Monday’s six-pack
— Jim Furyk shot a 58 at Hartford Sunday, jumping from 70th to 5th; he is first golfer to break 60 twice in tournament play.
— Manny Machado had three HRs in the first three innings in Chicago Sunday; he knocked in seven runs for the game.
— Sonny Gray is back on the DL and the A’s season is officially a dumpster fire. Brad Pitt won’t be calling anytime soon.
— Ichiro Suzuki got his 3,000th hit, a triple off the right field wall in Denver.
— Dodgers starting pitchers finished the sixth inning in only seven of their last 28 games.
— South Point Casino in Las Vegas had to refund roughly $40,000 in wagers when the Hall of Fame game was cancelled.
Monday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend
13) NFL cancelled the Hall of Fame game last night because the field wasn’t safe; the Field Turf just wasn’t playable. It was best that the game was cancelled given the conditions, but what an embarrassment for the Hall of Fame and the NFL.
David Baker is President of the Hall of Fame; he used to be the commissioner of the Arena League, ruining the league by moving popular franchises in Des Moines and Albany to Long Island and Indianapolis, two areas that didn’t give a rat’s ass about Arena Football. Mr Baker is an over-educated nitwit.
12) Rough night for ESPN, which bagged Sunday Night Baseball for the week to show the football game, then had it cancelled, while the 7:00 Red Sox-Dodger game was a good one, shown on MLB Network.
11) Alex Rodriguez will retire after Friday night’s game, ending a great career. Bronx Bombers play in Boston during the week, kind of doubt the Red Sox will be giving him any going-away gifts.
10) An underreported thing is how many great athletes struggle with life after their playing days end; They find it hard to find something as stimulating as playing was for them. Will be curious to see if A-Rod winds up on TV.
9) I do not think any team owners should be inducted into Halls of Fame, just players, coaches, GMs.
8) I was looking back at old USFL stuff; the league lasted for three years in the mid-80’s. Jim Kelly, Reggie White, Steve Young played there. Jim Mora coached there. They played an 18-game schedule which is interesting; still think the NFL will wind up doing that- they’ll cut preseason to two games and play the Super Bowl President’s Day weekend.
7) One of weird things about Jared Goff learning to become an NFL QB is that he hasn’t done two of the most basic things in football: running a huddle and taking snaps from center, since Cal Bears don’t huddle and use shotgun snaps. Terminology is more complex; young man has a lot to learn in a short period of time, so hopefully they’ll let him ease his way into it.
6) There much be an incredible amount of money in hosting fantasy football leagues; I started getting ads to join leagues in late spring. Daily fantasy sports are legal again here in New York, by the way.
5) Listened to the replay of the Hall of Fame speeches late Saturday night; was surprised by how intense Brett Favre was, as he described how his dad, who was also his coach, would never offer him praise. Plus their team ran the wishbone, which didn’t exactly showcase Favre’s passing talent.
I mean, if Brett Favre is insecure as to whether he made his dad proud of him, you wonder how many kids are raised like that and don’t make the NFL or play in college, so they feel like total failures. In a way, it was kind of sad.
4) As far as Olympic basketball games go, how can you sit and watch a game where the pointspread is 50? The games not involving the American team should be interesting. China played the US team three times and 49 as a close as they came; not fun to watch.
3) Line moves on some first-week college football games: UTEP, from -3.5 to -7.5, Arkansas, from -20.5 to -24 and Washington, from -22 to -25.
2) San Diego pitcher Colin Rea, who was traded to Miami and then sent back to the Padres after he blew his arm out after only four innings with the Marlins, will have Tommy John surgery and is out for the entire 2017 season.
1) Marqueze Coleman was Nevada-Reno’s best basketball player last year; he hurt his ankle late in year, was told it was a sprain and tried to play thru it. Turns out he tore three ligaments in the ankle, now he needs surgery and will miss his first pro season overseas. Oy.
