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Sven the Goat, For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin 7:26 a.m. CT June 3, 2017

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Congratulationsto John Koessl, the winner of the Marston Anderson Memorial Cup, and Mike Tomasian, the winner of the Louie Oldenburg Memorial Cup, in the Car and Motorcycle Show which was conducted Sunday at the Country Walk Shops.

It was a bit rainy at first, but Olga and I had a great time at the show. There were some totally awesome cars and motorcycles on display, and the food and entertainment was fantastic.

Join Olga and me for the annual Roofing of the Goats Parade at 10:30 a.m. June 10.The parade begins at the corner of Mill Road and South Bay Shore Drive, and unless its raining the parade will culminate with the first roofing of the goats of the season at Al Johnsons Restaurant & Butik.

All goats are invited to participate in the parade, and goat costumes, Viking hats, and other creative endeavors are encouraged. There will also be a goat plop contest. Im pleased to announce that Ive been chosen to be the grand marshal of this years parade. As you can see, the parade organizers have very good taste.

Sister Bay has offered free concerts in the park for over 25 years. The tradition resumes on June 14at the Sister Bay Stage in Waterfront Park.Bring your own chair, blanket or beach towel and snag a spot. Wednesday evening concerts begin at 6 p.m.and Saturday night movies begin shortly after dusk. The first concert of the season will feature the Modern Day Drifters, who play classic and modern country music.

All residents, business owners or operators, and owners of property in the village of Sister Bay and the town of Liberty Grove are encouraged to participate in a Shredding/Appliance Recycling Day on June 17.There will be no charge to have documents securely shredded or to recycle most computer components and small household appliances, but a fee could be charged for some.

Any documents to be shredded as well as any appliances or computer components to be recycled should be brought to the parking lot at the Liberty Grove Town Hall,11161 Old Stage Road, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. June 17. Please note that there will be a limit of five bankers boxes per household or business. Due to overwhelming response in the past, people from other municipalities will not be allowed to participate in this program.

The summer hours are now in effect at the Sister Bay-Liberty Grove Library. (10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Saturdays)

My friend, Christina, informed me that there will be lots of stuff going on at the library throughout the summer.

On Thursdays, from June through August, my buddy, Amos, a therapy dog who loves to be read to, will be at the library from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The Readers Rampant Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 2:30 p.m. The topic of discussion on June 13 will be The Light In The Ruins by Chris Bohjalian,

There will be rotating weekly hands on childrens activities in the library, including working with LEGOS and marble runs, and there will also be a number of group projects to work on;

A Genealogy Group meets from 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays throughout the year. Drop-insare always welcome;

Race Into Reading, a fun, educational family program with real race cars, drivers and photo opportunities, will be presented at 11a.m. June 24.

Race Cars & Their Drivers will be the subject of Junes Book Display Wall. That display will feature a mixture of books for all ages as well as DVDs and video games, and all of them pertain to car racing.

Im pleased to announce that the village will be introducing a free trolley service as a mode of public transportation in the near future. The trolley will service Sister Bays motels, the downtown, and the Country Walk Shops via an approximately 30-minute loop during the upcoming season. The village is currently accepting applications for trolley drivers. If you have strong customer service skills and possess a CDL with a passenger endorsement please submit an application ASAP. The anticipated wage rate is $18per hour, and applications can be obtained at the Administration Office.

As you can see a considerable amount of progress has been made on the Sister Bay Market Place parking lot. Surfacing was to be fully completed by June 1 with lighting and landscaping work to be completed shortly thereafter. The new parking lot brings 48 additional parking spaces to the downtown area.

On top of that, approximately 65 additional new parking spaces have been installed in the village over the last 12 months.Signsdirecting people to public parking areas were installed last Friday, so hopefully those signswill help folks navigate their way around the village more quickly.

Happy Birthday wishes are extended to Tammy Anderson, whose special day is June 7, Jerry Wesa, whose special day is June 8, Emily Anderson, whose special day is June 15, and Wayne Anderson, whose special day is June 17th.

