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lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, August 15, 2022
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It’s easy to judge
this powerful
Yankee
Slugger Aaron Judge, the current face of the red-hot New
York Yankees, is in the midst of what could be an historic
statistical season.
Since the pennant-race
drama concerning the
Yankees in the American
League East has been all
but over since the summer
solstice — the Yanks had an
insurmountable 12-game lead
in the A.L. East going into
August — baseball watchers
have instead concentrated
their focus on Judge and his
prodigious batting exploits.
The Yankees’ right fielder, a
mountain of a man at 6-foot-7
and 282 pounds, hit his 43rd
homer Aug. 1. His 42 blasts
by the end of July was a team
record, and it’s safe to say the
Yankees have had some powerful
sluggers over the years —
Ruth, Mantle, Maris, to name
just three. Judge was making
a mockery of the home-run
race in the American League,
13 ahead of his closest pursuer. His 2022 home-run burst made him the second-fastest
hitter in history to get to 200 career home runs, with only Ryan Howard of the Phillies
getting there earlier (658 games to Judge’s 671).
But the best part of the Judge story this year is that back in the spring, the looming
free agent turned down the Yankees’ offer of a contract extension that would have paid
him $213.5 million for seven years of service. Judge and his agent decided to roll the
dice, bet on him having a great 2022 season and then see what kind of offers free agency
would bring at the end of this season.
It was a great decision. If sports fans thought there was trade-deadline hype over
Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani, wait until the off-season and the free-agent
hype surrounding a 30-year-old slugger coming off perhaps one of the
greatest seasons ever. Barry Bonds ‘officially’ holds the single-season
From the
Sidelines
BRUCE
PENTON
home-run record of 73, but it’s tainted by the scent of performance
enhancing drugs. If Judge were to carry on with his prodigious pace
and finish with 65 or even — gasp! — 70 homers, it might stand as
the all-time best in the eyes of many.
“Like I’ve said a thousand times, I’m focused on winning baseball
games right now,” Judge told MLB.com after a recent game. “The stats
and stuff like that, we can talk about that at the end of the year.”
Despite all the home run chatter, Judge says his No. 1 goal is to bat at
least .300, telling the New York Post: “I’ve always said a good hitter is a guy with a high
average,” said Judge, sitting at .300 on the nose on Aug. 6. “That’s what I saw in a lot of
greats (like) Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera. They hit .300 and the power came with
it.”
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “The late Ralph Baer, called the father of home video
games, conceived a prototype joystick in 1966, the year Toronto began its last NHL
championship season. Since then the Leafs have had lots of sticks, but no joy.”
• Headline from theonion.com: “Study finds joggers burn up to 200 calories from repeatedly
pulling down bunched-up shorts.”
• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, with a comment that’s hardly comical: “Let me get this
straight. Donald Trump hosts a Saudi-backed LIV tournament just miles from ground
zero where the Saudis funded 9/11. And the trophy looks just like the Twin Towers.”
• Another one from Kaseberg: “In a Missouri Senate primary featuring two guys named
Eric, Donald Trump said he endorsed Eric and took credit when an Eric won. If Trump
went to a basketball game he would say he was betting on the tall guys.”
• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “San Francisco rookie righty Sean Hjelle, who
made his major league debut May 6, stands 6 feet 11. Well, they are the Giants.”
• Another one from Dwight Perry: “The Mariners have released pitcher Daniel Ponce de
Leon. So much for the team’s hopes of getting younger.”
• RJ Currie again: “Curling Canada has announced an unprecedented March-Madnessstyle
elimination event in September with a total purse in excess of $350,000. Talk
about sweeps-takes.”
• Headline at the onion.com: “Slumping Aaron Judge fails to hit home run in entire atbat”
• Headline at fark.com: “Rhonda Rousey suspended indefinitely from WWE after
grabbing SummerSlam referee post match instead of sneaking up from behind with a
metal folding chair as wrestling etiquette dictates.”
• Eamon Lynch on Gulfweek.com, on the LIV lawsuit against the PGA Tour fracturing
friendships: “It’s tough to remain pals with the roommate who moved to a sumptuous
new mansion but returned to burglarize and then torch the house you’re still living in.”
• RJ Currie to wrap things up, on Tom Brady celebrating his 45th birthday: “NFL quarterback,
winner of seven Super Bowls and married to a supermodel whose net worth is
over $400 million. Good luck finding him a gift.”
Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca
Resort Village of Lumsden Beach
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Resort Village
of Lumsden Beach (RVLB) intends to adopt two bylaws to amend
Bylaw 19-2017 known as the Official Community Plan and Bylaw
12-2017 known as Zoning.
INTENT
The proposed bylaws will:
A. Allow RVLB to rezone a municipal owned lot to a residential
lot, and
B. Allow RVLB to rezone three municipal owned lots from parks
and recreation to community service.
REASON
The reason for the amendment is to allow the relocation of the
municipal maintenance facility from the center of RVLB to a safer
and environmentally appropriate location at the outskirts of RVLB.
PUBLIC INSPECTION
Any person may inspect the wording of the two bylaws where
they are posted on the RVLB bulletin board in front of the Lumsden
Beach Store & Community Hall or request a copy of the bylaws by
emailing lumsdenbeach@sasktel.net.
PUBLIC HEARING
RVLB Council will hold a public hearing on Saturday, September 3,
2022 at 9:00am at the RVLB Community Hall to hear any person
or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaws. Council
will also consider written comments received at the hearing or
received in prior to the hearing date.
see more at:
LOCATED IN REGINA BEACH
Issues at RVLB this August 5, 2022
Mayor Ross Wilson
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CANADA GAMES - CONTINUES FROM PAGE 4
TEAM SASK SPOTLIGHT:
The men’s bronze medal baseball game came down to the
last three outs for Team Sask. Team Sask scored two points
in the top of the seventh to go up 6-4. A double by Team BC
drove in a run making the score 6-5 in the bottom of the
seventh. A ground out to short sealed the deal for Team Sask.
The defending champions from the 2017 Canada Summer
Games are going home with the bronze medal.
The women’s gold medal basketball game was electric from
beginning to end. Team Sask was up at the half 35-33 and
up 49-48 over Team AB at the end of the third quarter, but
couldn’t hang on for the win. Team Sask will take home the
silver medal.
Darrell Baker, mission staff for men’s baseball, was awarded
a Sage Award. He was nominated by his peers in recognition
of his dedication to multi-sport games.
PREVIOUS DAY HIGHLIGHTS:
BASEBALL (M): Team Sask defeats Team BC 6-5 in a
nail-biting game to earn the bronze medal.
BASKETBALL: The men’s team closes out the Games in
eighth place behind Team NL. Final score 91-87. The women’s
team earned a silver medal after battling with Team AB.
Final score 71-60.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: The men’s team ends their run
with an eighth place finish at the Games. They lost to Team
PE in straight sets, 21-13 and 21-17. The women ended up
eighth as well behind Team NS. They lost in straight sets 21-
12 and 21-16.
TENNIS: It was a marathon of a day for Team Sask who
was playing for fifth place. Isabella Yan and Harry Lin lost to
NS in singles matches, while Teah Chavez and Keegan Rice
won their matches. In doubles play Charlie McNeil and Jana
van Niekerk lost to Team NS resulting in a win overall for
Team NS. Final points 4-2 over Team Sask. We finished the
Games sixth overall in Tennis.