Larry Robert Bigbie (born November 4, 1977 in Hobart, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder. Bigbie last played for a MLB-affiliated team in 2007 for the Richmond Braves, the Triple-A affiliate for the Atlanta Braves organization. He attended Ball State University.
Bigbie was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (21st pick overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball amateur draft and played over four years (2001-2005) for the Orioles before being traded during the 2005 season to the Colorado Rockies.
Bigbie played the remainder of 2005 season for the Rockies. On December 8, 2005, the Rockies traded him and Aaron Miles to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Ray King. On February 2, 2007, he signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bigbie exercised a free agent option in his contract on June 1, 2007, and on June 11 signed a minor league contract with the Braves.
During his five-year career, he has posted a .268 batting average, hitting 31 home runs and amassing 322 hits in 375 games. Bigbie is an average fielder, but has an above-average arm. He batted .240 in 2006 with the Cardinals, also posting only 1 RBI, in 17 games.
Stephen Broden is a former Republican political candidate from the state of Texas in the 30th congressional district (map) for the U.S. House. He was defeated by Democratic incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson. Broden is a businessman, political commentator, former professor, and an activist for pro-life causes.
Broden graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor and then a Master of Arts degree in Communication, and he later studied at the Dallas Theological Seminary where he received a Master of Arts in Bible Studies.
He served as an Adjunct Professor at Dallas Baptist University from 1990–1992 and spent 10 years in the private sector at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) in Human Resources. He has been a business owner of several self-serve car wash facilities, and has also worked as a newscaster, disc jockey, and radio broadcaster. Currently he is a co-host on the radio program Life and Liberty for KSKY, 660 AM and is also a radio broadcaster of One-Minute "thought of the day" commentaries on this station. He serves as President of the African-American Alumni Association Executive Committee.
Like a pebble at her window
She knows I'm back for more
In through the sliding door
In rustle at her curtain
I rush to meet her now
We found each other somehow
(Chorus)
I'm counting my lucky stars tonight
I'm lying in loving arms
And it feels alright
I'm counting my lucky stars
I hear the beat of another heart
I'm lying in loving arms tonight
And it feels alright
Bedside candle softly burning
No place we gotta go
Ray Price on the stereo
I'm sharing loving words of kindness
My nerves are settled now
The fever's left my brow
(Chorus)
I'm counting my lucky stars tonight
I'm lying in loving arms
And it feels alright
I'm counting my lucky stars
I hear the beat of another heart
I'm lying in loving arms tonight
My nerves are settled now
The fever's left my brow
And I'm counting my lucky stars tonight
I'm lying in loving arms
And it feels alright
I'm counting my lucky stars
I hear the beat of another heart
I'm lying in loving arms tonight
Like a pebble at her window
She knows I'm back for more
In through the sliding door
In rustle at her curtain
I rush to meet her now
We found each other somehow
(Chorus)
I'm counting my lucky stars tonight
I'm lying in loving arms
And it feels alright
I'm counting my lucky stars
I hear the beat of another heart
I'm lying in loving arms tonight
And it feels alright
Bedside candle softly burning
No place we gotta go
Ray Price on the stereo
I'm sharing loving words of kindness
My nerves are settled now
The fever's left my brow
(Chorus)
I'm counting my lucky stars tonight
I'm lying in loving arms
And it feels alright
I'm counting my lucky stars
I hear the beat of another heart
I'm lying in loving arms tonight
My nerves are settled now
The fever's left my brow
And I'm counting my lucky stars tonight
I'm lying in loving arms
And it feels alright
I'm counting my lucky stars
I hear the beat of another heart
I'm lying in loving arms tonight