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“It’s tempting to retaliate or seek revenge when someone decides to hurt, slander or lie about you. Especially in public,” she wrote. “It’s difficult to remember that those who harm us are acting out of their own pain. Wounded people need healing, and that’s what I pray finds every person who is so lost in their pain that they resort to inflicting harm on others.

Built in 1927, the 1,574-square-foot house has two bathrooms, a primary bedroom suite with its own home office, a full basement, newer mechanicals, a deck off the kitchen, a newer roof and a kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and recessed lighting, all on a 0.25-acre property near downtown Westmont.

“You have to have that intensity, not being afraid,” Hamilton said during spring training, explaining what it takes to successfully steal bases. “I was telling the guys the other day, they were like, ‘Who do you most steal bases off of?’ I said, ‘There’s no catcher I’m afraid of because it’s not the catcher’s job. It’s the pitcher’s job to get the ball to the catcher.’ ”

Dear Stepped On: You want your stepson to “just grow up,” but it sounds as if he is growing up. His path has been crooked, but if he is working hard at a full-time job, then I predict that his bouncing back and forth will gradually slow down until he feels secure enough (financially and otherwise) to land in his own home.

“I don’t know if it’s gonna be for the Reds, I don’t know if it’s gonna be for my bosses at Fox. I apologize to the people who sign my paycheck, to the Reds, Fox Sports Ohio, the people I work with, anybody that I’ve offended here tonight — I can’t begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am. That is not who I am, and it never has been. And I’d like to think maybe I could have some people that could back that up. I am very, very sorry and I beg for your forgiveness. Jim Day will take you the rest of the way.”