#Alex Shuey

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list of my favourite players who have worn the number 13:

dale thomas (love/hate him)

seb gotch

alana king

matthew wade (even though i hate his guts now)

taylor adams

taylor swift

shuey (even though he’s rude and robbed taylor adams of a norm smith)

alan richardson

nathan fyfe (legit cried for a day when he changed to 7, i think this was my first heartbreak)

and very soon,

alex fasolo

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West Coast Eagles team: Jake Florenca to debut among eight changes for Brisbane Lions clash

West Coast Eagles team: Jake Florenca to debut among eight changes for Brisbane Lions clash

WAFL top-up midfielder Jake Florenca will debut among eight changes for West Coast as the under-siege Eagles suffered a fourth COVID-enforced withdrawal. Ruckman Luke Strnadica became the latest player who couldn’t be considered and joined the health and safety protocols, joining Greg Clark, Alex Witherden and Jackson Nelson. The Eagles lost ball-winning trio Luke Shuey (hamstring), Willie Rioli…

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EP 7 - Slay Magenta - Mark

So the Arena didn't quite go as planned. I didn't come out with the gold medal or the advantage, but the one good thing is I did stop AJ from potentially getting the medal for himself. This way at least if we lose, I'll have better odds at sticking around than a 50/50 shot. Hopefully we manage to find a way to pull this out though. Not going back to a Team Meeting is definitely ideal at this point. However, if we do have to go, I wouldn't mind seeing Justin out before the merge. We don't have much of a connection, so seeing him go wouldn't be the worst thing. But if we do have a team meeting, I think there's a solid chance it ends up being a tie of me & Andry vs. AJ & Justin. I don't think Andry would turn on me. At least not yet, so I think he'll vote with me. And I think AJ likes me, but I don't know that he'll have my back when the time comes. He did save me from going home against David, but who knows what would happen if we go again. Rhon's advantage is probably giving them the win, so it's between us and Shuey for who's heading to a vote. Ideally, Max or Justin goes home next. We hit the last Arena before someone comes back, Austin takes out Zach and Max/Justin, comes back into the game and gives me another number. That would give me a solid connection with 7/12 people in the game: Andry, Daisy, Jessica, Madison, Mark and Austin. Now whether they all work together or not is a wildly different story. But I don't need them working together long. Just get a couple of those other 5 out and I could be in a pretty good spot in this game.

Well fuck me, fuck my life, and most importantly, fuck mazes. I have like a million thoughts and 99% of them are about how I'm going to be voted out at the team meeting tomorrow night which fucking sucks. I did talk to Max about last round though and what happened and honestly I do want to work with him but naturally it's still an uphill battle. With her time in the challenge in addition to a penalty, plus her being a social threat, I want Caitlin out really bad. It's going to be hard since those 3 are a hosting team but really we need to make a move this round because I'm pretty sure next round is merge based on the numbers left, and Max also thinks next round is merge so that's a starting point as well. I just hate this because I really am at the bottom and I could've stopped that by voting Pat but I still don't regret trying to keep him because if he stayed then I would be in a much better position than I currently am. And someone has the idol because I figured out the code so I would've been golden if I had found it and now I feel fucked. Will I give up, never. 

Oh my god why is it no matter WHAT team Im on we suck at challenges. This vote should be extremely easy as long as Caitlin pulls her shit together and stops it with the vote me out bullshit. I really need her as a number for merge.

so i think im sitting in a good spot rn. we just won immunity again and i have a gold medal so i think im sitting good. im so scared for timmy bc i think he's in trouble in this ROUND but maybe i'll snag some rings from him when he gets voted out? that would be cute 

i literally hate myself :D i feel like the absolute WORST after that …so yay

Thank God for small miracles. So for this round, Alex went to the arena. There was a little back and forth on who should go between Alex and AJ, but Andry and I just didn't say anything and AJ was absent when the time rolled around for a representative, so Alex just went. Didn't win a medal. Totally fine. Truth be told, had Alex won a medal, once the Immunity Challenge came around and I did my maze, I fucked up. So I thought the medal was gonna go to waste anyway. I went the fully wrong way in the maze, because it can be solved from either side, and I started from the wrong side because I don't read. I was doing maze 4, but I accidentally solved maze 3. And not all too quick either. So my time was 44+ minutes. I was 100% convinced we were absolutely fucked. I honest to God was already making plans to turn Alex and AJ against each other. But then... we weren't fucked. Somehow Dwen pulled out a wild first place finish. Man... imagine a world where I actually solved Maze 4, and didn't get a 30 minute penalty. What an absolute beasting that would've been. An absolutely unnecessary beasting.

Why am I such a snake… I’m lying to Timmy SOOOO hard right now telling him “Caitlin is desperate…” like no you’re going tonight ☠️

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2019 GET SERIOUS State of Origin teams

LONG this column has advocated for the return of State of Origin. But alas, and it’s a strong rebuttal, the logistics of such a revival make for work too hard. 

However, ten-game Big V veteran Garry Lyon last week on football’s preeminent analysis program Front Bar, when asked by the game’s best, hard-hitting journalist Mick Molloy, certainly promoted the naming of a team even if such a fixture wasn’t to be held.

“Answer me this Garry, why don’t they still just symbolically hand out the jumper?” Molloy poised.

