Team
Gauss
We are going in the wrong direction.
Everytime we consolidate two school systems into one, or shut down an elementary school - we lose.
Now we will have fewer people working. Why is that good?
If government would get itself out of our lives, our schools would cost less.
Less federal government please.
Less state government too.
I bought a used car about a year ago. It has been sitting in my yard doing nothing.
Now that I am going to put it on the road, I am told that the State of Massachusetts will charge me
an extra fee since I did not officially title it in my name within 60 days.
Yikes.
Who invented that rule? Must have been some HS teachers in Cambridge.
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This is my hall of fame.
Shirley Jr. Legion will contribute to the upgrading of dugouts at the Burt Cofman Field.
Shirley Jr. Legion greatly appreciates how well the baseball playing community in Shirley has welcomed us into their family.
But, in case you need to see a bit more ....
The following text was written by Chris O'leary.
He has created a masterful website on hitting.
Take the time to read each of the four paragraphs below.
Read them twice.
Then put Chris O'leary's website in your benchmark list: http://www.chrisoleary.com
Ruined!
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This is what Chris O'Leary says about Squishing the bug.
These local businesses, local professionals, and individuals have supported Shirley Jr. Legion. Thank you very, very much.
Take a look at these major leaguers! Their swing is perfect. That is how they became major leaguers.
http://www.efastball.com/hitting/should-i-hit-the-top-of-the-ball-or-the-bottom/
Fundraising for Shirley Jr. Legion has begun.
This year Shirley Jr. Legion Baseball will spearhead the construction of two dugouts at the Burt Coffman Field.
We need your help.
A donation can be made to:
Shirley Legion Baseball
6 Lakin Street
Pepperell, MA 01463
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How to Hit a Pitched Baseball
Here are the four steps to hitting a pitched baseball.
They all occur naturally. No unnatural movements.
What skills do you need to have to succeed in college? Here they are:
SIT READ THINK DOODLE and DO
When I say doodle, I mean that you need to read with a pencil in your hand and draw meaningful pictures about what you are reading.
Students who learn to do this - win.
http://michaelgraham.com/archives/just-in-time-for-the-final-four-mdash-your-government-idiots-at-work/
The reason I was late to the game was that I attended NM HS Open House.
Everytime I attend one of these sessions and meet the teachers, I walk away with a really good feeling about the school.
I think our boys are getting more than a fair shake at their education.
Good job NM teachers!
Young ones and more experienced ones. I can see that you are making a difference.
Thank you.
*******
Dinesh D'Souza has got it right.
He wrote What's so Great About America.
Listen to these six CDs while you drive around.
Paavo Nurmi is considered the greatest runner of all time.
He was known as "The King of Runners" or the "Flying Finn". Famous all over the world, Nurmi became an unending source of national pride for the newly independent Finland.
Paavo Nurmi was driven by love of running. He had a burning will to succeed in life, and racing was his way to gain recognition from his fellow men and to fulfil the high standards he had set for himself. Martti Jukola, a famous Finnish sports journalist, wrote in 1935: "There was something inhumanly stern and cruel about him, but he conquered the world by pure means: with a will that had supernatural power." At three Olympic Games from 1920 to 1928 Nurmi won a total of twelve medals.
Nine gold and three silver. Three golds and one silver at Antwerp in 1920, five golds at Paris in 1924 and one gold and two silvers at Amsterdam in 1928.
Edwin Moses (born August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in his event four times. In addition to his running, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. In 2000, he was elected the first Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an international service organization of world-class athletes.
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Pepperell has a population of about 11,000.
How many of these have read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy?
My guess is the number is less than 100.
Congratulations to all those who have read this novel. Welcome to the club.
We are blessed to be living in the United States.
Our founders created a rich and tolerate society.
Our country encouraged private business and free trade.
Let's keep it that way.
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The idea of the melting pot is a good thing. Not a bad thing.
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Books with the Newbury Award designation have been well worth my time.
Lily's Crossing is the the latest one.
*******
Jim's Hall of Fame
"It had been four years since the Argounov family left Petrograd. Four years ago Agounov's textile factory on the outskirts of the capital
was nationalized in the name of the people. In the name of the people the banks were declared national property. Argounov's safe-deposit boxes were broken open and emptied."
