The Royals jumped on top of the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 in the bottom of the 1st and never looked back.
Alcides Escobar reached on an infield single to deep short off of O's starter, Miguel Gonzalez, to lead off the inning. Norichika Aoki was hit by a pitch. Lorenzo Cain sacrificed the runners to 2nd and 3rd. Eric Hosmer grounded into what looked like a fielder's choice but a throwing error by Orioles catcher, Caleb Joseph allowed Escobar and Aoki to score. The O's got out of the inning but the damage was done.
Baltimore got a run back on a solo home run by Ryan Flaherty in the top of the 3rd to make it a 2-1 ball game but the Royals pitching staff took over and shut down the O's the rest of the way.
Jason Vargas went 5 1/3 innings for the win, allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Kelvin Herrera allowed 1 hit and no runs in 1 2/3 innings of work. Wade Davis held Baltimore scoreless in the 8th and Greg Holland picked up his 4th save shutting down the Orioles in the top of the 9th.
Lorenzo Cain became the first #3 hitter to lay down a sacrifice bunt in the first inning in a postseason game since Steve Garvey did it in the 1984 World Series.
Ned Yost takes over the top spot for consecutive wins by a manager in a postseason series with his 8th consecutive win.
W.D. Barr's unique perspective on what's important in the world of Mexican Baseball!
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Selfish Moves by Selfish Players?
Matt Hayes of Sporting News has a great article outlining the Todd Gurley/Jameis Winston autograph signing debacle. Personally I agree with choice #1 on how to solve the NCAA rule.
He touches on a lot of good topics in the rest of the article but I would bet that the lead paragraphs will get to most attention.
Check out his article here, I know I will be back. Send me your comments about the article and Gurley/Winston.
He touches on a lot of good topics in the rest of the article but I would bet that the lead paragraphs will get to most attention.
Check out his article here, I know I will be back. Send me your comments about the article and Gurley/Winston.
Who Predicted the Cowboy's Would Improve on Their 8-8 Record?
Did anyone, not a Cowboy fan, think that Dallas would be in the playoffs this year?
ESPN The Magazine had a panel of 64 "experts" in their NFL 2014 season preview and exactly one person predicted that the Cowboys would be in the playoffs this season.
KC Joyner, the ESPN Fantasy football expert, was the lone supporter of the Cowboy's playoff hopes.
Read the ESPN article here to see the experts opinions now. Ashley Fox, ESPN's NFL writer, goes so far to opine that the Cowboys could be on a 10 game winning streak before they take on the Eagles for 2 games in 3 weeks in November.
My how times have changed!
ESPN The Magazine had a panel of 64 "experts" in their NFL 2014 season preview and exactly one person predicted that the Cowboys would be in the playoffs this season.
KC Joyner, the ESPN Fantasy football expert, was the lone supporter of the Cowboy's playoff hopes.
Read the ESPN article here to see the experts opinions now. Ashley Fox, ESPN's NFL writer, goes so far to opine that the Cowboys could be on a 10 game winning streak before they take on the Eagles for 2 games in 3 weeks in November.
My how times have changed!
Royals Take Commanding 3-0 Lead in ALCS
The Kansas City Royals have won their seventh consecutive game in the 2014 American League playoffs. Jason Frasor got the win while Greg Holland picked up the save. Wei-Yin Chen suffered the loss for the Orioles.
Although Kansas City is up 3 games to none in the ALCS, Game 3 was not assured until Steve Pearce grounded out to second for the third out of the Orioles 9th inning.
Jeremy Guthrie started for the Royals and threw 5 innings of 3 hit ball giving up the lone O's run. He threw 94 pitches of which 63 were strikes. Wei-Yin Chen started for the Orioles and matched Guthrie pitch for pitch through 5 1/3 innings, giving up 7 hits with 1 walk and 4 strikouts while allowing 2 earned runs. Chen threw only 80 pitches and 53 of them were strikes. Both starters were around the plate all night.
The Orioles would get on the board first. Guthrie gave up back-to-back doubles to Steve Pearce and JJ Hardy. Pearce scored the only O's run in the game on Hardy's double and Baltimore led 1-0.
In the bottom of the 4th, Lorenzo Cain singled with one out. Eric Hosmer singled to right and Billy Butler walked to load the bases. Alex Gordon then grounded out to second to score Cain and the game was tied at 1.
Chen gave up a lead off single to Norichika Aoki in the Royal's half of the 6th. Jarrod Dyson entered the game as a pinch runner for Aoki. After Lorenzo Cain struck out, Eric Hosmer singled and Dyson moved to third. Billy Butler hit the second pitch he saw from O's reliever, Kevin Gausman, to deep left for a sacrifice fly that scored Dyson and the Royals had their first lead of the night at 2-1.
Kelvin Herrera worked a perfect 7th, striking out two. Wade Davis worked a 1-2-3 eighth inning and Royal's closer, Greg Holland, got Adam Jones to pop up to second, Nelson Cruz to foul out to right and Steve Pearce to hit into a ground out to second to preserve the win for Frasor and pick up his third save.
34 teams have been down 3 games to none in MLB playoff history and only the 2004 Boston Red Sox have come back to win and advance.
Ned Yost, manager of the Royals, joins Clint Hurdle as the only managers in MLB history to win their first 7 playoff games.
40,183 Royals fans watched their team get to within one game of the World Series. The ALCS continues tonight and a Royals win will have them in the World Series for the first time since winning it all in 1985.
Although Kansas City is up 3 games to none in the ALCS, Game 3 was not assured until Steve Pearce grounded out to second for the third out of the Orioles 9th inning.
Jeremy Guthrie started for the Royals and threw 5 innings of 3 hit ball giving up the lone O's run. He threw 94 pitches of which 63 were strikes. Wei-Yin Chen started for the Orioles and matched Guthrie pitch for pitch through 5 1/3 innings, giving up 7 hits with 1 walk and 4 strikouts while allowing 2 earned runs. Chen threw only 80 pitches and 53 of them were strikes. Both starters were around the plate all night.
The Orioles would get on the board first. Guthrie gave up back-to-back doubles to Steve Pearce and JJ Hardy. Pearce scored the only O's run in the game on Hardy's double and Baltimore led 1-0.
In the bottom of the 4th, Lorenzo Cain singled with one out. Eric Hosmer singled to right and Billy Butler walked to load the bases. Alex Gordon then grounded out to second to score Cain and the game was tied at 1.
Chen gave up a lead off single to Norichika Aoki in the Royal's half of the 6th. Jarrod Dyson entered the game as a pinch runner for Aoki. After Lorenzo Cain struck out, Eric Hosmer singled and Dyson moved to third. Billy Butler hit the second pitch he saw from O's reliever, Kevin Gausman, to deep left for a sacrifice fly that scored Dyson and the Royals had their first lead of the night at 2-1.
Kelvin Herrera worked a perfect 7th, striking out two. Wade Davis worked a 1-2-3 eighth inning and Royal's closer, Greg Holland, got Adam Jones to pop up to second, Nelson Cruz to foul out to right and Steve Pearce to hit into a ground out to second to preserve the win for Frasor and pick up his third save.
34 teams have been down 3 games to none in MLB playoff history and only the 2004 Boston Red Sox have come back to win and advance.
Ned Yost, manager of the Royals, joins Clint Hurdle as the only managers in MLB history to win their first 7 playoff games.
40,183 Royals fans watched their team get to within one game of the World Series. The ALCS continues tonight and a Royals win will have them in the World Series for the first time since winning it all in 1985.
Charros Defeat Naranjeros de Hermosillo 3-2
The Charros de Jalisco improved their Liga de Mexicana del Pacifico record to 2-1 with a 3-2 win over Naranjeros de Hermosillo last night at the Stadium of Athletes in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
Marco Tovar started, and picked up the win, for the Charros and went 5 complete shutout innings, giving up 5 hits and a walk while striking out 4.