“They should,” the five-time All Australian, former Demon captain responded.

“Even if they don’t play,” Molloy continued, “like they do All-Australian, here’s our Big V best 22 of the year, because that would still mean something.”

“It should be on their resume, at the end of their footy career, (for example) Patrick Cripps, he is a Western Australian, he should be a (hypothetical) eleven-time Western Australian player, and I’m (really big on that); and (Marcus) Bontempelli should be recognised as Victorian player,” Lyon suggested.

Mick. Garry. Next time we get a beer the first one is one me. What common sense!

So, without further ado, and to be honest these teams where in the can for this week anyway but the timing from the lads last Thursday is just gravy, let’s name the 2019 teams for the three main states (sorry Tassie), as if they were to actually pull on the boots.

Therefore, unlike the All-Australian team which is constructed for naming-sake only, knowing there are no repercussions for picking players out of position – this is the opposite.

In an ideal world, and anyone who knows this column well, we’d have a game in March to look forward to, so we’re pretending at least that this is the case.

Alrighty, no more dribble, here’s South Australia:

FB: Rory Laird (Adelaide) – Phil Davis (GWS) – Shannon Hurn (West Coast, captain)

HB: Hamish Hartlett (Port Adelaide) – Tom Jonas (Port Adelaide) – Ryan Burton (Port Adelaide)

C: Brad Ebert (Port Adelaide) – Shane Edwards (Richmond) – Jared Polec (North Melbourne)

HF: Lincoln McCarthy (Brisbane) – Tim O’Brien (Hawthorn) – Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide)

FF: Orazio Fantasia (Essendon) – Darcy Fogarty (Adelaide) – Paul Puopolo (Hawthorn)

Foll: Brodie Grundy (Collingwood) – Chad Wingard (Hawthorn) – Lachie Neale (Brisbane)

Inter: Jack Redden (West Coast), Bryce Gibbs (Adelaide), Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn), Jack Graham (Richmond)

 Not their strongest side in their history but still an interesting one. Totally bereft of key position talent but O’Brien and Fogarty the last month saved the selectors bacon, otherwise it was picking a ruckman out of position or putting all the eggs in the Justin Westhoff basket.

Onball ain’t super strong but with Grundy and still some decent players its competitive at least, and the backline is pretty robust, not short on talent even if not at the level of the other two teams below.

In truth there were a few too many drafts the last five-seven years without top-end SA talent but the last few drafts have plenty so come back in a few years and this team looks a lot better. Now the Vics:

FB: Tom Stewart (Geelong) – Michael Hurley (Essendon) – Nick Vlaustin (Richmond)

HB: Lachie Whitfield (GWS) – Robbie Tarrant (North Melbourne) – James Sicily (Hawthorn)

C: Jackson Macrae (Footscray) – Dustin Martin (Richmond) – Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood)

HF: Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) – Tom Lynch (Richmond) – Gary Ablett (Geelong)

FF: Jordan De Goey (Collingwood) – Jeremy Cameron (GWS) – Toby Greene (GWS)

Foll: Max Gawn (Melbourne) – Marcus Bontempelli (Footscray) – Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)

Inter: Luke Shuey (West Coast), Josh Kelly (GWS), Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne), Travis Boak (Port Adelaide, captain)

 Lots of stiff blokes here. Houli gets pipped by Whitfield, Houli had the better year but we’d prefer Whitfield if we’re actually playing a game next March. Vlaustin picks himself for a pocket. Stewart and Sicily in the same team is bananas 

Treloar, Worpel, the list goes on for stiff blokes in that midfield. But wanted to pick some inside blokes as we’re planning for a ‘real game’ so Cunnington and Boak get a Guernsey.

Lynch demands centre-half-forward and can relieve Gawn in the ruck for all of a few minutes when needed, otherwise it’s a forward line where everyone is the best in their respective position. Now for their equals right now, the Sandgropers:

 FB: Ben Stratton (Hawthorn) – Alex Rance (Richmond) – Brad Sheppard (West Coast)

HB: Lewis Jetta (West Coast) – Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) – Jason Johannisen (Footscray)

C: Mitch Duncan (Geelong) – Nat Fyfe (Fremantle, captain) – Bradley Hill (Fremantle)

HF: Lance Franklin (Sydney) – Rory Lobb (Fremantle) – Michael Walters (Fremantle)

FF: Jack Darling (West Coast) – Josh Kennedy (West Coast) – Liam Ryan (West Coast)

Foll: Nic Naitanui (West Coast) – Patrick Cripps (Carlton) – Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn)

Inter: Tim Kelly (Geelong), Stephen Coniglio (GWS), Elliott Yeo (West Coast) Jaeger O’Meara (Hawthorn)

Right, this team beats the Big V, it just does. And its arguably the state’s best ever team, that we’ll never see. Firstly, yes, Lobb, have to pick him to relieve Naitanui and to be honest, as centre-half-forward, his best footy at the Giants before moving home certainly can’t be scratched at. Plus Buddy at this age is more than happy to dominate the arc 

Midfield is ridiculous. O’Meara as the eighth wheel, Jesus Christ.

And the backline balances shutdown and elite speed of half back with the best contested mark in the country at centre-half-back. 

Insane team.

