Countdown To Labor Day

A little of this and a little of that as the summer really begins to wind down….just three weeks until Labor Day:

Last month a young boy drowned in Monmouth County while swimming in the ocean after lifeguards had left for the day. As that often does it sparked debate about whether beaches should be protected until later in the day. I can’t see where that is the answer and the more I watch people the truth is they will never understand just how dangerous the ocean can be. Visitors and even locals see the water on a hot summer day as the perfect way to cool off…they don’t see rip tides and runs that can move them from waist high to over their heads in a matter of seconds.

“No Reservations” is considered a chick-flick but count me as one guy who thoroughly enjoyed the movie which contains no sex, violence or bad language. It does contain Catherine-Zeta Jones who men can ogle at while women do the same with co-star Aaron Eckhart. Just a good enjoyable film, regardless of what the so-called experts say.

After starting a bit slow former Toms River South and Rutgers University baseball standout Todd Frazier is finding his groove for the Billings (Montana) Mustangs of the Pioneer Rookie League. Frazier has been on a tear of late and has his batting average up to .330 with 4 homers and 15 RBI’s in 27 games with the Cincinnati Reds affiliate. He also had a nice rooting section Sunday with his parents, Charlie & Joan in Billings for a few days. Not only that my sister-in-law and brother-in-law have a ranch in the area and have been going to the games and rooting for Todd, who will head to Instructional League in Florida next month after the Mustangs season concludes on September 7th.
Ex-Toms River East and Brookdale standout Jimmy Principe is playing in the same league and hitting .254 for the Missoula Osprey, an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

I know summer is almost over because kids are getting ready to leave for college….a sure sign that September is just around the corner.