Jalisco scored a run in the bottom of the second. Japhet Amador singled to lead off the inning. Marquez Smith singled and Amador stopped at second. Wilson Batista hit into a 6-4-3 double play with Amador advancing to third. Cory Vaughn followed with a single to left to score Amador and the Charros led 1-0.
Cory Vaughn singled to lead off the bottom of the 5th for Jalisco. Jose Felix then doubled to right and the Charros had runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Jose Lopez struck out but Eduardo Arrendondo laid down a perfect squeeze bunt to score Vaughn for the 2-0 Jalisco lead.
The Charros added another run in the 6th to increase their lead to 3-0. Manny Rodriguez singled to start things off. Japhet Amador singled and the Charros had runners at 1st and 3rd. Marquez Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Rodriguez.
Hugo Castellanos started the 7th for the Charros. He got Yunesky Sanchez to ground out to first but he hit Jose Amador with a pitch. That was all for Castellanos. He was replaced by Carlos Vazguez. Vazquez walked Jesus Loya and was pulled for Alan Guerrero. Pinch hitter Adan Munoz greeted Guerrero with an RBI single and the Naranjeros were on the board. Jorge Flores then grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
The score would remain 3-1 Charros until the top of the 9th. Brian Broderick, on to close for the Charros, got Luis Garcia to fly out to right for the first out. Yunesky Sanchez and Jose Amador connected on back-to-back singles to put runners at 1st and 3rd with one out. Jesus Lopez singled to drive in Sanchez with Amador stopping at second. The Charros lead was cut to 3-2. Broderick then got Johnathan Aceves to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game and pick up the save.
Marco Tovar recorded his first win of the season for the Charros while David Pauley was saddled with the loss for the Naranjeros.
Marquez Smith was 1 for 2 with an RBI. Cory Vaughn, hitting .400 on the season, went 2 for 3. Jesus Lopez was 1 for 3 and is also hitting .400 on the year. Jose Felix, making his first start for the Charros, was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles.
The Charros used 6 pitchers in the game. They have used 6 pitchers in each of their first three games.
Marco Tovar started, and picked up the win, for the Charros and went 5 complete shutout innings, giving up 5 hits and a walk while striking out 4.
Jalisco scored a run in the bottom of the second. Japhet Amador singled to lead off the inning. Marquez Smith singled and Amador stopped at second. Wilson Batista hit into a 6-4-3 double play with Amador advancing to third. Cory Vaughn followed with a single to left to score Amador and the Charros led 1-0.
Cory Vaughn singled to lead off the bottom of the 5th for Jalisco. Jose Felix then doubled to right and the Charros had runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Jose Lopez struck out but Eduardo Arrendondo laid down a perfect squeeze bunt to score Vaughn for the 2-0 Jalisco lead.
The Charros added another run in the 6th to increase their lead to 3-0. Manny Rodriguez singled to start things off. Japhet Amador singled and the Charros had runners at 1st and 3rd. Marquez Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Rodriguez.
Hugo Castellanos started the 7th for the Charros. He got Yunesky Sanchez to ground out to first but he hit Jose Amador with a pitch. That was all for Castellanos. He was replaced by Carlos Vazguez. Vazquez walked Jesus Loya and was pulled for Alan Guerrero. Pinch hitter Adan Munoz greeted Guerrero with an RBI single and the Naranjeros were on the board. Jorge Flores then grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
The score would remain 3-1 Charros until the top of the 9th. Brian Broderick, on to close for the Charros, got Luis Garcia to fly out to right for the first out. Yunesky Sanchez and Jose Amador connected on back-to-back singles to put runners at 1st and 3rd with one out. Jesus Lopez singled to drive in Sanchez with Amador stopping at second. The Charros lead was cut to 3-2. Broderick then got Johnathan Aceves to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game and pick up the save.
Marco Tovar recorded his first win of the season for the Charros while David Pauley was saddled with the loss for the Naranjeros.
