Bryce Harper is considered by many baseball experts to be the top prospect of the sport. Harper just got promoted to double A Harrisburg Senators. He has been raking in his first full year of minor league baseball (.318 AVG 14 HRs 46 RBIs 19 SBs). Bryce has made a great transition to right field and has played twenty games at centerfield as well. He was a catcher at Las Vegas high school, but the Nationals wanted to preserve his knees and keep his bat, so they decided to put him in the outfield. He has excelled so far and the Alex Rodriguez comparisons are looking okay as of right now, but lets not get ahead of ourselves just yet.
The heavyweight division has been dormant since Lennox Lewis retired in 2003 after his fight with Vitali Klitschko ended with a TKO due to a cut. No one has stepped up to the plate since then. Vitali Klitschko and his younger brother Wladimir Klitschko have been the most successful, but they refuse to fight each other. Wladimir Klitschko signed to fight upcoming British boxer, David Haye. Last night many boxing fans expected an entertaining brawl between two knockout specialists. Sadly, the fight ended in decision in Klitschko's favor and it was dreadful to watch. Also, there is not a American title holder in the divsion either. Boxing needs a strong heavyweight fighter, preferably an American fighter to bring excitement back into the sport. Until then, watch guys like Manny Pacquiao, because they're not any quality heavyweight fighters right now.
This summer I have agreed to preview football teams like South Carolina with Arky Shea. We will be talking about the Auburn Tigers on July 15th. The defending national champions have a lot to replace including Heisman trophy winner, Cam Newton and Nick Fairley. The tigers have eight starters returning on both sides of the ball, but have a top five recruiting class that will get the opportunity to play as true freshmen. Barrett Trotter looks like the early favorite to replace Newton, but do not count out incoming freshmen Kiehl Frazier. Look out for the podcast in the next week.
Most importantly, today is the 235th birthday of the creation of the declaration of independence, better known as Independence Day. Most Americans celebrate this holiday and call it The Fourth of July. Americans should enjoy this great day with your family, shoot some fireworks, drink some adult beverages, and grill some quality meat. If you have a close friend that is in the military, make sure you let them know how much you are grateful of them for protecting our great nation. I hope everyone has had a safe long weekend and you will hear from me soon, god bless America.
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