— Jim Furyk shot a 58 at Hartford Sunday, jumping from 70th to 5th; he is first golfer to break 60 twice in tournament play.
— Manny Machado had three HRs in the first three innings in Chicago Sunday; he knocked in seven runs for the game.
— Sonny Gray is back on the DL and the A’s season is officially a dumpster fire. Brad Pitt won’t be calling anytime soon.
— Ichiro Suzuki got his 3,000th hit, a triple off the right field wall in Denver.
— Dodgers starting pitchers finished the sixth inning in only seven of their last 28 games.
— South Point Casino in Las Vegas had to refund roughly $40,000 in wagers when the Hall of Fame game was cancelled.
Monday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend
13) NFL cancelled the Hall of Fame game last night because the field wasn’t safe; the Field Turf just wasn’t playable. It was best that the game was cancelled given the conditions, but what an embarrassment for the Hall of Fame and the NFL.
David Baker is President of the Hall of Fame; he used to be the commissioner of the Arena League, ruining the league by moving popular franchises in Des Moines and Albany to Long Island and Indianapolis, two areas that didn’t give a rat’s ass about Arena Football. Mr Baker is an over-educated nitwit.
12) Rough night for ESPN, which bagged Sunday Night Baseball for the week to show the football game, then had it cancelled, while the 7:00 Red Sox-Dodger game was a good one, shown on MLB Network.
11) Alex Rodriguez will retire after Friday night’s game, ending a great career. Bronx Bombers play in Boston during the week, kind of doubt the Red Sox will be giving him any going-away gifts.
10) An underreported thing is how many great athletes struggle with life after their playing days end; They find it hard to find something as stimulating as playing was for them. Will be curious to see if A-Rod winds up on TV.
9) I do not think any team owners should be inducted into Halls of Fame, just players, coaches, GMs.
8) I was looking back at old USFL stuff; the league lasted for three years in the mid-80’s. Jim Kelly, Reggie White, Steve Young played there. Jim Mora coached there. They played an 18-game schedule which is interesting; still think the NFL will wind up doing that- they’ll cut preseason to two games and play the Super Bowl President’s Day weekend.
7) One of weird things about Jared Goff learning to become an NFL QB is that he hasn’t done two of the most basic things in football: running a huddle and taking snaps from center, since Cal Bears don’t huddle and use shotgun snaps. Terminology is more complex; young man has a lot to learn in a short period of time, so hopefully they’ll let him ease his way into it.
6) There much be an incredible amount of money in hosting fantasy football leagues; I started getting ads to join leagues in late spring. Daily fantasy sports are legal again here in New York, by the way.
5) Listened to the replay of the Hall of Fame speeches late Saturday night; was surprised by how intense Brett Favre was, as he described how his dad, who was also his coach, would never offer him praise. Plus their team ran the wishbone, which didn’t exactly showcase Favre’s passing talent.
I mean, if Brett Favre is insecure as to whether he made his dad proud of him, you wonder how many kids are raised like that and don’t make the NFL or play in college, so they feel like total failures. In a way, it was kind of sad.
4) As far as Olympic basketball games go, how can you sit and watch a game where the pointspread is 50? The games not involving the American team should be interesting. China played the US team three times and 49 as a close as they came; not fun to watch.
3) Line moves on some first-week college football games: UTEP, from -3.5 to -7.5, Arkansas, from -20.5 to -24 and Washington, from -22 to -25.
2) San Diego pitcher Colin Rea, who was traded to Miami and then sent back to the Padres after he blew his arm out after only four innings with the Marlins, will have Tommy John surgery and is out for the entire 2017 season.
1) Marqueze Coleman was Nevada-Reno’s best basketball player last year; he hurt his ankle late in year, was told it was a sprain and tried to play thru it. Turns out he tore three ligaments in the ankle, now he needs surgery and will miss his first pro season overseas. Oy.