Marquez Smith was 1 for 2 with an RBI. Cory Vaughn, hitting .400 on the season, went 2 for 3. Jesus Lopez was 1 for 3 and is also hitting .400 on the year. Jose Felix, making his first start for the Charros, was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles.
The Charros used 6 pitchers in the game. They have used 6 pitchers in each of their first three games.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Giants Up 2-1 In NLCS On Throwing Error
A throwing error by Cardinal pitcher Randy Choate allowed Brandon Crawford to score the winning run in the Giants 5-4 victory in Game 3 of the NLCS.
The Giants scored four times in the bottom of the 1st. After two outs, Buster Posey singled to right. Pablo Sandoval followed with a single to center and San Francisco had runners at 1st and 2nd. Hunter Pence doubled to right scoring Posey and moving Sandoval to third. Brandon Belt was intentionally walked to load the bases.Travis Ishikawa doubled to deep right field to clear the bases and the Giants were up 4-0.
The Cardinals got two runs back in the 4th. Jon Jay singled as did Matt Holliday. After Tim Hudson got two outs, he gave up a triple to Kolten Wong that scored Jay and Holliday.
In the top of the 6th, The Redbird's Jon Jay singled. He went to second on a ground out by Matt Holliday and to third on a ground out to first by Matt Adams. Jay scored on a Jhonny Peralta single to left and the Cardinals had cut the Giants lead to 4-3.
Randel Gruchik, rookie right fielder for the Cardinals, tied the game at 4 all in the top of the 7th with a solo home run off of the first pitch he saw from Tim Hudson.
That was all the scoring until the bottom of the 10th. Randy Choate was on in relief of Seth Maness. Brandon Crawford worked an 8 pitch walk to lead off the inning. Juan Perez, after fouling off two bunt attempts, singled to left with Crawford stopping at second. Gregor Blanco bunted down the third base line attempting to move the runners along but Choate threw the ball away at first and Crawford scored.
The Giants won on a walk off error and lead the NLCS 2 games to 1.
The Giants scored four times in the bottom of the 1st. After two outs, Buster Posey singled to right. Pablo Sandoval followed with a single to center and San Francisco had runners at 1st and 2nd. Hunter Pence doubled to right scoring Posey and moving Sandoval to third. Brandon Belt was intentionally walked to load the bases.Travis Ishikawa doubled to deep right field to clear the bases and the Giants were up 4-0.
The Cardinals got two runs back in the 4th. Jon Jay singled as did Matt Holliday. After Tim Hudson got two outs, he gave up a triple to Kolten Wong that scored Jay and Holliday.
In the top of the 6th, The Redbird's Jon Jay singled. He went to second on a ground out by Matt Holliday and to third on a ground out to first by Matt Adams. Jay scored on a Jhonny Peralta single to left and the Cardinals had cut the Giants lead to 4-3.
Randel Gruchik, rookie right fielder for the Cardinals, tied the game at 4 all in the top of the 7th with a solo home run off of the first pitch he saw from Tim Hudson.
That was all the scoring until the bottom of the 10th. Randy Choate was on in relief of Seth Maness. Brandon Crawford worked an 8 pitch walk to lead off the inning. Juan Perez, after fouling off two bunt attempts, singled to left with Crawford stopping at second. Gregor Blanco bunted down the third base line attempting to move the runners along but Choate threw the ball away at first and Crawford scored.
The Giants won on a walk off error and lead the NLCS 2 games to 1.
Cowboys Running Back Joseph Randle Arrested for Shoplifting - UPDATE
Joseph Randle, backup to Demarco Murray was arrested on Monday on allegations he stole $134 worth of merchandise from a Frisco, Texas Dillards department store.
Randle was charged with a misdemeanor Class B Theft of $50-$500. He was released on a writ bond at about 1:30 Tuesday morning.
A 5th round pick in the 2013 draft, out of Oklahoma State, Randle is being paid a base salary of $495,000 a year.