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'She can get stuffed': Star sledges granny

There were plenty of talking points to come out of AFL Saturday. Melbourne, Essendon, GWS and Carlton have all suffered big losses on a big day of footy but Port Adelaide, who won, suffered the cruellest blow with Jack Watts suffering a suspected broken leg. 11.30pm Danger sledges granny Add Melbourne to the list of teams that are under the pump early in the AFL season. Simon Goodwins side have joined Sydney, Carlton and Essendon in being 0-2 and were hammered by a ruthless Geelong side at GMHBA Stadium. After their round one loss to Port Adelaide the Dees would have wanted to turn things around but despite a glut of possession at the back end of the second quarter and the start of the third they couldnt kick goals and when Geelong made the most of their limited forward forays to kick six unanswered goals in the third term the game was blown wide open. Geelongs big off-season signings Luke Dahlhaus and Gary Rohan did what they were bought to do provide forward pressure and kick goals, combining for five goals and 13 tackles, 11 of those to Dahlhaus. By the end of the third the Cats led by 55 and that margin only extended late in the night as they ran out 80 point winners 20.6 (126) to 6.10 (46), despite 43 disposals for Melbourne star Clayton Oliver. And despite all the talk surrounding Max Gawn during the week the Cats did not employ the same physical pressure Port Adelaide did, nor did they need to. The Cats even got a couple of youngsters on the scoresheet as rookies Charlie Constable and Jordan Clark kicked their first senior goals at their home ground. Clarks came in a particularly nice moment the 18-year-old handpassed to Tom Hawkins, who was running into an open goal before Hawkins turned and gave the ball back to Clark to kick his first major in senior footy. While many of their stars fired, arguably the best was Patrick Dangerfield, who kicked two goals and amassed 37 disposals for the match. He got off the leash in the opening term when the Demons elected to send tagger James Harmes to Tim Kelly instead. Dangerfield was ecstatic with the performance post match but he also had an awkward moment when he sledged his grandmother live on television, when being interviewed by Geelong great Cameron Ling. Asked if he was pointing at his grandmother after he kicked a goal, Dangerfield said it was actually the coach before lambasting his nanna. Nah, it wasnt to nan, it was actually to the cockroach (coach Chris Scott), he gave me a few little goalkicking points this week I dont know how many goals Chris kicked in his career but it worked. Ling then told Dangerfield the commentary team gave his nan the credit before the Cats star decided hed had enough. Shes getting too much time at the moment, she can get stuffed, he said as a shocked Ling looked on. The Dees will get their chance to get their first win of the season when they tale on Essendon on Friday night at the MCG, while the Cats take on Adelaide on Thursday night at Adelaide Oval. 11.15pm Eagles thump Giants West Coast unveiled their 2018 flag before flexing their premiership muscle with a 52-point win over GWS at Optus Stadium on Saturday night. The Eagles copped a big wake-up call in last weeks 44-point loss to Brisbane, and they were desperate to avoid a 0-2 start to the season. Alarm bells were ringing when GWS edged to a two-point lead midway through the second term. But West Coast booted the next five goals in a 12-minute blitz to help set up the 16.8 (104) to 7.10 (52) win in front of 54,985 adoring fans. GWS won the inside 50m count 62-47, but their sloppy entries cost them dearly. Giants midfielder Lachie Whitfield was stunning with 33 disposals and five clearances in a hard-running display, but his teammates lacked the same polish. West Coasts Norm Smith medallist Luke Shuey tallied 28 disposals and two goals, while Jeremy McGovern was a rock in defence with 11 marks. Jack Darling booted four goals and Oscar Allen three, but Josh Kennedy (1.3) was rusty in his return from injury.

media_cameraJack Darling and Jack Petruccelle of the Eagles celebrate a goal. Ruck recruit Tom Hickey made up for last weeks quiet display with 20 hit-outs, 18 possessions, and eight marks in his first home match for the Eagles. West Coast unfurled their premiership flag in entertaining style before the match, with the Eagles mascot backflipping off the stadiums roof before ziplining his way to the middle of the oval with the flag attached. Eagles players had plenty of motivation given Kennedy, Chris Masten, and Shannon Hurn were celebrating significant milestones. But it was GWS who controlled the early stages. Whitfield was unstoppable in the first term with 12 disposals, and he continued the onslaught in the second term as the Giants run-and-stun style looked set to tear the game wide open. But their inability to make the most of their forward thrusts came back to haunt them as West Coast finished the second quarter with a goal blitz take a 28-point lead into half-time. GWS entered the long break with the sombre knowledge they had scored just three goals from their 36 inside 50s. In contrast, West Coast booted eight goals from their 23 entries an efficiency that proved to be the difference. West Coasts marking power in attack was also causing GWS problems. The Giants hopes of a comeback in the third quarter were brought undone by two separate 50m penalties that cost them goals. And when Dom Sheed relived his grand final glory with a goal from the pocket, West Coast headed to the final break with a 31-point lead and the game effectively in the bag. AAP 8pm Watts suffers horror broken leg

