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Newsweek
2 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Craig Breslow Speaks On Top Prospect Roman Anthony's Long Awaited Call-Up
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Boston Red Sox are stuck in Groundhog Day. After a promising offseason, and a slew of postseason predictions, the Red Sox are three games under .500 through 57 games. They have been a .500 team for most of this decade aside from one trip to the ALCS in 2021. In fact, since winning the World Series in 2018 with a team that racked up the most wins in franchise history, the Red Sox have a record of 464-463. They are stuck in purgatory. However, among Boston's myriad of top prospects, one sits above the rest as the appointed savior of the franchise to lift the team from mediocrity and back into contention. MONTERREY, MEXICO - MARCH 24: Roman Anthony #48 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during batting practice before a game against the Monterrey Sultanes on March 24, 2025 at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey,... MONTERREY, MEXICO - MARCH 24: Roman Anthony #48 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during batting practice before a game against the Monterrey Sultanes on March 24, 2025 at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Mexico. More Maddie Malhotra/BostonRoman Anthony has sat atop Baseball America's list of MLB prospects all season. He is the third and final piece of Boston's dubbed "Big Three" prospects alongside Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer. As of Wednesday, he is the only one of those three remaining in the minor leagues. So when is the "Chosen One" to arrive? "Those are a few development opportunities that we want to make sure we lock in," Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow told Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. "Those are things the minor league schedule and training environment afford. Obviously, we have to balance that with our major league needs. That's a conversation that we're having every single day." The Red Sox have lost 10 of their last 15 games, scoring just 5 runs in their last 37 innings of baseball. "It kind of sounds a bit like we're overly scrutinizing the performance, but he has really high demands of himself," Breslow went on to say. "We just want to make sure that while he's in the minor leagues and working through these things, we're giving him the chance to do so." Roman Anthony is slashing .320/.452/.529 with a .981 OPS, eight homers, and 23 RBI in 48 games with AAA Worcester. More MLB: Red Sox All-Star Pitcher Speaks Up On Historically Disastrous Season
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Tim Minchin likes to know his music can 'make people cry'
Tim Minchin is glad his music can "make people cry". The 49-year-old comedian and musician - who is set to release his second studio album 'Time Machine' in July - is glad songs like 'Moment of Bliss' on new collection can impact people just as much as his more lighthearted tracks. He told the Metro newspaper's 60 Seconds column: "Yeah, we're funny monsters, aren't we? I'm really pleased about that. I like making people cry." Tim was told by the interviewer how the line "In my moment of bliss no one and nothing can hurt me" brought on the tears. He responded: "We as a species don't seem to acknowledge very much how often we feel scared or not OK. "So, I'm not surprised that line got you. It was emotional to write." Tim - who is also known for his work writing for Broadway shows like 'Matilda the Musical' and 'Groundhog Day' - explained how his new album and upcoming UK tour is part of a wider "conscious decision". He explained: "Your job is to do your job, which in my case is reflect the human experience in songs and art and be a good dad and a kind friend. "This tour and album are part of my conscious decision that I don't need to be spending my life lying awake at night trying to figure out how to fix the world. "Everyone thinking they can fix the world is part of the problem." Instead, he is focused on what he can achieve, including charity work on tour, and "speaking his truth on stage". He added: "I will be speaking my truth on stage about all this, but mostly I want to make people cry and give people comfort and entertain the living f*** out of them."
