Orioles and Yankees are playing a day game and I have it on in the background. The O's closer is not your typical closer. He threw four fastballs to his first batter, all in the low 80s. He ended up throwing 29 pitches and only two more were fastballs. The rest were all changeups in the upper 70s. Yanks tied it and Chapman is now in throwing 101.
[Pro Football Talk] From unimpeachable source: As of last night, Aaron RodgersтАЩ wish list was 49ers, Broncos, Raiders (not necessarily in that order). He wanted Packers to take the 49ersтАЩ offer. Next move by Rodgers is TBD.
Ian Rapoport: Update on a former first-round pick: Tim Tebow recently worked out for the #Jaguars, source said, and there has been at least some discussion of him signing. Oh, and heтАЩs a tight end now. https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1387839572680265737
Hmmm.... I always thought the best position for him was fullback, with a half dozen passes thrown in to keep the D guessing, but few NFL teams use that position - this could work as well.
For every Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, and Collin Morikawa - there are hundreds - maybe thousands - of other professional golfers struggling. Behold: Michael Visacki sinks a 20 footer on a local course to qualify for his first PGA Tour start after seven years of being a professional golfer.
NFL Draft tonight. In honor of that, here's an article about where the 23 players drafted ahead of Aaron Rogers. Spoiler: none are in the league anymore after the last 2 retired after last season.
I enjoy it when Cal players are involved. So not watching today. I also watch a live broadcast of the draft of Japanese baseball league every year and it starts at 2am.
I enjoy the chess game aspect of it. The trades, the philosophies, the priority picks, etc. Do I live and die with it? No. Is it solid background noise while I do something else and I can sneer and hoot in disbelief every 10 or 20 minutes? Sure.
Nah, I love a good draft. It's fun - after Cohan ran the Warriors into the ground and they were always the most inept franchise in the NBA, Clippers included, it was the only exciting thing in the whole shiitty franchise...
NBA and NFL Drafts have been fun ever since...love listening to the idiot analysts miss year in and year out on players...
Alex Smith was the epitome of mediocre, serviceable, underwhelming first pick overall QB. Somehow he retires a fan favorite and CBS calls him "one of the most accomplished top draft picks ever"
St. Louis relief pitcher has a brutal outing lasting only 5 pitches: HBP (97 mph to Bryce Harper's face), HBP (95 mph to Gregorius' ribs), H (Loss). Girardi ejected. A Jomboy breakdown.
If you're referring to the play when the pitcher picks up the dribbler and underhand tosses it to first, I have to agree. What was the umpire thinking? The batter/runner should have been out for failing to run in the runner's lane alone. The pitcher, in the act of fielding the ball, has an absolute right to field the ball in *fair* territory.
Yeah that was horrible. I guess runner running inside the baseline down first is only when the throw is from behind. He's already established his line but the play was in front of him.
Sometimes you get a slow game, and that was Wednesday night for the Oakland AтАЩs, in a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The AтАЩs werenтАЩt completely dominated, getting a couple good chances to score, but they couldnтАЩt come through with the big hit whereas the Rays did for one inning. ItтАЩs the first time the green-and-gold has been shut out this season.
Continuing the theme of this series, both starting pitchers were strong. Cole Irvin went six innings for the AтАЩs and struck out a career-high eight batters, while Tyler Glasnow upped the ante for Tampa Bay with seven innings and 10 Ks. Neither was perfect, and Irvin allowed his share of hard contact, but they generally punched their way out of trouble when needed.
The San Francisco Giants did not have an extra-base hit on Wednesday. Not one double, though they would have had one were it not for the mystical powers of the TOOTBLAN. Not one triple. Not even one of those home run things theyтАЩve been so good at this year.
And yet despite not utilizing the tools most frequently associated with good offense, the Giants managed to have a good offense. A really good one, at that.
They put up four runs in a single inning. They had the Colorado Rockies bullpen in action in the second. They knocked Germ├бn M├бrquez out of the game after four innings. And they scored enough for a smooth 7-3 win.
Clayton Kershaw delivered yet another classic performance, as the Dodgers got back in the win column as they took down the Reds, 8-0.
The offense was quiet through the first seven innings. Then in the eighth, they exploded for six runs, all coming with two outs. The first run on the afternoon came in the second inning. With runners on the corners and no outs, Luke Raley grounded into the double play. More runs would have been welcomed, but the go-ahead run was still nice regardless.
An inning later, Justin Turner doubled the lead with a solo shot for his sixth home run of the season. Turner continues to have an incredible April, and now IтАЩm pretty convinced itтАЩs all because he gave up dairy.
