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John Powers

@jmrcom

PhD in Strategic Comm, Assistant Professor and Director of the Interactive Media and Communications grad program at @Quinnipiac University

 Wallingford, CT
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Joined November 2008
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Gordo
@BOSSportsGordoApr 6
Tough sequence brewing here: The Red Sox ruined their relationship with Rafael Devers in the name of making Alex Bregman their 3B. So they traded Devers for a package centered around Kyle Harrison and James Tibbs. Despite that, they let Alex Bregman walk just 7 months later over a no-trade clause. So they gave that money to Ranger Suarez (8.64 ERA in 2 GS so far) despite having a full rotation. And made Caleb Durbin (.204 OPS so far) the new 3B. And traded Kyle Harrison (2.61 ERA in 2 GS so far) and more to the Brewers to get him. James Tibbs (7 homers in 9 games this year in AAA) was traded last year for half a season of Dustin May (5.40 ERA in 6 games for BOS).
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I’ve had 2 hours to think about it - this was Steph’s best 3 ever.
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You could say the auditions for a third ManningCast host did not go as expected.
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John Tomase@jtomase27 Aug 2023
Sean McDonough didn't mince words on WEEI broadcast after Mookie Betts homered. "It's a trade that can never be defended and a stain that will never be erased, the trade of Mookie Betts by the Red Sox."
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Victoria Arlen
@Arlenv111 Apr 2023
My Dad was on the inaugural team… one of the 1st scholarship hockey players… a poor kid from Boston… until a school by the name of Quinnipiac gave him a chance 🏒 To see him watch @QU_MIH win their first ever National Championship with tears running down his face & the immense pride for his alma mater… there are no words. 🙏🤍
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Thank you, @elizakruczynski of @WFSBnews for interviewing @jmrcom, director of the graduate #interactive #media & #communications program at @QuinnipiacU, for your story about the latest #TikTok #trend. bit.ly/41P2K7v
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@RedSox5 Oct 2022
We can't thank Eck properly without a tribute to his baseball vocabulary! Also thanks to @ecktionary for tracking it all over the years.
ECKISMS: Baseball terms coined by Dennis Eckersley Cheese /CHēz/ noun - Fastball Bases Drunk /ˈbāsēz drəNGk/ adjective - The bases are loaded Easy Cheese /ˈēzē CHēz/ noun - Effortless fastball Gas /ɡas/ noun - High-velocity fastball Gas Masterson/ɡas ˈmastərsən / noun- Any high-velocity fastball pitcher Going Bridge/ˈɡōiNG brij/ verb- Hitting a home run Going Yahtzee/ˈɡōiNG yahtzee/ verb - Home run Hair /her/ adjective- Movement on a fastball High Cheese /ˈhī CHēz/ noun - High fastball Johnson /ˈjän(t)-sən/ noun - A homerun Just to Stay in Shape / ˈjəstˈ tü ˈstā ənˈ shāp/ - an activity done with enough frequency just because the player can. Moss /ˈmȯs/ noun- Hair, or a nice head of hair (see also: Serious Moss) Paint /ˈpānt/ verb- Pitch on corner of the zone Pair of Shoes /ˈper ˈäv ˈshüs/ noun - A strikeout looking Put the Ranch On It /ˈpu̇t t͟hē ˈranch ˈȯn ət/ verb - Willing to bet on it. Salad- Off-speed pitch Splitster / ˈsplitstər/ noun - A pitcher skilled at throwing a splitter

ALT ECKISMS: Baseball terms coined by Dennis Eckersley Cheese /CHēz/ noun - Fastball Bases Drunk /ˈbāsēz drəNGk/ adjective - The bases are loaded Easy Cheese /ˈēzē CHēz/ noun - Effortless fastball Gas /ɡas/ noun - High-velocity fastball Gas Masterson/ɡas ˈmastərsən / noun- Any high-velocity fastball pitcher Going Bridge/ˈɡōiNG brij/ verb- Hitting a home run Going Yahtzee/ˈɡōiNG yahtzee/ verb - Home run Hair /her/ adjective- Movement on a fastball High Cheese /ˈhī CHēz/ noun - High fastball Johnson /ˈjän(t)-sən/ noun - A homerun Just to Stay in Shape / ˈjəstˈ tü ˈstā ənˈ shāp/ - an activity done with enough frequency just because the player can. Moss /ˈmȯs/ noun- Hair, or a nice head of hair (see also: Serious Moss) Paint /ˈpānt/ verb- Pitch on corner of the zone Pair of Shoes /ˈper ˈäv ˈshüs/ noun - A strikeout looking Put the Ranch On It /ˈpu̇t t͟hē ˈranch ˈȯn ət/ verb - Willing to bet on it. Salad- Off-speed pitch Splitster / ˈsplitstər/ noun - A pitcher skilled at throwing a splitter

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Thinking about how the Dolphins handled Tua over the past week. Compare that to Mike Tomlin, who held Ryan Clark out of the Denver game due to his sickle cell - despite him being medically cleared - in case something happened. "I got an obligation to safeguard him."
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@SurvivingGrady24 Sep 2022
Happy Birthday to Kevin Millar, whose “Don’t let us win” oration should be taught in schools alongside the Gettysburg Address.
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This is — and I can’t stress this enough — the greatest segment to come from a sports broadcast that I have ever seen in my entire life xitter.cf/NBAonTNT/status/989709…
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We have named Brian Flores as our senior defensive assistant/linebackers.

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Rich Eisen
@richeisen14 Feb 2022
One of the best throws into the tightest of windows in as big a spot I’ve ever seen was a no-look pass.
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@NFL14 Feb 2022
This angle makes Stafford's no-look even more impressive. 😳 (via @RamsNFL)
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Don't be like Jonah with regard to “those people over there.” Each region of the country and political party finds reasons to despise the other. Christian believers are being sucked into this maelstrom as much as, if not more than anyone. Don't be like Jonah.
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The lack of honesty in our public discourse can be summed up simply: We are more committed to proving the other side wrong than to being truthful. (&)
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Randy Baumann@DVERandy31 Dec 2021
The greatest throw in Super Bowl history
PFF PIT Steelers (@PFF_Steelers) profile picturePFF PIT Steelers@PFF_Steelers30 Dec 2021
Drop your favorite Ben Roethlisberger play. We’ll start:
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The Notre Dame players are so freaking excited for the announcement of new head coach, Marcus Freeman, I love it! The strength coach was so excited he even rushed the intro 😂😂
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"No" –Rosa Parks when ordered by a Montgomery, Alabama bus driver to give up her seat for white passengers on this date, December 1, 1955.
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#HereWeGo
john walker iv (@realjohnwalker) profile picturejohn walker iv@realjohnwalker29 Nov 2021
Instead of film, the staff needs to just show this on a loop all week. Every Steeler not named Cam Heyward needs to watch this.
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Heath Mayo@HeathMayo24 Nov 2021
What is the best alternative to districts being drawn by partisan legislators? Independent bipartisan/nonpartisan commissions? It seems fundamentally wrong that a political majority today can give itself a structural political advantage in future elections. Both parties do it.
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Glad that McAuliffe has conceded in Virginia...maybe we can make this the norm when you don't win a race. That would be great for Democracy. A couple of 2nd place finishers in Georgia in 2018 and 2020 come to mind.
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