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Oxford asks local residents WINCHESTER TO PROVIDE MORE THAN AMMO to better maintain yards BY JACOB BATTE News Editor
On June 5, a motion was brought forth at the Board of Aldermen meeting to punish Oxford residents who do not cut their grass regularly. Randy Barber, building official for the city of Oxford, brought the motion up at the meeting. Currently, the law states that a three-week notice must be given if the grass is too tall. If not cut, the expired notice will be brought up to the Aldermen, followed by two more weeks for the land owner to cut down the growth. The current motion would expedite the time on getting the grass cut. A notice will be given but the land owner will have just 14 days to cut his or her grass. If the grass is not cut by the given amount of time, the city will hire a contractor to cut the grass for the resident. While punishment has yet to be discussed, Barber believes the offender will be fined $1,500 or the cost of labor. According to Barber, the
motion is for the health and sanitation of Oxford. “This will keep mosquitoes, snakes and some rodents from breeding in the city,” he said. “And we want to keep Oxford beautiful.” The motion has to make it through three public readings. The first one was June 5 at the Board of Aldermen. The second meeting, which will be a public hearing for the motion, will be Tuesday, July 19. On the third reading, the board will vote on the issue. If the second reading goes well, the board can decide on whether or not to vote on the issue then. Billy Stein of Oxford is surprised this law even needs to exist in place. “It is ludicrous to me to think that someone would allow their grass to grow 12 inches,” he said. Despite the large fine for tall vegetation, Stein thinks the city is being too laid back on the issue. “If you’re going to enforce it with a fine, you should be more firm with the punishment,” he said.
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The growth of north Mississippi has been noted recently, with Olive Branch being named the fastest-growing city in the United States, and Oxford is contributing to the state’s growth with the addition of Olin-Winchester ammunition plant. Construction on the new ammunition factory in Lafayette County Industrial Park continues through the summer despite the
heat. With expectations of being functional by the end of the year, over 200 jobs will be available for work in the new plant. Olin Corporation is expanding its Wincester ammunition facility, which began operating in 2003. Shortly after the company began,xs it also started providing military packaging, and together, the two operations employ around 350 people. Olin is moving its Winchester Centerfire operations to Oxford from East Alton, Ill., and expects
to employ around 800 workers in the next five years. Max Hipp, president and CEO of the Oxford Chamber of Commerce, said that the city can look forward to another 1,000 jobs being created over the next five years, with even more “spin-off ” jobs coming too, connected to the Winchester plant. “We’re talking a huge economic impact to the region of about $50 See WINCHESTER, PAGE 4
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CLARION-LEDGER EDITOR MOVING TO MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC BROADCASTING JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Ronnie Agnew, executive editor of The Clarion-Ledger newspaper, has been appointed executive director of Mississippi Public Broadcasting. In a posting on its website, the newspaper reported that Agnew will take up his new post in August. He had been with the newspaper for more than 10 years. MPB’s last executive director, Judith Lewis, resigned in September 2010. Since her departure, Jay Wood has served as interim executive director. Agnew, 48, of Madison, is a
Saltillo native and graduate of the University of Mississippi. He has spent more than 20 years working for Gannett Inc. newspapers, including the Hattiesburg American and The Cincinnati Enquirer. In a statement, Leslie Hurst, president and publisher of The Clarion Ledger, said “Ronnie Agnew is an outstanding journalist and consummate professional. The Clarion-Ledger family is saddened to lose our long-time editor, but we wish him well as he embarks on this new adventure. He has served the newspaper and
our readers — both print and digital — well, and I am thankful for his leadership during his tenure with us. We will miss him very much. Our loss is MPB’s gain.” Bob Sawyer, chairman of the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television, which runs MPB, praised the selection of Agnew. “I know Ronnie will bring new energy to Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The other board members and I were impressed by his media expertise, content management skills, and enthusiasm for Mississippi,” he said.
