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County lawmakers have their say on Israel, Palestine Iona Prep students compete in national tourney By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Westchester County lawmakers had their say in one of the world’s oldest and most divisive conflicts, Israel and Palestine, bringing international issues and bigotry to the forefront of its legislative chambers. On June 19, stemming from a proposal by Legislator Ken Jenkins, a Yonkers Democrat, the Board of Legislators voted to adopt a resolution reaffirming lawmakers’ continued support of U.S. relations with Israel, while rejecting calls to divest from Israeli businesses by the movement

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions, BDS—a Palestinian faction that aims to pressure the state of Israel economically and politically through lobbying businesses and governments. According to Legislator Jim Maisano, a New Rochelle Republican, pressure from constituents across the county has forced issues of both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia to the legislative floor. Fueled in recent months by a slew of bomb threats to local Jewish Community Centers, including in New Rochelle, Maisano said county lawmakers have been under increasing scrutiny to take

a hard stance against bigotry. “We were getting phone calls and emails from different sides and different issues,” Maisano said. “We felt that this was the best way to deal with these issues that normally aren’t county issues.” In tandem with the resolution passed last week, the Board of Legislators also unanimously voted to adopt a resolution condemning hate crimes and bigotry across the county; a move Maisano said complements the body’s stance on BDS. While many legislators expressed their reticence toward ISRAEL continued on page 3

Following up on their success at the state level, six students from Iona Preparatory competed in the National Speech & Debate Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama, all last week, with three nearly breaking into octo-finals in their primary categories and two advancing in supplemental categories. Returning to nationals for the third consecutive year was New Rochelle resident Noah Darden, a 2014 Iona Preparatory Lower School graduate and rising senior at the Upper School who has qualified for the national tournament since his freshman year. This year, he competed in the

category of Programmed Oral Interpretation, having won the New York State Forensics League Tournament from April 29 to April 30, in the category of Original Oratory. Last week, Darden broke into the top 100 nationally in the Prose and Poetry categories; he was eliminated after the sixth round in Prose and following the seventh round in Poetry. Additionally, Darden is the inaugural recipient of the Ryan Coleman ’10 Memorial Scholarship, an award based on the ideals of academic excellence, kindness, helpfulness toward one’s school, sharing one’s talents, and commitment to community

service. At last year’s Nationals, Darden placed fifth out of 450 entrants and, just last month, he finished eighth in the Original Oratory category at the National Catholic Forensic League Tournament in Louisville, Ky. Not to be outdone, Jacob Cannon, a sophomore from Katonah competing in Extemporaneous Speaking survived into the third round of Editorial Commentary. Also represented by Iona Prep at the tournament were: • Patterson junior Anthony Rizzo, who competed in Informative Speaking. TOURNEY continued on page 3

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Calls from a Palestinian movement to divest in Israel sparked a legislative stance on a conflict between Israel and Palestine and bigotry at large. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.org

involving themselves in issues beyond the scope of the county Legislature, Jenkins, who is also running for county executive, said the resolution didn’t go far enough. A law drafted by Jenkins, that was ultimately rejected by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle, would have required a company’s bidding for contracts to agree not to support the BDS movement as a stipulation of doing business with Westchester. Already, Jenkins said, the county has a similar law regarding any economic ties with factions in Northern Ireland; specifically, groups labeled as terrorists and bad actors by the United Kingdom like the Irish

