Thursday, May 3, 2007

Thursday Short Stops

A bunch of short stops on today’s segment:

In the category of people you just want to go away can I add the names
Jim and Dina Matos McGreevey. It’s enough already.

Many have been saying that somebody was going to pay the price for the Yankees 10-14 start and that’s exactly what happened Wednesday. It wasn’t General Manager Brian Cashman or Manager Joe Torre or one of his coaches who got the axe. Instead the pink slip went to first-year strength and conditioning coach Marty Miller, whose practices have been questioned by several players. The Yanks may have a bad record right now but they lead the majors in injured hamstrings.

Why is it that today’s baseball players, with better conditioning, better nutrition and better equipment seem to be much more injury prone than those who played years ago?. Are they playing too many games as teen-agers, are they too muscular or are it possible they’re babied too much? Don’t know the answer but there is certainly a problem.

Former Southern Regional High School standout Clark Harris is headed to Green Bay, Wisconsin to participate in the Packers mini-camp. The ex-Ram was taken by the Packers in the 7th and final round of the NFL draft Sunday. Harris had a solid career at Rutgers and he’ll get his first taste of pro football this weekend.

You’ve probably heard of Cinco de Mayo but what about Tres de Mayo?
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County will celebrate the third of May with a benefit tonight at Spicy on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights. Your $25 donation gets you fabulous food, music, door prizes and there will be a silent auction. The event runs from 6-10pm.

The Beachwood Burn Soccer team will be washing cars Saturday at Wal-Mart in Toms River from 10am-2pm. The team is raising funds to play in a week-long tournament in Lake George, New York.

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