I didn't realize the Panthers got Darnold. I was wondering why the Panthers would let Bridgewater go. He seems like an expensive backup but I guess he's going to complete with Lock.
In other UofL QB news I wonder if the Ravens are going to give Lamar Jackson an extension. He wasn't as good last year so the question is if teams figured him out or he just isn't as good as his 2nd year. In college I always thought that he wasn't very accurate. There are Ravens fans that don't think he's worth 30-40 mil a year.
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Orioles and Yankees are playing a day game and I have it on in the background. The O's closer is not your typical closer. He threw four fastballs to his first batter, all in the low 80s. He ended up throwing 29 pitches and only two more were fastballs. The rest were all changeups in the upper 70s. Yanks tied it and Chapman is now in throwing 101.
ESPN's Shefter: Aaron Rodgers does not want to return to Packers. Internet loses its mind speculating what that means.
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1387848942432489478
[Pro Football Talk] From unimpeachable source: As of last night, Aaron RodgersтАЩ wish list was 49ers, Broncos, Raiders (not necessarily in that order). He wanted Packers to take the 49ersтАЩ offer. Next move by Rodgers is TBD.
https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1387863372541083651
I guess we know where the draft picks are going.
GB offers contract extension to Rodgers. Piotr nails it.
https://twitter.com/PiotrLe/status/1387857883866583042
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Spouse 1: IтАЩm asking for a divorce
Spouse 2: I think having another kid will salvage our marriage
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NFL Update @MySportsUpdate
The #Packers have offered to extend Aaron Rodgers' contract, per @AdamSchefter.
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Ian Rapoport: Cal's Jake Curhan likely undraftable after physical finds heart defect. However, this won't stop him from being an UDFA.
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1387824738093907970
brutal
Ian Rapoport: Update on a former first-round pick: Tim Tebow recently worked out for the #Jaguars, source said, and there has been at least some discussion of him signing. Oh, and heтАЩs a tight end now. https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1387839572680265737
Hmmm.... I always thought the best position for him was fullback, with a half dozen passes thrown in to keep the D guessing, but few NFL teams use that position - this could work as well.
For every Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, and Collin Morikawa - there are hundreds - maybe thousands - of other professional golfers struggling. Behold: Michael Visacki sinks a 20 footer on a local course to qualify for his first PGA Tour start after seven years of being a professional golfer.
https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1387057919183761412
NFL Draft tonight. In honor of that, here's an article about where the 23 players drafted ahead of Aaron Rogers. Spoiler: none are in the league anymore after the last 2 retired after last season.
https://www.insider.com/2005-nfl-draft-where-are-they-now-aaron-rodgers-2021-1
I am still surprised that fans will spend hours and days of their lives following a draft.
I enjoy it when Cal players are involved. So not watching today. I also watch a live broadcast of the draft of Japanese baseball league every year and it starts at 2am.
I enjoy the chess game aspect of it. The trades, the philosophies, the priority picks, etc. Do I live and die with it? No. Is it solid background noise while I do something else and I can sneer and hoot in disbelief every 10 or 20 minutes? Sure.
Also, the fashion choices are always good entertainment.
No joke, never understood this.
Nah, I love a good draft. It's fun - after Cohan ran the Warriors into the ground and they were always the most inept franchise in the NBA, Clippers included, it was the only exciting thing in the whole shiitty franchise...
NBA and NFL Drafts have been fun ever since...love listening to the idiot analysts miss year in and year out on players...
How perfect is it that at the same time Alex Smith retires after a solid but unspectacular career, Aaron Rodgers is the reigning NFL MVP....again.
Nice work, Mike Nolan...you f-ing boob.
True, OTOH Nolan didn't do Alex Smith any favors.
Nolan is awful. It was such a delight seeing him get shirt-canned in DAL after his defense was so embarrassing.
Alex Smith was never going to be a Hall of Famer, but when Harbaugh came in it was clear how badly the previous coaches had done with him.
Sure, a lot of it's hindsight, but the entire Niner organization screwed the pooch on that one.
Alex Smith was the epitome of mediocre, serviceable, underwhelming first pick overall QB. Somehow he retires a fan favorite and CBS calls him "one of the most accomplished top draft picks ever"
eh - as a first round pick, he was solid, as #1, yeah the comparison to Rodgers it looks silly. But I'd argue his stats alone don't do him justice.
Gotta think that's entirely bc he came back from that brutal Theisman-type injury.
Take that out of the equation, he definitely had a solid, but pedestrian career.