Republican Army. “You cannot utilize county funding to participate in what some view as an anti-Semitic activity,” Jenkins said. “The procurement law I proposed was very focused on what the county does. I looked at this as a human rights issue, and that’s why I proposed the law that way.” Many of Jenkins’ Democratic colleagues, like Mary Jane Shimsky, a Hastings-on-Hudson Democrat, however, did not see eye to eye. “[Jenkins’ bill] struck many of us as violating people’s rights,” said Shimsky. “If an American citizen determines that they don’t want to buy goods from a certain

country, that’s their choice.” Shimsky said she feels the approved resolution, which she said is meant to encapsulate the sentiments of the Legislature, made a stance without forcing the county into rocky legal and diplomatic territory. “There are things going on in Israel that even a lot of Jewish friends of mine have had serious issues with,” she said. “But by isolating Israel and ignoring all the other bad actors in the world, you’re allowing a lot of negative attention to be directed at someone who is nowhere near as bad their adversaries are.” CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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• White Plains junior Matthew Holderman, who competed in Informative Speaking. • Yorktown Heights senior James Sloat who competed in Humorous Interpretation. • Pelham Manor senior Tim Brisson who competed in Student Congress. “We are extremely proud of these exceptional students for their accomplishments and for representing the Maroon and Gold admirably on a national stage,” said Brother Thomas Leto, president at Iona Prepatory. “Our mission at Iona Prep is to develop young men into moral and ethical leaders who strive for spiritual, intellectual and physical excellence. Clearly, this group is on the right path, and our Coach of the Year alumnus shows where it can lead.”

From left, Jacob Cannon, state extemporaneous speaking semi-finalist, Noah Darden, New York State original oratory champion, and Timothy Brisson, state student congress semi-finalist, were among the six Gaels who qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. Photo courtesy Charles Sloat

The tournament took place on June 18 through June 23 and focused on communication skills as an essential component for empowering young people to become engaged citizens, skilled professionals, and leaders in the

global society. The event connects, supports and inspires a diverse community of honor society members committed to fostering excellence in young people through competitive speech and debate activities. (Submitted)

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What’s going on... New Rochelle Public Library

Cooking for Tweens and Teens On Mondays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the first floor Meeting Room of the main library. With Chef Giovanni Green. For ages 10 to 18. First come, first served beginning at 3:45 p.m. Chef Green returns with more delicious, healthy recipes. Hands-on workshops will provide the basics, locally-grown produce and simple ingredients, and incredibly tasty samples. Photographs may be taken of your child for purposes of library promotions only.

Visit nrpl.org for information on these and other events and summer programs.

Summer library hours Main library hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (except Sept. 4); Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (through Sept. 2); Sundays: Closed (through Sept. 3). Huguenot Children’s Library hours: Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (except Sept. 4); Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays: Closed (through Sept. 2).

Crafts & Cooking from Great Children’s Books On Mondays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the first floor Meeting Room of the main library. For ages 5 to 9. Limited to 25 children; first come, first served. On July 10, 24 and Aug. 7, Chef Giovanni Green cooks up a delicious recipe inspired by a great story. On July 17 and 31, art teacher Wendy Podell will guide participants in creating a fabulous character from a beloved children’s book.

Lunchtime Express Yoga On Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. Free sessions of easy yoga to help reduce stress and relieve tension continue to be offered during the lunch hour at the New Rochelle Public Library. Participants do not need to change out of work clothes, and mats will not be needed for these sessions of breathing, relaxation and meditation techniques. The drop-in sessions do not require advanced registration. This program is made possible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Friends Book Store Terrific reads for the beach, vacation destination, or home—including bestselling fiction and nonfiction, biographies, classics, audio books, DVDs, gift books, and much more—will be available for purchase at rock-bottom prices at The Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library’s Super Summer Book Sale. The sale will take place in the library’s lobby on Friday, July 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During the summer, the Friends Book Store will be open every Tuesday and Thursday from from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Through Aug. 28, the Friends Book

Store will be open from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will resume its Saturday hours of from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 9. The executive board of The Friends of the Library coordinates the book sales and book store, with the assistance of other Friends’ volunteers. Money realized from book sales are used to underwrite the library’s extensive public programs.