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BY ADAM GANUCHEAU Columnist
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It’s here again — the political candidates campaigning like mad people in lieu of the upcoming August primaries. Every other commercial on local television is a political advertisement that begs for your vote. The advertisements can be clean, but most are not. The mud-slinging political campaigning is at an all-time high, but that is nothing new. It is the way American politics has been for the last 200 years. As an aspiring journalist, I’ve become aware of something that is relatively new — the media’s role in this absolute madness involving political candidates. The media is willing to make any story or situation into a profitmaking story or situation. This week, Fox News is running very anti-Obama advertisements. The ads claim that Obama took our country’s financial situation “from bad to worse.” Flip a few channels to CNN or MSNBC and see syndicators and anchors praising Obama and his efforts during
the recession. These media outlets are cashing in on their political viewpoints. Fox News knows that conservative Republican citizens will be more likely to watch its shows — they appeal to that crowd. At the same time, CNN and MSNBC know they appeal more to the moderate, liberal Democrats. The political ranting by anchors and syndicators on these network news stations has become so biased that I don’t even want to watch anymore. What happened to fair and balanced news that didn’t lean toward one end of the political spectrum or the other? It is gone for one reason and one reason only: money. The media is willing and able to skew anything to make more money. While political opinions may be one way for media outlets to rake in the cash, it does not stop there. Look at recent court cases. The Casey Anthony case was so
skewed by the media that the world was outraged by a constitutional decision that she was innocent. Media outlets made millions from that case alone, and they don’t care about the effect they had on the public. Other cases that had the same effect come to mind: OJ Simpson, Michael Jackson and Rodney King. Going even further to prove my point about media doing anything for profits are Rupert Murdoch and employees of News Corp. His News of the World tabloid newspaper is accused of tapping into hundreds of personal telephones, including those of members of the royal family in England. The paper printed its last edition Sunday. Why would reporters and editors at the paper do this? They had dollar signs in their eyes — they wanted exclusive information that would make the paper more money. What has the media come to? They have resorted to trashing candidates, rationalizing major
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court cases and committing felonies all to appeal to more people to earn more money. Forget about honesty and integrity. These media corporations have replaced those qualities with hatred and moral corruption. Forget accurately portraying the happenings of the world so people can stay informed. These corporations have replaced that with straight lying about those happenings to appeal to more viewers. Maybe this is the solution that the media outlets had to the steady decrease in profits over the last few years. If that is the case, their solution was the dead wrong solution. If they don’t make this right soon, people will realize what is going on. Then I won’t have a column to write about it in. Adam Ganucheau is a sophomore journalism major from Hazlehurst, Miss. Follow him on Twitter @GanucheauAdam.
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NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN ADS: HERE WE GO AGAIN BY LEXI THOMAN Columnist
I had just sat down in front of the television to watch the 10 o’clock nightly news when it happened. I could hardly believe my eyes when the images flashed across the screen. The colors were dark and foreboding, the narrator’s voice a deep, stressed baritone, dripping with urgency. No, it wasn’t breaking news, an attention-grabbing headline or even the latest celebrity gossip. It was a campaign commercial for the 2012 presidential election. The last time I checked, Nov. 1, 2012, is still well over 15 months away. The major political parties have yet to host their conventions and primaries have not been held. Potential candidates are still making their way out of the woodwork, jockeying for media attention, national support and most of all, campaign contributions. Regardless, nearly a year and a half in advance, campaign advertisement has begun. I know that I am not the only American who recognizes the absurdity of some (if not, all) of the negative campaign ads that will hit the airwaves in the upcoming months. Regardless of their target — a Democrat, Republican,
liberal, conservative or someone in between — most of them have me rolling my eyes. The commercial in question targeted President Obama and was broadcast throughout the greater St. Louis area. This came to me as no surprise, considering the state of the economy, the national debt, among other things, and the fact that he is almost guaranteed the Democratic Party’s candidacy. The ad played a few seconds of a video clip where Obama stumbled through an unidentified speech before it switched over to a black background, where facts about the economy and his stimulus packages flew in and out in rapid succession. All of this was done alongside an unflattering image of the president with a superimposed debt clock ticking in the background. Here we go again. President Obama is the “face” of our government as commander-in-chief and he makes an easy and obvious target for negative ads. To be sure, he is not the first politician to be slandered on television this campaign season, and he certainly will not be the last. We see negative ads every election year from