Irish Examiner
4 days ago
- Health
- Irish Examiner
Novel hip dysplasia surgery risks not properly explained, say parents
Some parents whose children had a novel hip surgery at Children's Health Ireland (CHI) were not offered conventional treatment or told of risks from double-hip surgeries, a solicitor has warned. Several families have now taken legal advice as they are unsure what will happen next. This follows a shocking audit, published on Friday, which showed 79% of hip dysplasia surgeries at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh, and 60% in CHI at Temple St did not meet required criteria. A six-month process of review has begun for more than 2,200 children. Ciaran Tansey, a partner with Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP, said parents are worried about how long this might take in reality. 'In terms of the families we represent, it doesn't appear that proper and appropriate prevention of risks were gone through with the families as to the options that were open to them,' Mr Tansey said. This includes options, he said, on 'unilateral or bilateral surgery, or a novel technique, or a more conservative technique'. Parents said they were not told what the novel treatment involved versus what the traditional treatment involved. Some are also concerned their child may have had two hips operated upon when only one was needed. Unilateral hip surgery is for one hip, and bilateral means both hips are operated upon. The audit report said: 'Some surgeons' samples indicated a very high rate of bilateral, rather than unilateral, pelvic osteotomies.' International data shows one third of surgeries for hip dysplasia will be on both hips, the audit states. 'High rates' However, these two hospitals had 'high rates' of bilateral operations above this predicted rate. The audit does not directly address informed consent, but it does say a 'proper process of consent' should be given in future. It gives specific examples of what parents should be told. Mr Tansey said: 'It's almost like Groundhog Day again. We're again looking at orthopaedic services being provided for kids in the main children's hospitals in Ireland. It might be that a lot of the public are lumping these crises together, assuming it's the same crisis 'In reality, it's a parallel crisis in the same hospitals.' Mr Tansey also continues to represent the family of Dollceanna Carter, 10, who was a Temple St hospital patient. The little girl had spina bifida and scoliosis. She died in September 2022, and her death was the subject of a coroner's review and a serious incident investigation by CHI. While CHI's former CEO Eilish Hardiman had pledged this review would be complete by October 2023, it has not yet been published. On Sunday evening, families worried about the hip surgeries met in a Zoom meeting with the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Paediatric Advocacy Group (SPHPAG) and the Scoliosis Advocacy Network. Amanda Coughlan Santry, the co-founder of the advocacy group, said many children with these conditions have had this surgery, but the crisis affects a wider group of children also. 'Parents are terrified now, they don't know what to do or where to go to get information,' she warned. This comes as the Sunday Times reported a consultant working in CHI breached HSE guidelines by referring his own public patients to private clinics he was funded to run at weekends. It was reported that an internal inquiry dating back to 2021 discovered this doctor was paid €38,000 by the State's National Treatment Purchase Fund to do this extra work. It was also reported that this may have delayed care for very young and vulnerable children. The story does not name the speciality of care involved at the CHI hospital concerned. Read More Situation for children needing scoliosis surgery critical, says ombudsman for children
Toronto Star
6 days ago
- Toronto Star
Is this the most hated speed camera in Toronto? A timeline of the Parkside speed camera
At the edge of High Park, along a busy strip of a four-lane road, stands one of Toronto's most enduring mysteries. Or at least, it used to stand. Sometime Thursday night or Friday morning, the Parkside Drive speed camera was cut down yet again for the fifth time in the last six months. The camera is Toronto's busiest, the source of more than 65,000 tickets and $7 million for the city since it was installed three years ago. Toronto police have been investigating the vandalism for months; there are still no updates to their investigation, they told the Star on Friday. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Whoever is doing it is determined. Here's a timeline of each time the camera has been knocked down. Gta Who keeps cutting down the Parkside Drive speed camera? Our man on the beat investigates Raju Mudhar On or before Nov. 17, 2024 This iteration of the camera — hoisted beside the Parkside Drive roadway on a small metal poll — appeared to be sawed at its base and was found lying on its side. It had been installed in April 2022. Nov. 29-30, 2024 Just hours after it was reinstalled, the camera was felled again — in the same way — late on the Friday evening or early Saturday morning. Around 2:30 a.m., Dec. 29, 2024 A video, taken around 2:30 a.m. in the week after Christmas, shows a shadowy figure sawing at the pole. As sounds of a saw rattle through the neighbourhood and sparks fly, the camera tips over with a thud. A nearby resident shared a video with Star of someone sawing down the now-infamous speed camera around 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2024. As of April 19, the camera has been cut down four times within the past five months. By morning, the camera had been dragged about 200 metres to its final resting place: the middle of the High Park Duck Pond. The Parkside speed camera, cut down in the early hours of Dec. 29, is seen floating in the High Park Duck Pond. Michelle Mengsu Chang/ Toronto Star April 18-19, 2025 After standing for more than three months, the camera was felled again. It had been redesigned, with a cubic metal casing around the pole. At the top, an L-shaped pole jutted out, holding the camera. This time, the vandal cut the L-shaped portion of the pole. The Parkside speed camera on April 19. Nick Lachance/ Toronto Star May 22-23, 2025 The camera was reinstalled in mid-May with the same design as before. It didn't last long. It was cut down sometime Thursday night or Friday morning. 'It's just Groundhog Day,' said Faraz Gholizadeh, co-chair of the community group Safe Parkside. 'It's very frustrating and extremely disappointing that the city is just not acting on this issue, even despite everything that's happened to get us here.'
