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Rangers’ Andrus benched after lapse in field

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was yanked from Sunday’s game by manager Ron Washington because of a lack of effort.

Andrus committed a throwing error on a routine ground ball by Minnesota Twins catcher Rene Rivera in the eighth inning. Andrus appeared to lazily flip the ball, pulling first baseman Michael Young off the bag.

Elvis Andrus flips the ball to second base with his glove during the first game of Texas’ weekend series with Minnesota. Andrus gave less effort Sunday late in the third game. (AP Photo)

Washington pinch-hit for Andrus in the top of the ninth inning.

“I didn’t like his attitude,” Washington told reporters, according to the Dallas Morning News. “The inning before there were a couple of plays he didn’t make, but he gave the effort. There are going to be plays that you can’t make. On that play, there wasn’t energy. Elvis is better than that. I didn’t chew him out, but I let him know that.”

Andrus may have been frustrated by what happened in the seventh inning. He committed an error and failed to snag a grounder that turned into a single. The error led to five unearned runs a blew open a close game. Texas eventually lost, 6-1.

“I was still a little upset, I think about the inning before,” Andrus said, according to the Dallas Morning News. “I got upset with myself and I think that was still bothering me because I didn’t help the pitcher out. But things happen. There is no excuse. There’s nothing really that I can say about it.”

Health Advice by Dr. Weiss: Dad’s Health: A Priority on Father’s Day

June 1st, 2011 – Celebrating Father’s Day is a time-honored tradition. Keeping Dad healthy and uninjured as he ages and becomes a “weekend warrior” is important for optimum physical and mental health.

We all know that exercise is good for us but unexpected injuries can sometimes get in the way of a motivated Dad—or for that matter, anyone of us. These comments are directed to Dad this month but everyone, from young to old and all women exercisers as well, will benefit by avoiding athletic injuries.

Overuse injuries are one of the most common problems with young competitive athletes. Middle age and older folks, on the other hand, have a tendency to try to match their peak younger performance; this is impractical and often results in a musculoskeletal injury.

I believe the right course for most middle age and older people is to regularly exercise but do different activities. This will:

1. Keep you from getting mentally bored.

2. Prevent excess stress on limited areas of the body which means overusing one area of the musculoskeletal system.

3. Develop both cardiovascular and musculoskeletal abilities.

Alternating between running, swimming, weight lifting, biking, dancing, and any other type of exercise usually fulfils these three goals.

People’s attitude towards exercise ranges from love to hate. Many folks are blessed with having a quick and reasonably predictable endorphin response, known as “runner’s high.” You don’t have to be a runner to enjoy the body’s positive response to being exercised; swimming and any type of aerobic exercise—biking, spinning, floor exercises, dancing—can give the same salubrious feeling.

An attribute of this comfortable feeling is that once people start to exercise they want to continue. That is why most people feel so much better after they finish exercising than they do before they start. Leaving the gym is always more pleasurable than arriving.

Dads—and anyone who exercises—can develop an overuse injury, occurring over time and resulting from repetitive micro-trauma to the tendons, bones and joints. Tennis or pitcher’s elbow, swimmer’s shoulder, runner’s knee, Achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, and shin splints are some of the more common overuse injuries, which are given names associated with the sport or position which commonly cause them. One other fact is that you don’t have to be in the sport to get the injury. Tennis elbow or runner’s knee, for example, can occur even after doing house work.

Our bodies have a tremendous capacity to adapt to physical stress. With the right amount of stress our bodies actually get stronger and more functional. If we are careful as we build our exercise tolerance, we will strengthen and protect our tendons, muscles and joints. When we are cautious and allow time for the body to adapt, the tissues have a chance to remodel, stretch, harden and strengthen, in the relevant area of the body.

The most common causes of injuries are over training and/or rapidly accelerating on a training regimen. We would all be better off “wearing out” than “rusting out,” meaning that over exercise is better than no exercise. However, going from an amateur status to tackling Olympic challenges will surely cause more misery and interfere with improving your physical condition. Slow, steady improvement and then maintaining a good functional status is probably better and healthier in the long run for those of us who are not destined to be competitive athletes.

Maintaining cardio-pulmonary health is probably the best way to stay well, extend life, and avoid a heart attack or stroke. “Twenty minutes a day will keep the doctor away,” is a catchy phrase which is true. Undoubtedly, you can get by with missing a few days per week; nevertheless, set you goal—or Dad’s—at exercising daily and enjoy the favorable results. Studies from the Archives of Internal Medicine show that risk of poor health is lowered 30% by exercising regularly, which they defined at walking only twenty minutes three times per week.

We hope all Dads have a great Father’s Day and everyone exercises safely and without injury; great mental and physical health will be the result.

Allen S. Weiss, M.D., President and CEO, NCH Healthcare System

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Brady’s blog: Etta James Bashes ?Big-Eared? President & Beyonce!

Etta James had some pretty harsh comments for President Barack Hussein Obama and singer Beyonce.

Singer Etta James is still pissed off about Beyonce performing her hit song ?At last? at the White House two years ago.� James had some pretty harsh comments for the singer and the President.

Etta told the crowd in Seattle, ?you know, YOUR President, the one with the big ears-he ain?t MY President?had that woman singing for him at his Inauguration. She?s going to get her ass whooped. how dare Beyonce sing MY song that I been singing forever.?

It seems Etta has forgotten that ?At last? was originally Nat King Cole?s song.

But James tried to cover up her critical comments about Obama in an interview with the new York Daily News.

?I didn?t really mean anything. Even as a little child, I?ve always had that comedian kind of attitude? That?s probably what went into it.?

Etta continued,?(I) always thought he was handsome and he was cool. I still had my joke about him. That might be horrible. the President might not ever like me in life. (But) he?s got other stuff (to worry about) besides Etta James.?

But Etta didn?t back down on her comments about Beyonce, saying that watching the singer perform her song made her feel ?left out of something that was basically mine, that I had done every time you look around.?

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