Brian Stephen Giles (JAYH-ulz; born January 20, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. During his career he played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres. The left-handed Giles was a two-time All-Star and had a career line of .291/.400/.502 with 287 home runs, 411 doubles, 1,078 runs batted in (RBI), and 1,183 walks in 1,847 games. Although a bit suspect with the glove, Giles was a do-it-all batter at the plate, posting one of the highest OPS of all-time. During his prime, Giles carried a stagnant Pittsburgh Pirates offense as the main batting prowess outside of Aramis Ramírez in the lineup and posted an OPS over 1. He received MVP votes every year during this time.
Giles was known for his unique, low-crouched batting stance at the plate, similar to Jeff Bagwell.
His younger brother, Marcus Giles, is a former Major League infielder who was most notable for playing with the Atlanta Braves organization.
Benito Santiago
Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher, who played for twenty seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Santiago was considered the premier catcher in the National League (NL). Santiago was not a great batter and showed little pop at the plate, but he is considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time. As a veteran catcher, he was known for his patience with helping rookie pitchers adapt to the new challenges posed by the major leagues.
Jason Kendall
Jason Daniel Kendall (born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 through 2010 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Kansas City Royals. He is the son of former catcher Fred Kendall, who played in the majors from 1969–1980. Not known for his batting abilities and lacking in power, Kendall was a great defensive catcher.
Mike Matheny
Michael Scott Matheny (born September 22, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He is currently a special adviser for player development for the Kansas City Royals. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 13 seasons as a catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants. Matheny's best years were spent with the Cardinals. He won four Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Matheny holds the National League record for most consecutive games caught without making an error as a catcher. He is considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time.
Matheny later managed the St. Louis Cardinals. As manager, Matheny's teams won one National League (NL) pennant and three NL Central division titles. He bats and throws right-handed, stands 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall, and weighs 205 pounds (93 kg).
Torii Hunter
Torii Kedar Hunter (/ˈtɔːriː/; born July 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Detroit Tigers from 1997 through 2015. Hunter was a five-time All-Star, won a major league record nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards as a center fielder, and was a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. Hunter was known for his trademark ability to rob batters of home runs at the outfield wall, particularly as the center fielder for the Twins. Hunter is regarded as arguably the greatest defensive outfielder of all time.
Escort agency
An escort agency is a company that provides escorts for clients, usually for sexual services. Individual girls who provide this kind of service are known as call girls. The practice is close to being prostitution.
There are escort agencies which provide escorts for occasions or for a visit to an event. This is a more legitimate service. Such agencies as aura escort provide security, especially for females attending an event.
Since the introduction of the Prostitute Protection Act in 2017, every escort agency has to apply for a license and the manager is checked before it is granted. This makes the escort industry even safer and more serious.
Tracy Edwards
Tracy Edwards is a sailboat racer. In 1989 she organized an 12-woman crew to participate in the "Whitbread Round the World Race". It was rare for women to sail in those days. The duration of this race was nine months.
A documentary called "Maiden" was made about the race.
Oak Hill Cemetery (Lawrence, Kansas)
The Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. It was first created as a way for the people of Lawrence to remember those who were killed in Quantrill's Raid. Some famous people from Kansas are buried there. They include Charles L. Robinson, John P. Usher, and James H. Lane. It was built in 1866.
Adriano Andreani
Adriano Andreani (14 September 1879 – 20 October 1960) was an Italian gymnast. He competed in the men's team event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
William Bonin
William George Bonin (8 January 1947-23 February, 1996) also known as The Freeway Killer was an American serial killer. He raped, tortured, and killed of at least 21 children and young people in 1979 and 1980 in Southern California. Bonin is also suspected of 15 more murders. Described by the prosecutor in his first trial as "the most diabolical person that ever existed," Bonin was convicted of 14 murders in two separate trials in 1982 and 1983. He was executed by lethal injection in San Quentin State Prison on February 23, 1996.
Manu Ginóbili
Emanuel David Ginóbili (born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine retired professional basketball player. Over a 23-season professional career, he became one of only two players to have won a EuroLeague title, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. A four-time NBA champion, Ginóbili was a member of the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Along with Spurs teammates Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, he was known as one of the "Big Three".
Ginóbili comes from a family of professional basketball players. He spent the early part of his career in Argentina and Italy, where he holds dual citizenship, and won several individual and team honors. His stint with Italian club Kinder Bologna was particularly successful; he won two Italian League MVP awards, the EuroLeague Finals MVP and the 2001 EuroLeague championship and Triple Crown. Selected as the 57th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, Ginóbili joined the Spurs in 2002, and soon became a key player for the team. In addition to his four NBA championships, Ginóbili was named an All-Star in 2005 and 2011, and has been selected twice for the All-NBA Team. In 2007–08, he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Ginóbili announced his retirement on 27 August 2018.
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Jason Richardson
Jason Anthoney Richardson (born January 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft after playing college basketball for Michigan State University. He won the NBA Dunk Contest in both 2002 and 2003, becoming the second player, after Michael Jordan, to win the competition back-to-back. Richardson has also played for the Charlotte Bobcats, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, and the Philadelphia 76ers.
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