We are going in the wrong direction.
Everytime we consolidate two school systems into one, or shut down an elementary school - we lose.
Now we will have fewer people working. Why is that good?
If government would get itself out of our lives, our schools would cost less.
Less federal government please.
Less state government too.
I bought a used car about a year ago. It has been sitting in my yard doing nothing.
Now that I am going to put it on the road, I am told that the State of Massachusetts will charge me
an extra fee since I did not officially title it in my name within 60 days.
Yikes.
Who invented that rule? Must have been some HS teachers in Cambridge.
***
This is my hall of fame.
| Edwin Moses |
Jean
Valjean |
William
Felton
Russell |
Johnny Mathis |
Atticus Finch |
| John Wooden |
Carl
Frederick Gauss |
Dagney
Taggart |
Festus |
Rocky
Marciano |
| Sidney Carton |
Stacia
Czernicki |
Helen O'Shea |
Ayn Rand |
Julie Andrews |
| Paavo Nurmi |
Bobby Orr |
Owen Meany |
Shirley Jr. Legion will contribute to the upgrading of dugouts at the Burt Cofman Field.
Shirley Jr. Legion greatly appreciates how well the baseball playing community in Shirley has welcomed us into their family.
Shirley American Legion Junior Baseball Click Here 2011 schedule is posted George J. Morin Post 183 |
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North Middlesex/GD Senior Babe Ruth |
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This picture says it all! Take a look at Albert Puljois's back foot. There is no weight on his back side. The toe of his back foot is not supporting his weight. He is hitting the ball out in front! In front of homeplate! His right elbow is shaped like an L. By the time contact is made, the bat is moving upward. He is not chopping down at the ball. He is crushing. Teach your little leaguers to hit like Albert! and all of the other MLB players. If you do, you will see the runs pile up. |
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But, in case you need to see a bit more ....
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| David
Eckstein |
Alphonso
Soriano |
Derek Jeter |
Alex
Rodriquez |
| In each of the four photos, look
at the back foot. No weight left on the back foot. These professionals
are coming out to get the baseball. There is no squishing of any bug.
In fact, it appears that in three of the photos the back foot is off
the ground. |
In each of the four photos, look
at a tilted bat. Do not use the phrase, "level swing". The bat is not
level. It is tilted. |
In each of the four photos, look
at the 90 degree bend in the right elbow. |
In each of the four photos, the
swing feeds into a stiff front leg. The hips are fully rotated.
The fact that the hitter allows his back foot roll up onto his toe
allows the hips to rotate freely and naturally. |
here |
 Townsend Branch
Thank You. Helping our young men and your wallet grow! |
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The following text was written by Chris O'leary.
He has created a masterful website on hitting.
Take the time to read each of the four paragraphs below.
Read them twice.
Then put Chris O'leary's website in your benchmark list: http://www.chrisoleary.com
Ruined!
As
a
result
of my experience working with college, minor, and major league
baseball players, I have come to believe that many, if not most,
college programs and major league organizations are unintentionally, but systematically, ruining their
best young hitters. Teams are
recruiting, signing, and drafting hitters because they can hit the ball
well. Then, as soon as they get those hitters in their system, they
change their swings and hitting mechanics and then act surprised when
those hitters stop being able to hit well. While it
may surprise people that this could be going on, I know for a fact that
this is happening. This scenario describes the experiences of most of
my clients at the college, minor, and major league levels. There are
a number of reasons why hitters are being ruined by their teams and
coaches.
LOW PRIORITY POSITION
I have had many people tell me that part of the problem is how some minor league hitting instructors are selected in major league organizations. Many minor league hitting instructors tend to be former speed guys. Because of their speed, more often then not they were taught to swing down on the ball, just put it in play, and try to beat out the throw. As is common in life, these instructors now teach what they themselves were taught, so the cycle perpetuates itself. Of course, you have to question how good the hitting instruction they received really was if they are coaching rather than playing. As an aside, you see the same cycle perpetuating itself in the world of youth hitting instruction. I have never understood why some parents are so eager to take the hitting advice of a former minor leaguer who washed out due to his inability to hit and who now teaches the same stuff that likely ruined his swing.