Board of Review will be conducted from 6-8 June 6at the Fire Station on Mill Road. If you want to receive copies of agendas for any upcoming village meetings please provide your name and e-mail address to the folks in the village office. Agendas and packet materials can also be accessed on the Villages website.

Well, I guess thats all for this week. If you know of any special events which will be occurring in the Village, or would like to have me publicize birthdays or anniversaries of folks who live or work here, please provide that information to my friends in the Village Office at least one week in advance of the special day(s).

Have a great week.

Sven the Goat is the Sister Bay mascot who compiles community news with the help of a hard-working group of villagers.

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ENCINITAS A Superior Court judge has ruled against a residents group that challenged the citys approval of a second-story addition to a duplex on Rosebay Drive in 2016.

The group, which called itself Friends to Preserve Encinitas Beauty, sued Encinitas residents Gina Merchant and Derek Bradley in March 2016, challenging the addition of a 649-square-foot second story to their 863-square-foot duplex.

The group claimed the home remodel would block public and private views, would violate the citys parking requirements, that it didnt follow the citys Design Review Guidelines and that it should have been subject to extensive review under the California Environmental Quality Act.

The group also claimed approval would prompt others to build additions which would block the view of neighbors above.

Superior Court Judge Earl Maas on May 10 ruled against the group on all counts. Merchant expressed relief in the ruling.

My husband and I are so relieved to have put this to rest as the weight of the lawsuit has been bearing down on us for 12 long months, Merchant said. We were shocked and disheartened that these people took it this far given that we worked carefully with the city of Encinitas to design a second story that would be considerate of our neighbors and community, and their arguments were completely baseless.

They were just determined to try to bully us with their money. We hope our success will discourage similar NIMBY attacks elsewhere in our community, and empower people to fight for their right to improve their homes, Merchant said.

Everett Delano, the groups attorney, said the group hadnt decided if they would appeal the ruling.

Delano acknowledged that winning the lawsuit was not going to be easy, given they would have to prove the slippery slope the approval would create.

I think it was important to set a precedent that we simply cant sit back and allow this to happen, Delano said. Its not about Derek and Gina, its the concern that if you keep building up, everyone else will build up.

Marco Gonzalez, who represented Merchant and Bradley, called the suit frivolous. Suits like these only serve to fuel the perception that our environmental laws are ineffective and frequently abused, Gonzalez said. I really wish some attorneys would consider the negative consequences to the environmental movement when they bring these types of clearly bogus suits.

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This Jockey Hollow equestrian estate has a fenced pasture and riding ring, a fish pond with waterfall, and an historic four-bedroom house with an updated kitchen.(Photo: ~Courtesy of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (May 31, 2017) This four-bedroom country home blends historic charm, modern amenities and serene surroundings, all just minutes from Morristown. Located in one of Morris Townships most historic areas, this five-acre property features a fish pond with cascading waterfall, a shady grape arbor surrounded by colorful perennials, a fully fenced pasture and riding ring, a three-stall barn and tack room, a two-car garage and an oversized shed. For nonequestrians, the barn is ideal for a home office, family entertainment space, art or exercise studio. The flat pasture and riding ring could make ideal gardens, sport courts, a soccer field or baseball diamond. Beyond the arbor, theres also plenty of room for a private pool.

The current owner has lovingly maintained the property and all additions and renovations have respected the historic integrity of the house. Built in 1877, the 2,562 square-foot clapboard home offers 12 rooms, including four bedrooms, three full baths, two stairways, a screened-in porch and a second-floor laundry.

From the expansive driveway, brick pavers and a split-rail fence lead to the welcoming back door entrance. The back foyer features a large coat closet and full bath. Original wood floors lead to the sunny living room with one of two wood-burning stoves. Many of the windows contain original glass. The holiday-size dining room hosts a wood-burning fireplace and warm pumpkin pine floors.