organizations across the political spectrum, targeting politicians at not only the national level, but state and local as well. While it is true that we are a country built upon certain unalienable rights — the freedoms of speech and press, for example — I can’t help but think that some advertisements in the past have been borderline libelous. For a country that is supposed to be the “pinnacle” of democracy, the images that flash across TV screens every 2 to 4 years do not reflect well upon our political system. When it comes to political advertising, the United Kingdom takes a completely different approach. Paid political advertising in the broadcast media is banned altogether. Instead, each party is allotted a certain amount of free regulated TV and radio broadcasts. The Advertising Standards Authority in the U.K. maintain extremely tight controls on not only campaign ads, but on all other forms of advertisements. Television ads, billboards, signs, leaflets, even CDs; if you can think of it, they probably regulate it. Accordingly, corporations, lobby firms and wealthy account holders do not hold the same
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STEPHEN COLBERT’S SUPER PAC NO LONGER A LAUGHING MATTER BY PARKER CRAMER The Daily Reveille
Stephen Colbert has made headlines in recent weeks for his creation of the Colbert Super Political Action Committee, or the Colbert Super PAC for short. For those of you who don’t know, a political action committee is a group that tries to influence political decisions based on its specific ideologies or goals. For example, an individual could start a PAC based on his or her belief in the pro-life movement and call it “Fetus Fighters.” They could raise money and donate to politicians whose ideologies reflect their own. They could also buy billboard and television ads or attempt to bomb a Planned Parenthood building. The possibilities are endless. While PACs are influential, they are limited in the amount they can donate to a specific candidate. This limitation led to the creation of what is called a super PAC, which is exactly like it sounds. A super PAC, in short, is a PAC that can collect and spend virtually unlimited amounts of money without having to report who gave it to them. However, they cannot align themselves with a specific candidate or committee. So to sum it up, Donald Trump could start a right wing super PAC and be the sole benefactor, then use that money to attempt to influ-
ence election outcomes all over the country by funding a trash talking campaign on Democratic candidates. This would be an example of a super PAC. Well ladies and gentlemen, our beloved Stephen Colbert, the host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” has started his own super PAC. What started out as a joke has been approved by the Federal Elections Commission, and Colbert can now collect and spend virtually unlimited amounts of money on pretty much whatever he believes could influence a political election to his liking. But why is he doing this? He’s a comedian, a pseudo conservative talk show host with a satirical news show on Comedy Central. Does he really have a political agenda? Colbert is a wild card: there’s no telling where or how he is going to spend this money. However, he will undoubtedly rake in millions from his die hard fans, the Colbert Nation. To be honest, there’s really no telling why he’s fought through all the red tape to gain super PAC approval, but that won’t stop me from speculating. I believe he is doing this for three reasons; the first being to point out wrongful political spending. Upon leaving the FEC hearing where he
gained approval, Colbert began taking wadded up cash from supporters and swiping credit cards on his iPad. He also tweeted that PAC stands for “Plastic And/Or Cash.” He’s trying to show that PACs are a joke and that these guys will take money from anyone, buy a case of Grey Goose for everybody at the club and call it a campaign expenditure. The second reason is to show that money, not politics, wins elections. The majority of eligible voters aren’t too bright, so if they see an ad campaign that says Barack Obama isn’t an American, they’ll probably believe it. More money equals more votes. Lastly, Colbert may have a political agenda of his own. Who knows, he may end up endorsing candidates. But I feel he is much more likely to endorse a cause or put on a big rally. Colbert has already appeared on the Capitol as an advocate for migrant farm workers. I wouldn’t be surprised if he did it again. Perhaps he’ll invest millions teaching Anthony Weiner how to properly tweet or introducing Ke$ha to Crest. Only time will tell what the true intentions of the Colbert Super PAC are, but Colbert proves once again that comedians are often the most politically influential members of society.
sway in political campaigns in the U.K. because they simply do not have free rein when it comes to advertising like they do in the United States. When it comes to British campaign “seasons,” they are short, quick and to the point. Do I believe that the U.S. should completely rid itself of its current model and adopt the British set of laws and regulations for campaigns? No, but I do believe that the U.S. political climate could learn a bit from our neighbors across the pond. At the very least, it would put more power in the hands of the everyday American citizen and voter, and take it away from the lobbyists and firms with the largest bank accounts. Our political campaigns were not meant to rely on privately-funded personal attacks like negative ads. They shroud what is truly important: the cold, hard issues of the U.S. and how each candidate takes a stand. Lexi Thoman is a junior international studies and Spanish double-major from St. Louis, Mo. Email her at amthoman@olemiss.edu.
