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We celebrate the life and times of Ernie Harwell, legendary broadcaster who passed this week. I was sitting in the press box of Comerica Park during the grand opening of the new park that replaced historic Tiger Stadium eating my pregame meal at a table all by myself and guess who ask to sit down? No other than Ernie saying just John, can I sit here. Are you kidding me, hell yea you can sit here. As we talked about the history of baseball, playing cards on the train with Jackie Robinson, the old stories I was just honored to know he knew my name, still don’t know how he knew. We will miss you Ernie, imagine the baseball games he is calling in Heaven.
The 1st Announcement (Detroit Free Press)
Ernie Tribute (The Wayne Fontes Experience)
Interactive Tribute (Detroit News)
A True Gentleman (Click on Detroit)
Tigers and MLB’s Tribute (MLB & Detroit Tigers)
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Yarixa Ferrao, AKA Coach Yari (Ya-di), is a Certified Personal Trainer (NASM), P.A.C.E Certified. She was recently voted “America’s Next Fitness Phenom” by ProjectBreakout.com. She has been passionately training for nearly 10 years. She is an expert in functional training, fat loss, weight loss, sports performance, and cellulite. Coach Yari is the founder of Get Fit in 6, a six week life transformation program for both men and women, and has also written an e-book on one of women’s most common problems: cellulite. In addition she serves as a health and fitness writer for Totalhealthbreakthroughs.com, EarlytoRise.com, and MyPureRadiance.com. Her website, 
Ashley Cooper, an NPC Figure Competitor, fitness writer, personal trainer and fitness model, has done more in only two years than many do in their entire career. Moving from Cincinnati to Miami in 2002, she attended the University of Miami and studied Journalism and Sports Administration. Her goals after graduating included becoming a sportscaster and hosting her own TV show. Having been an athlete all her life, Ashley realized she did not just want to simply talk about other people’s athletic accomplishments, she wanted to accomplish more of her own. She switched gears into fitness and has since been featured in a workout DVD, asked to write for many credited fitness sites, been shot by some of the top photographers in the business and is currently working on publishing her first book. For more information about Ashley click 
Melissa Binkley is the founder of Chic Fitness. Her career in fitness began after graduating from Ohio State University in 2000, when she began competing in NPC fitness and figure contests. She became addicted to her new sporting adventure and soon sought certification through ISSA. In 2001 she opened her own training company dedicated to helping empower people of all ages by working with them to realize their fitness goals. She is continuously studying and learning all aspects of kinesiology and nutrition to assist her clients during their fitness journey. Melissa hopes to convey life lessons to her clients which include increased confidence and self-esteem, a dedication to fitness discipline and improved focus on their goals. Melissa offers Lifestyle Fitness Coaching, Kitchen and Diet Makeovers, Boot Camps, and Sport Specific Athletic training as well as general fitness training in your home or gym. She is currently working to develop a wellness center that encompasses all aspects of her passion and to create a line of scientifically tested holistic supplements. Learn more on 
Marie Spano and Marc Lobliner
Marie Spano, M.S., RD, FISSN holds a B.S. in Exercise and Sport Science from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and an M.S. in Foods and Nutrition from the University of Georgia. She is also the current VP of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and is frequent lecturer on the role of functional foods in sports performance. She has written several articles for trade publications and popular press magazines, chapters for sports nutrition textbooks, counseled hundreds of individuals on weight loss and sports nutrition and serves as the sports nutritionist for Pro Beach Volleyball player Al Hannemann’s Volleyball Vacations. Learn more 
Marc Lobliner is the owner and the President of Scivation and Primaforce. He is also a National Level NPC Bodybuilder, husband and father of two. His main focus in life is to help people reach their health and physique goals by making science and innovation more accessible to the competitive athlete and fitness enthusiast. He does this through his free training and diet program located at 
Dallas Clouatre, Ph.D. earned his A.B. from Stanford and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. A member of the American College of Nutrition, he co-authored Tocotrienols: Vitamin E Beyond Tocopherols to be published in September and also the Encyclopedia Of Dietary Supplements. His articles have appeared in Toxicology Letters, Heart Disease and other medical journals as well as several books.
Renee Jones, 44 years old, grew up in Colorado and has been running most of her life. Trail running is her ultimate stress reliever. 2008 marks her third year running Pikes Peak. In 2007 she placed 5th in her age group after they had split off the Overall and Masters winners. This year was especially challenging because she also ran in the Arctic. Renee has done the Mt. Evans Ascent three times, with the uphills without the down being her forte. Next up is the Outward Bound Relay on September 12, where a team of 10 covers 174 miles over 24 hours. This will be her 4th relay. She is also planning to complete the 14ers, as she loves being above timberline!