Summer reading games for all ages “Build a Better World” is the theme for the 2017 Summer Reading Game for grades pre-K to five, and the library has cooked up a terrific array of six-week programs to help children stay energized with related activities. Each child registered will receive materials to keep track of the books they read so that they can win prizes throughout the summer and receive an invitation to the End of Summer Reading Party. This year, the library is offering adults the opportunity to also gain new perspectives while soaking up new titles, by playing a grown-up version of the Summer Reading Game. Adults and young adults ages 16 and up are invited to pick up or download a Summer Reading Bingo Card, and spend their summer reading great books for great prizes. The cards will be available at the library or on the library’s website. To help the older readers get started, the librarians have created lists of books in various categories. The lists are posted on the website at nrpl. org/adults/srg, and hard copies are available in the library’s community relations office. For more information, please call the library’s community relations office at 632-8254.

Free children’s summer programs This year’s slate of free programs includes workshops in architecture, cooking, crafts, yoga and creative movement, puppet-making, creative writing Mexican dance, and many others. For details, visit nrpl.org. On Wednesday, July 19 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Pirate School with David Engel will be a madcap, swashbuckling solo variety show that is a mischievous blend of improvisational clown theater and a signature brand of boisterous full-audience participation. On Wednesday, Aug. 2 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Science Tellers will present Tall Ships & Pirate Tales. The scientist will encourage children to sail on a thrilling action-packed adventure about a crew of quirky pirates marooned on a deserted island. Throughout the story, volunteers from the audience will help them explore the incredible science behind clouds, flash paper, air pressure, inertia, explosions and more. On alternating weeks, these films will be shown: “Muppet Treasure Island” (July 26) and “Up” (Aug. 9). Summer Fun on the Patio at the Huguenot Children’s Library will run Mondays through Fridays, through Aug. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except July 4). Made possible by the Partnership for the Huguenot Children’s Library, this is a free drop-in program providing good old fashioned summertime fun—ping pong, arts and crafts, jump rope, games, kickball, and many more outside activities that are supervised by experienced, enthusiastic adults and teens. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This program does not take place in rainy weather.

Free preschoolers’ summer programs Free summer library programs for children ages six months to 5 years are being offered at the main New Rochelle Public Library and the Huguenot Children’s Library, HCL, through Friday, Aug. 11. All programs are on a drop-in basis, first come, first served.

Bouncing Babies, a Mother Goose program of songs, music, movement and a story for children 6 months to 24 months, will be held through Aug. 10, from 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. in the Children’s Room of the main library and from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at HCL. Let’s Pretend, for children ages 3 to 5, introduces theater through games, songs, nursery rhymes, and an on-stage experience. Instructor Nora Maher leads the program on Thursdays through Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the main library, and from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at HCL. 3, 4 & 5s, for children ages 3 to 5, includes stories, songs, and a take-home craft, and takes place on Mondays through Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the main library. Sessions will be held at HCL on Tuesdays, July 11 through Aug. 8, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Yoga Kids, for children ages 4 to 6, is led by a certified yoga instructor from Budding Buddhas. Using fun games and innovative movements, she’ll lead participants through yoga basics that help with relaxation, concentration and agility. The sessions will take place at HCL on Mondays through Aug. 7, from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., or from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Preschool Fun & Fitness takes place on Mondays through Aug. 7, from 11 a.m. to noon, in the main library Meeting Room. Children ages 2 to 5 and their parent, grandparent or caregiver are invited to join the health and fitness team from Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital’s Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Services for a fun-filled hour of movement, games and healthy eating and lifestyle tips. Registration is required. Please call the WIC office at 637-1677. Every Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m., Films from Picture Books, alternating with a live show, will be featured in the Ossie Davis Theater. These are appropriate for children ages 2 to 5. These free programs are made possible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library and the Partnership for the Huguenot Children’s Library.

Parks and Recreation news Park Passports There’s a new way to access some of New Rochelle’s most popular parks this season. The Department of Parks and Recreation has replaced Omnicards with Park Passports for parking entry into waterfront parks, including Hudson Park, Five Islands Park, Davenport Park and Neptune Park. Park Passports can be obtained at the Parks and Recreation Office at 515 North Ave. Photo proof of identification must be shown, as well as two permanent documents or items that confirm name or address (driver’s license, vehicle registration, utility bill, lease, tax statement, or rent receipt). Senior resident Omnicard passes will continue to be honored. Passport fees are: adult resident (ages 14-61) – $40; senior resident (ages 62 and up) valid for five years – $40; non-resident – $80. Special for this summer, enjoy free access to Hudson Park Beach. The beach will open Memorial Day weekend for weekends through June 25, and then open daily from June 26 through Labor Day. For non-passport holders, daily parking fees will apply: $5 for residents and $10 for non-residents. Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at noon. Though space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listing. Please send all items to news@hometwn.com.

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Walter’s Hot Dogs to open in Stamford

Mamaroneck’s Walter’s Hot Dogs has announced two new locations this year: one in White Plains and one in Stamford, Connecticut. File photo

By TAYLOR BROWN General Assignment Reporter

roneck location last winter, and the delivery service has become “something we fully support as a business.” The latest Walter’s location will have a similar to set up to the Mamaroneck location’s roadside stand. There won’t be any seating provided by Walter’s, but Baca said that there are more than 20 tables in the park where restaurant-goers are encouraged to sit and enjoy their meals. “I think it’ll be well-received in the area,” said Jack Condlin, president and CEO of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce. Condlin explained he believed that Walter’s style of grab-and-go meals is a perfect fit for the park,

which is surrounded by residential and office buildings. As for the menu, Baca said that it will include the classic hot dogs, along with some specialty dishes that have been tested out on the Walter’s food trucks. This includes puffy dogs, Bavarian pretzel buns, cinnamon sticks and funnel cake fries. Due to limited space, Walter’s, which typically makes its Italian ice and ice cream in house, will be selling soft-serve ice cream instead. “We’re looking forward to having [Walter’s] open up,” Condlin said.

Walter’s Hot Dogs is planning to permanently bring its famous hot dogs across the border to Connecticut, by the end of August. The news comes a little more than a month after the second Walter’s location in White Plains was revealed. The third permanent installment of Walter’s will be located in Harbor Point at 200 Commons Park South in Stamford, Connecticut. “We’ve had a lot of interest in the past to open in Stamford,” said Gene-Christian Baca, owner CONTACT: taylor@hometwn.com and operator of Walter’s. He explained that Walter’s had developed a relationship with Business and Land Technology, BLT, a real-estate firm located in Stamford, which is currently working on re-development in Harbor Point. “[We] saw their vision and what [BLT is] currently doing at Harbor Point,” he said. “It was something we wanted to be a part of.” According to Baca, the stand will be open all year-round. “We plan to be there longterm,” Baca told the Review. Baca said that with this new location, Walter’s plans to focus heavily on deliveries by using UberEATS, a food delivery service run by Uber. The third permanent location of Walter’s Hot Dogs will be in Commons He said that Walter’s began Park South in Stamford, Connecticut. Photo courtesy Facebook.com/ using UberEATS at their Mama- harborpointstamford

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With fluctuating ticket sales and an increase in movie streaming services, cinema owners have had to find new ways to fill their seats. This includes offering patrons plush leather chairs, fullcourse meals and sometimes even a pillow and blanket. These luxury theaters come at an affordable price, and are meant to enhance the movie experience beyond what one could get from their living room. Patrick Corcoran, vice presi-

dent and chief communications officer of the National Association of Theatre Owners, said that moviegoers have been increasingly interested in luxury movie theaters, and that this new style of cinema has broad appeal. Corcoran said that, as theaters began to add things like luxury recliners, they were seeing upwards of 80 percent more attendance. These statistics are now forcing theaters like AMC and Regal Entertainment Group to expand their seating and dining options to keep up with audience demand. “One of the things that theaters are always doing is trying out new amenities,” Corcoran said. Corcoran explained that moviegoers want a wide range of things from cocktails to comfortable seats. “There’s a whole range of those options available,” he said. One theater that has revolutionized the luxury moviegoing experience is iPic Theater, which opened its 16th location in Dobbs Ferry on May 5 in Rivertowns Square shopping village. The new theater contains 580 seats and eight auditoriums with the capability of playing 3-D films. One thing that sets iPic apart from those “everyday theaters” is that patrons have the option to