From the dining room, an original Dutch door opens to the eat-in kitchen where custom barn-sided cabinets juxtapose todays modern conveniences, including the Bosch stove, electric double oven, large dishwasher, stainless double-door refrigerator and granite countertops. Here, there is an additional wood-burning stove. The kitchen opens to a spacious family room with a wood-burning fireplace and views of the grape arbor through the bow picture window. French doors lead to the screened-in porch that looks out onto the arbor, gardens and pasture.

the back staircase is the master suite featuring built-in book cases and views of the arbor, woods and wildlife. The master bath includes a sitting area with custom closets and a built-in chest of drawers, a linen closet, and double sinks. Down the hall is the laundry room and another full bath with new tiled floors, tub and shower. Three more bedrooms, one with built-in bookshelves and currently used as an office, complete the second floor.

The home features central air, steam radiators and electric heat. Fuel is currently oil, however there is gas in the street. Utilities are propane gas and electric. The septic is four-bedroom town-certified, and the home is served by a well.

564 Jockey Hollow is located just one minute from the historic Jockey Hollow area of the Morristown National Historical Park, featuring miles of hiking trails, historic sites and guided ranger programs. This country home is also located just 2.6 miles from downtown Morristown with a multitude of shopping, restaurant and entertainment venues, plus train service to New York City. In addition to highly rated public schools, local private school options include the Morristown Beard School, Delbarton, The Peck School, Villa Walsh Academy, and Academy of Saint Elizabeth.

The home is offered at $779,000 through affiliated Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage sales agents Sueanne Sylvester at 973-219-8845 and Denise Flanagan at 973-420-4590. Additional listing information and photos can be found at http://www.564jockeyhollow.com.

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BATAVIA Walking the hallways of the new Student Success Center, Genesee Community College officials wore bright yellow helmets.

The floors they walked on were carpeted the colleges gold and blue colors, leading through a wing of offices that serves as the home for a new success coaching model currently empty except for boxes of early-arriving furniture. Theyll be outfitted over the coming weeks, with dozens of college staff moving in by the end of June.

With the 2016-17 term less than two weeks past, and another academic year starting in August, there is both of a sense of tasks to complete and certainty of readiness as the colleges summer break continues with sounds of construction.

Weve always been on a time frame to have it up and running for students by July 3, said GCC Vice President of Finance and Operations Kevin Hamilton, noting that schedule has largely held. The nature of the college as a truly community school made it necessary.

We start earlier than most colleges, Hamilton said. Being a community school, students are coming in to pay their bills and bringing in their residency forms. Were helping them to finding a better schedule for their courses, the right campuses for them ... it really starts to pick up in a big way in the first week of August.

The first group of Japanese students joining GCC this year arrived Thursday, passing by the Student Success Center on a tour of the campus. Next year, it will the first stop.

A second-story presentation room was unadorned Thursday, but the wide-open view it offered of the nearby quad, theater and the rest of campus provides an obvious appeal.

Its designed to attract students into here, Hamilton said. Our real goal was to have it be a beacon of sorts. It was developed with these big windows, to be very apparent to students that this is where to go.

The new addition off the colleges main building, along with the Richard C. Call Arena, are very much still under construction, but the facilities have already transformed the look of the Batavia campus.

The wellness and events center stands alone across a field of pavement. Inside, the windowed-ceiling of the central fieldhouse looms over a floor of half-laid turf. Other than that project, its ready for equipment, students and events.

Were all very excited, but its the community thats been contacting us, said Marketing Communications Associate Director Donna Rae Sutherland, noting the college is already lining up a packed schedule. The Chamber is figuring how this space will be used, that one is beyond us.

Convocation will be held in the arena Sept. 12, a week after the donors that helped launch the $25 million capital project with more than $5 million in local support get their own tour. Homecoming weekend will be centered at the arena Sept. 22 and 23, with guest speakers being lined up along with conventions and sports tournaments.

For GCCs lacrosse teams, who traveled to Elma for indoor practice space, Hamilton said the arenas growth was watched intently.

This is a legit athletics facility, he said, and removes a weak point of the program. A vast weight room adds another space thats pulling excitement.

Inside the Success Center, the interest has been more internalized.

Staff members have filtered through a second-story enclosed walkway to inspect their future offices. A crew of seven success coaches, who have been building their program over the last semester, will be stationed along the far wall of offices, with advisors serving specialized departments located around a corner.

As they move into the new building, those of us who are staying are peeking around, Sutherland said. We can see where we are going to change existing spaces into new classrooms and labs, where we are going to develop new areas. Purposeful Additions

They key word, the key phrase, is student success.

Director of Development and External Affairs Richard Ensman sees the name of the new facility as both clear and important.

The role of the college of any college is to be committed to students. Very few, he said, have attempted to take it to this level.

Walking into a foyer that on Thursday had the outline of a lounge and a staircase rising with temporary boards as bannisters, students will be greeted by a five-station hub customer service desk.

You come into college and potentially, depending on your needs, you may have 75 to 80 different tasks or activities that you are responsible for, Ensman said. The traditional model of higher education has been to have departments and units that are each responsible for managing a specific functional area or service.

The college expects many students to only need to talk with their success coach a few times per semester, but those with a pile of questions or inhibiting circumstances it will be a building block.

Our coaches will be able to do all (the academic advisor roles), and provide basic financial aid and career resources. Theyll have a variety of things a student needs to be successful here.

Somewhere in the building, probably many places inside it, will be written Genesees slogan Beyond Expectations. Ensman said thats embodied by these projects, and these coaches.

As the building enters the final weeks of construction, at least the physical expectations are being met.

The hard hats are collected, the noise continues. Its summer at the college, and its time to work.

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Ben Lively had to wait a tantalizingly long time to make his major-league debut. He was called from Triple A briefly in April and did not pitch. He came back for two games in early May and did not pitch. Lively's time to shine finally arrived Saturday and he did just that. He shined. The 25-year-old right-hander, one of the early additions to the Phillies' rebuild, pitched seven innings of one-run ball and earned the victory in a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants at Citizens Bank Park (see Instant Replay). Not a bad major-league debut. "I can't even explain it," Lively said. "It's awesome." Manager Pete Mackanin, shellshocked after watching his team lose 26 of its previous 32 games and his starting pitchers go more than six innings just 10 times in the first 52 games of the season, wanted to kiss Lively when it was over. "Needless to say, Lively is my favorite pitcher," Mackanin cracked. "He did a heck of a good job. The thing that impressed me the most is he showed no fear. From the first pitch on, he pitched like he belonged here."

Lively came to the Phillies shortly after the team announced its rebuild after the 2014 season. The Phils acquired him from Cincinnati for Marlon Byrd. Lively won 18 games in the minors last year and six more this year before coming up from Triple A to replace struggling Zach Eflin.

The only run that Lively gave up Saturday came in the second inning and it might never have happened if third baseman Maikel Franco could have made the play on a Buster Posey ground ball that was ruled a hit. Posey eventually scored on a sacrifice fly after a balk and a hit batsman by Lively. Those were really the only two times that Lively looked like a rookie making his debut. Otherwise "He was cool, calm and collected," Mackanin said. "It was really fun watching him pitch. When he went back out for that last inning, I went up to him before the inning and I said, Are you OK to go back out there?' He said, Yeah, Im good. " Lively scattered four hits and walked three. He made his big-league debut, got his first big-league hit and pitching win all on the same day, but his first big-league strikeout will have to wait. He did not strike out a batter. "I couldnt even strike out my sister tonight," he said. "But, they were swinging, putting the ball on the ground, and if they were going to keep doing that, Ill keep rolling with it. "My fastball command and just getting ahead was the key."

