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Upon Further Review, This is Not Baseball – The Big Lead
As the trail runner representing the go-ahead run, Washington Nationals catcher José Lobatón had no business getting picked off at first in the eighth inning of a winner-take-all game. He put himself in a bad situation by roaming too far away from the bag, allowing Willson Contreras’ snap throw to induce a slide. Lobatón’s mental error at the season’s most important moment shouldn’t be ignored. Nor should his physical error…
How Bullpens Took Over Baseball’s Postseason – The Atlantic
The most striking trend of the 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was established minutes into the very first game. With three runs in and only one out recorded in the first inning of the American League Wild Card game, the Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled ace starting pitcher Luis Severino from the mound, commencing a parade of relief pitchers. In the bottom of the third inning, the Twins manager Paul…
A really good Cleveland team is gone really soon. That’s baseball – MyAJC (blog)
How’d this happen? Who the heck knows? (AP Photo/David Dermer) The Cleveland Indians entered the playoffs having gone 33-4 since Aug. 23. Even after their 22-game winning streak — the longest by any American League team ever, the second-longest in baseball history — ended, they won 11 of their final 14 regular-season games. One of baseball’s greatest untruths-presented-as-truth is that a team needs to be hot entering the playoffs. Here,…
Another Nationals heartbreak nothing new for Washington sports fans – USA TODAY
x Embed x Share CLOSE SportsPulse: Trysta Krick and Steve Gardner break down the Cubs’ dramatic win, the Nationals’ continued heartbreak and how the next round shapes up. USA TODAY Sports Jose Lobaton was picked off first base to end the Nationals’ eighth-inning rally.(Photo: Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports) Another pro sports season, another heartbreak for the Washington, D.C., sports fan. The Nationals, one of the best teams in baseball…
The 30 Most Influential Hispanics in Sports – Sports Illustrated
Hispanics are reshaping sports in America. With Hispanic Heritage Month upon us, SI is honoring the 30 most influential Latinos in sports who aren’t athletes: the coaches, journalists, CEOs and other innovators who shape American sports culture and industry.This list, which is unranked, defines influence by how each person affects the fan experience. These household names don’t just offer a diverse perspective—they enrich the American sports landscape. Linda G. Alvarado…
The NFL has the most protests. It is also the most American sports league. – Washington Post
From Da Coach, Mike Ditka, to Da President, Donald Trump, fired-up critics of kneeling and fist-raising during the national anthem have suggested that protesting NFL players are un-American. “That’s a total disrespect of our heritage,” Trump told a crowd in Alabama last month. “If you don’t respect our country, you shouldn’t be in this country playing football,” Ditka said in a radio interview Monday. Strictly speaking, the NFL is actually the…
Denny Hamlin won’t be getting a raise based on NASCAR’s downturn economics – Los Angeles Times
NASCAR’s business model keeps downsizing to the scale of Groupon and Overstock.com, with a dash of the Dollar Store. Everyone wants to pinch pennies. Faced with drops in sponsorships, the inability to pay top drivers, sagging attendance and drops in TV viewership, NASCAR is in scramble mode going into the 2018 season. But that’s not just me talking. NASCAR Chairman Brian France admitted over the weekend that the sport could…
How Bullpens Took Over Baseball’s Postseason – The Atlantic
The most striking trend of the 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was established minutes into the very first game. With three runs in and only one out recorded in the first inning of the American League Wild Card game, the Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled ace starting pitcher Luis Severino from the mound, commencing a parade of relief pitchers. In the bottom of the third inning, the Twins manager Paul…
ALCS questions: Is it possible to shut down the best offense in baseball? – ESPN
8:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The Yankees are a year ahead of schedule and the Astros are right on schedule as they meet in the American League Championship Series. The Yankees weren’t supposed to make the playoffs. They weren’t supposed to beat the Indians, especially after losing the first two games of the AL Division Series. And now they are winning for Joe Girardi,…
Denny Hamlin won’t be getting a raise based on NASCAR’s downturn economics – Los Angeles Times
NASCAR’s business model keeps downsizing to the scale of Groupon and Overstock.com, with a dash of the Dollar Store. Everyone wants to pinch pennies. Faced with drops in sponsorships, the inability to pay top drivers, sagging attendance and drops in TV viewership, NASCAR is in scramble mode going into the 2018 season. But that’s not just me talking. NASCAR Chairman Brian France admitted over the weekend that the sport could…