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million,” Hipp said. Winchester has a variety of positions available in its upcoming 500,000 square-foot factory. Such jobs include machine adjusters, utility operators, packer operators, quality assurance technicians, general machinists and maintenance specialists. Engineers are also being recruited by the company. Director of operations Valerie Peters said close to 1,400 people were at the company’s job fair a few weeks ago. Workers will be trained in the existing facility then move closeby into the new building once it’s completed, Peters said. S.M. Lawrence Company is working on the mechanics, and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) is a contractor working alongside general contractor, H&M Company. William Dabney, an employee for S.M. Lawrence, said they have been working about 70 hours a week. “We’ve been moving along pretty quickly,” he said. Storms and tornadoes from months earlier slowed the building process and much of what was destroyed had to be rebuilt. Because of the current economic recession, the jobs coming to Oxford should be a good boost for the city. “We took a big hit when the Whirlpool plant closed a few years ago,” said Mayor Pat Patterson. “Around 400 people lost their jobs.” Patterson, along with much of Oxford, is excited for the growth and job opportunities the new Winchester plant will bring.
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REBEL RELIEF PROJECT RECEIVES TREMENDOUS SUPPORT Following a huge turnout this past Sunday at the Oxford Walmart, the Rebel Relief Project now prepares for its trip on Tuesday, July 19, to Smithville, Miss. Ole Miss athletics director Pete Boone, football coach Houston Nutt and other coaches and athletics personnel will make the trip Tuesday to drop off the collected items for Smithville and surround-
ing areas that were hit hard by tornadoes in April. On Sunday, over 100 volunteers helped collect items for the drive at Walmart. Among the volunteers were participants in the Ole Miss Ladies’ Football Forum, athletics department personnel, the Rebel volleyball team and quarterbacks and receivers from the football team. “We packed the team’s
18-wheeler,” said Chyna Ward-Poley, coordinator of the Ladies’ Football Forum group that has spearheaded the Rebel Relief Project. “I never knew how many people come through one door of Walmart during a day. It was kind of overwhelming.” Even after Sunday’s massive response, donations will still be accepted this Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon at the In-
door Practice Facility on campus. Ward-Poley said the most helpful donations at this point are gift certificates from stores like Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s and Fred’s. “We have so many clothes and diapers and things now,” she said. “We really need gift certificates. The most important thing is to write on the gift certificate how much it is worth.”
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POLICE: HANDYMAN KILLED PRIEST, HEADED FOR DISNEY WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A handyman is accused of using a Catholic priest’s own gun to kill him at a beachfront house in Mississippi, then taking his ex-wife and kids on a Disney World vacation in the dead cleric’s car, authorities said. They had bought three-day passes to the theme park and were preparing to make an early start Tuesday when the suspect was arrested. Jeremy Wayne Manieri was taken into custody without incident about 6 a.m. at a hotel in Polk County, Fla., after police tracked the priest’s stolen car using its anti-theft device, Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Jon Kalahar said. Manieri will be charged with murder once he’s brought back to Waveland, Miss. The Rev. Edward E. Everitt, 70, had gone to the Waveland
house as part of his typical routine after Sunday Mass, a colleague said. The house is owned by several priests who use it as a weekend retreat, and Manieri did odd jobs for them. Police believe the handyman had intended to rob Everitt. The priest’s body was found by a caretaker Monday. “When she entered she found the man on the couch in the front room and he was bleeding from the mouth so she backed out and called the police,” Waveland Police Chief James Varnell said. After the killing, Manieri took the priest’s silver Chevy HHR, picked up his ex-wife and kids and headed for a motel in in Mobile, Ala., said Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County, Fla. They drove to a Days Inn in Polk County on Monday evening and bought Disney passes with the priest’s
