Each guy has his own story, and Jake Peavy’s career path doesn’t necessarily have to follow anyone on that list.
Bob Welch and Fergie Jenkins went on to be successful deep into their 30s. But on most of those 10 players you can draw a line at age 28 and look beyond, and you will see stories of injury, struggle and despair. Jake Peavy will be 29 next year.
http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06...w-slammed-shut
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There are fewer of them — 33, compared with the Assembly's 99 — so they have more power. They're up for election every four years, compared with the Assembly's two-year terms. And there's supposed to be a sense of decorum that isn't quite the same in the Assembly.
That was memorably demonstrated in a 2003 Senate debate about school vouchers. Sen. Gwen Moore wanted to continue the debate and railed about it even as
Sen. Bob Welch was calling the vote, yelling, "There isn't going to be no roll call! I'm a duly elected senator! ... I've got the floor, buddy!"
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/...-to-fix-budget
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Bob Welch's Blackberry Tales: London - Off to Hogwarts
By
Bob Welch
Bob is a travel writer and designer/ producer of interactive entertainment. He's traveled through Europe, North America and Australia. Bob loves immersing himself in local cultures and writes about the food, drinks, architecture, music, ...
http://blackberrytravelog.blogspot.c...-hogwarts.html