As a backup to Murray, Randle has seen limited action and has 113 yards on 16 carries for the Cowboys in 2014. He had the best game of his career on Sunday in the Cowboys win over the defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks when he ran for 52 yards on 5 carries in the Cowboys 30-23 victory.
The Cowboys have said they will fine Randle an unspecified amout but they would not suspend him.
UPDATE
Cowboys to fine Randle 1 weeks pay, equal to $29,117
Read the ESPN article here.
Randle was charged with a misdemeanor Class B Theft of $50-$500. He was released on a writ bond at about 1:30 Tuesday morning.
A 5th round pick in the 2013 draft, out of Oklahoma State, Randle is being paid a base salary of $495,000 a year.
As a backup to Murray, Randle has seen limited action and has 113 yards on 16 carries for the Cowboys in 2014. He had the best game of his career on Sunday in the Cowboys win over the defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks when he ran for 52 yards on 5 carries in the Cowboys 30-23 victory.
The Cowboys have said they will fine Randle an unspecified amout but they would not suspend him.
UPDATE
Cowboys to fine Randle 1 weeks pay, equal to $29,117
Read the ESPN article here.
And You Thought Flopping Was Bad?
Obvious "flops" in sports contests are funny. If it happens against your team and the ref misses it, it's maddening. If your team gets away with one, well...so be it.
For the Soccer world it isn't quite so easy to get away with a flop but that doesn't stop athletes from attempting them. Leandro Damiao tries a very lame soccer flop in the videos. Chile's Bryan Carrasco literally takes one for the team, except he did it to himself in the second video.
Brooks Pack, editor of "Dirty Tackle" for Yahoo Sports fas a good article with video here. Warch the videos and try not too laugh!
For the Soccer world it isn't quite so easy to get away with a flop but that doesn't stop athletes from attempting them. Leandro Damiao tries a very lame soccer flop in the videos. Chile's Bryan Carrasco literally takes one for the team, except he did it to himself in the second video.
Brooks Pack, editor of "Dirty Tackle" for Yahoo Sports fas a good article with video here. Warch the videos and try not too laugh!
Monday, October 13, 2014
49ers Score 24 Unanswered Points to Down Rams 31-17
The St. Louis Rams led the San Francisco 49ers 14-0 at the end of the 1st quarter but gave up 24 unanswered points to fall behind 24-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
The Rams kicked a field goal with 2:24 left on the clock to make it 24-17 but Dontae Johnson picked off an Austin Davis pass intended for Kenny Britt and returned it 20 yards for the touchdown that put the 49ers up 31-17 with 1:05 left to play. The Rams got to the San Francisco 41 yard line as time expired.
Colin Kaepernick was 22 of 36 for 343 yards and 3 TDs on the night. Anquan Boldin had 7 receptions for 94 yards and a TD. Brandon Lloyd and Michael Crabtree also had TD catches for San Francisco.
Austin Davis was 21 for 42 for 236 yards with 1 TD and an INT. Davis was sacked 5 times. Benny Cunningham had 21 yards on 7 carries with a touchdown.
San Francisco moves to 4-2 on the year. The Arizona Cardinals leads the NFC West with a 4-1 record after beating the Washington Redskins 30-20 and the Seattle Seahawks dropped to 3-2 with a 30-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Read the ESPN article here.
The Rams kicked a field goal with 2:24 left on the clock to make it 24-17 but Dontae Johnson picked off an Austin Davis pass intended for Kenny Britt and returned it 20 yards for the touchdown that put the 49ers up 31-17 with 1:05 left to play. The Rams got to the San Francisco 41 yard line as time expired.
Colin Kaepernick was 22 of 36 for 343 yards and 3 TDs on the night. Anquan Boldin had 7 receptions for 94 yards and a TD. Brandon Lloyd and Michael Crabtree also had TD catches for San Francisco.