media_cameraJack Watts was in plenty of pain after this tackle from Dale Thomas. Jack Watts wretched luck has struck again, with the star Port defender suffering what appeared to be a sickening leg break at the ankle. Watts was streaming out of defence when Carlton veteran Dale Thomas chased him down and brought him down from behind and Watts ankle appeared to snap. That looks a lot like a break, said the commentators as Watts laid on the ground in agony while the medics came out with a stretcher to get him off the ground, other were quick to comment on social media. Oh no. Bloody feel for Jack Watts - such a cruel game. David King (@davidking34) March 30, 2019 Port Adelaide understand the best case scenario for Jack Watts is a Richard Douglas style injury. Minimum six weeks is the early indicator. #AFLPowerBlues Tom Basso (@TheTomBasso) March 30, 2019 Play stopped for several minutes as Watts was seen to and several players from both teams then went over to check on the former No. 1 draft pick and after the game coach Ken Hinkley confirmed the worst news for Port, that Watts most likely had a broken fibula. Port coach Ken Hinkley says Jack Watts has most likely a broken leg, while Karl Amon has a medial ligament knee injury @AFLcomau Lee Gaskin (@Lee_Gaskin1) March 30, 2019 Watts had revealed last week that after an off-season that involved a risque video of him being leaked and a text message scandal that he had experienced days where I didnt want to get out of bed. The setback was the second injury suffered by a Port player on the night as Karl Amon injured his knee in the opening term, while Carlton star Charlie Curnow also suffered a knock to his knee and played no further part after the second term with Carlton saying he was being kept out as a precaution. When Watts went off the ground Port were down to 20 men and only leading by eight points after Brad Ebert used a great display of strength and skill to kick the opening goal of the final term. But what was impressive was the way they fought on after losing Watts and the man who sealed it was livewire midfielder/forward Steven Motlop, who kicked two goals in quick succession to push Port out to a comfortable 20 point lead. Alex Fasolo and Kade Simpson kicked late goals for the Blues but it wasnt enough as Port won the match 13.10 (88) to 11.6 (72). Despite the win and being their 2-0 record thus far all the focus will be on Watts injury but the Power might have a ready-made replacement with Hamish Hartlett close to a return from the ACL tear he suffered last season. They also have star midfielder Ollie Wines waiting in the wings to return from his own injury. Watts injury is the third major injury to a big name star this season after Richmonds Alex Rance went down with an ACL in round one and teammate Jack Riewoldt suffered a scaphoid fracture in their round two match. 8pm Essendon fans look away now Essendon sunk just two points in the first term to kick off the first match of the night on completely the wrong foot. Granted, St Kilda werent at their best in the opening term, skewing a handful of opportunities wide but the 19-2 scorecard spoke for itself going into the first break. Thats a horror quarter. They came out and showed no intent, Garry Lyon said of the Bombers. A particularly damning video of Bombers players Matt Guelfi and Kyle Langford ignoring the ball near the fence emerged midway through the term. Look away, Bombers supporters. That is appalling. That is just appalling football, Lyon said. They just stopped playing the ball and ran off the ground. The Bombers showed face in the following term, booting four goals. But their defence couldnt lock down the Saints as the away team tore away with five for the quarter. Josh Bruce was particularly dangerous in the forwards, taking a sky-high mark and leading the tally with 2.1 by the halftime bell. After being labelled every insult under the sun at halftime, the Bombers pulled their finger out for the third term and fought their way within 10 points of the Saints. A captains quarter from Dyson Heppell helped kick the struggling side back into gear, booting a spectacular goal out of the blocks. Tom Bellchambers and Mitch Brown both chimed in with maximums of their own, while Essendon locked down St Kilda to just nine points for the quarter to even the gap. St Kilda returned in the fourth quarter to run away with the match, making it two in a row for the embattled club to kick off the season. Originally published as She can get stuffed: Star sledges granny https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/afl-saturday-live-coverage-of-todays-games/news-story/ccdaa01db6c8053ffbbc0c25f2015279?from=htc_rss

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New top story from Time: Derek Jeter, Larry Walker Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

NEW YORK — Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball’s highest honor on Tuesday.

The longtime New York Yankees captain appeared on 396 of 397 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, falling just shy of the standard set when longtime Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera became the first unanimous selection last year. Jeter’s 99.7% moved above Ken Griffey Jr. (99.3%) for the second-highest.

“I was speechless when I got the call,” Jeter said. “Quite frankly, I was pretty nervous, and when I got it I really didn’t know what to say.”

It was not immediately known which voter didn’t choose Jeter, who was listed on all 219 ballots made public before the announcement. The BBWAA will release additional ballots on Feb. 4 of writers who chose a public listing.

“I don’t like to jinx anything,” Jeter said. “No one assumes they’re going to go to the Hall of Fame.”

Walker appeared on 304 ballots, six above the 75% needed, up from 54.6% last year. He was making his 10th and final appearance on the BBWAA ballot and tweeted earlier in the day “I believe I’m going to come up a little short today.”

Pitcher Curt Schilling was third with 278 votes (70%) in his eighth ballot appearance, an increase from 60.9% but still 20 votes shy. The steroids-tainted pair of Roger Clemens (61%) and Barry Bonds (60.7%) both showed slight increases. Bonds rose from 59.1% last year and Clemens from 59.5%.

Jeter and Walker will be inducted on July 26 at the Hall in Cooperstown along with catcher Ted Simmons and former players’ association head Marvin Miller, who were voted in last month by the Hall’s Modern Era Committee.

