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“LEFT JAB AND RIGHT JAB”

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“LEFT JAB AND RIGHT JAB”

“Right Jab And Left Jab” was created because we have two commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE” or “Readers Forum” columns concerning National or International issues.
Joe Biden and Ronald Reagan’s comments are mostly about issues of national interest.  The majority of our “IS IT TRUE” columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give Mr. Biden and Mr. Reagan exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and RIGHT JAB”  column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB” AND “RIGHT JAB” several times a week.  Oh, “Left Jab” is a liberal view and the “Right Jab is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments of the two gentlemen is free to do so.

FOOTNOTE: Any comments posted in this column do not represent the views or opinions of the City-County Observer or our advertisers

Productive hitting gives Otters the series win over the Freedom

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Productive hitting allowed the Evansville Otters to get key RBI knocks in a 4-2 win over the Florence Freedom Sunday, clinching a series win for the Otters.

Patrick McGuff provided a gritty, quality start on the mound for the Otters, beginning in the first inning.

McGuff worked around a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the first by picking up two strikeouts.

Offensively, the Otters struck first in the second inning.

Carlos Castro led off the inning with a double to right-centerfield.

Hunter Cullen moved Castro over to third with a groundout, and Rob Calabrese singled to score Castro, giving the Otters the first run of the game.

Later in the inning with runners on the corners, J.J. Gould smacked an RBI single to score Calabrese, giving the Otters a 2-0 lead.

In the top of the third, Taylor Bryant hit a sac fly to put Florence on the board with the score 2-1.

The top of the fourth was almost identical to the start of the top of the second.

Castro doubled, Cullen moved him to third on a groundout, and Calabrese doubled to score Castro to give the Otters a two-run lead. Then with runners on the corners, David Cronin ripped an RBI single to centerfield, scoring Calabrese to give the Otters a 4-1 lead.

The Freedom cut the lead in half when shortstop Austin Wobrock ripped an RBI double to score Ricky Ramirez Jr. in the bottom of the fifth.

There would be no more runs scored from that point on, as McGuff pitched a scoreless sixth, exiting the game with over 110 pitches thrown.

Patrick McGuff went six strong innings, surrendering two runs on seven hits while fanning nine.

Freedom starter Mike Castellani exited after the sixth inning as well, giving up four runs on nine hits and tossing three strikeouts.

Taylor Wright retired the side, ending the seventh inning with his 22nd strikeout of the year.

Abraham Almonte shut the door in the eighth, and Danny Hrbek earned his second save of the season with a scoreless ninth as Keith Grieshaber caught the final out of the game in left field to seal the win for the Otters.

Calabrese had two clutch RBIs, increasing his total to three for the series. Castro was three 3 for 4 at the plate with two runs scored.

 

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First Friday

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Come join us as we continue our 2019 First Friday series down on Haynie’s Corner! There will be music, art vendors, food trucks, and more! Make plans to visit one of our fantastic local bars or restaurants and make an evening of it!

First Fridays are free events, brought to you by Haynie’s Corner Arts District Association, the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, and the EVPL. This month, a free health and resource fair and other festivities will be provided by the AIDS Resource Group, in cooperation with SAGA, to celebrate Pride Month.

Otters loss to Freedom highlighted by controversial eighth inning

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The Evansville Otters received two-RBI nights from outfielders Hunter Cullen and Jack Meggs Saturday, but a 6-4 loss for the Otters to the Florence Freedom was highlighted by a controversial eighth inning.

The Otters jumped to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on an RBI single from Jack Meggs that scored Dakota Phillips.

The Otters had chances to extend their lead but could not convert, leaving the bases loaded in the third and runners on the corners in the top of the fourth.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Otters committed fielding miscues, including an error by Ryan Long, that helped the Florence Freedom take a 4-1 lead.

Florence’s Brandon Pugh, who was 0-13 going into his fourth inning at-bat, smacked a double down the left field line, scoring two runs on his first hit of the season.

The Otters responded in the fifth with an RBI double from Cullen, scoring Long to make the score 4-2.

Meggs followed with his second RBI of the day, when he singled to right field, scoring Phillips in the process, making it a one-run game.

After a scoreless sixth, Hunter Cullen hit his second home run of the series over the right field wall to tie the game at four.

In the bottom of the eighth, Florence sent eight men to the plate, scoring two runs on an RBI single by Isaac Bernard, to give the Freedom a 6-4 lead.

However, the eighth inning did not pass by without controversy over Bernard’s hit.

Video replay was shown multiple times on the videoboard at UC Health Stadium as there were questions of whether Bernard’s hit cleared the right field fence.