The Phillies turned three double plays behind Lively. After being shut out, 10-0, by the Giants Friday night, the Phillies' offense put up another string of zeroes through five innings. The drought ended with two outs in the sixth when Tommy Joseph jumped on a full-count changeup from Johnny Cueto and sent it over the wall in left to tie the game. The homer traveled 447 (longest of the season by a Phillie) and came off the bat at 111 mph. An inning later, the Phillies put the first three men on base, went ahead on a hit by Freddy Galvis and took a commanding lead on a three-run double by Odubel Herrera. Pat Neshek protected a four-run lead in the eighth he's allowed just two runs in 20 1/3 innings but Hector Neris struggled in the ninth and needed an assist from Jeanmar Gomez to nail down the win. Lively's win. "That was definitely exciting to see," Lively said of the Phillies' four-run seventh. "No matter what level youre at, you always want to be winning ballgames. Winning is fun." Lively's mother, Ginny, made the trip up from Pensacola, Florida, for her son's big-league debut. His sister and grandmother were also on hand. Lively's dad, Ed, could not make the trip. He runs a charter fishing boat service back on the Gulf Coast and, well, Saturdays are pretty busy. "My dad has to go catch fish," the pitcher said. Ed Lively's boat was back at the marina by first pitch and he got to watch the game on television. So he saw his son reel in his first big-league win.

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The Phillies ended their losing streak at five Saturday with a strong outing from rookie Ben Lively and some clutch hits against Johnny Cueto and Giants' bullpen in a 5-3 win. They have a chance to end a string of 10 consecutive series losses with a winSunday. Jeremy Hellickson takes the hill in opposition of lefty Matt Moore for the Giants.

Here are five things to know for the series finale,

1. Signs of hope When the Phillies fell 18 games under .500 Friday, there was little, if anything, positive to take away from the game. They were shutout by a rookie starter and Jerad Eickhoff failed to get out of the third inning.

Saturday was much more uplifting for the Phils.

The main takeaway is that Ben Lively can hang in the rotation for a little while. The 25-year-old rookie held his own for seven innings despite not striking out a batter. A few timely double plays helped as he gave up just one run. What a wonder keeping the ball in the park can do for a team. He faces the Braves his next time out, so he gets an opportunity against another sub-par offense before he receives a big challenge.

But it wasn't just Lively coming up big for the Phils on Saturday. Maikel Franco had the Phillies' first hit a double and led off the seventh inning with a single before coming around to score the go-ahead run. Later in that same inning, the similarly maligned Odubel Herrera lined a three-run double his second two-bagger of the game with another bat flip to boot to provide a four-run lead. The Phillies need those two going if they're going to reverse course this month.

Pat Neshek was solid again but the Phils got a bad outing from Hector Neris. However, Jeanmar Gomez seems to have earned himself some trust and clinched the save, getting the final out. If Gomez can become reliable again, that would help make up for Joaquin Benoit's absence in the short term, giving the team a better back-end moving forward.

2. Turning to Hellickson Hellickson could use some signs of hope after a lackluster May.

Granted, it wasn't a bad month compared to the rest of the team, but it was a struggle nonetheless. He had a 7.04 ERA in six starts and had a 1.533 WHIP in 30 2/3 innings. He gave up nine home runs and walked 12 while striking out just 13 batters.

And that follows the trend of his year as a whole. He's given up home runs at a higher rate than last season while striking out less than half as many per nine innings. Therefore, he's at the mercy of balls in play and he hasn't induced as much weak contact in his recent starts, including a 4-1 loss to the Marlins last Monday.

It's becoming harder and harder to see Hellickson as someone worth giving an offer large enough that would put the Phillies in line for draft pick compensation if he leaves in the offseason. Therefore, the team could make a larger effort to trade him at the deadline, which is also made tougher by his recent results.

He's 2-2 with 2.86 ERA over 22 innings vs. Giants in hiscareer. Last season, he threw six innings of one-run ball last season to earn a victory in San Francisco, outdueling Madison Bumgarner.

Among Giants batters, Brandon Crawford is 4 for 10 against him while Aaron Hill is 3 for 9 with a walk. Brandon Belt is 3 for 6.

3. Moore pitches, Moore problems Last year, the Giants acquired the 27-year-old lefty at the deadline and they haven't gotten the performance they were looking for from Moore this season.

The southpaw is just 2-6 with 4.98 ERA over 11 starts and 65 innings. Like Hellickson, he has struggled with home runs, surrendering 11. Walks and control have been an issue his entire career (he once led the American League in wild pitches) and that's no different this year. However, he was an All-Star pitcher with so-so control in 2013, but that was pre-arm surgery.