A five-time World Series champion, Jeter became a face of baseball as he starred in the nation’s largest media market from 1995-2014. He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1996 as the Yankees won the World Series for the first time since 1978, then led New York to three straight titles from 1998-2000, the only team to accomplish the feat since the 1972-74 Oakland Athletics. The rebuilt Yankees added their 27th title in 2009.

Jeter defined himself by moments more than numbers: his unexpected backhand flip from foul territory to throw out Oakland’s Jeremy Giambi in the 2001 AL Division Series; his Mr. November home run in the 10th inning that won Game 4 of the 2001 World Series; his face-first leap into the stands after catching a 12th-inning popup by Boston’s Trot Nixon in 2004; a home run into the left-field bleachers for his 3,000th hit as part of a career-best 5-for-5 game in 2011; a ninth-inning walkoff single in his final home game in 2014; a single in his last at-bat three days later that lifted his career average to .310.

Drafted sixth overall in 1992 after he was spotted by Yankees scout Dick Grouch as a high school junior a year earlier, Jeter was bypassed by Houston (Phil Nevin), Cleveland (Paul Shuey), Montreal (B.J. Wallace), Baltimore (Jeffrey Hammonds) and Cincinnati (Chad Mottola). He debuted for the Yankees on May 29, 1995, and was installed at shortstop the folliowing spring training by new manager Joe Torre.

Jeter became a 14-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner despite defensive metrics that were maligned. He was appointed captain by owner George Steinbrenner in June 2003, filling a position that had been open since Don Mattingly’s retirement after the 1995 season. He finished with 3,465 hits, 260 homers, 358 stolen bases and 1,311 RBIs, earning $266 million from the Yankees.

He was the ninth player elected to the Hall after playing exclusively for the Yankees, joining Lou Gehrig (1939), Bill Dickey (1954), Joe DiMaggio (1955), Earle Combs (1970), Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle (1974), Phil Rizzuto (1994) and Rivera.

Jeter used some of his savings to join the group purchasing the Miami Marlins in September 2017, becoming CEO. Jettisoning veterans and going with low-priced youth in a way the Yankees never did, Jeter endured a pair of last-place finishes and the lowest home attendance in the major leagues.

Walker hit .313 with .383 homers, 1,311 RBIs and 230 stolen bases for Montreal (1989-94), Colorado (1995-2004) and St. Louis (2004-05), a five-time All-Star and seven-time Gold Glove winner. He led the major leagues in batting average in 1998, 1999 and 2001.

Evaluating his offensive performance gave some baseball writers difficulty because he spent 9 1/2 seasons hitting at home in the thin air of Denver’s Coors Field. Walker batted .381 with an 1.172 OPS and 154 home runs in 597 games at Coors and .282 with 229 homers and an .873 OPS in 1,391 games elsewhere, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

He received just 20.3% in his first ballot appearance in 2011 and dropped as low as 10.2% in 2014. He rose to 21.9% in 2017 before jumping to 34.1% in 2018.

Walker became the second Canadian-born player elected to the Hall after Ferguson Jenkins in 1991.

“Being Canadian, you’re born into this world with a stick in your hand and skates on your feet,” Walker said. “So that’s how I was as a kid. You played hockey and that’s all that really mattered. When hockey didn’t quite go the way I wanted, baseball more or less found me.”

Ballot holdovers could benefit next year, when the most prominent players eligible for the first time are Torii Hunter and Mark Buehrle. The 2022 ballot will include David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez, who served a season-long suspension in 2014 for violations of the drug program and baseball’s collective bargaining agreement.

Slick-fielding shortstop Omar Vizquel could be a riser after getting 52.6% in his third year on the ballot. The 11-time Gold Glove winner with 2,877 hits has seven more years to earn 75%. Other potential movers include third baseman Scott Rolen (35.5%), reliever Billy Wagner (31.7%) and slugger Gary Sheffield (30.5%).

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NEW YORK — Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball’s highest honor on Tuesday.

The longtime New York Yankees captain appeared on 396 of 397 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, falling just shy of the standard set when longtime Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera became the first unanimous selection last year. Jeter’s 99.7% moved above Ken Griffey Jr. (99.3%) for the second-highest.

“I was speechless when I got the call,” Jeter said. “Quite frankly, I was pretty nervous, and when I got it I really didn’t know what to say.”

It was not immediately known which voter didn’t choose Jeter, who was listed on all 219 ballots made public before the announcement. The BBWAA will release additional ballots on Feb. 4 of writers who chose a public listing.

“I don’t like to jinx anything,” Jeter said. “No one assumes they’re going to go to the Hall of Fame.”

Walker appeared on 304 ballots, six above the 75% needed, up from 54.6% last year. He was making his 10th and final appearance on the BBWAA ballot and tweeted earlier in the day “I believe I’m going to come up a little short today.”

Pitcher Curt Schilling was third with 278 votes (70%) in his eighth ballot appearance, an increase from 60.9% but still 20 votes shy. The steroids-tainted pair of Roger Clemens (61%) and Barry Bonds (60.7%) both showed slight increases. Bonds rose from 59.1% last year and Clemens from 59.5%.

Jeter and Walker will be inducted on July 26 at the Hall in Cooperstown along with catcher Ted Simmons and former players’ association head Marvin Miller, who were voted in last month by the Hall’s Modern Era Committee.