Austin Davis was 21 for 42 for 236 yards with 1 TD and an INT. Davis was sacked 5 times. Benny Cunningham had 21 yards on 7 carries with a touchdown.
San Francisco moves to 4-2 on the year. The Arizona Cardinals leads the NFC West with a 4-1 record after beating the Washington Redskins 30-20 and the Seattle Seahawks dropped to 3-2 with a 30-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Read the ESPN article here.
Can the Orioles Come Back From an 0-2 Deficit?
On paper the Orioles should be the team with the 2 game advantage, They won the American League East by 12 Games. On paper, the Royals couldn't hit a home run off a "tee" this year. They finished last in the American League in home runs.
Billy Butler stole a base. On paper he couldn't steal a base with a 45' head start. Butler stole a base.
So...should you count the Orioles out? On paper, no team has come back from losing the first two games of a 7 game series at home and advanced to the World Series.
But we don't play the games on paper. The Orioles have great pitching, great hitting and good defense. The Royals do too.
Game 3 of the ALCS on Tuesday night should be a great game. The Royal's fans yearn for a winner. They are reliving 1985, the last time the Royals even made the playoffs.
Ryan Fagan, of Sporting News, has a very good story about this series. Be sure to read it here before popping the champaign for the Royals. But, don't count the Royals out either.
I could probably be less sure of the outcome of this ALCS but I doubt it!
Billy Butler stole a base. On paper he couldn't steal a base with a 45' head start. Butler stole a base.
So...should you count the Orioles out? On paper, no team has come back from losing the first two games of a 7 game series at home and advanced to the World Series.
But we don't play the games on paper. The Orioles have great pitching, great hitting and good defense. The Royals do too.
Game 3 of the ALCS on Tuesday night should be a great game. The Royal's fans yearn for a winner. They are reliving 1985, the last time the Royals even made the playoffs.
Ryan Fagan, of Sporting News, has a very good story about this series. Be sure to read it here before popping the champaign for the Royals. But, don't count the Royals out either.
I could probably be less sure of the outcome of this ALCS but I doubt it!
Florida State to Investigate Winston Autographs
Florida State University has begun investigating how 340+ items with Jameis Winston's autograph have shown up on the web pages for James Spence Authentications (JSA). JSA was recently in the news for authenticating 500+ items signed by suspended UGA Bulldog Todd Gurley.
FSU has not been contacted on the matter by the ACC or the NCAA, but the university's compliance department has begun to specifically look into how JSA received such a large number of signatures.
"Kids sign things all the time," Jimbo Fisher, head coach of the Seminoles said after Saturday's game. "So what do you want them to do, stop signing stuff? We could make them not have any fans from that standpoint and not sign for anybody. That's what it's going to come to, and that's a shame for college football, that somebody exploits a kid. Now if they're getting paid for it, then I don't have any knowledge of that. I don't believe Jameis did."
FSU has not been contacted on the matter by the ACC or the NCAA, but the university's compliance department has begun to specifically look into how JSA received such a large number of signatures.
Fisher also said that Jameis told him that he didn't take any money for the autographs. So while Todd Gurley was suspended by UGA immediately, no action will be taken against Winston until the investigation is complete.
What an indictment of the ACC when the SEC takes the moral high ground.
Read the complete ESPN story here.
7 NC State Players Suspended
Linebacker Jerod Fernandez, safety Josh Jones, both starters, receivers Johnathan Alston and Jumichael Ramos, defensive linemen Justin Jones and Pharoah McKever along with cornerback Mike Stevens were all suspended from the Wolfpack football team for a BB gun incident off campus.
Fernandez leads the team, and is tied for 2nd in the ACC, with 58 tackles. He also leads the team with 2 INTs.
Read the Yahoo Sports article here.
Fernandez leads the team, and is tied for 2nd in the ACC, with 58 tackles. He also leads the team with 2 INTs.
Read the Yahoo Sports article here.
Molina May Miss Playoffs With Pulled Left Oblique
The Cardinals added catcher AJ Pierzyski to their NLDS roster and left off a pitcher. The move seems precient now as Yadier Molina suffered a pulled left oblique muscle in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Giants and may not be available to play.