INCORRECT USE OF VIDEO
Some organizations don't use video at all, and most of the rest do not use video correctly. In my experience, most evaluation of hitters is done with the naked eye, which simply isn't up to the task. What really matters in the swing is the moment between the planting of the front heel and the Point Of Contact. The problem is that that happens too fast for the human eye to get more than a basic sense of what's going on. When video is used, it is often used to review a hitter's approach and not their mechanics. While that is a valid use of video, the problem is that too often that video is used during the game itself, which can lead to thinking and analysis paralysis.
THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS WRONG
My contention that hitting instructors aren't using video at all, or correctly, is born out by the persistence of the conventional wisdom about hitting. If hitting instructors spent even a few minutes, much less hours, looking at video of the best hitters in the world, there is no way that they could continue to believe the things they do. Most major league hitting instructors seem to teach the same basic stuff, most of which doesn't match up with reality. It's as if everyone has read the same, terrible book about hitting.
LOW PRIORITY POSITION
I have had many people tell me that part of the problem is how some minor league hitting instructors are selected in major league organizations. Many minor league hitting instructors tend to be former speed guys. Because of their speed, more often then not they were taught to swing down on the ball, just put it in play, and try to beat out the throw. As is common in life, these instructors now teach what they themselves were taught, so the cycle perpetuates itself. Of course, you have to question how good the hitting instruction they received really was if they are coaching rather than playing. As an aside, you see the same cycle perpetuating itself in the world of youth hitting instruction. I have never understood why some parents are so eager to take the hitting advice of a former minor leaguer who washed out due to his inability to hit and who now teaches the same stuff that likely ruined his swing.
INCORRECT USE OF VIDEO
Some organizations don't use video at all, and most of the rest do not use video correctly. In my experience, most evaluation of hitters is done with the naked eye, which simply isn't up to the task. What really matters in the swing is the moment between the planting of the front heel and the Point Of Contact. The problem is that that happens too fast for the human eye to get more than a basic sense of what's going on. When video is used, it is often used to review a hitter's approach and not their mechanics. While that is a valid use of video, the problem is that too often that video is used during the game itself, which can lead to thinking and analysis paralysis.
THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS WRONG
My contention that hitting instructors aren't using video at all, or correctly, is born out by the persistence of the conventional wisdom about hitting. If hitting instructors spent even a few minutes, much less hours, looking at video of the best hitters in the world, there is no way that they could continue to believe the things they do. Most major league hitting instructors seem to teach the same basic stuff, most of which doesn't match up with reality. It's as if everyone has read the same, terrible book about hitting.
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This is what Chris O'Leary says about Squishing the bug.
Some
people
believe
that it is important that hitters be on the ball of
their feet at the Point Of Contact. This is variously known and taught
as "squishing the bug", "squish the bug", "squashing the bug", and
"squash the bug". Proponents of this idea includes some people who
instruct at the major league level.
Unfortunately, this isn't what the best hitters do. As the
photos below and further down on this page demonstrate, at the Point Of
Contact the
best
hitters
are either on the point of their back toes at the Point Of
Contact or their back toes are completely off the ground. (Check
for some photos either at his website or scroll down on this website.)
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Lunenburg, MA 978-345-2000 |
I have a
$25 gift certificate to Sean Patrick's restaurant in
Lunenburg.
They donated this certificate to benefit Shirley Jr. Legion Baseball. Would anybody want to purchase this from me for face value? The money would go to support Shirley Jr. Legion baseball. |
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Shirley Jr. Legion baseball
thanks Bailey's Bar & Grille for their gift certificate donation to
the team. If anybody wishes to purchase this
$25 gift certificate, please contact me. You would be helping us out and you'd be getting a good meal at a great place. Seniors, Military, and First Responders always receive 10% off. |
| In the book Flatland, a square from
flatland visits a line inside
line-land. He meets the king, who is a line segment, sliding back and forth along his single-line universe. No matter what he said, the square could not convince the king to look east or west. The king had no concept of east-west; the king could only think in terms of north-south. This frustrated the square very much. The king was frustrated too. The king just could not see it. Keep an open mind! |
These local businesses, local professionals, and individuals have supported Shirley Jr. Legion. Thank you very, very much.