cash, Judd said. Manieri’s had his ex-wife, his 10-year-old stepson and his 5-year-old daughter with him when he was arrested. Manieri was walking out of room 209 to have a smoke when the swat team descended on him. Judd said Everitt’s .380 semi-automatic pistol was found in the stolen car by Polk County deputies. Deputies also found a wallet in the hotel room and said that the suspect allegedly thought he had cleaned out all of it, but there was a card with the priest’s name on it inside. “He left a trail of evidence that a blind man could have followed,” said Judd. Authorities did not know whether Manieri has an attorney. He’s being held on auto theft warrant from Escambia County, Fla. The 31-year-old is a registered sex offender with a long criminal record, including a 2006 conviction on the charge of touching a child or a mentally defective, incapacitated or physically helpless person for lustful purposes, according to the Mississippi’s sex offender registry. Everitt was a pastor at Holy Ghost Church in Hammond, La., and Our Lady of Pompeii Church in nearby Tickfaw. The church is a member of the Dominican Order and also operates a school in the community about 50 miles northwest of New Orleans. Father David Caron, the vicar provincial for the Dominican Order in the South, said Everitt Sunday was the pastor’s day off and he typically went there on Sundays. He said Everitt, a native of Houston, has been with the
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order since 1962 and a priest since 1968. “He’s a really good preacher, he has the ability of draw out the best in people,” Caron said. He said the Dominican community in Hammond was hurt: “It is a close-knit community, and supportive of each other. People are coming together to take care of each other.” Caron said a service to honor and remember Everitt was scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Hammond church. He said funeral arrangements were pending and that Caron’s body had not yet been released by police. As a religious order, Dominicans do not fall under the system of Catholic dioceses and archdioceses but instead under a system of provinces under the direction of a master of the order in Rome, Caron said. Bishop Robert Muench of the Diocese of Baton Rouge said Everitt will be missed. “This tragic loss of Father Ed’s life leaves a deeply-felt void in all our lives,” Muench said in a statement. “Together we pray to the Author of all life to provide Father Ed with the peace of eternal life. May our grief be seen in that perspective as we thank God for his valued life and priestly ministry.” ___ Mohr reported from Jackson, Miss. Associated Press writers Jack Elliott Jr. in Jackson, Miss., and Mary Foster and Cain Burdeau in New Orleans contributed to this report.
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No days off. That is the summer motto for the Ole Miss men’s basketball team and, according to sophomore guard Dundrecous Nelson, they are living up to the motto leading up to the 2011-12 season. “The whole team is going hard,” Nelson said. “The offseason is really important to us, and we are just taking it as a challenge. We just want to challenge ourselves.” With a large number of freshmen coming into the program this year, Nelson said he and the team are taking it upon themselves to show the new guys what to expect. “We are just showing them that we don’t quit and we go hard in everything we do,” he said. “We are just trying to set that standard for them. Right now it’s going good with everyone on the same page.” Nelson said the freshmen have been working hard and have been impressive so far during the offseason. “Jarvis (Summers) has looked real good this summer,” Nelson said. “He’s from back in Jackson like me, so I am real familiar with him. Maurice (Aniefiok) is a big combo guard who has also looked real good, but really all the guys have looked good. All of them have their own thing and bring something different to the table, which is really good for the team.” Along with getting to know the freshmen, Nelson must also get accustomed to the Rebels’ two new assistant coaches brought in this summer, Sergio Rouco and Al Pinkins. “I haven’t been able to sit down and talk to them a whole lot, but Sergio, he’s the funniest one of them all, always joking around,” Nelson said. “Coach Pinkins is real laid back and seems like a real cool guy.” Gone from this year’s team is
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and St. Louis tied for the Central lead at the break. “That was part of the message, how important it was for us, and how important the game was: Do it again for the National League champion,” Bochy said. Fielder, son of former All-Star Cecil Fielder, was booed during the Home Run Derby a day earlier by fans angry he didn’t select Arizona’s Justin Upton. “I didn’t take it personal at all,” Fielder said. “I understood it. no hard feelings.” The NL dashed around the bases and stole three bags, all in one inning. Bell showed some speed, too the reliever provided the image of the night, sprinting in from the bullpen in the eighth inning and tearing up the turf with a slide just
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Sophomore guard Dundrecous Nelson dribbles against an Arkansas State defender in a 68-60 victory last season. Nelson, who averaged 7.2 points per game last season, takes over at point guard for Chris Warren, last season’s leading scorer and the third all-time leading scorer in Ole Miss history.