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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, located in Yonkers, offers full course meals, alcoholic drinks and a talking- and texting-free movie experience.

iPic Theater, located in Dobbs Ferry, is the newest addition of luxury cinemas to Westchester County. Photos/Taylor Brown

order food from the comfort of their seats while they are sitting in the premium plus section of the theater, one of the two seating options that iPic offers. These seats come with unlimited popcorn, access to the “ninja servers,” who covertly walk the theater aisles to deliver food and beverage orders, and reclining seats with pillows and blankets. The premium seats provide a new take on what are typically the worst seats in the house: the first two rows of a theater.

In iPic, these seats give moviegoers the option to sit in regular or chaise lounge chairs. Patrons of the premium seats can bring food and drinks purchased from iPic Express to their seats. “Every seat is a great seat,” said Hamid Hashemi, iPic Entertainment president and CEO. Paul Zullo, of Elmsford, who was just leaving the iPic Theater after seeing “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” raved about the premium plus seating, and the

accommodations that came with it. He said that it was “a good experience.” Overall, Zullo said that the theater “is great for getting drinks and snacks, and really [having] a good time.” The first iPic Theater opened in 2007, and isn’t the first cinema to turn dinner and a movie into a one-stop destination. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is another player in the more than just a movie industry, having started in Austin, Texas, in 1997, and currently boasting 26 locations across the U.S. Tim League, founder and CEO of Alamo, said he came into the movie theater business as an outsider. League told the Review that he and his wife, Karrie, “looked to make a movie theater that movie lovers would like to go to.” Alamo offers some of the luxuries of iPic, including access to a variety of food and alcoholic beverages, but also provides more traditional seating for cheaper prices, and older movies, marathons and classics from various decades. League says that he sees iPic theaters as a different experience than the one Alamo offers. “Honestly, I’m really happy when anybody in the movie theater business is doing a great job,” League said. Dorian Ludvich, who lives in the Bronx, has been frequenting the Alamo in Yonkers for years, and had just come from work on a recent evening to see a movie at the Alamo. “It’s quiet, [and] I love the food,” he said, adding that although there are theaters closer to him, “[Alamo] is definitely better.” CONTINUED on next page Premium seats are available in the front two rows of all iPic screening rooms and come at a lower cost than premium plus seats. Contributed photo

July 7 & 14, 2017 • THE CITY REVIEW • 7 What has given rise to Alamo and iPic’s popularity, more than anything else, may be their ability to sell alcoholic beverages by having an on-premise liquor license. Under Article 1 of the New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, a movie theater can sell alcohol as long as the cinema has a restaurant that sells meals and has a seating area for customers. These types of luxuries are something patrons can come to expect from newer theaters, who are trying to expand their audience appeal. League says he believes that cinemas have a lot of different options when it comes to running a movie theater. “I think diversity in the marketplace is awesome,” he said. Despite this increased interest in luxury movie theaters, there are still many movie lovers that prefer to view their movies elsewhere. In 2014, the Motion Picture Association of America, an organization that helps major movie corporations with business advice and public relations, released its annual theatrical market statistics report analyzing

trends in major motion films and box offices from the previous year. The study revealed that U.S. and Canada box office sales had gone down 5 percent from 2013, to $10.4 billion. However, Corcoran said since 2015, they’ve seen box office sales rise back over $11 billion. With this increase in sales, there are still many who prefer a movie night-in. In 2014, a study performed by Nielsen, a company that records and analyzes consumer trends in media, it was reported that since 2007 millennials aged 12 to 24 had been going to the movies less frequently. Nielsen also reported that 87 percent of this age group surveyed stream movies, “with more than 60 percent saying they’ve streamed at least two feature-length movies in a day.” To combat this, iPic Theaters reached out to Netflix about a partnership showing some of the site’s original films in theaters. According to a representative from Netflix, these original films are played in iPic theaters located in New York and Los Angeles. The original movies are released in theaters and on Netflix