Read the full Yahoo Sports article here.
Read the full Yahoo Sports article here.
D'Backs Hire Chip Hale as Manager
The Arizona Diamondbacks have hired Chip Hale to replace fired manager Kirk Gibson for the 2015 season.
Hale was the 3rd base coach of the Oakland Athletics last season. He was the 3rd Base and Infield Coach for the Diamondbacks from 2007-2009. Arizona won the NL West in 2007. He was also the 3rd Base Coach for the NY Mets in 2010.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Hale in the 17th round of the 1987 draft. He made his major league debut with the Twins on August 27th, 1989. He played for the Twins in 1989 and 1990. He was playing for the AAA Portland Beavers on May 27th, 1991 when he hit a deep fly ball to right that became famous when Rodney McCray crashed through the fence while trying to track down the fly ball. Check out the video of that play here.
Hale played for the Twins again from 1993-1996 and played his final major league game with the LA Dodgers on October 2nd 1997. Hale had a career BA of .277 with 7 home runs and 78 RBIs.
Read the ESPN article on the D'Backs hire here.
Hale was the 3rd base coach of the Oakland Athletics last season. He was the 3rd Base and Infield Coach for the Diamondbacks from 2007-2009. Arizona won the NL West in 2007. He was also the 3rd Base Coach for the NY Mets in 2010.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Hale in the 17th round of the 1987 draft. He made his major league debut with the Twins on August 27th, 1989. He played for the Twins in 1989 and 1990. He was playing for the AAA Portland Beavers on May 27th, 1991 when he hit a deep fly ball to right that became famous when Rodney McCray crashed through the fence while trying to track down the fly ball. Check out the video of that play here.
Hale played for the Twins again from 1993-1996 and played his final major league game with the LA Dodgers on October 2nd 1997. Hale had a career BA of .277 with 7 home runs and 78 RBIs.
Read the ESPN article on the D'Backs hire here.
Cards Beat Giants 5-4 on Kolten Wong Walkoff Home Run
The St. Louis Cardinals have tied the NLDS at one game apiece thanks to some good pitching, poor hitting by the Giants and a power surge of home runs.
The Redbirds hit 4 home runs last night. They were all solo shots. Matt Carpenter connected in the 3rd, Rookie Oscar Taveras, pinch hitting for pitcher Carlos Martinez, in the 7th, Matt Adams in the 8th and Wong's walkoff in the 9th. Randal Grichuk drove in the second run for the Cards on a single in the 4th.
The Giants had tied the score at 4 in the top of the 9th on a wild pitch by Trevor Rosenthal with the Bases loaded.
Sergio Romo took the loss for the Giants while Seth Maness picked up the win.
These two teams now head to San Francisco for games 3, 4 and 5 of the NLDS. If necessary games 6 and 7 would be played in St. Louis.
Read the ESPN story here.
The Redbirds hit 4 home runs last night. They were all solo shots. Matt Carpenter connected in the 3rd, Rookie Oscar Taveras, pinch hitting for pitcher Carlos Martinez, in the 7th, Matt Adams in the 8th and Wong's walkoff in the 9th. Randal Grichuk drove in the second run for the Cards on a single in the 4th.
The Giants had tied the score at 4 in the top of the 9th on a wild pitch by Trevor Rosenthal with the Bases loaded.
Sergio Romo took the loss for the Giants while Seth Maness picked up the win.
These two teams now head to San Francisco for games 3, 4 and 5 of the NLDS. If necessary games 6 and 7 would be played in St. Louis.
Read the ESPN story here.
Mexico National Soccer Team Beats Panama 1-0, But...
The Mexico National Soccer team, El Tri, beat the Panama team 1-0 of Sunday. El Tri looked sluggish and unable to work well against a team that played close defense and tried to shorten the field.