guard Chris Warren, who left Ole Miss as the school’s third all-time leading scorer with 2,021 career points. Nelson said playing with Warren for a year allowed to him to see how an experienced guard in the Southeastern Conference with similar size played and that it helped him to see how he can take his play to the next level. “Chris used his speed a lot,” Nelson said. “He was so hard to guard, so I am just going to try and use the speed I have. I know I am athletic,
short of the mound. “I think he nailed it,” Brian Wilson said. “I don’t know if I’d make it. I think I’d slip, ankle, flip, next thing you know I can’t pitch.” In all, the Nationals have enjoyed their best run since taking three in a row from 1994-96 they had lost 12 straight games played to a decision before a 3-1 victory at Anaheim last year. Before a crowd of 47,994, this was no desert classic - except for fans of pitching, which has become resurgent as the Steroids Era has receded. Scoring in the first half of this season dropped to its lowest level in 19 years and the major league batting average shrunk to its smallest midseason figure since 1985. The home runs were the first in the All-Star game since J.D. Drew connected at Yankee Stadium three years ago. The AL finished with six hits for the second
so I am just going to try and use that to my advantage. Alsom I just picked up on the little things he did like working hard every day and just listening to what coach has to say.” Starting this season, the SEC will no longer be split into divisions for basketball, but instead will be one league with all the teams together ranked 1-12. Nelson said from a player’s standpoint, the change won’t affect the team’s mindset at all. “Regardless of the change, our
goal is to come in and win,” he said. “That’s our goal. Now that they have spread it out, it may help allow more teams to get into the tournament or something like that, but other than that, it doesn’t phase our overall goal, which is to win a championship.” Even with a lot of experienced guard play on last year’s team, Nelson earned valuable playing time and exploded for a career-high 30 points in a game at Auburn last season.
“The playing time I got last year helped me learn what to expect,” he said. “I just want to transfer everything I learned from playing last season and carry it over to this season. “Going into this season, I am just trying to tighten up my ball-handling and being the aggressor on defense. Last year, I was just somewhat out there going off talent but this year, I just want to improve as a whole and be a leader and lead the team to the tournament.”
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MATT TOLBERT ENJOYING LIFE IN THE MAJORS BY DAVID COLLIER The Daily Mississippian
Former Ole Miss baseball player Matt Tolbert is living his dream of playing in the Major Leagues, and he is doing it while keeping his funny personality. Despite not having his best season thus far, Tolbert, who plays shortstop for the Minnesota Twins, realizes how blessed he is to be where he is today. “It’s a dream come true,” Tolbert said. “When you’re younger, you dream of playing in the big leagues. But I also know there is a very small percentage that makes it. I was fortunate enough to be able to get up here.” After a stellar career as a Rebel, Tolbert was drafted in the 16th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball First Year Player’s Draft in 2004 by the Minneosta Twins. Because he was drafted as a senior, Tolbert knew he was not a player who the Twins thought had tons of potential, so he took that as motivation.
“I was a 16th round pick and a senior that signed,” Tolbert said. “I wasn’t one of the main guys. I was just a guy that had some potential, but I was kind of an underdog so to speak. I just try to play hard and practice a lot.” Now that Tolbert has made it to the show, one would think he could relax a little. Wrong. Tolbert feels the pressure now more than ever. “They always told us in the minors how hard it is to make it and then staying there is even harder,” he said. “I know what they mean now. You’re at the top of the mountain. The thing that helps me out is I play different positions, I run pretty well and I can switch hit. It’s constantly a battle. You never can say you have it made. I live out of my suitcase. They can call me at any moment and tell me I’m going down to Triple-A, but it’s so much fun. You’re living the dream. It’s still a blast even though the stress level is through the roof.” Although playing in the big
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Former Ole Miss baseball player Matt Tolbert is batting .181 and has played shortstop, second base and third base this season for the Minnesota Twins. In his four years at Ole Miss, he hit .288 and helped lead the Diamond Rebels to host the program’s first regional in 2004.