on the same day, but will only be in iPic theaters for a week. As of press time, there have not been any Netflix films announced for the Dobbs Ferry location. To check out movies times and reserve seats, visit ipictheaters. com.

Adam R. Seger, corporate sommelier, award-winning mixologist and executive bartender, creates the cocktail menu for iPic Entertainment.

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Premium plus seats offer leather reclining chairs, complimentary bottomless popcorn, pillows, blankets and a service button. Contributed photos

The Angus Burger Sliders are part of iPic Theater’s “trios”. These burgers include applewood smoked bacon, secret sauce and toasted garlic buns.

Chef Sherry Yard, chief operating officer of iPic Entertainment, put together a variety of food options as part of the “Dine-in-the-Dark” option. This experience allows patrons to enjoy their movie without noisy interruptions from utensils and strong odors from foods.

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SATURDAY National Parks Month

National Picnic Month National Postal Worker Day BID Grand Market 9 a.m., Library Green

World UFO Day

Independence Day

Yoga in the Park 5:45 p.m., Hudson Park Board of Education organizational meeting 6 p.m.

Spark of the Sound fireworks

World Population Day

City Council COW meeting 3:45 p.m., City Hall

Down to Earth Farmers Market 8:30 a.m., Twin Lakes at NRHS

Video Games Day

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City Council regular meeting 7 p.m., City Hall

Medicaid Spend-down 1 p.m., Hugh Doyle Senior Center

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Shakespeare in the Park 6 p.m., Hudson Park & Beach

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International Friendship Day

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Parent’s Day

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Everybody hurts LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

If Major League Baseball was looking for a new storyline to supplant its pace-of-play problems this year, I don’t think “Why are all these players getting injured?” ranked too high on its list of potential narrative replacements. But here we find ourselves, nearly at the midway point of the season, and the proliferation of injuries—especially to star players—has become a major talking point about the season, and it sure doesn’t seem like there is any end in sight. As of June 30, MLB teams have placed a grand total of 383 players on the disabled list, which means that it won’t be all that long before the number of sidelined players blows away totals from the last two years (416 made trips to the DL in 2015 and 475 did so in 2016). The questions asked by sports pundits, fans and owners all

across the sport are “Why is this happening?” and “What can we do to prevent it?” Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a simple answer to either one. In any sport, there is obviously going to be a number of unavoidable freak injuries that cause players to miss time. Just think about Indians’ hurler Corey Kluber missing a playoff start after a mishap with a drone required stitches on his pitching hand, or, more recently, Yankee call-up Dustin Fowler tearing his patellar tendon after crashing into an outfield wall just a half-inning into his major league debut. Those kinds of things are just going to happen. But there are other injuries that seem, on the surface, like they could be avoidable. The best player in the majors, Mike Trout, will miss roughly eight weeks after tearing a ligament in his thumb during a headfirst slide. On Thursday night, Nationals’ speedy sensation Trea Turner broke his wrist on a similar play, leading many to question

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the time-honored baseball tradition of hurling one’s self top-end forward into a base. But a change in players’ sliding behaviors isn’t going to change overnight. Many of these MLB players, some of whom have been sliding the same way for 20-plus years, won’t be quick to embrace a feet-first approach. At some point, muscle memory takes over. If guys are going to stop sliding headfirst, that is going to have to start at the youth, high school and minor league levels. But to be honest, that’s not even the real problem. If you ask most baseball people, the most troubling issue facing teams right now is keeping pitchers healthy. There is no quicker way to sink a team’s season than to see its ace—or, in the case of the Mets—its entire starting rotation/M*A*S*H unit, sidelined by a myriad of arm issues. Some, like Mets’ color analyst Ron Darling, blame training staffs’ insistence on building muscle mass and velocity over promoting flexibility. Others believe it’s a function of players

