Lee Hacksaw Hamilton – Thursday August 21st, 2014

Thursday August 21st, 2014

Padres-W-Dodgers (4-1)…P-Eric Stults slapped 2R-single..gave Padres 5-solid innings on mound..Friars jumped on journeyman starter Roberto Hernandez 8-singles early.
San Diego-LA…wrap up series today..Star matchup Clayton Kershaw (14-3) 1.86 vs Tyson Ross (11-11) 2.70-ERAs…LA lead down 3-games over Giants…Padres (18-12).
Padres-Rangers…Texas imposes 2Y-moratorium on San Diego hiring any more front office execs.

Angels-W-Red Sox (8-3)…Halos win-but costly loss…Frontline P-Garrett Richards injures patella tendon in knee covering lst base play….Told surgery likely for patella tear-need 6-months recover…Josh Hamilton breaks out of (5-41) slump 2H-3RBI…Angels won 7-of-8….(75-50) on season.
Halos-Bosox…Today Matt Shoemaker (11-4)-vs-Rubby DeLaRosa.

Giants-W-Cubs..Jake Peavy wins 2nd row for SF…1B-Travis Ishakawa 3RBIs.
Washington-W-Arizona..Nationals win 9th in row…Anthony Rendon pinch-hit GW-single in 9th.
Pirates-W-Atlanta..Bucs snap 7-game losing streak..Gabby Sanchez 9th inning Sacrifice fly wins it.
Cardinals-W-Reds…Jhonny Peralta Bases Loaded 3R-triple for Redbirds.
Rockies-W-Royals..Rookie 1B-Matt McBride-grand slam home run.
Texas-W-Miami..Alex Rios 2RBIs.
Phillies-W-Mariners..Cole Hamels wins 7th game of season.
Mets-W-Athletics…Luca Duda 3RHR..Zack Wheeler wins 9th game for NY.
Astros-W-Yankees..New York fading in race-dropped 7-of-9.
Tigers-W-Tampa Bay..Rick Porcello gets 14th win of year.
Orioles-W-White Sox..Nelson Cruz hits 33rd HR season..Adam Jones-Steve Pearce add HRs.
Indians-W-Twins..Rookie TJ House throws shutout.
Blue Jays-W-Brewers..Jose Bautista hits 3R-HR for Toronto.

Boston..Curt Shilling-ex Red Sox-Phillies ace confirms he is fighting cancer of mouth-chewing tobacco…6-months of chemo-radiation…lost his taste buds and ability to smell…Is Cancer free currently.

MLB-rules Cubs-Giants game from Tuesday nite suspended by 4:34 rain delay-must resume today…Grounds crew fouled up getting tarp on for 15 minutes in driving storm.
USA Today…Reports Arizona Diamondbacks VP-Tony LaRussa has decided to bring back Manager Kirk Gibson.
MLB-Commissioner’s Office…165-employees take the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money for ALS-research…In 8-days America has raised 27.3M for ALS.

Indians..Surgery-Nick Swisher-OF-both knees.
Rockies..Surgery-OF-Carlos Gonzalez-injured patella tendon…remove bursa sac..will be out 5-months.
Giants..DL-C-Hector Sanchez-2nd concussion of season from foul ball off the mask.
TBay..Activate OF-Will Myers-missed 3 months-wrist injury.

Forbes Magazine rates NFL Teams…Chargers value as franchise 995M-only 26th in league…Chargers made $39.9M profit before taxes last year.
Forbes..Dallas Cowboys-highest value $3.2B-made $246M-profits….New England ranked 2nd-$2.6B value..Redskins-3rd-$2.4B….Rams least valuable team $930M…Buffalo $935M.

NFL Ref-Mike Carey….asked league not to schedule him for games with Washington-finds Redskins name offensive.
Jim Kelly-Bills QB….leaves Lenox Hill Hospital ‘Cancer Free’ of cells after scan exam…Further treatment still to come.
NFL…Huge criticism report they want Halftime show acts at Super Bowl to pay to be on stage.
Tennessee Titans…entire 90Man team takes ALS-Ice Challenge on the field to raise money for research….Just retired Titans LB-Tim Shaw admits he has ALS at age 28.

Steelers..Shocked…RBs Le’Veon Bell-LeGarrett Blount arrested in possession of 20G-marijuana.
Browns…Name Brian Hoyer as starting QB over Johnny.Manziel.
Carolina…Trades RB-Kenjon Barner to Eagles for draft pick.
Eagles..Trade RB-David Fluellen to Colts.

Texans…lst round pick DE-Jadeveon Clowney suffers possible concussion-hit in head during workout with Broncos.
Broncos..hot shot rookie WR-Jordan Norwood-gone for year with torn knee ligament.
Packers..Release-LB-Nick Collins-failed to recover from neck injury.

Kent State…Tragedy-Starting OC-Jason Bitsko-dies in his sleep at training camp…had tweeted that night “85,400-seconds in a day-spend 1-second thanking God”.

Miami police charge 7-teens with trespassing for entering condo of Miami Heat star Ray Allen in middle of night while family was asleep-pulled a prank.

NYRangres..Sign top college free agent F-Kevin Hayes-Boston College..had refused to sign with Blackhawks.

Tony Stewart pulls out of 3rd race in row-Bristol 400-reportedly getting counseling for sprint race accident that killed a driver in upstate NY.
Joe Gibbs Racing…Sign Carl Edwards to run 4th car on team next year.

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