leagues is tougher than any competition one can face, Tolbert said coming from a baseballrich conference like the Southeastern Conference prepared him for professional baseball. In his four years at Ole Miss, Tolbert finished with a .288 career batting average and laid the foundation for a very successful baseball program. Ole Miss hosted its first regional in school history in 2004, Tolbert’s senior season, and he knows his time in Oxford helped him achieve the level of success he is at now. “It was great competition there,” Tolbert said. “I thank Coach Bianco and (the assistant coaches) for giving me a chance and teaching me a great work ethic, how to play hard, fundamentals and everything I took away from there that has helped me make it up here. Coach Bianco always told us ‘repetition is the mother of skill.’ (He) used to tell us to practice a lot and
get everything out of my abilities. I was fortunate enough to make it up (to the majors).” This season for the Twins, at the All-star break, Tolbert is only batting .181 and he knows he needs to improve each and every day. “Definitely consistency,” he said. “As a utility role player that I am, I need to get in the .250-.280 range, steal some bases, play good defense. I know that as long as I’m up here, I’m going to be a utility guy, but that doesn’t mean I can’t go out there and try to hit .300 or try my best. I’m just working hard trying to stay up here because it’s a great life.” Tolbert, being the comedian that he is, n joked and referenced the success another former Rebel is having for his major league ballclub. “Everybody can’t be like Seth Smith and roll out of bed and hit .300 and hit all the home
runs,” he said. “I’m still working hard on (getting better).” Earlier this season, however, Tolbert, himself, got to be a big part of history when he recorded all three outs in the ninth inning of Francisco Liriano’s no hitter on June 3 against the Chicago White Sox. “That was the first no hitter I’ve been a part of,” Tolbert said. “It was extremely stressful. You just want to be in the right spot, and luckily, I was in the right spot when (Adam) Dunn hit that line drive to me. Tolbert ended his comments about the no hitter with another joke. “I would still be in hiding if I would’ve missed that,” he said. As the shortstop-turned-comedian of the Minnesota Twins, Tolbert is enjoying the time he has living the dream and you better believe he’ll be cracking joke after joke every step of the way.
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FIELDER HR PROPELS NL TO CONSECUTIVE ALL-STAR WINS BY RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) -- Pitching, speed and a little bit of power. The National League is back on top in the All-Star game, using the same formula that worked during its dominating run in the 1970s and ‘80s. Prince Fielder hit a three-run homer and Roy Halladay and his relief combined on a six-hitter to lead the NL over the AL 5-1 Tuesday night, giving the senior circuit its first two-game winning streak since the mid-1990s. The NL claimed home-field advantage in the World Series, its only blemish being a home run by Adrian Gonzalez off Cliff Lee. “It was great to have the pitching set up the way it was,” NL
manager Bruce Bochy said. “It’s hard to beat great pitching and a three-run homer.” With several big names as noshows at Chase Field, the AL lost more than the game. Boston right-hander Josh Beckett warmed up, then bowed out with a sore knee. Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera left after hurting a muscle in his side while swinging. “We are not going to use not having Josh as an excuse,” AL manager Ron Washington said. “I think when you look at the ballgame, the bottom line is the National League pitching was outstanding. You know, we ended up giving up one big inning and they didn’t give up any.” Even before they were hurt, many stars were missing. Justin
Verlander, Felix Hernandez and many other aces started Sunday and were ineligible, Chipper Jones and Alex Rodriguez were among those on the disabled list and Derek Jeter wanted a break. In all, 16 of 84 All-Stars were dropped. Tyler Clippard got the win despite allowing a single to his only batter, Adrian Beltre. Clayton Kershaw, Jair Jurrjens, Craig Kimbrel, Jonny Venters, Heath Bell, Joel Hanrahan and Brian Wilson combined to keep the NL ahead. Fielder won the MVP award after becoming the first Brewers player to homer in an All-Star game. The World Series edge could help him later, with Milwaukee See ALL-STAR, PAGE 5