Roundtable – Cutting costs in NASCAR – Motorsport.com, Edition: Global
Our team of experts debate some of the biggest topics in NASCAR this week. Martin Truex Jr. picked up his sixth win of the season last Sunday at Charlotte. He’s clearly a favorite to make it to the final four of this year’s playoffs. Do you think it’s the team’s alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing, a switch to Toyota, new personnel on the team or a combination of all…
A really good Cleveland team is gone really soon. That’s baseball – MyAJC (blog)
How’d this happen? Who the heck knows? (AP Photo/David Dermer) The Cleveland Indians entered the playoffs having gone 33-4 since Aug. 23. Even after their 22-game winning streak — the longest by any American League team ever, the second-longest in baseball history — ended, they won 11 of their final 14 regular-season games. One of baseball’s greatest untruths-presented-as-truth is that a team needs to be hot entering the playoffs. Here,…
How Bullpens Took Over Baseball’s Postseason – The Atlantic – The Atlantic
The most striking trend of the 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was established minutes into the very first game. With three runs in and only one out recorded in the first inning of the American League Wild Card game, the Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled ace starting pitcher Luis Severino from the mound, commencing a parade of relief pitchers. In the bottom of the third inning, the Twins manager Paul…
Villanova at James Madison live stream, watch online with College Sports Live – CBSSports.com
Will the defending champions get the job done on Saturday? USATSI 2016 FCS champion James Madison is 5-0 so far in defense of its title title, and next up to take a swing at the champs is Villanova in a game that will air exclusively on CBS College Sports Live. The ESPN College GameDay crew will kick off the day in Virginia, so be sure to tune in and get…
Denny Hamlin won’t be getting a raise based on NASCAR’s downturn economics – Los Angeles Times
NASCAR’s business model keeps downsizing to the scale of Groupon and Overstock.com, with a dash of the Dollar Store. Everyone wants to pinch pennies. Faced with drops in sponsorships, the inability to pay top drivers, sagging attendance and drops in TV viewership, NASCAR is in scramble mode going into the 2018 season. But that’s not just me talking. NASCAR Chairman Brian France admitted over the weekend that the sport could…
Landon Donovan: Time to Re-evaluate US Soccer – New York Times
Now 35 and still close to the game since his second retirement from Major League Soccer last fall, Donovan has watched intently as both Klinsmann and his replacement, Bruce Arena, have continued to rely on so many of Donovan’s contemporaries in their 30s. Their options have been limited by the national program’s struggles to develop anything resembling a next generation to supplant mainstays such as Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley and…
A Seat Near Hitler, and Other Olympic Tales From the Baron, 105 – New York Times
It was nearly 2 p.m. on a cloudy afternoon. . He was not in a hurry. “At 7 o’clock we will say goodbye,” the Baron said. After an hour, his caretaker intervened. He needed rest, doctor’s orders. Still, the Baron had so many stories to tell: How he found and promoted the country’s first two Olympic skiers. And tweaked the design of Liechtenstein’s national flag. And attended 16 Winter and…
The Next Generation Of American Soccer Fans Are Already Roasting The USMNT – Deadspin
One of the bad things about the USMNT missing out on the World Cup is that there will now be a generation of youngsters who won’t fall in love with the team and the sport. And while it’s only been days since the U.S.’s ouster became official, we’re already seeing examples of this phenomenon. Case in point: the above interviews with some little tykes, most of whom are less than…
Soccer star Weah leads most counties in Liberia presidential election vote – Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Former soccer star George Weah leads in partial presidential election results in 11 of Liberia’s 15 counties, the electoral commission said on Thursday, after a vote meant to bring about the country’s first democratic transfer of power in decades. Early results from Tuesday’s poll read to reporters by the commission’s chairman left Weah’s camp confident he would win the outright majority he needs to avoid a run-off,…
Even The Indians Can’t Escape Baseball’s Postseason Buzz Saw – FiveThirtyEight
After falling short of the 2016 World Series title in extra innings of Game 7, the Cleveland Indians picked themselves up and spent the 2017 season building toward one of the most dominating campaigns in baseball history. After a meager start, they slowly began playing to their impressive underlying metrics, finally reaching their peak with an American League record 22-game winning streak in August and September. By the end of…
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