This game, and the one against Honduras on Thursday, have shown that the Mexico team still plays like they did in the World Cup when these weaknesses were first exposed.
Things will bet harder for El Tri in it's march through CONCACAF which of 54 teams in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Associations Football.
There is a very good story fron the Sporting News here.
This game, and the one against Honduras on Thursday, have shown that the Mexico team still plays like they did in the World Cup when these weaknesses were first exposed.
Things will bet harder for El Tri in it's march through CONCACAF which of 54 teams in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Associations Football.
There is a very good story fron the Sporting News here.
Mavs Coach Rick Carlisle says Chandler Parsons Should "Shed Some Weight"
Carlisle thought about what he said when he singled out Chandler Parsons for being overweight and out of shape following an exhibition game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.
Carlisle said in a statement, "I also made it clear to our players and staff this morning that this type of bad example is not acceptable and beneath the dignity of a championship organization like the Dallas Mavericks."
Carlisle said in a statement, "I also made it clear to our players and staff this morning that this type of bad example is not acceptable and beneath the dignity of a championship organization like the Dallas Mavericks."
This is the second time this preseason that the Mav's coach has questioned Parsons' conditioning.
Read the ESPN article here.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Bears Ground Falcons 27-13
The Chicage Bears beat the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday by a score of 27-13. The Bears remain tied with the Packers for the NFC Central lead.
Jay Cutler threw for 381 yards and a touchdown.
Jared Allen recorded his first sack of the year.
Willie Young got his 6th and 7th sacks for the Bears.
"D" returns to Soldier Field!
Read the story from Sportsrants.com here.
Jay Cutler threw for 381 yards and a touchdown.
Jared Allen recorded his first sack of the year.
Willie Young got his 6th and 7th sacks for the Bears.
"D" returns to Soldier Field!
Read the story from Sportsrants.com here.
Eagles Shut Out Giants 27-0
The Philadelphia Eagles shut down and shut out the NY Giants on Sunday night 27-0. With the eagles lack of offense the past couple of weeks this was comforting to the Eagles fans.
Conversely, the Giants fans, who had high hopes after the last two weeks need to be concerned. With the Eagles and the Cowboys both at 5-1, the Giants will have to play extremely well against Division and Conference opponents to make the playoffs.
By the way, this was the Eagles first shutout in 18 years! Their last shutout came against the NY Giants on December 1, 1996.
Read the ESPN "Rapid Response" article here.
Conversely, the Giants fans, who had high hopes after the last two weeks need to be concerned. With the Eagles and the Cowboys both at 5-1, the Giants will have to play extremely well against Division and Conference opponents to make the playoffs.
By the way, this was the Eagles first shutout in 18 years! Their last shutout came against the NY Giants on December 1, 1996.
Read the ESPN "Rapid Response" article here.
Packers Beat Dolphins with :03 on the Clock 27-24
Aaron Rodgers threw a 4 yard touchdown pass to Andrew Quarless with 3 seconds remaining in the game to overtake the Dolphins 27-24.
Rodgers threw for 264 yards on a 24 for 42 passing day with 3 TDs and no INTs. Jordy Nelson caught 9 passes for 109 yards and 1 TD. Rodgers has 15 TDs on the year with 1 INT
The Dolphins failed on a 4th and 1 at the Packers 1 yard line in the third quarter. The Dolphins have attemped a league leading 9 4th down plays but have only succeded on 2 of them.
The Packers remain tied with the Bears atop the NFL Central with a 4-2 record.
Read the ESPN article here
Rodgers threw for 264 yards on a 24 for 42 passing day with 3 TDs and no INTs. Jordy Nelson caught 9 passes for 109 yards and 1 TD. Rodgers has 15 TDs on the year with 1 INT
The Dolphins failed on a 4th and 1 at the Packers 1 yard line in the third quarter. The Dolphins have attemped a league leading 9 4th down plays but have only succeded on 2 of them.
The Packers remain tied with the Bears atop the NFL Central with a 4-2 record.
Read the ESPN article here
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