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Restaurants |
Banks |
Lawyers
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Doctors/Dentists Pharmacies |
Grocery
Stores |
Local
Businesses |
| Carol &
Jim Canning Marina & Larry Whittier Anonymous Troy and Janine Roberts |
Sean
Patrick's Lunenburg Ixtapa Cantina Lunenburg Bailey's Bar & Grille Townsend |
Ernest H.
Hyde, Shirley http://www.erniehyde.com |
Pepperell Family Pharmarcy Pepperell 7 Main Street 433-6130 |
 Hannaford's (Townsend Branch) |
 Shephards Sales and Service 55 Main Street Townsend 978-597-8907  Elecronics Corporation Shirley http://www.mcelroyelectronics.com |
Take a look at these major leaguers! Their swing is perfect. That is how they became major leaguers.
http://www.efastball.com/hitting/should-i-hit-the-top-of-the-ball-or-the-bottom/
The Path of a Batter's Bat A 6 foot pitcher stands on an elevated mound. He releases the ball at least at shoulder height. The ball is coming into home plate on a downward angle. To maximize his chances of flush, solid contact, a batter should get his bat into the reverse upward angle that matches that of the pitched ball. Doing so will extend the time he has to crush the ball. The bat is in the path of the incoming ball for a much longer period of time. A downward swing at the ball greatly reduces the time to hit the ball flush. A great athlete, with superior hand-eye coordination, can make the downward chop method work against fair to mediocre pitching. The downward chop of the bat is the absolute wrong angle. The bat and ball are only in the same path for a very small fraction of the time. The ball is coming down and if the bat is also coming down, then they can only intersect at one point in time and space. Got it? Can you see that? Do not tell your little leaguers to chop down at the ball. Ever. They will miss the ball more often than not. So would Dustin Pedroia. Most teams are not filled with great athletes. The average kids need the extra time to regularly make hard contact. The great news is ... you do not need to be a superior athlete to hit a pitched baseball. You need to use the proper swing to give yourself more time during the swing. Look at Eckstein's, Soriano's, Jeter's, and Rodriquez's swings above closely. They are not chopping down at the ball. The path of their bat is the same path that the ball is in on. They give themselves a much better chance of a hard contact. Chopping down will make a difficult thing to do even harder. It gives you less time. You need more time, not less. |
Ok, just one more. Albert Puljols
has a stiff front leg.
His swing fluidly feeds his weight into that front leg. His weight has left his back side. His back heel does not squish any bugs. The bat is square to the ball , but it is not level to the ground. His hips are rotated perfectly. This was a home run. This photo and the other three photos came from a website by Chris O'Leary. Mr. O'Leary has got it right. This is the swing taught by Coach Caswell. It is not a linear swing. It is a rotational swing. There is no lunging. Puljois is hitting off the front hinge. Not the back hinge. The ball is about to leave the ballpark. Your youngster should learn this swing at an early age. It is quite possible for a relatively small Pepperell, MA boy to hit one over the fence at Bartleson field. That is the definition of joy. I've seen it many times. In fact, my last little league team homered 13 times. Eight different players. Go Braves. These Braves were 19-1. They crushed the ball. It was the last team to defeat Townsend's Tom Lamoureaux for a local LL championship. No matter how big or small you are, you can crush. It's not about your size. It is about your technique. |
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Know These Things
When Tiger Woods hits a golf ball, he hinges off of the front-side. He is never hinging off of his back side. When Bobby Hull blasted a slap-shot, he hinged off of the front-side. When Ilie Nastase, Rod Laver, and Evonne Goolagong hit their tennis serves, not once, not ever -- did they hinge off of their backside. 100% percent of the time they hinged off of their front-side. When Doug Flutie threw that famous hail-mary pass over 60 yards, he hinged off of his front-side. When Nolan Ryan threw his fast ball, when all major league pitchers throw the ball, they hinge off of their front-side. When major league hitters hit, they hinge off of their front-side. They never. Ever, never, ever ... hinge off of their back-side. That is absolute hockey-puck. High speed photography now enables us to see what the professional hitter actually does. Look closely. Have a good day. Don't ask me who Ilie Nastase is. He was #1 in the world. He was a front-side hinger. |
| In
Fenwark
Park,
is there more square feet in the outfield or the infield?