The ball bounced back into field of play quickly as the ball ricocheted off the yellow line at the top of the wall in right field, allowing Meggs to throw the “live ball” back in play.

Other calls in the eighth were questioned, including a balk call on Otters pitcher Brandon Pressley, leading to Otters manager Andy McCauley getting ejected from the game.

Florence’s Johnathon Tripp came in the ninth to earn a save as he retired Long, Phillips, and Rob Calabrese.

The rubber match of the series will be Sunday at 4:35 p.m. CT as Patrick McGuff will take the mound for the Otters, coming off an eight-inning, eleven-strikeout performance against Washington last Tuesday.

 

EPD REPORT

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EPD REPORT

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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“READERS FORUM” JUNE 2, 2019

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We hope that today’s “READERS FORUM” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way.

WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND TODAY?

Todays “Readers’ Poll” question is: DO You feel that Evansville is in financial trouble?

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“Live for the Moment”

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“Live for the Moment”
sent to us by Ron Riecken
Amigos,
I wrote this note in Jan 2019, when I received a photo of an Old Guard soldier standing his post in a snow storm.
Oddly, I never sent it out…I don’t know why, but I held it in my “draft” email box.
Then, this week, Memorial Day week, I pulled it up and decided I would send it out for 31 May.
The very next day, I received an email from a very dear friend about a speech given at Hillsdale College.
An adaptation of that speech can be found at this link, for those of you less familiar with the Old Guard.
The speech was given by once Lt Tom Cotton, US Army…currently a US Senator from Arkansas.
For some of you, I had to use a business email because I only have your phone number in my contacts…apologies…send me your damn private email.
So finally, my notes on the blurry photo attached below.
The message begins with the old abbreviation for “message follows”.
The message ends with the abbreviation for “end of message”
I will not “sign” at the bottom, because putting anything below the photo would be far above my station.
The soldier in the photo speaks for us all on this Memorial Day.
— msg fols —
I’m an old soldier, and I tend to rant a bit about soldiers…I know.
Normally, I try to stifle that impulse because the Armed Forces today are so very different from the Armed Forces of my day.
However, today I’m deployed at an air field in some forsaken piece of the earth, amid a bunch of American service members and their allied troops…
And every day I notice, there are some things about serving in the Armed Forces that never change.
Then, about 20 friends sent me the photo that is attached below…its apparently making the rounds a lot this week…the copies I got were uncredited.
As I understand it, the photo is of a guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns standing his post during a heavy snow in Washington DC.
Its a great photo too, so I decided I should offer a comment on it…just this once.
Most Americans will look at this photo and think, “Oh, that poor young man…why do they make him stand out there in that miserable weather. How sad.”
That stuff makes me chuckle.
Bless their hearts, but even today, most Americans just don’t understand the first damn thing about soldiers, do they?
They would never believe how hard this young soldier had to work to earn that slot on the Tomb Guard Platoon.
They feel like they should comfort him…but really, they should congratulate him.
I said I was going to comment…so here is my comment on the photo.
Live for the Moment
Let me explain why I chose that comment, because its probably not obvious.
We hear/see people, pundits, posters say ”Live for the moment” quite a bit today…that’s an awfully vague term, don’t you think?
Does it mean – have a latte instead of a mocha this morning?
Does it mean – enjoy your commute while you listen to Nirvana?
I think that for most, its just some psychobabble term they pretend to understand…but I doubt many have a real feeling for what it means.
Well, let me elucidate.
Every person in the service…
Just like this soldier of the Third Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)…
Knows exactly what the term “Live for the Moment” means.
At this very moment, this young Tomb Guard is cold and wet, and I can imagine some water from melting snow is running down his back and freezing again in his shirt.
At this very moment, he’s supernaturally focused on absolute perfection and precision in every detail of his drill.
At this very moment, despite all that, his chest is about to explode because he’s so f-ing pumped.
At this very moment, he’s getting his picture taken about 75 times a minute…he’s a rock star.
At this very moment, he knows he represents every man and woman who have ever served in the United States Armed Forces
At this very moment, he’s never been more proud of anything he’s done in his entire life.
At this very moment, HE is the guard on the Tomb of the Unknowns.
And that…puts some rock solid meaning to the term…”Live for the moment”.
You just gotta love the Old Guard…they always stand their post.
Just like every other soldier, sailor, marine, airman, or coast guardsman standing a post on some piece of dirt, on the deck of some ship, or on some flight line – all over the country and around the world.
For well over two centuries…
They’ve always been there…
And they’re there…right now…At this very moment.
“Live for the Moment”
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