Toronto Star
7 days ago
- Toronto Star
Parkside Drive speed camera cut down for fifth time: ‘It's just Groundhog Day'
What goes up eventually comes down. And down. And down. The Parkside Drive speed camera — Toronto's busiest, handing out more than 65,000 tickets and racking up some $7 million for the city — was cut down for the fifth time in the last six months sometime overnight Thursday evening or Friday morning. The camera, which was installed after a fatal collision on Parkside in 2021, has been the frequent target of vandals in recent months. It has been slashed time and time again, sometimes within 24 hours of being reinstalled, and was once dragged 200 metres and thrown in High Park's Duck Pond. Its latest iteration, reinforced with a cubic metal pole and the camera emerging from the top, was reinstalled for the fourth time just last week. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'It's just Groundhog Day,' said Faraz Gholizadeh, co-chair of the community group Safe Parkside. 'It's very frustrating and extremely disappointing that the city is just not acting on this issue, even despite everything that's happened to get us here.' Gta Who keeps cutting down the Parkside Drive speed camera? Our man on the beat investigates Raju Mudhar The city installed the camera after Artur Kotula, 41, crashed on that stretch of road in 2021 while going 120 km/h. The crash killed two seniors, Valdemar and Fatima Avila, and earlier this year Kotula was sentenced to six and a half years for two counts of dangerous driving causing death, and a second concurrent sentence of four years for two charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. Since being installed three years ago, the camera has earned the city millions. It has clocked drivers going as fast as 154 km/h. 'Again?' said Gord Perks, councillor for Parkdale-High Park, when informed by phone that the camera had been cut. 'This is infuriating.' Perks said the city has taken 'quite a few short-term and long-term steps' to slow traffic on Parkside, including installing the speed camera, lowering the speed limit, installing two new traffic signals, adding pedestrian sidewalks and allowing parking on the east side of the street. The city has also drafted plans to redesign the street with bike lanes, changing it from a major thoroughfare to a neighbourhood street, Perks said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Gholizadeh said speeding is 'still a massive issue.' Faraz Gholizadeh, head of the neighbourhood group Safe Parkside, is seen beside the Parkside Drive speed camera earlier this month. Nick Lachance/ Toronto Star 'When you have a two-kilometre street and you put a speed camera at the end of it, unfortunately it does very little for the rest of the street,' he said. 'A speed camera can be cut down with a power tool but actual infrastructure changes on the street level can't be vandalized the way the speed camera is.' Each time the camera is cut down, the city's contractor, Verra Mobility, is responsible for fixing or replacing it within 30 days, the city previously told the Star. Verra Mobility must pay to replace it, the city said. In a statement, Verra Mobility said it had reported the latest incident to the authorities and is working with them and city staff to find the perpetrators. 'This is an act of vandalism against the cameras that help protect citizens and improve safety on our roads,' Verra Mobility said. 'Once found, this person(s) will be held accountable.' The city did not immediately respond to the Star's request for comment on Friday. With files from Raju Mudhar