There are 3 outfielders. There are 5 infielders. |
Fundraising for Shirley Jr. Legion has begun.
This year Shirley Jr. Legion Baseball will spearhead the construction of two dugouts at the Burt Coffman Field.
We need your help.
A donation can be made to:
Shirley Legion Baseball
6 Lakin Street
Pepperell, MA 01463
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How to Hit a Pitched Baseball
Here are the four steps to hitting a pitched baseball.
They all occur naturally. No unnatural movements.
| Load
to
Coil
Momemtum |
Step
to
Set
the Front Hinge |
Swing |
Finish |
| A slight backward rocking of the
hands initiates an overall gentle coiling backward that shifts weight
onto your back leg. The batter should rock/coil backward into the load
position. The batter is not leaning backwards. The batter
is not tilted backwards. A tilted batter will lose flexibility. A
tilted batter has a tendency to lock up on the back side without
realizing it. We want the load to be a fluid movement
backward so that a fluid and flexible movement forward can begin almost
immediately thereafter. It is a short graceful fluid motion. It has a
sense of rhythm. This loading action can be achieved either with a backward toe tap, a flexible ankle sway backward, or a flamingo like knee bend of your front leg. The batter’s initial stance should not be the load position. The batter should coil into the load position as the pitcher starts to load. The batter should not pre-load, but rather coil load while the pitcher is starting to load himself. |
Taking advantage of the momentum
stored up with a proper load, the batter will allow a percentage of his
body weight to flow forward as he takes a small step forward with his
front leg. He is doing this primarily to set the front hinge on his
front leg. His entire front foot hits the ground not just his
toe. His front leg stiffens up as it receives some of the shifted body
weight. The hands are still back as the batter has not decided
whether or not to swing at the ball. The LOAD and STEP phases occur on
every pitch. They occur even if you do not swing. Although this is a weight shift strategy – the bulk of the weight shift does not occur at this moment in time. During this STEP phase, you are setting the front hinge with some weight. Enough weight for it to stiffen. You are initiating the weight shift process – but you are not completing it. |
We try to hit the ball before it
reaches homeplate. The swing is an axe-like, powerful motion to the
point of contact. As the swing progresses the backside is feeding a
fluid weight shift into the front side. As the hitter gets deeper into
the swing, more weight is fed and shifted. As more weight comes forward
during the swing, the back hip rotates while the front leg/hip stiffens
and it is used as a front hinge. The weight of the back foot is
released to the point where the back heel has rotated and has lifted
off of the ground. The back foot rolls up onto the toes. There is no
bug squishing. This rotation is not something the player thinks about.
It happens naturally as the swing pulls more weight from the back-side
to the front-side. The back toe typically remains in contact with the
ground, although this is not necessary. Ballplayers with perfect
balance may have their toe come completely off of the ground. A slow
motion video of Roberto Clemente shows his back leg raised up off of
the ground. If the toe remains in contact with the ground it is likely
to drag forward a bit. This is true for a full offensive swing. Sometimes on a defensive swing or a swing on an outside pitch, less body weight is shifted and the toe may not move forward. The batter needs to adjust. The angle of the bat is NOT horizontal to the ground. You may hear coaches yell “level swing”. If they mean level to the ground, they are wrong. A level swing will greatly limit the amount of balls that can be hit. The swing is not level. A level swing promotes the rolling of wrists. Rolling your wrists is definitely the wrong thing to do. The bat is angled downward. The hands are above the barrel. During the swing the hands are also in front of the bat head. Almost immediately after you begin the swing, the knob of the bat goes from facing down to facing UP and it remains facing up throughout the swing. The back-side of the hand nearest to the knob (left hand for right handed hitters) will remain up. You seek to mash the ball. If done correctly, the very end of the barrel will be below the ball. This is what it means to “hit below the ball”. You are trying to generate LIFT. The barrel of the bat makes an arc that starts low and finishes high. Upon contact, the hips have rotated fully. They are square. The front arm is extended outward. Your weight has left your back-side. |
After contact, the bat continues
to move gracefully. The bat continues on its angular upward path and it
finishes high. You can imagine that the bat head has traveled in a path
of a giant tilted circle. During batting practice, a batter should re-trace in reverse the path the bat took during the previous swing. He should retrace the tilted circle. No short cuts back to the stance position. |
What skills do you need to have to succeed in college? Here they are:
SIT READ THINK DOODLE and DO
When I say doodle, I mean that you need to read with a pencil in your hand and draw meaningful pictures about what you are reading.
