Jayson Spiegel

Veterans affairs, bass fishing and the Boston Red Sox are my passions (not necessarily in that order). Native of New York City. Retired Army.

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@S_U_Network Al Weiss

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@S_U_Network How is the chest pain now?

[Tanner Houck Truther @HouckssBurner]

Craig Breslow.

Going into his tenure as POBO for the Sox, he had Devers, Sale, Story, Whitlock, Pivetta, Martin, Yoshida, Casas, Duran, Abreu, Houck, Crawford, and Bello.

He also had the third ranked farm system ITL with names such as Mayer, Anthony, Rafaela, Teel, Campbell, Yorke, Fitts and more.

He had so much talent to build around, instead, most of these guys are gone, or not optimized because of his horrible roster construction or bad coaching hires.

It was simple, you develop the guys that you had, and build around those guys with outside talent who can produce. Instead, Breslow has done the opposite, put together awful rosters, and alienated players, execs, and coaches.

Unfortunately firing would lead to no one wanting to take the job, as they would fear they would only have it for a few years, but at this point you have to.

Eddie Romero has played second fiddle since Dave Dombrowski and I believe it is his time to shine. Let him build this team from the ground up, he deserves it and I think he would do an amazing job.

Breslow sucks, simple as that. Hopefully his employers realize that soon

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@Buster_ESPN @gabbymaljanian Until October when Breslow is fired. Dreadful roster construction. Hope they get decent prospects for Chapman, Gray, Wong, etc. at the deadline.

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Got my lawn sign for @judashman . Are you on Team Jud?

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@Phil_Sledge

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On Veteran’s Day, a picture of my grandfather in the Czar’s Army near the end of WWI. His left hand holds a cigarette and covers the wound to his right hand. Wish I could grow a mustache like that!

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On Veterans Day, I want to share a photo of my grandfather in the Czar’s army near the end of WWI. His left hand holds a cigarette and covers the wound to his right hand. What I would give to grow a mustache like his.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

A German-Jewish WWI veteran wears his Iron Cross while a Nazi soldier stands in front of his shop for intimidation, 1933...

This photo was taken in April of 1933, during the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses. It was the expression on the shopkeeper’s face that captivated MyHeritage’s Research team: proud, unafraid, smiling wryly, he exudes a quiet power that contrasts starkly with the hunched body language of the Nazi standing nearby.

Who was this man? And what became of him in the dark days that followed?

The Research team had to find out — and what they uncovered about the rest of the man’s story blew them away.

The man’s name was Richard Stern. After being awarded the prestigious Iron Cross for his service in the German army during World War I, he was driven out of his home country by the hateful Nazi regime. The Research team discovered records of Richard arriving at Ellis Island at the age of 40 in May 1939 — narrowly escaping the beginning of the war. In 1942, when Richard was 43 and not yet an American citizen, he enlisted in the U.S. Army to join the war efforts. And not only did he fight against the country he had once been decorated for defending, he was awarded a Silver Star in 1944: the third-highest combat award in the U.S. Army.

Research team discovered a newspaper clipping from The Long Island Star-Journal printed on July 6, 1944, describing his service: “The victim of German brutality, 45-year-old Sergeant Richard F. Stern, earned the Silver Star for gallantry in action during an assault Jan. 7 on the slopes of Mount Porchio when in the face of heavy enemy fire he addressed the Germans in their own tongue and demanded that they surrender, convincing them they were hopelessly outnumbered.”

Richard did not have any children of his own, but his great-nephew Jack Romberg, a rabbi living in Florida, is well aware of his great-uncle’s actions in the war. He reports that his uncle kept the Silver Star in a box at the bottom of a drawer in a back bedroom — but he did not keep the Iron Cross. Instead, he gave it to the U.S. Army, which was collecting metal to melt down and make into ammunition. That’s right: he turned his German military award into bullets to shoot the Nazis.

© The Jewish Observer

#archaeohistories

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Caught on a lipless crankbait at Lake Nirvana in @GburgMD .

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Only had a few minutes at Lake Whetstone on a beautiful Monday morning. Caught on a wacky rig senko.

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@JeffPassan @gabbymaljanian The math isn’t all great. Hicks makes $11million a year through 27, has a 6.47 ERA, and has not succeeded as a starter or reliever. He also can’t be optioned.

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Schroedinger’s dishes

[FarewellToTheChief @ChiefFarewell]

After President Wilson's stroke, as he lay in bed recovering, he grew a beard to hide the weakened appearance of his face. This obvious AI generated image gives us some idea of how he may have looked. The image aside, Wilson was the last President have facial hair.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Nolan Ryan was the only pitcher to face the last 3 single season home run leaders.

Roger Maris, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds

They were 5-28 against him with zero Home Runs

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@kniesel @whincupm Don’t forget Flashman!

[Thought Provoking Berserker ⚛️🦍🦅 @Provokethoughtz]

Guess it's time 🤷🏾‍♂️

[Marcus Cribb @mcribbHistory]

The Battle of Trafalgar.

Only known photograph of James Sharman.

A veteran of HMS Victory, he had served on various ships before being moved to Victory under Captain Hardy.

He reputedly helped carry a wounded Nelson below deck. He too was wounded at Trafalgar.

[KeepAmericaFishing @kaf_fishing]

Count on anglers to find the positives in a challenging situation! 🎣❤️

via IG: Jake Hutcheson

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“The President just called me yesterday afternoon…and he just said ‘Hey, what do you need?’….He offered that if there’s other things we need, just to call him directly, which, I appreciate that.”

- Brian Kemp

Use this clip to push back on Trump’s lies.