Moore underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014, a year after his best season, and he hasn't quite been the same since. He hasn't had a season with an above-average ERA since beforesurgery.

The lefty lives in the low 90s with a four-seam fastball and mixes in an 89 mph cutter. He has a knuckle curve and a changeup in the low 80s to change speeds.

He's 0-1 with 5.06 ERA in two starts against the Phillies. Last season, he gave up two runs in six innings while walking six batters. Howie Kendrick is 7 for 20 with a double, two walks and an HBP against Moore. Cesar Hernandez is 2 for 5 with a double and triple and Michael Saunders is 3 for 8 with a home run.

4. Players to watch Phillies: Franco had his first two-hit game with an extra-base hit since May 4 on Saturday. The double was his first extra-base hit since May 21.

Giants: First basemanBelt has always had a good eye and has drawn 34 walks this year, but he's also seen an uptick in home runs with 10 already. His career-high is 18, which came in 2015.

5. This and that The Phillies haven't won a series since April 26-27, when they swept two games against the Marlins

They've lost 26 of their last 33 and had lost 15 of 18 before Saturday's win. The Phils haven't been swept at home in a three-game series since April 10-12 vs. the Mets.

The Phillies are 25th in baseball with a .395 team slugging percentage. The good news? The Giants are last with a .352 mark. In second to last is the team that the Giants beat in the 2014 World Series: The Royals.

Maybe this was the game that will get Odubel Herrera going.

"Hopefully it's going to start something good," the Phillies centerfielder said after hitting the ball hard several times in a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday (see game story).

Herrera doubled twice and smoked a long fly ball out to center field. He did not play Friday night the Phillies' first game in June after hitting .183 (20 for 109) with a .190 on-base percentage and a .257 slugging percentage in May.

The Phillies tied Saturday's game at 1-1 on a homer by Tommy Joseph in the sixth. They took the lead on a hit by Freddy Galvis in the seventh and tagged on three more on a booming bases-loaded double by Herrera. The three RBIs matched Herrera's total from his previous 23 games.

"I keep making adjustments," said Herrera, who is still looking for consistency.

What Herrera is not looking for is a way to punctuate occasions of good contact at the plate. His big-air bat flip is in mid-season form. The hang time would make Ray Guy proud. (Kids, look him up.)

Herrera flipped his bat on a long fly out in the first inning. He did it again emphatically on his three-run double to center in the seventh.

"The best!" Herrera said with a big smile when asked where the bat flip ranked on his personal list.

Herrera's three-run double came against Giants reliever Hunter Strickland, who was in the news earlier in the week for plunking and brawling with Washington's Bryce Harper. The seeds of that incident were planted in 2014 when Harper took Strickland deep twice in the playoffs and did a little too much admiring of his work for Strickland's liking.

Herrera did not realize that Strickland was the same guy that hit Harper until he got back to the dugout and was told by Andres Blanco.

"I guess he was looking out for me," Herrera said of Blanco.

Herrera said his bat flips are not meant to show up the pitcher.

"Im sure that some pitchers may find it offensive, but Im not trying to offend anyone," he said with the assistance of Diego Ettedgui, the team's Spanish language interpreter. "Thats just the way I am and thats the way Im going to play."

Someday, Herrera may run into a pitcher that not only finds his antics offensive but who also does something about it, as well.

Fastball, meet ribs.

That's just the reality of it all.

So, in a way, Herrera risks injury when he flips the bat.

But he's unafraid of that. And he's going to continue to do it.

"Of course, it worries me a little bit," he said. "I dont want to get drilled.

"But Im not going to change the way I play. If I get hit, Im just going to have to rub it."

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Now that we've had time to digest Kansas City's Friday evening release of Jeremy Maclin, it's time to project where the veteran could be headed.

At 29 years old, one would think he's got at least a couple more years of effective football left in him. As we detailed Friday, his stats did see a dropoff in 2016, but Maclin missed four games and was battling for targets with teammates Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill and Chris Conley. Kelce led the Chiefs with 116 targets, with Hill finishing second with 83, Maclin third with 76 and Conley fourth with 69, according to Next Gen Stats. It's not outrageous to expect his numbers to rise in 2017, given he's placed in the right situation.