Students who learn to do this - win.
http://michaelgraham.com/archives/just-in-time-for-the-final-four-mdash-your-government-idiots-at-work/
The reason I was late to the game was that I attended NM HS Open House.
Everytime I attend one of these sessions and meet the teachers, I walk away with a really good feeling about the school.
I think our boys are getting more than a fair shake at their education.
Good job NM teachers!
Young ones and more experienced ones. I can see that you are making a difference.
Thank you.
*******
Dinesh D'Souza has got it right.
He wrote What's so Great About America.
Listen to these six CDs while you drive around.
Paavo Nurmi is considered the greatest runner of all time.
He was known as "The King of Runners" or the "Flying Finn". Famous all over the world, Nurmi became an unending source of national pride for the newly independent Finland.
Paavo Nurmi was driven by love of running. He had a burning will to succeed in life, and racing was his way to gain recognition from his fellow men and to fulfil the high standards he had set for himself. Martti Jukola, a famous Finnish sports journalist, wrote in 1935: "There was something inhumanly stern and cruel about him, but he conquered the world by pure means: with a will that had supernatural power." At three Olympic Games from 1920 to 1928 Nurmi won a total of twelve medals.
Nine gold and three silver. Three golds and one silver at Antwerp in 1920, five golds at Paris in 1924 and one gold and two silvers at Amsterdam in 1928.
Edwin Moses (born August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in his event four times. In addition to his running, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. In 2000, he was elected the first Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an international service organization of world-class athletes.
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Pepperell has a population of about 11,000.
How many of these have read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy?
My guess is the number is less than 100.
Congratulations to all those who have read this novel. Welcome to the club.
We are blessed to be living in the United States.
Our founders created a rich and tolerate society.
Our country encouraged private business and free trade.
Let's keep it that way.
******************
The idea of the melting pot is a good thing. Not a bad thing.
*********
Books with the Newbury Award designation have been well worth my time.
Lily's Crossing is the the latest one.
*******
Jim's Hall of Fame
| Literature |
Fitness |
North
Middlesex Hoops |
Baseball |
Politics |
| We
the
Living |
Anthem |
Fountainhead |
Atlas
Shrugged |
"It had been four years since the Argounov family left Petrograd. Four years ago Agounov's textile factory on the outskirts of the capital
was nationalized in the name of the people. In the name of the people the banks were declared national property. Argounov's safe-deposit boxes were broken open and emptied."
Dagney Taggart called them "looters".
If you take an individual's property away from him via force or threat of force you are a looter.
When a skillful, motivated person creates personal wealth through his own initiative that should be rewarded and encouraged. Not penalized.
Read - Write - Speak - Do Math - Play Catch
Shirley American Legion Baseball appreciates those who who helped us in 201.