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Mets’ starter Noah Syndergaard is one of several high-profile MLB players to spend a bulk of the 2017 season on the disabled list. Sports Editor Mike Smith thinks that this is a story the league would like to ignore. Photo courtesy MLB.org

specializing too early and throwing too many pitches before their bodies finish developing. Even more feel that simply toeing the rubber for the Amazins’ represents a risk to one’s bodily harm, which is something I can’t quite disagree with. So yeah, it’s a rough time to be an MLB player, and proba-

bly a worse time—at least psychologically—to be a team employee who works to keep these guys healthy. It may be worst of all for executives in charge of a league that was desperate to get any sort of news coverage that didn’t involve four-hour games and a need for pitch clocks to be instituted and now has to deal

with the fact that its players are dropping like flies. Baseball may be an integral part of American culture. But if this keeps up, playing the sport may as well be a pre-existing condition.

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Local rowers shine at nationals By JUSTIN GRANT Contributor If one thing is certain, it’s that RowAmerica Rye men’s team has a taste for gold. Since RowAmerica Rye opened its doors in March of 2013, the fact that the men’s team captured a total of three gold medals—in back-to-back years— is just unfathomable. One of the gold medalists savoring the moment at nationals in Sarasota, Florida, from June 9-11, was Gus Rodriguez, who graduated from Rye High School with two gold medals. Last year, he took home gold in the coxed four at nationals, and last week, he captured gold in a pair. This year, the RowAmerica Rye boat, crewed by Rodriguez and Greenwich, Connecticut, native Sean Hayes, edged rival Newport by 0.2 seconds to capture the gold. “It’s been a surreal experience both times,” Rodriguez said. “It was a very close race it came down to the last stroke at the end, and when we finished, I didn’t

know who won,” Rodriguez said that he and Hayes were confident heading into nationals, having already seen some of the best boats in the country at least year’s championship. “We are strong enough to win,” Rodriguez added. Following the victory at nationals, Rodriguez praised head coach Aleksandar Radovic on his the ability to get his team ready for the event. “Coach Radovic pushes us so well,” he said. “I felt like we knew what we were capable of but we just had to get stronger technically.” Rodriguez, who graduated from Rye High School on June 17, said he will try out for the junior nationals event in California and hopes to continue his success in the rowing world. Although the boys’ team took gold from the event, however, the top spot proved elusive for the club’s girls’ boats. The girls’ openweight four and lightweight four finished in third place, but the quad came in fifth,

and the pair came in 11th. Before coach Marko Serafimovski and his team arrived at nationals, he laid out a strong message to the girls. “Keep your feet on the ground and do not get too excited,” he said. “Always stay on top of your game, work hard, get a good night’s rest, stay disciplined, and to watch what they eat.” He added that trust between him and his rowers played a huge part in their road to success during the season and at nationals. Serafimovski stressed that one major technique his team needs to improve on is their posture. He went on to say that the major thing the team worked on to prepare for nationals was teamwork. “Make sure you rely on each other on the boat and trust one another,” he said. “Stay together in the water, we are about teamwork.” As Serafimovski looks ahead to next season, he has high hopes for the women’s team, which is still looking to capture its first-ever gold medal at nationals.

RowAmerica Rye team members pose with their regional medals on May 21. Contributed photos

The RowAmerica Rye women’s youth lightweight four boat receives their gold medals at the Northeast regional qualifier. The boat took bronze at nationals.

Gus Rodriguez, right, and Sean Hayes crew the RowAmerica Rye pair boat in Worcester, Massachusetts on May 21. On June 11, they won the gold medal at the USRowing National Championships in Sarasota, Florida.

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