Friday August 1, 2014
Baseball
- Baseball Trading Deadline…Risks and Rewards..12-trades at the deadline…including 4-big name pitchers.
- Boston-A’s-TR-Red Sox ship Jon Lester-P-Johnny Gomes-OF to Athletics-OF-Yoeniss Cespedes…Lester-a free agent at end of the year (110-63) with Bosox…Cespedes (.256-17HR) has 1-year left on deal.
- Detroit-Seattle-Tampa-3 Way Trade…Tigers get David Price-P..Mariners get OF-Austin Jackson..Rays get P-Drew Smyly-SS-Will Adams-OF-Nick Franklin…Tigers made call to Rays at 8am to open last minute trade talks…Deal gives Detroit rotation of Price-Scherzer-Verlander-Porcello-Sanchez going to postseason.
- Boston-Cardinals-TR-P-John Lackey to Cardinals for OF-Allan Craig-P-Joe Kelly..Lackey (149-114) in career..has only 500,000 contract next season-great value for St Louis.
- Boston-Baltimore-TR..Bosox send P-Andrew Miller to Orioles for minor leaguer.
- Boston-Yankees-TR..Red Sox deal SS-Steven Drew to NY for 2B-Kelly Johnson
- Oakland-Minnesota-TR..A’s send P-Tommy Milone to Twins for DH-Sam Fuld..Milone was (6-0).
- Cleveland-Washington-TR..Tribe ships SS-Asdrubal Cabrera to Nationals for minor leaguer.
- Arizona-Milwaukee-TR-Gerrardo Parra-OF to Brewers for 2-minor leaguers.
- Arizona-Yankees-TR-Martin Prado-OF to Yankees for minor leaguers.
- Houston-Miami-TR..Astros move P-Jared Cosart to Marlins in 7-player trade of minor leaguers.
- Cubs-Atlanta-TR..Cubs send P-James Russell-2B-Emilio Bonifacio to Braves for minor leaguer.
- Padres-Seattle-TR..San Diego ships OF-Chris Denorfia to M’s for OF-Abraham Almonte-P-Steve Kohlscheen-both at Tacoma.
- Dodgers hold onto 3-top prospects-and Matt Kemp-make no deals yet-still need starting pitcher.
- Phillies stuck with huge contracts of Cole Hamels-Cliff Lee-Ryan Howard-unable to move them.
- Yankees fail to get a veteran starting pitcher
- Texas-still has OF-Alex Rios
- Mets-still with OF-Marlon Byrd.
- Padres-L-Cardinals..Oscar Taveras 2R-HR..Matt Holliday 2R-Double..Cardinals tee off on Odi Despaigne…since 123P-near no hitter vs Mets..Last 2-starts-.Despaigne (9inn-11R-15Hits-6Walks)…Jed Gyroko stays hot (7-14) since return..C-Yasmani Grandal out-fluid buildup in injured right knee.
- Padres-Weekend Series-Atlanta Braves..Eric Stults (3-13) vs Mike Minor.
- Dodgers-W-Braves (2-1)..Clayton Kershaw (13-2)..9-strikeout game..Yasiel Puig HR..LA 3-half lead over Giants.
- Dodgers-Cubs-start weekend series tonite..Struggling Dan Haren starts.
- Angels-W-Orioles (1-0)..Albert Pujols RBI-single in 13th.
- Angels-Tampa..Halos continue East Coast road trip.
- Phillies-W-Washington..Cliff Lee-P-reinjured left elbow….Ben Revere 4H…Grady Sizemore 2R-Double.
- Cincinnati-W-Miami..Ryan Ludwick 2R-Single for Reds.
- Pirates-L-Diamondbacks..Arizona hits 3HRs in win
- Cubs-W-Colorado..Jake Arrieta (7-3) on mound
- Seattle-W-Indians..Mike Zunino 2R-HR for Mariners
- Twins-L-Royals..Alci Escobar 2R-Triple for Royals
- Blue Jays-W-Houston..Jose Bautista-Dionner Navarro HRs.
- White Sox-W-Detroit..Jose Abreau 3H-hitting streak at 20 for Sox.
- Astros-TV rating for Wednesday game with Athletics 0.0…Comcast only clearing 20% of Houston TV market with games.
Football
- Chargers..1st round pick CB-Jason Verrett still not taking part in any contact drills-likely won’t play in lst exhibition game with Cowboys…LB-Dwight Freeney fighting leg fatigue coming off quad surgery..WR-Tevin Reese catches 55TD…LB-Mantei Te’o-looks much faster in workouts…LB-Jerry Attaochu-2-QB sacks.
- Baltimore-RB-Ray Rice press conference-apologizes to wife and all women for Domestic Abuse incident..1X-occurrence-flash anger…Facing 2-Game suspension and loss of 722,000-in checks.
- Dallas-Owner Jerry Jones meets with DT-Josh Brent-just released from prison sentence for drunk driving death of teammate-wants to seek reinstatement from the NFL.
- Houston..RB-Arian Foster insults media-gives same answer ‘no comment’ to 6-questions in camp..says they have agendas.
- New Orleans..Weird weather day-practice at Greenbrier Resort-West Virginia..49-degrees in morning.
- Seattle..RB-Marshawn Lynch ends holdout-will report to camp..Club will not carry thru on 150,000 in fines.
- Washington..Fireworks today-Redskins start 3-days practice with Patriots.
- NFL Hall of Fame Ceremonies-Saturday..Induction of Bills-WR-Andre Reed..Falcons-DE-Claude Humphrey…Tampa Bay-LB-Derrick Brooks…Giants-DE-Michael Strachan..Raiders-P-Ray Guy….Seattle-OT-Walter Jones….Cardinals-CB-Aeneas Williams.
- Cleveland-NFL Hearing today on 1Y-suspension troubled WR-Josh Gordon…Claims 2nd hand smoke led to positive marijuana test.
- College Football Coaches Preseason poll out…1-Florida State..2-Alabama..3-Oklahoma..4-Oregon…5-Auburn….8-UCLA.
Basketball
- Minnesota Timberwolves end trade talks with Golden State-Chicago…will only talk to Cleveland about deal for All Star F-Kevin Love.
- Miami-GM Pat Riley admits he is stunned at loss of Lebrun James to free agency…”we will retool”.
Hockey
- Calgary-Goalie-Jonas Hiller hospitalized severe toxic infection-Appendectomy.
General
- NASCAR-runs Pocono 400
- Indy-runs Mid Ohio road course
- Formula 1-weekend off.
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I remember hearing you on the radio in Utica, NY. I was stationed at Griffiss AFB in Rome, NY while serving during the Vietnam War from 1971 to 1974. I attended Mohawk Valley Community College from 1974 to 1976. I then returned to San Diego to finish my education and take care of my aging parents.
I remember attending minor league baseball and hockey games in the area.
San Diego is a beautiful place but the Mohawk Valley has its charms as well. I met some wonderful people while I lived there. I have been back a couple of times to visit but being a San Diego native, my heart is here.
Great days at WIBX-tremendous regional news-talk station in Utica…Was Voice of the Mohawk Valley Comets-Eastern Hockey League…loved time there…Utica-Rome on the way back economically too now..1600 new jobs coming to SUNY-IT University.