Which teams offer the best fit? Let's take a look below.

It might require some cap finesse and a hard sell, but this is the pairing that makes the most sense. Baltimore has made a living off adding veteran pass-catchers for much of the last two decades (Shannon Sharpe, Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith, etc.) and would be wise to add Maclin to a group that includes Mike Wallace and Breshad Perriman. Maclin has big-play ability, but when paired with two burners like Wallace and Perriman, Baltimore's receiving corps could become that much more dynamic with a reliable target like Maclin. Add in the significant hip injury to Dennis Pitta, and Baltimore could use a veteran target now more than ever.

The Bears watched Alshon Jeffery walk to Philadelphia and have no real indication of what they have in Kevin White. Their most inspiring returning receiver is Cameron Meredith (keep your "but what about Markus Wheaton?!" retorts to yourselves). Maclin would bring a veteran presence that this corps sorely needs and a highly dependable target for new arrival Mike Glennon and future franchise quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.

Let's just start this point by saying this one isn't happening, but we have to list it, because on paper, the Browns still show a need at receiver. But the Maclin/Cleveland union won't happen, because the Browns treat anyone near 30 like they've just become eligible for an AARP card (or, for Ohioans, the Golden Buckeye card). Maclin is 29. Cleveland isn't a veteran wideout away from contention, so it would be more worthwhile to get its quartet of second-year wideouts (Corey Coleman, Rashard Higgins, Jordan Payton, Ricardo Louis) some valuable playing time.

The Rams drafted Cooper Kupp and practically threw a parade for the homecoming of Robert Woods, but Maclin would be an upgrade over both. With Tavon Austin being the lone notable name not previously mentioned, and the Rams coming off a season that included Kenny Britt and Brian Quick as two of their most reliable targets, Maclin would be a major boost for second-year quarterback Jared Goff. The Rams are another team, though, that would need some cap magic to work this potential signing.

Michael Floyd's departure created a void in the receiving corps that is going overlooked this offseason. Currently, the Cardinals have future Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald, John Brown (who may or may not be back to old form this season) and then a sharp dropoff in J.J. Nelson, Brittan Golden and Jaron Brown. Maclin might fit better here than almost anywhere else (other than Baltimore) opposite Fitzgerald. With a quarterback like Carson Palmer running the offense, this could be one of the more enticing destinations for the veteran, if he wants to compete for a division title immediately.

If the Bills want to be taken seriously at all in the passing game, they need more targets for Tyrod Taylor. Buffalo attempted to address the massive hole at receiver by drafting East Carolina product Zay Jones with the 37th-overall pick, but the 6-foot-2 receiver is obviously unproven. Sammy Watkins' foot has been as fickle as they come, and additions of Corey "Philly" Brown and Andre Holmes are less than inspiring. Maclin would be an immediate boost to the position group and also a veteran presence that the Bills have sorely lacked in their receiving corps for quite some time.

The Jets dumped their veteran receiver (Brandon Marshall) to go younger, but if they truly don't want to endure another painful season, adding Maclin to the corps would make sense. As it stands, Eric Decker, Quincy Enunwa and Robby Anderson are the top three options, with Jalin Marshall and Charone Peake looming (though Marshall is facing a suspension for PEDs). A reliable target for Josh McCown/Bryce Petty/Christian Hackenberg/Random Quarterback X would only help, if the Jets want such assistance. It just depends on whether they want to commit to a full rebuild.

It seems the Niners are in the business of signing everyone with a pulse, so why not make a run at Maclin? Their depth chart includes new arrivals Pierre Garcon, Marquise Goodwin, Aldrick Robinson and 2016's lone pass-catching inspiration Jeremy Kerley. They seem destined for another season of struggles, especially after addressing other needs ahead of receiver via the draft. If Maclin doesn't want to chase a ring, Santa Clara could be a viable destination.

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