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Arthur Steven "Artie" Lange, Jr. (October 11, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, radio personality and author. Lange is most notable for replacing Jackie Martling on The Howard Stern Show, and for being an original cast member of the sketch comedy series MADtv. Lange co-wrote a book with Anthony Bozza, titled Too Fat to Fish. It was released on November 11, 2008, and was named on the New York Times best-seller list on November 21, 2008.

Baseball hall of fame

Baseball has often been called America's pastime. It is one of the oldest sports that started in this country in the 1840's to 1850's. When many people try think of something that is American they often think about baseball. That is where the phrase of "It's as American as baseball and apple pie" came from. Baseball continues to draw new fans and has an enormous following now all over the world. Fans of baseball have many things to keep them happy with fantasy leagues that offer camps where they can do baseball hitting drills and baseball instruction from MLB coaching staffs, to the famous Baseball hall of Fame in New York.

The 2009 World Series just finished with the New York Yankees beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The state of New York had the first professional baseball team and also has the baseball Hall of Fame Museum in Cooperstown, NY. So, as you can see, the state of New York loves the sport of baseball and their two professional teams of the Yankees and the Mets.

If you are a big fan who does not live in New York State, you should make a plan to visit the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Many groups of friends or even baseball teams make a special trip to go there on a vacation. It is also a great place for families. For the big fans, a great and exciting time to go is in July when they have the induction ceremony of the new members being inducted to the hall of fame. They have a ceremony at the Clark Sport Center nearby and a lot of special events surrounding the induction at the museum. At the museum, they also have a huge store full of everything related to baseball that you could possibly imagine.

Another great thing for baseball fans to do is to attend a fantasy baseball league camp. This is for the person that is an enormous fan of a particular team and enjoys playing fantasy baseball on their own. This camp is typically geared to the adult male aged 25-50 that wants to chance to meet their favorite professional players and some of the coaches and actually be able to throw a ball and play a bit of baseball with them. They also get baseball playing tips like they would at any sports camp. This is usually a thrill of a lifetime for these fans getting to not only be on a major baseball field but to be playing with the MLB players as well.

Whether you are a former professional baseball player or just a kid playing in their first year of little league, baseball is something that brings the generations of people together. Visiting a place like Cooperstown provides all of the things you could ever want to see surround the love of baseball that so many Americans hold dear to their hearts. Fantasy camps also give the fans a great experience to play with the pros.

What Is A Hogchoker?

Hogchokers are found along the coast of parts of North America. They are also known by names like Freshwater Flounder, Freshwater Sole. The small flat fishes belong to the species called Trinectes maculates. Usually brown to dark brown in color, and lighter on their “blind side” (side lacking an eye) with a miximum size of 20.0 cm / 8 inches, they need an environment with brackish – marine water and older specimens need marine water.

Despite its name this species should not be kept in freshwater. If kept in a fish tank, substrate made out of fine grained sand that allows them to burrow would be the best environment for them. Hogchokers are sometimes offered for sale in aquarium stores who keep them in freshwater. They preffer live food such as Brine Shrimp, Daphnia, Mosquito larvae, and tubifex worms. You can kiss your dry food good bye if you are petting this fish.

.Internet surfers have searched for this fish like mad and Google trends show that “Hogchokers” has been searched the most number of times by Googlers in the past hour. Why are they searching about the fish? Its fishy to us as well. But here is keeping you happy if you have been searching for the fish. If you really are one of the millions of surfers who are searching for this fish, please do leave a comment and tell us why.

Charles Rogers (American football)

Charles Rogers No. -- Free Agent
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: May 23, 1981 (1981-05-23) (age 28)
Place of birth: Saginaw, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College: Michigan State
NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Debuted in 2003 for the Detroit Lions
Last played in 2005 for the Detroit Lions


Career history
As player:

Detroit Lions (2003–2005)

Career highlights and awards
2x Frist-team All-Big Ten (2001–2002)
Consensus First-team All-American (2002)
Fred Biletnikoff Award (2002)
Paul Warfield Trophy (2002)

Stats at NFL.com
Charles Rogers (born May 23, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions second overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State. He is tied with Tony Mandarich as the second highest drafted Michigan State player ever (behind Bubba Smith).

High School Years
Rogers attended Saginaw High School and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a three-time All-State honoree.


College career
Later, Rogers attended Michigan State, where he broke many receiving records. The winner of the 2002 Biletnikoff Award, Rogers still holds the school records for most TDs in a career with 27, breaking the record held by former Spartans WR (and later MLB All-Star) Kirk Gibson and the school record for most receiving yards in a single game with 270.

Professional career
Having been compared to Randy Moss,[1] Rogers was drafted second overall after Carson Palmer in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.

Rogers caught 22 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns during his first five games of the 2003 season, before breaking his collarbone while practicing a speed drill with Dré Bly, leaving him out for the season. He was expected to come back, however, in the third play of the 2004 season, Rogers suffered another broken collarbone, and was once again out for the season.

During the 2005 season, Rogers was suspended 4 games for a third violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy. As a result of this violation, the Lions filed a grievance, claiming that his drug suspension violated a clause in his contract, which would mean Rogers would be obligated to return $10 million of the $14.2 million the Lions gave him in bonuses. The Detroit Free Press would later report that Rogers failed drug tests each year while at Michigan State. Citing Lions chief operating officer Tom Lewand, a report Oct. 9, 2008 stated that Rogers must repay the team around $8.5 million.[2] Upon his return from suspension, despite the fact that Rogers was deemed healthy, he played only nine games, with three starts, and was declared inactive for four games. He caught 14 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown.

On September 2, 2006, Rogers was released by the Lions. Newly hired head coach Rod Marinelli didn't think Rogers' work ethic was a match for the team. After releasing him, Marinelli said, "We picked the men that are right for this football team. It's behind us."[3]

After his release, Rogers worked out for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006, all of whom passed. Reportedly, Rogers worked out for the Kansas City Chiefs in January 2007 and flopped the workout by running a 40-time of 4.65, which was a decline from the 4.28 that he ran at his pro day four years prior (he did not run at the scouting combine).

Though it was reported that Rogers had signed with the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers[4],

Personal Life and Legal Issues
Rogers has fathered 5 children, two of which were born before he graduated from high school.[6]

He was arrested in September 2008 and charged with assault and battery of a female acquaintance and the charges were later dropped. In December 2008, Rogers was sentenced to attend sobriety court or face jail time after violating his probation. He tested positive for hydrocodone. In March 2009, Rogers was jailed for violating probation.[7] On September 16, 2009, Rogers was arrested in Novi, MI for driving under the influence of alcohol after being found unresponsive behind the wheel of his car by police.[8] Rogers was arrested again in Novi, MI on January 5, 2010, having passed out after drinking, which was a violation of a sobriety court order.[9]

In August of 2009, in an interview with ESPN's Jamielle Hill, Rogers said he "blew e'y day" and smoked marijuana regularly. He also said he was just "really smokin'" and that was what led to his downfall in the National Football League after being drafted by the Detroit Lions with the number 2 pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. He was drafted behind only 2002-2003 Heisman Trophy Winner Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals.