Baltimore Ravens running back Justin Forsett?spoke out publicly Tuesday about
recent violence in the United States, saying its time to unite during a dark
time for our country.
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post was spurred by recent shootings in Dallas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and
Falcon Heights, Minnesota.?Im tired of seeing dead bodies, Forsett said. We are
seeing it so often, but that doesnt mean we can become callous to it. As a black
male with two black sons, this is scary. My boys are going to grow up and Im not
always going to be with them. I want their encounter with police to be different
than what I am seeing on TV right now.Forsett added, I see people that look like
me dying left and right these past few months -- whether thats by crime or
police -- and my heart grieves over that ... just like it grieves when I see
police officers gunned down in acts of senseless violence. I will never get used
to this, and I wont let my heart get callous to it. I want to be part of the
solution.This isnt the first time Forsett has voiced his concerns about a
national issue. Five months ago, he was one of the more outspoken athletes
during the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.Now, Forsett is advocating for the
country to come together regardless of skin color, gender or occupation. He also
is encouraging some uncomfortable dialogue.We dont have to agree with each
others points of view, but we do have to agree that theres only one race -- the
human race, Forsett said. Once we can all agree with that, true change will
happen.He believes there needs to be improved communication between police and
communities. He feels the relationship has to be based on trust and
respect.Forsett, who grew up in the South, remembers the police having meetings
by his church. He can recall his grandmother always waving to police officers
and how she knew them by name.?This a dark time for our country. Lets rise up
together, Forsett said. Lets serve each other, come together and unite. Lets go
out and be the light that can make a difference.
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.J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers
defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. The MCC World Cricket
Committee has responded to growing concerns about the size of bats by proposing
new limits on their dimensions, in a bid to reduce the number of mis-hits off
the edge or the toe of the bat flying over the boundary for sixes.The size of
bats has been a constant matter of debate at MCC meetings. In July 2014, the
cricket committee had discussed the issue at length, debating the benefit of a
greater number of boundaries for television viewers against the fairness of the
balance between bat and ball. At that point, the members couldnt reach
consensus, and the law was left as it was.Now, however, the committee believes
that enough is enough, and has recommended a new limit of 40 millimetres for the
edge of the bat, and 67 millimetres to the spine.We have talked for the last
couple of years about concerns that the committee has had about the size of bats
and where the size of bat is going to go in the next five-ten years, Ricky
Ponting, a member of the committee, said. So we have actually come up with some
dimensions that we are comfortable with as a committee.The time has come to
restrict the size of bat edges and the overall width [depth] of bats, Mike
Brearley, chairman of the committee, said. It was pointed out to us that, in
1905, the width of bats was 16mm and that, by 1980, it had increased to 18mm. It
is now an average, in professional cricket, of 35-40mm and sometimes up to 60mm.
That shows how fast the change has been.Ponting said the imbalance between bat
and ball had been a concern with the committee for a while. He also said some
current batsmen were concerned they might now be limited in their strokeplay,
but the overwhelming feeling was a need for the restoration of a balance between
bat and ball.This is being done with consultation with bat manufacturers and
also current players, Ponting said. The current players were surveyed by FICA,
and over 60% of current players were also concerned with where the size of
cricket bats were going. What we are really conscious of as well is that we dont
want to take the game back to the 50s or 60s, we are just worried about where it
was going to go.So the average players bat-edge size iss between 38 and 42
millimetres.
Mike Daniels Jersey. There are exceptions to
it, some guys are using bats with edges in excess of 50 millimetres and that is
what we are worried about. We are worried about the real extremes of that, and
the numbers that we have come about, we are happy with that.The main concern was
mis-hits clearing grounds. When we are talking about changing the size and
dimensions of the bat, all we are talking about is the balance between bat and
ball and bringing that back, Ponting said. We feel that in the last few years
that it has actually gone a little bit too far in the favour of batsmen, and it
is more about mis-hits going for a six. There are top-edges in the game that
might travel over fine leg or deep backward square leg, that doesnt have to do
anything with the size or the shape of the bat. But more so the mis-hits off the
toe or the leading edge of the bat, that are quite clearly still covering the
boundaries.One thing we know is we cant make the grounds bigger, so certainly
one of the concerns was the middle of the bat, because of the shape of the bat
is increasingly getting bigger and bigger every year.Ponting reassured the
current players. We havent individually spoken - well, I have received a few
messages from current players being worried about limiting their equipment,
Ponting said. We are just trying to make the game fairer. The balance between
bat and ball a little bit better. Bat manufacturers will tell you now, even with
edges of 40mm maximum and 60mm on the back, that players wont notice a huge
difference. Some of the mis-hits wont quite go as far but, if you are good
enough to hit the ball consistently somewhere near the middle of the bat, with
the bats we have got you are going to clear the rope easily.Players like Dhoni,
Pollard, naturally born strong big hitters, they have got nothing to worry
about. It is going to affect guys that are not naturally that strong, that have
got away with excessively sized bats, if you like. Those players will notice the
difference more than anybody else.
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