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“That competition with those guys there on that back end with Kindle and Artie Burns and some of these other guys, it’s been good,” coach Matt Nagy said Monday. “And I like where Kindle’s at. I think the depth behind — like, when you say nickel position, I think Duke Shelley and (Christian) have been doing a good job of battling, and that’s again stuff that we’re going to be working through tonight and into (Tuesday).

Báez — who has not hit consistently since his July 30 trade from the Cubs, got injured shortly after the deal and made a brutal baserunning gaffe during his brief stay in Queens — was vilified on Twitter, where it was pointed out that even New York Yankees icon Derek Jeter was booed at Yankee Stadium in 2004. Jeter said he deserved it, which is the proper answer most athletes give when they’re underperforming and hearing it from fans, whether they believe it or not.

Living in a huge, populous city in the United States that has towering skyscrapers and an abundance of lights and sounds may be the dream for some. Seemingly endless opportunity is a major attraction for places like Los Angeles and New York City. But the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled some to migrate away from the big cities in search of a greater degree of social isolation. Personal finance website WalletHub analyzed 1,200 cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 and ranked the best ones to live in based on 43 key indicators of livability. By Noah McGee, The Active Times Dec 3, 2020

“There’s a lot of things that we weigh when we’re making decisions — fit on the team, overall talent, salary cap,” Flores said. “But I think when [general manager Chris Grier], myself, the coaching staff are talking about players, we’re always trying to do what’s best for Miami Dolphins and the organization. But there’s a lot of variables there: We want a group that’s tough, that’s smart, that’s competitive, that loves to play, that’s team-first.”

Meanwhile, the United States has yet to reopen its own borders to EU tourists, despite calls from the bloc for the Biden administration to lift its ban. Adalbert Jahnz, the European Commission spokesperson for home affairs, said Monday that the EU’s executive arm remained in discussions with the U.S. administration as both sides have so far failed to find a reciprocal approach.

Before starting his own advocacy group, the Student Borrower Protection Center, Frotman was the student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It’s a position that effectively is the federal government’s highest ranking official on student loan issues. (AP)