yawkey's housekeeper.
This is just another example of the great leadership of baseball's commissioner Bud Selig. Some people don't understand that Mr. Selig doesn't work for the betterment of baseball, he works for the owners of baseball teams. His responsibility is to make sure the owners make as much money as possible. Under his domain he expanded postseason baseball, because the annual revenue is now expoentially larger. Baseball, however, does not end until nearly November, while they've played games in the snow. Mr. Selig also permitted players to use steriods years after it was well known that so many were using them. Most fans knew that Jose Canseco was using them in 1988! Selig did not officially acknowledge its massive use until questioned by the U.S. Senate, and lied in the process. The reason, of course, was that 165 pound 2nd basemen were hitting opposite field home runs and the owners were making more money. Ash bats have been breaking and scaring people for a number of years now, but Selig again has done nothing about it, because the bat and ball explode at contact and the ball goes faster and farther. More revenue! The man has no shame behind his smug "Look what I've done" smile. Wall Street move over, you've got company.
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