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Field of Dreams Sponsor ( $25 - $100 ) Supports the fee for field usage and maintenance Fee for the field: $500 Powell Stone and Gravel Co., Inc. Lunenburg, MA http://www.powellstone.com Sheldon Farm Septic Tank Service Ashby, MA 978-386-5616 http://www.sheldonfarmseptic.com Anonymous Ron Bouchard's Auto Store www.ronbouchardsautostores.com Filho's Cucina Groton, MA $25 Gift Certificate Sean Patricks Restaurant Lunenburg, MA $25 Gift Certificate Ixtapa Cantina Lunenbury, MA Two $25 Gift Certificates Joe and Laura Dows |
Cap Anson Sponsor Helps to buy a baseball cap $15/cap Dr. Martin Spiller, DMD Townsend, MA 978-597-5541 http://www.doctorspiller.com has sponsored Josh Mihill's baseball cap. North End Suburu Lunenburg, MA http://www.northendsuburu.com has sponsored Justin Roberts' baseball cap. North End Mazda Lunenburg, MA http://www.northendsuburu.com has sponsored TBD's baseball cap. Mary and Larry Whittier have sponsored Chris Canning's baseball cap. Mary and Larry Whittier have sponsored Mark Canning's baseball cap. Tina Stamulis has sponsored TBD.s baseball cap. |
Game Baseball Sponsor $25/home game Home Game 4 Anonymous Home Game 5 ThermoFab www.thermofab.com Home Game 6 Ginny & Mike Home Game 7 Catherine Patterson Home Game 8 Rose Vitale Home Game 9 |
Home Game Sponsor ($150) Pays for Umps, Baseballs, and Lime Home Game 1 Anonymous Home Game 2 Lowell Five - Pepperell Branch Home Game 3 Walker Othodontics, P.C http://www.drwalkerortho.com Lunenburg, MA |
Audie Murphy Sponsor ($500 or more) Audie Murphy is the most decorated soldier in US History. All-Star Division AMPAC Enterprises Shirley. MA This sponsor has provided shirts, pants, and helmets for us. |
These local businesses have given Shirley Legion Baseball a gift certificate that we can raffle off. Thank You!
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Filhos Cucina
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Sean
Patrick's
Restaurant 494 Electric Avenue Lunenburg, MA 01462 http://www.seanpatricksrestaurant.com |
Ixtapa
Cantina 308 Massachusetts Avenue Lunenburg, MA 01462 http://www.ixtapacantina.com |
Buy a hitting DVD and help Shirley Legion Baseball too.
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The Essence of a
Hitter's Swing
Want to Crush a Baseball? Learn the Swing.
The goal is to crush a baseball.
Baseball is not much fun if you are not crushing. Get to the front-side and crush. This is not a lunge. This is rotational. |
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Coach
Caswell has created a terrific hitting DVD. He explains the proper approach to hitting. He demonstrates drills that encourage the proper hitting technique. If you wish a copy of this DVD email jimcannng@charter.net. I will sell you a copy for $25.00. This will benefit your hitter + it will be benefit Shirley Legion Basebll too. You will also become a Friend of Shirley Legion Baseball. Buying this hitting DVD is a great way to obtain accurate information about hitting. It will also benefit our team. Coach Caswell's indoor batting cage is located in Wilton, New Hampshire. It is called Power Series. Soughegan Street, Wilton, NH. 603-654-6740 He was Butch Hobson's hitting coach when Hobson coached the Nashua Pride. He has taught hitting professionally for many years. He was hitting coach for Merrimack College and for Southern New Hampshire University. |
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is a disservice to players of any age to teach them a different swing
because you don't feel they are ready for a proper swing. We teach the
proper techniques for players of every age, and we tailor drills to
different ages and abiities in order to obtain the proper swing." |
If you wish to inquire about Shirley Junior Legion baseball please email jimcanning@charter.net.
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Karl Frederick Gauss would have been a big fan of Dagny Taggart.
Good ole Karl appreciated excellence.
Dagny is a heroine. How can you help but root for her?
Encourage initiative.
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Do not let the game beat you back.
Who has Played for Team Gauss?
