Monday, May 28, 2012
Meggie Zahneis: Chipper Jones reflects on career, offers advice to kids | MLB.com - Chipper Jones says his baseball idols growing up were Cal Ripken Jr. and Mickey Mantle. "I came up as a shortstop, so I wanted to emulate who I thought was the best shortstop in the game. And Cal Ripken was it. My dad always brought me up switch-hitting in the shadow of Mickey Mantle, so those are the two guys that I looked up to," Jones said. But now, Jones is the one baseball stars of tomorrow -- and today -- look up to.
Latino voters support President Obama for reelection over Mitt Romney: poll - NY Daily News - President Obama holds a sizeable lead among a potentially pivotal group of voters with 61% of Latinos supporting him for reelection, a new poll found. The NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll released Wednesday shows 27% of Latino voters support his Republican rival, Mitt Romney. Obama’s approval rating among Latinos is 13 points higher than his rating among all Americans.
Can Braves win a game without Chipper Jones? | Jeff Schultz - AJC - The issue is whether the Braves are too dependent on one player to be successful. They’ve now played 47 games. They’re 21-8 when Jones has started or made at least one plate appearance and 5-13 when he hasn’t played at all. Discounting late-game appearances, the Braves are 19-5 (.792) when Jones starts and 7-16 (.304) when he doesn’t. A winning percentage drop-off without Jones would be expected. Just not 488 points.
Tropical Storm Beryl makes landfall in Florida – USATODAY.com - Tropical Storm Beryl is making landfall in northeast Florida, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to the southeastern U.S. coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported late Sunday that Beryl was making landfall along the northeastern coast of Florida, over Duval and northern St. John's counties. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for the entire Georgia coastline, as well as parts of Florida and South Carolina. Beryl is expected to bring 4 inches to 8 inches of rain to parts, with some areas getting as much as 12 inches.
Meghan McCain: Cut It Out, Internet Bullies! - The Daily Beast - After Meghan McCain spoke out on TV about the GOP’s extremists, Twitter and the blogosphere blew up with personal attacks. What will it take to stop name-calling and focus on the issues?
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