With Bryce Harper and Manny
Machado both hitting the market at once, it seemed like it was
just a matter of who would sign a record-setting contract first. On Tuesday,
after a long winter of waiting, the baseball world got its answer: Machado, who
has agreed to a 10-year, $300 million deal with the Padres, according to
MLB.com's Mark Feinsand.
That would be the largest free-agent deal in Major League
history, surpassing Alex Rodriguez's 10-year, $275 million contract with the
Yankees that he signed in December of 2007. Harper has yet to sign, and could
top Machado's deal, but for now Machado looks set to become MLB's first and
only $300 million free agent.
Afghanistan and
continuing.This Generation's
perseverance through difficult times is a testament to their extraordinary
character. Their remarkable actions, during times of war and peace.
On June 20, 2008, in
Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, Anthony Villarreal’s life changed in an instant
when a roadside bomb blew up the truck he was driving, setting off a secondary
explosion from his vehicle’s ammunition.
“More than 30 percent
of my body surface was burned. My right hand had to be amputated and my left
fingers as well. I had third-degree burns everywhere. I was in a coma for three
months, and it was like I was having an out-of-body experience – like watching
yourself sleep. I didn’t think I had lived through it. In a way, I didn’t.”
After
reading these few accounts and the pictures of what these heroic Americans,
some just 18yrs old went through and continue to go through brings tears to my
eyes. Look around you and see what an 18 year old looks like. The heroic
Americans who have fought in ALL the conflicts that the US has been involved in
became OLD almost over night
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