A five-time World Series champion, Jeter became a face of baseball as he starred in the nation’s largest media market from 1995-2014. He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1996 as the Yankees won the World Series for the first time since 1978, then led New York to three straight titles from 1998-2000, the only team to accomplish the feat since the 1972-74 Oakland Athletics. The rebuilt Yankees added their 27th title in 2009.

Jeter defined himself by moments more than numbers: his unexpected backhand flip from foul territory to throw out Oakland’s Jeremy Giambi in the 2001 AL Division Series; his Mr. November home run in the 10th inning that won Game 4 of the 2001 World Series; his face-first leap into the stands after catching a 12th-inning popup by Boston’s Trot Nixon in 2004; a home run into the left-field bleachers for his 3,000th hit as part of a career-best 5-for-5 game in 2011; a ninth-inning walkoff single in his final home game in 2014; a single in his last at-bat three days later that lifted his career average to .310.

Drafted sixth overall in 1992 after he was spotted by Yankees scout Dick Grouch as a high school junior a year earlier, Jeter was bypassed by Houston (Phil Nevin), Cleveland (Paul Shuey), Montreal (B.J. Wallace), Baltimore (Jeffrey Hammonds) and Cincinnati (Chad Mottola). He debuted for the Yankees on May 29, 1995, and was installed at shortstop the folliowing spring training by new manager Joe Torre.

Jeter became a 14-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner despite defensive metrics that were maligned. He was appointed captain by owner George Steinbrenner in June 2003, filling a position that had been open since Don Mattingly’s retirement after the 1995 season. He finished with 3,465 hits, 260 homers, 358 stolen bases and 1,311 RBIs, earning $266 million from the Yankees.

He was the ninth player elected to the Hall after playing exclusively for the Yankees, joining Lou Gehrig (1939), Bill Dickey (1954), Joe DiMaggio (1955), Earle Combs (1970), Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle (1974), Phil Rizzuto (1994) and Rivera.

Jeter used some of his savings to join the group purchasing the Miami Marlins in September 2017, becoming CEO. Jettisoning veterans and going with low-priced youth in a way the Yankees never did, Jeter endured a pair of last-place finishes and the lowest home attendance in the major leagues.

Walker hit .313 with .383 homers, 1,311 RBIs and 230 stolen bases for Montreal (1989-94), Colorado (1995-2004) and St. Louis (2004-05), a five-time All-Star and seven-time Gold Glove winner. He led the major leagues in batting average in 1998, 1999 and 2001.

Evaluating his offensive performance gave some baseball writers difficulty because he spent 9 1/2 seasons hitting at home in the thin air of Denver’s Coors Field. Walker batted .381 with an 1.172 OPS and 154 home runs in 597 games at Coors and .282 with 229 homers and an .873 OPS in 1,391 games elsewhere, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

He received just 20.3% in his first ballot appearance in 2011 and dropped as low as 10.2% in 2014. He rose to 21.9% in 2017 before jumping to 34.1% in 2018.

Walker became the second Canadian-born player elected to the Hall after Ferguson Jenkins in 1991.

“Being Canadian, you’re born into this world with a stick in your hand and skates on your feet,” Walker said. “So that’s how I was as a kid. You played hockey and that’s all that really mattered. When hockey didn’t quite go the way I wanted, baseball more or less found me.”

Ballot holdovers could benefit next year, when the most prominent players eligible for the first time are Torii Hunter and Mark Buehrle. The 2022 ballot will include David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez, who served a season-long suspension in 2014 for violations of the drug program and baseball’s collective bargaining agreement.

Slick-fielding shortstop Omar Vizquel could be a riser after getting 52.6% in his third year on the ballot. The 11-time Gold Glove winner with 2,877 hits has seven more years to earn 75%. Other potential movers include third baseman Scott Rolen (35.5%), reliever Billy Wagner (31.7%) and slugger Gary Sheffield (30.5%).

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Alex

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Saint avoids suspension for Oliver whack

ST Kilda midfielder Jack Steele is free to play against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday after avoiding suspension for his tummy tap on Melbourne young gun Clayton Oliver.

ST Kilda midfielder Jack Steele has avoided suspension for his tummy tap on Melbourne young gun Clayton Oliver. Oliver fell to the ground after being struck by Steele just seconds before a centre bounce with just over two minutes remaining in Sunday's match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, taking several seconds to gather his breath before re-joining the action. However, Steele got away without a ban, with the former Giant instead charged with misconduct and subsequently hit with a $1,500 sanction by Match Review Officer Michael Christian. North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein escaped penalties for a pair of incidents, one in which he bumped Essendon midfielder Zach Merrett late and another where he caught defender Mark Baguley in the head on the stroke of half-time in Sunday's match at Etihad Stadium. With respect to the Merrett case, Christian was of the opinion that the force used was below that required for a sanction to be imposed, while in the Baguley incident the MRO deemed that Goldstein had made a legitimate attempt to spoil the ball. North midfield bull Ben Cunnington was cleared of any wrongdoing over a bump on Bombers livewire Jake Stringer, with Christian forming the opinion that the impact was below the force required to constitute a reportable offence. The MRO also assessed an incident involving Fremantle star Michael Walters and Brisbane midfielder Rhys Mathieson during the second-quarter of Sunday's match at Optus Stadium, but elected to take no further action after deeming that high contact made by Walters was below the force required for a charge to be laid. Just six players earned fines over the weekend, with no suspensions coming out of either the Saturday or Sunday games. Adelaide skipper Taylor Walker has been offered a $1,500 fine for striking West Coast midfielder Luke Shuey, while Gold Coast ruckman Brayden Crossley was fined $2,000 for rough conduct against Collingwood's Brayden Maynard. Port Adelaide duo Chad Wingard and Sam Powell-Pepper were both fined $1,000 for careless contact with an umpire, as was Eagles on-baller Jack Redden. Richmond defender Nick Vlastuin will miss Friday night's blockbuster against Adelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after accepting a one-game suspension for striking Sydney midfielder Luke Parker, while, as previously reported on Sports Central, Swans superstar Lance Franklin escaped suspension for catching Alex Rance in the throat, the four-time Coleman medal winner hit with a $1,500 fine after Christian graded Franklin's action as misconduct rather than striking. Read the full article

