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 I was born and raised in central Illinois along the Illinois River and backwaters.US Army vet 1964-1967, paratrooper. Retired since 2007 from mfg. eng., 63 years old. Have hunted and fished US, Mexico and Canada, for over 50 years.Love to write and have plenty of spare time.I am a published author, Baseball  My Opinion , which is my first!  I have just recently relocated to North Carolina, Mooresville the center of racing. I have a part-time with Mooresville Tribune and a full time position with the Kannapolis Intimidators, class A affiliate of the White Sox.

My areas of expertise are sports, NASCAR, hunting, fishing(fresh and saltwater), mechanics, manufacturing and home improvement. I have done quite a bit of traveling and know our great country pretty well. Been to every state except Hawaii and will go there when I find Ms. Right.

Have really enjoyed the people here a lot so far. Wonderful bunch. Good luck and good writing.Contact me anytime. I work all hours. This is the best writing site on the net'. My articles on here helped me to get a free lance job at Florida Today in Melbourne, thanks people !

If anyone needs help with an article or outside work that requires some pertinent info , give me a yell, glad to help. I am very knowledgeable in the outdoors and almost all sports. I'll help all I can. I've sold several outside articles on tourism for different states. Going to try my hand at childrens books. Have a prosperous new year everyone and keep Helium going strong !

My passion is ...

family, sports and the outdoors

I know too much about ...

practically nothing!

My parents always told me ...

do the best you can at all times

My childhood ambition ...

baseball , football player

My favorite memory ...

Meeting some stars in different pro sports

Why I write ...

lots of time / very relaxing / meet new people

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

sports and Mother Nature

My first job ...

service station $1 an hour

My best moment ...

birth of my children

My inspiration ...

My Dad

Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion Is Alex Rodriguez the best player in baseball?

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It is true that Alex is very talented, bu, talent alone is not what makes you the best.A Rod is a very good ballplayer, poor teammate, can't hit in the clutch, makes too many errors, and just simply hot dogs too much. this man makes $28 million a year, and that's just his salary. His endorsement money is hard and difficult to really find out, truthfully. I've been an active fan since 1952 and have yet to see a single man play the game that is worth that much money, and I've seen some greats. His batting average is not very good and he strikes out a lot. He is supposed to have a lot of powe...

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