Full Text of HR0726 96th General Assembly
HR0726 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Jayson Richard Gowan Werth was born on May 20, | 3 |
| 1979 in Springfield, and grew up in Chatham; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Glenwood High School, where his | 5 |
| baseball prowess is still remembered there; during his junior | 6 |
| year, Jayson Werth, then an outstanding catcher, batted .463 | 7 |
| with five home runs, 36 runs batted in and 22 stolen bases; the | 8 |
| Glenwood Redskins went on to breeze through their conference, | 9 |
| and the early stages of the State tournament, and won a nail | 10 |
| biter against perennial powerhouse Aurora Waubonsie Valley to | 11 |
| clinch the first State Championship in the schools history; and
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| WHEREAS, His senior year he upped the ante and saw his | 13 |
| draft stock soar, hitting .652, with 15 homeruns in only 31 | 14 |
| games; and although he signed his letter of intent to continue | 15 |
| his baseball career at the University of Georgia, the Baltimore | 16 |
| Orioles selected him in the first round of the 1997 amateur | 17 |
| player draft, and he signed his first professional contract; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Jayson Werth exceeded expectations in the Minor | 20 |
| League system of the Orioles, but he was traded to the Toronto | 21 |
| Blue Jays in 2000, and was being used as a catcher, outfielder, | 22 |
| and first baseman; he made his Major League debut on September |
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| 1, 2002 for the Blue Jays; his first complete season at the big | 2 |
| league level he hit .262 with 16 home runs and 47 RBI; and on | 3 |
| March 29, 2004, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers; and
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| WHEREAS, After playing two seasons in Los Angeles, Jayson | 5 |
| Werth was granted free agency in December 2006; less than one | 6 |
| week later he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies; and
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| WHEREAS, Jayson Werth became a staple in the outfield for | 8 |
| the Phillies, playing right field, and hitting .298 during the | 9 |
| 2007 season; his success continued through the 2008 season that | 10 |
| saw the Phillies breeze through the National League Division | 11 |
| Series and the National League Championship Series, and go on | 12 |
| to beat the Tampa Bay Rays to win the 2008 World Series; he | 13 |
| finished the season with several notable accolades, including | 14 |
| hitting three homeruns in one game on May 16th, in which he | 15 |
| also tied the franchise record for most runs batted in during | 16 |
| one game; and he led the entire Major Leagues in home runs hit | 17 |
| against left handed pitchers, with 16 round trippers; and
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| WHEREAS, Jayson Werth had a career year during the 2009 | 19 |
| season, being named to his first All-Star team; he finished the | 20 |
| regular season hitting .268, with career high numbers in | 21 |
| several categories, including 36 homeruns, 99 RBI, and 20 | 22 |
| stolen bases; and
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| WHEREAS, His team's success has led him, once again, to the | 2 |
| World Series, in which the Phillies face off against the New | 3 |
| York Yankees; Jayson Werth has proven to be a substantial | 4 |
| contributor in the lineup, and this trend will continue | 5 |
| throughout the remainder of his career; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate and applaud Jayson Richard Gowan Werth on his | 9 |
| individual success and the success of his current Major League | 10 |
| team, the Philadelphia Phillies, and wish them luck in their | 11 |
| World Series match up against the New York Yankees; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Jayson Werth and his family as symbols of our | 15 |
| respect.
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