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“St. Peter’s Basilica" 

Virgil Abloh c/o Alex Shuey 

copyright pending 

2020 release 

@virgilabloh

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This is an ongoing series of posts about the state and future of the Human Resource problems and processes. In this post I’ll cover why the HR of the future should seek out “SAP” expertise to insure they explore and document the past to deliver a bright and somewhat predictable future.

As I have noted before the name “Human Resources” is a misnomer in and of itself. But, for the sake of continuity with the current terminology being used I will use the words Human + Resources together to refer to the people, processes, and technology that corporations use to organize their Human Resources.

I prefer Laszlo Bock’s model of “People Operations” as ne noted in his years at Google and his book “Work Rules”

The Workforce of the Future is Changing

It’s mobile, it’s more diverse … both in age and skills and in some cases gender. And, the expectations for each are constantly shifting. Making it very challenging for traditional Human Resources people, processes, policies and technologies to keep up. To be fair … People Operations professionals have the same challenges.

It’s not quite the Gig Economy, but it’s getting closer. That’s the topic of another post and has been addressed here in The Three Pillars of The Gig Economy.

The workforce of the future is changing in ways that some companies seem to be getting a handle on. But, others are woefully behind and it shows in their hiring and ultimately in their performance. I am holding back on naming names, but you can likely guess who these companies are … either because you have dealt with their inefficient efforts or because you can observe the effects directly.

The bottom line is that the smart and enlightened companies will need more eyes and ears on the workers and and the business. Both in terms of what they are tasked with doing and with what they actually do. Of course, this is not rocket science. This is how companies have been run for many years … at least in terms of expectations vs. actual results. The difference is … wise companies are documenting their past while setting the stage for the future.

The future People Operations professionals (nee HR pros) will need SAP.

Where SAP means …

Sociologists

Anthropologists

Psychologists

You might be thinking … WHAT?

Yes. Hiring professionals that have focused on degrees in Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology (SAP) is good business.

Where Sociologists will be responsible for understanding and evaluating the underlying patterns and behaviors of people as a group. Big companies are hiring sociologists --- NASA, Deloitte and IBM are, and even Facebook.

Sociology – noun The scientific analysis of a social institution as a functioning whole and as it relates to the rest of society

And, as expected Anthropologists will look to the past in a business (even a young business) to document what happened. Not to make a judgement. Rather, just to document and annotate what is going on with the business, the people, the partners, and the customers. This is not a new idea. Thomas Davenport has been espousing this for years and this HBR article from 2007 brings it back to the fore - The Rise of Corporate Anthropology. And, anthropological research helped Adidas to understand the customer's world in Here's Why Companies Are Desperate To Hire Anthropologists

And, Psychologists, which of course, have been involved in businesses for many years. Sometimes internally for evaluations of employees and creation of employee measurement programs (where they might work with the sociologists to evaluate the social structures and the technical teams might crunch the numbers). The role of psychologists will likely change too. As more and more workers are being monitored and evaluated they will seek to have access and control over this information. As a die note there might be a battle brewing for who “owns” employee SAP data. But, that’s a topic for another post.

SAP Roles are Ready to Take Off

Each of these SAP roles benefit from the use of high technology – from data collection and processing to being able to observe, communicate, and collaborate across wide geographic swaths across all aspects of the business.

I think these SAP roles are going to get a lot more attention in the coming years. Especially as Gen Z’s begin to enter the workforce. See my questions below. I’d like to hear what you think.

You Might Be Interested in:

Can you get a job without a Referral?

Working with Millennials in the Partner Community

Boomers Got Game … Money, Mass and Might

Nota Bene: This post came about in talking with my son who is a senior at UW. We got to talking about the future of work and what he might like to do. I mentioned that many of the people I work with in the tech industry are not “technologists” in the sense that they didn’t get their degree in a typical STEM environment. Where STEM means Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

In fact, as I have noted on Facebook, one of my favorite executives at Microsoft has  degree in Psychology. I submit that her degree has helped her at least as much as a technical degree would to accomplish what she has in her time at Microsoft. Which, by the way, is a lot. If you are wondering about who I am referring to it is Microsoft CVP and Channel Chief Gavriella Schuster.

Full Disclosure: My son, Alex Shuey, is a senior at the University of Washington and studying Sociology. He will graduate in Spring 2018 with a minor in Spanish. If you want to hire him please be aware that he was the O'Dea High School Class of 2014 Valedictorian (proud dad moment). You can drop a note here and I will pass it on. I would be very grateful and you will be very happy to get a Millennial that Gets Things Done on your team. (shameless plug)

What do you think?

Is SAP a viable option for the future of People Operations?

Can the traditional HR functions be fixed with a broader approach?

What companies are you seeing applying an SAP or SAP-like model?

Share your thoughts here. And, if you are working for or leading one of the enlightened companies … good for you.

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Photo by Gerome Viavant on Unsplash

--- Jeff is business advisor, mentor and community engagement expert. He has spent most of his career in the Enterprise Content Management industry. He brings over 20 years of Channel Sales, Partner Marketing and Alliance expertise to audiences around the world in speaking engagements and via his writing. He has worked for Microsoft, Kodak, and K2.

Connect with me on Twitter @jshuey

Or connect on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Google+

I am a a contributing author to Entrepreneur Elite Daily, Yahoo, US News and to the Personal Branding Blog with over 250 articles published.

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Docker hopes ‘rollercoaster’ ride will continue

Magpies meeting, Dogs test, Coleman shootout Matt Thompson, Alex Malcolm and Peter Ryan with the day in footy

Nick Suban will play his 150th game this weekend

NICK Suban is relishing his run-with role and the out-of-contract Fremantle midfielder believes he still has plenty to offer the rebuilding Dockers next season. 

Suban’s career was in the balance when he was one of six Dockers dropped after the round two debacle against Port Adelaide.

The 27-year-old was repeatedly overlooked as Freo turned to youth, but he has made the most of his new stopping jobs after finally earning a recall against Geelong three weeks ago.

“Footy’s a rollercoaster – you have ups and downs,” Suban said ahead of his 150th game in Sunday’s crunch Western Derby.

“I wasn’t playing great footy and the side wasn’t playing great footy (after round two), so I had to go back and work on a few things and I think I did that.”

Suban, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent at season’s end, is focusing on holding down his spot in Ross Lyon’s line-up rather than worrying about signing a contract extension.

“I’m not too sure what the go is (with a new contract) at the moment, it’s just a week-to-week thing for me,” he said.

“We’ll take care of that at the end of the year.

“We’ve got a lot of exciting young kids and it’s an exciting to place to be around at the moment.

“I’d love to be here (next year).”

Suban was brought back for a tagging job on Joel Selwood in round 14 but switched to Patrick Dangerfield when the Cats’ skipper was knocked out in the opening minute.

He restricted St Kilda dynamo Jack Steven to 17 touches the following week, and shadowed Shaun Higgins, who had 26 disposals and booted a goal, in last round’s win over North Melbourne.

A job on West Coast star Luke Shuey looms large for the tough Dockers utility this Sunday.

“I’ve enjoyed (the role). I played on Higgins on the weekend and he probably did a bit better than what I thought,” Suban said.

“(Shuey) is obviously a quality player. Very good with the ball both sides of the body and very damaging going forward.

“Whoever it is I’m sure it will be a tough contest.”

Suban has had a busy time with the birth of son Jack last month, and the veteran hasn’t given much thought to what it means to become a Fremantle life member, but it is a milestone he will look back on fondly at the end of his career.

“To play 150 games … I never thought I’d play one game, so to do that I’m sure when I look back I’ll be very proud,” he said.

“I’m only 27, so I think I’ve got a lot of footy left.”

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All the suspense is in the Results chat, go read it there!

Here are the raw scores for the flash games!

Let’s get onto the team points!

Coming in first place with 23.1 points

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In second place with 22 points

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And in third place with less than a point separating them from a Team Meeting

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your score of 20.7 was just enough to secure you immunity.

Unfortunately, Shuey, your score of 19.8 was just short and you will be going back to another Team Meeting. Your Team Meeting will be MONDAY, 3/7, 8PM EST on Stream Yard! As a reminder, Alex is in possession of a Gold Medal and cannot be voted out!

Everyone else, we will need an Arena rep by then. Only Timmy, David, Max, Keaton, and Patrick are eligible to attend from your teams (so Bing, you've got a nice easy decision). Shuey, you will be asked your rep after your Team Meeting, Emma and Madison are the two eligible players left

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Let's get to some results!

Before we get to times, there were some disadvantages to hand out

Alex had a 5% and 10% disadvantage to hand out. He gave them both to BING

Jabari had a 5% disadvantage to give out. She gave it to DWEN

Mark had a 5% and 10% disadvantage to hand out. He gave them both to BING

In first place with a combined time (after modifiers) of 20 minutes, 23 seconds

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Congratulations you have won immunity!

In second place with a combined time (after modifiers) of 26 minutes, 7 seconds

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Congratulations you have won immunity!

It's down to Bing and Shuey

In third place and the final team safe

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Congratulations! Your (modified) time of 26 minutes 34 seconds was enough to secure safety this week

That means Bing, unfortunately you will be attending this week's Team Meeting

You will have a live Team Meeting tomorrow, 3/4, 8PM EST. Immediately after the vote you must have a representative for the Arena

Dwen, Rhon, and Shuey, you have until then to figure out your reps for the Arena. Caitlin, Daisy, Jessica, and Alex cannot volunteer