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Former U.N. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young remembered when Henry “Hank” Aaron came to Atlanta prior to the Braves’ first game in the city in 1966.
Young said he overheard a group of white men standing on the street watching Aaron riding in a convertible saying, “We got to be a big league city now.”
“Just his presence, before he hit a hit, changed this city,” said Young.
Aaron, one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history, died Friday of natural causes at 86.
At his funeral Wednesday afternoon at Friendship Baptist Church, Aaron’s casket rested in front of the pulpit, surrounded by flowers and a framed photo of Aaron in front of one of his statues.
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President Russell M. Nelson has addressed reporters several times since he was ordained the prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here are a few of the most memorable moments:
Jan. 16, 2018: President Nelson spoke at a press conference directly following a broadcast introducing him and his counselors as the new First Presidency of the church.
What he said: “I declare my devotion to God our Eternal Father, and to his Son, Jesus Christ. I know them, love them and pledge to serve them and you with every remaining breath of my life.”
The last few days, I’ve forgotten to bring a new bar of soap with me into the shower, and I just went ahead and washed myself with shampoo. On a scale of 1 to skin falling off, what kind of trouble am I in?
• You have to be careful not to fake your way into making a PURE positive out of something that is, on the net, probably a negative. However, I appreciated this write-up from Sahadev Sharma, not just for the always-interesting specifics in it, but even just more generally for the reminder that the Cubs rotation obviously has big-time needs, but the one upside there is that it does provide opportunity:
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The 2020 Rule 5 Draft is now in the books, and there’s no doubt the 18 players taken in the Major League phase on Thursday, not to mention the 14 teams acquiring players, hope they stick in the big leagues for all of 2021 and beyond.
History tells us that’s unlikely to happen. While a solid percentage of Rule 5 picks get at least some big league time the season following their selection, it’s not so easy to stick around for an entire year. Below is the last Rule 5 selection (or player traded for immediately following the Rule 5 Draft) for each team to stick with that team all year. This was no small task, as we had to go digging far into the past to find a player who fit the bill for some teams.