St. Louis relief pitcher has a brutal outing lasting only 5 pitches: HBP (97 mph to Bryce Harper's face), HBP (95 mph to Gregorius' ribs), H (Loss). Girardi ejected. A Jomboy breakdown.
https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1387587083737485317
This was a brutal call and the ump had the nerve to say after watching the replay from many angles he still thinks he got it right.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/marlins-vs-brewers/2021/04/28/634317#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=634317
If you're referring to the play when the pitcher picks up the dribbler and underhand tosses it to first, I have to agree. What was the umpire thinking? The batter/runner should have been out for failing to run in the runner's lane alone. The pitcher, in the act of fielding the ball, has an absolute right to field the ball in *fair* territory.
Indefensible call.
Yeah that was also my thought. He ran inside the line into fair territory. This isn't like establishing your line evading a tag or anything like that.
In fact, the runner is supposed to avoid him trying to make the play. Otherwise it's runner's interference.
Exactly.
Yeah that was horrible. I guess runner running inside the baseline down first is only when the throw is from behind. He's already established his line but the play was in front of him.
the Mets lost 1-0 even after deGrom struck almost everyone out
So far he's having a historical year. I wonder if he can keep it up.
Game #25: AтАЩs shut out for first time this year in quiet loss to Rays
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2021/4/28/22409030/oakland-as-game-25-tampa-bay-rays-score-result
Not much to see here.
Sometimes you get a slow game, and that was Wednesday night for the Oakland AтАЩs, in a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The AтАЩs werenтАЩt completely dominated, getting a couple good chances to score, but they couldnтАЩt come through with the big hit whereas the Rays did for one inning. ItтАЩs the first time the green-and-gold has been shut out this season.
Continuing the theme of this series, both starting pitchers were strong. Cole Irvin went six innings for the AтАЩs and struck out a career-high eight batters, while Tyler Glasnow upped the ante for Tampa Bay with seven innings and 10 Ks. Neither was perfect, and Irvin allowed his share of hard contact, but they generally punched their way out of trouble when needed.
Giants walk their way to a series win
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2021/4/28/22408960/san-francisco-giants-rockies-recap-alex-wood
The San Francisco Giants did not have an extra-base hit on Wednesday. Not one double, though they would have had one were it not for the mystical powers of the TOOTBLAN. Not one triple. Not even one of those home run things theyтАЩve been so good at this year.
And yet despite not utilizing the tools most frequently associated with good offense, the Giants managed to have a good offense. A really good one, at that.
They put up four runs in a single inning. They had the Colorado Rockies bullpen in action in the second. They knocked Germ├бn M├бrquez out of the game after four innings. And they scored enough for a smooth 7-3 win.
But they didnтАЩt have an extra-base hit.
If the 4th place Arizona Diamondbacks were in the NL East, they'd be in first place at 0.500.
It's early but both wild cards could come from the NL West.
Padres vs. Dodgers in the wildcard? I'm in
The Beat LA chants at that game would be loud.
Clayton Kershaw gives vintage performance as Dodgers win
https://www.truebluela.com/2021/4/28/22408575/clayton-kershaw-los-angeles-dodgers-mlb-news
Clayton Kershaw delivered yet another classic performance, as the Dodgers got back in the win column as they took down the Reds, 8-0.
The offense was quiet through the first seven innings. Then in the eighth, they exploded for six runs, all coming with two outs. The first run on the afternoon came in the second inning. With runners on the corners and no outs, Luke Raley grounded into the double play. More runs would have been welcomed, but the go-ahead run was still nice regardless.
An inning later, Justin Turner doubled the lead with a solo shot for his sixth home run of the season. Turner continues to have an incredible April, and now IтАЩm pretty convinced itтАЩs all because he gave up dairy.
Panthers trade Teddy Bridgewater to Broncos for 6th-round pick on eve of the 2021 NFL Draft
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/panthers-trade-teddy-bridgewater-to-broncos-for-6th-round-pick-on-eve-of-the-2021-nfl-draft/
Good pickup for DEN. Teddy can run that offense better than Lock.
I didn't realize the Panthers got Darnold. I was wondering why the Panthers would let Bridgewater go. He seems like an expensive backup but I guess he's going to complete with Lock.
In other UofL QB news I wonder if the Ravens are going to give Lamar Jackson an extension. He wasn't as good last year so the question is if teams figured him out or he just isn't as good as his 2nd year. In college I always thought that he wasn't very accurate. There are Ravens fans that don't think he's worth 30-40 mil a year.