1-Man’s Opinion on Sports-Thursday ‘HEY SAN DIEGO–WHO HAD THE BETTER WEEK’
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“WHO HAD THE BETTER WEEK”
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Simple Question. Easy Answer.
Maybe both. Both the Padres and the Aztecs.
The Friars go where they never have been before. The start the year (7-0), best start ever in 57-years in San Diego. Best homestand start to a season too.
The Aztecs pick themselves up off the floor, a week after the horrible humiliation loss to North Carolina in the play-in games at the NCAA tourney, and days after what appeared to be the devastating loss of 3-top players. They look to be back now.
The Padres played on the edge. Home runs, walks, stolen bases, a theft of home, good starting pitching, almost unhittable work out of the bullpen, and a pile of big plays on defense.
Then the signing of a 9-year extension for ‘The Kid’, budding star Jackson Merrill at a very payroll friendly (15M) per year, a deal that kicks in next season.
An explosive fun week for the fans, much like the back half of last season when the Friars went (43-19) down the stretch to storm into the playoffs.
San Diego State, reeling from the decisions made by Magoon Gwath, Nick Boyd and possibly Miles Byrd, bounced back.
Gwath changed his mind, his comfort zone with Brian Dutcher, a key part of his basketball growth. Then SDSU went out and got a 6’9-transfer forward in Jeremiah Oden from DePaul and then Louisiana Tech point guard Sean Newman.
State may still have 3-more scholarships to use before the Portal closes, and there are tons of players out there to go fill roles.
It is something to look at the standings in baseball and see the Brown & Gold and Dodger Blue with a combined (15-0) record to start the season.
Some week for the fans in San Diego, the Friars storming out of the gate, and the SDSU recovery from the bad start to their off season.
The initial question, who had the better week? How about the two teams and its fans?
On we go..lots of baseball to be played and more basketball players to sign.
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