3 months ago
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — When people hear Tommy John, they immediately think of the surgery pitchers in baseball have to repair a ligament in their elbow, but the man it is named for, a Terre Haute native who has recently entered hospice care, is accepting his fate as he pens a letter to his fans.
Recently, Terre Haute native and former MLB pitcher Tommy John thanked the New York Yankees and the fans who cheered him on over his career as he enters hospice care. Bruce Rosselli, a part-owner and general manager for the Terre Haute Rex, who has hosted a Tommy John night in the past to honor his legacy and impact on the game, and a friend of Tommy John, was shocked to hear the news of Tommy John's health.
"I was saddened to hear that," Rosselli said. "The last few weeks, I've been speaking with him, encouraging him and letting him know Terre Haute is behind him, the Terre Haute Rex are playing for him. Things like that to encourage him."
Tommy John played 26 seasons in the MLB with six different teams and recorded over 2,000 strikeouts while collecting nearly 300 wins as a pitcher.
"In the modern era of the 1960s, 70s, he was all over the map with Major League Baseball, getting drafted in 1961," Rosselli said.
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Recently, Terre Haute native and former MLB pitcher Tommy John thanked the New York Yankees and the fans who cheered him on over his career as he enters hospice care. Bruce Rosselli, a part-owner and general manager for the Terre Haute Rex, who has hosted a Tommy John night in the past to honor his legacy and impact on the game, and a friend of Tommy John, was shocked to hear the news of Tommy John's health.
"I was saddened to hear that," Rosselli said. "The last few weeks, I've been speaking with him, encouraging him and letting him know Terre Haute is behind him, the Terre Haute Rex are playing for him. Things like that to encourage him."
Tommy John played 26 seasons in the MLB with six different teams and recorded over 2,000 strikeouts while collecting nearly 300 wins as a pitcher.
"In the modern era of the 1960s, 70s, he was all over the map with Major League Baseball, getting drafted in 1961," Rosselli said.
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3 months ago
Aug. 9—Simon Rosselli has gone from a state champion to a world champion in less than three months.
And he did so Sunday afternoon in the most dramatic fashion, popping an American national record discus throw of 66.39 meters (217 feet, 9 inches) to win the World Athletics Congress U20 championship at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene.
With his gold medal around his neck and an American flag draped over his shoulders, Rosselli answered questions from the media. He was grateful to have won Sunday, but he took a few moments to express how heartbroken he was for friends and family affected by the Spokane Complex fires the past week.
The Rossellis, who live near the Autumn Lane fire off 5 Mile, were evacuated from their home Aug. 2, and they just received confirmation Sunday that their home is still standing and they can return to it when they travel back to Spokane.
"That's heavy," Rosselli said when asked about the fires. "Spokane's gone through a lot but Spokane bands together. That's what they do. We have friends who aren't out of danger yet. It's devastating.
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And he did so Sunday afternoon in the most dramatic fashion, popping an American national record discus throw of 66.39 meters (217 feet, 9 inches) to win the World Athletics Congress U20 championship at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene.
With his gold medal around his neck and an American flag draped over his shoulders, Rosselli answered questions from the media. He was grateful to have won Sunday, but he took a few moments to express how heartbroken he was for friends and family affected by the Spokane Complex fires the past week.
The Rossellis, who live near the Autumn Lane fire off 5 Mile, were evacuated from their home Aug. 2, and they just received confirmation Sunday that their home is still standing and they can return to it when they travel back to Spokane.
"That's heavy," Rosselli said when asked about the fires. "Spokane's gone through a lot but Spokane bands together. That's what they do. We have friends who aren't out of danger yet. It's devastating.
#gone #friends
3 months ago
Aug. 8—The dream of winning a world championship is very much alive for Simon Rosselli.
On his first throw Saturday afternoon in the World Athletics Congress U20 men's discus championship, the former Mead High star met the qualifying mark for the finals, throwing 60.84 meters (about 199 feet, 7 inches) at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene.
It came on his first and only throw Saturday. By rule, once an athlete hits the qualifying standard for the finals he or she is done for the day.
The finals will feature 13 of the 29 athletes entered. Each athlete will have three attempts Sunday with the top nine moving on to the final round with three more attempts each.
"He looked really good warming up," Rosselli's coach, IronWood director TJ Crater, said. "Just a little cautious on his one competitive throw. He's ready."
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On his first throw Saturday afternoon in the World Athletics Congress U20 men's discus championship, the former Mead High star met the qualifying mark for the finals, throwing 60.84 meters (about 199 feet, 7 inches) at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene.
It came on his first and only throw Saturday. By rule, once an athlete hits the qualifying standard for the finals he or she is done for the day.
The finals will feature 13 of the 29 athletes entered. Each athlete will have three attempts Sunday with the top nine moving on to the final round with three more attempts each.
"He looked really good warming up," Rosselli's coach, IronWood director TJ Crater, said. "Just a little cautious on his one competitive throw. He's ready."
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3 months ago
The World Athletics U20 Championships meet is back in Eugene for the second time in 12 years and though the gates at Hayward Field don't open until Aug. 5, the first record of the meet has already been set.
Approximately 1,800 athletes from 147 countries are expected to compete Wednesday through Sunday, breaking the previous high of 1,558 competitors for the 2024 meet in Lima, Peru.
Among them are current Oregon track athlete Juan Gonzalez (men's 5,000 meters), and future Ducks Jaslene Massey (women's discus and shot put), Ellery Lincoln (women's 1,500), Simon Rosselli (men's discus) and Estonian heptathlete Mia Uusorg.
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The 2014 U20 championships at Hayward Field featured many young athletes who have gone on to have tremendous success on the world stage, including American women's discus star Valarie (Allman) Sion and men's sprinter Trayvon Bromell; Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, who owns world records in the men's 5,000 and 10,000; Ethiopian men's distance star Yomif Kejelcha; sprinter Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain; and Croatia's Sara Kolak, who two years after the 2014 meet would win Olympic gold in the women's javelin.
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Approximately 1,800 athletes from 147 countries are expected to compete Wednesday through Sunday, breaking the previous high of 1,558 competitors for the 2024 meet in Lima, Peru.
Among them are current Oregon track athlete Juan Gonzalez (men's 5,000 meters), and future Ducks Jaslene Massey (women's discus and shot put), Ellery Lincoln (women's 1,500), Simon Rosselli (men's discus) and Estonian heptathlete Mia Uusorg.
Get tickets for the World Athletics U20 Championships
The 2014 U20 championships at Hayward Field featured many young athletes who have gone on to have tremendous success on the world stage, including American women's discus star Valarie (Allman) Sion and men's sprinter Trayvon Bromell; Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, who owns world records in the men's 5,000 and 10,000; Ethiopian men's distance star Yomif Kejelcha; sprinter Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain; and Croatia's Sara Kolak, who two years after the 2014 meet would win Olympic gold in the women's javelin.
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