1/4 Mile Run (treadmill) Goal: 2:50 Goal: 2:15
1/2 Mile Run (treadmill) Goal: 4:45
3/4 Mile Run Goal: 8:15 Goal: 8:00
1 Mile Run Goal: 12 minutes Goal: 10 minutes Goal: 9:30 (treadmill)
1.5 Mile Run (treadmill) Goal: 20:00 Goal: 16:00
One lap around a standard outdoor HS track. Prior to 1976 the distance was 440 yards not 400 meters. 100 meters
400 meters World Record: 43.18 seconds Michael Johnson Core Strength and Fitness Test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0vSX9GlgQo&feature=related Ab Ripper 100
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Hall of Fame Carl Frederick Gauss (Greatest mathematician) William Felton Russell (Greatest basketball player) Atticus Finch (Best father in literature) John Wooden (Greatest college coach) Jean Valjean (Most heroic character in literature) Edwin Moses (Undefeated for a decade) Festus(Greatest supporting TV character) Dagney Taggart (Heroine in literature)
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The army fitness test has 3 components: Sit ups (middle core) Push ups (upper body) 2 Mile Run (lower body) Army Fitness Test Calculator Army Fitness Test Goal: 120 points Goal: 135 points Goal: 170
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Now selling Coach Caswell's DVDs on hitting and fielding. McNabbs General Store 123 Main Street Pepperell, MA
THE ARMSTRONG PULL UP PROGRAM Developed by Major Charles Lewis Armstrong, USMC, this program consists of two workouts per day, five days a week. Most people who stick with this program are able to do 20 pullups within 4 to 6 weeks. Every morning, do three maximum
effort sets of push-ups. Major Armstrong said that he would get
out of bed and hit the floor to do his first max set. He would
then go and shave, and return to do his next set. A few minutes
later, he would do his third maximum effort set. The push up is
one of the best exercises to develop arm strength for pull-ups.
The rest of the routine goes like this:
Monday
Do
five
max effort sets of pull-ups, resting one minute between each set
Tuesday Do a pyramid of repetitions, starting with one pull-up then 10 seconds of rest, 2 pull-ups and 20 seconds of rest, 3 pull-ups and 30 seconds of rest, and so on until you are unable to do more repetitions than your previous set. Wednesday Do three “training sets” of overhand pull-ups three sets of underhand pull-ups, and three sets of overhand pull-ups where the back of your neck touches the bar. A training set is dictated by your current level of strength. If you are advanced, it might be 5 or 6. Rest one minute between sets. The goal of the workout is to do the same number of repetitions per set, so start off conservatively, if you can only do 1, use one. Thursday Do training sets, resting one minute between each set, until you are unable to complete a set. Use the same number of repetitions that you used in your Wednesday sets. This will probably turn out to be your longest (and hardest) day. Friday Repeat the day that you had the most trouble with during the week. Take the weekends off. Your muscles will need this time to recover. Females can adapt the flexed arm hang to this program by simply replacing repetitions with hang times. The key to this program is regularity and COMMITMENT. If you follow the program consistently, you should see improvement within a few weeks. An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. -------------------------------------------- That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. Could not be any simpler than that. Minimum Level Fitness Requirements to Begin P90X These exercises are to be done in one sitting. With 1-4 minutes of rest between excercises. P90X.
US Navy A 54 year male Navy recruit can earn probationary status by scoring 45 points on its fitness test. To do this the male recruit would need to do 29 situps 19 pushups 16:45 minutes in a 1.5 mile run. To pass basic training a 54 year old male recruit needs to do 37 situps 30 pushups 15:15 minutes in 1.5 mile run. Shoulder Flys 10 repetitions w/dumbells
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2007 Massachusetts District 3 Champions (6-1 overall) What a terrific summer! 9 homers. Great Pitching. Big plays. Cam Gouldrup, Mark Canning, Brandon Cole, Josh Mihill, Jamie Breen, Mike Chase, Kyle McDermott, Joe Tierney, Chris Canning, Nick Chapas, Jamie Breen, Joshua Cushion  |
2008 Leominster Babe
Ruth Champions 25 wins - 0 losses This team outscored their opponents by 198 runs in 25 games. There was a mercy rule in effect. They crushed the ball on a regular basis. Hitter 1 through hitter 9. All season long. Nine times we went yard: Matt Canning (3), Matt Foley(2), Doug Baird(3), Matt Heisler(1). All batters were a threat to pound the ball. It did not matter if the pitcher was throwing heat or not. Time him up. These champions are: Kevin Quin, Zach Caraviello, Matt Canning, Josh Mihill, Matt Foley, Justin Roberts, Matt Heisler, Mark Canning, Nick Ravanis, Abe Mughal, Brandon Cole, Chris Canning, Michael Chase, Cameron Gouldrup, Doug Baird  |
