Lee Hacksaw Hamilton – Thursday September 24th, 2014

Thursday September 24th, 2014

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Padres-W-Rockies (4-3)… Joe Wieland-lst major league win after missing nearly 2-seasons with elbow ligament surgrey…Tommy Medica crashes 3RHR-lst inning onto 2nd deck of Western Metals building…Padres earn club record 48th of year at Petco Park…have won 8-of-10.
Padres-Giants… Final series of season begins in San Francisco…Andrew Cashner (5-7) coming off 2-great starts-vs-Yusmerio Petit.
Padres… Pitcher Casey Kelly receives Plasman Platelet injection in ailing elbow..has been sidelined since June after 2-good minor league starts.
Padres… GM-AJ Preller returns from Dominican after scouting Cuban slugger Yasmani Tomas…”High risk-High reward” player..ran slow 6.9 in 60..has power-does strikeout.

Dodgers-W-Giants (9-1)… Exclamation Point victory-Pound Giants..Clinch NL West..Clayton Kershaw 11-strikeout win-goes to (21-3) on season..Yaisel Puig HR..Carl Crawford 2R-double..Score 6R off SF relievers…Dodgers (91-68)..Giants lost 8-of-11..
Dodgers… off tonite…finish up season hosting hapless Rockies
Dodgers… Deny reports “Clubhouse afire”..Yasiel Puig volatility…Hanley Ramirez mood swings…Turmoil filled pitching staff
Dodgers… P-Hyn Jin-Ryu begins soft toss workouts..will not be ready for lst round playoffs.

Detroit-W-White Sox… Justin Verlander 15th win-Tigerts clinch playoff spot
KC-L-Cleveland… Yan Gomes 3R-HR for Tribe.
Blue Jays-W-Seattle… Mark Beurhle 10K-3 hit shuout-Mariners playoff hopes evaporating.
Twins-W-Arizona… Philip Hughes wins 16th game for Minneosta.
Orioles-W-Yankees… Nick Markakis 2R-double for Baltimore.
Red Sox-W-Rays… Daniel Nava 2R-Double…Xander Bogaerts 2R-single for Boston
Rangers-W-Houston… Rangers won 11-of-12.
Braves-W-Pirates… Justin Upton 2RHR for Atlanta.
Brewers-W-Cincinnati… Kyle Lohse 2-hit shutout over Reds.
Phillies-W-Marlins… Kyle Kendrick 7inn-1R.
Cubs-W-Cardinals… Jake Arrietta 10K-2 hitter for Cubs
Mets-Nationals… rained out

Yankees… Derek Jeter plays final home game tonight weather permitting…may sit out entire series at Fenway Park this weekend.
Diamondbacks… Offer GM-job to longtime pitcher-now-agent Dave Stewart..may hire DaJon Watson-Dodgers as Assistant GM…retain Kevin Towers-senior scout.
Braves… Offer John Hart-fulltime GM job…ex-Indians-Rangers GM.
Mets… Manager Terry Collins will return in 2015 with option for 2016.
Rangers… Popular former player Michael Young-decides not to interview for manager’s job.
Houston… Will interview Tampa Bay bench coach Dave Martinez.
Twins… GM-Terry Ryan-cancer free…wants to return as GM to rebuild club.

Mitch Williams… ex-relief ace..Sues MLB-Network and Deadspin over wrongful termination of employment and defamation of character-stories on his tantrum at kids Little League game..reports he cursed out umpires..instructed 10Y old pitcher to bean another youth.

Chargers… CB-Jason Verrett..LB-Jerry Attaochu miss workouts with on going hamstring problems.
Chargers…Wife of safety-Paul Oliver files additional lawsuit against San Diego-NOrleans for mistreatment of concussion damage that led to CTE and player committing suicide-shot himself in head at home infront of his wife and 2-children… Lawsuit-horrid tales of domestic abuse-deranged acts in fits of anger.

Redskins-Giants… Thursday Night football..Washington may be without 9-veteran starters with injuries…Eli Manning coming off strong back to back games.
Houston… Signs-FA-DT-Ryan Pickett-ex Packer.
Tampa Bay… Signs-FA-WR-Louis Murphy-ex Raider
Tennessee… Signs-FA-TE-Chase Coffman-ex-Packer
Giants… Sign-FA-WR-Juron Criner-ex Raider.

Vikings… Good news-QB Matt Cassell does not have Lisfranc fracture nor ligament damage in foot-just 2-minor broken bones.
Cardinals… QB-Carson Palmer-fully recovered bruised shoulder nerve-goes thru practice.
Texans… IR-DT-Louis Nix-Notre Dame..wrist and knee injuries.
Raiders… WR-Rod Streater-S-Tyvon Branch both need surgery for foot fractures.

NFL… Roger Goodell meets with 11-member retired players committee to discuss Domestic Abuse problems…Mike Singletary-“Make hard and fast-black and white rules”..Troy Vincent-“Time restore players respect to the game and community”.
New Orleans… QB-Drew Brees says Roger Goodell has failed the league-teams-players-Discipline has not been consistent nor transparent.
New Orleans… Former Saints LB-Scott Ross-found dead in his car-church parking lot-possible suicide-had been diagnosed with dementia-brain damage-only 45Y old.
New York..NFL Union hires former federal prosecutor to probe entire NFL handling of Ray Rice suspension.

College Football… UCLA-Arizona State..Bruins QB-Brett Hundley will start coming off elbow injury..Sun Devils without star QB-Taylor Kelly-ankle injury.

NYKnicks..Coach Phil Jackson-about to open camp-his mandate-“Ball cannot stop once it goes into Carmelo Anthony “…”No Man is an Island”…”Will make him a complete player”.
Phoenix… Suns sign high scoring G-Eric Bledsoe (5Y-70M) contract-ending threat he’d go to Minnesota.
Boston… Co owner of Celtics rips into Rajon Rondo-G…”aloof..super stubborn..not coachable”.

Philadelphia… Caldwell Jones-6’11-forward-passes away heart disease-64…Played with 76ers-Houston..started career with San Diego Conquistadors.

Detroit… Pavel Datsyuk-sprained shoulder-3rd major injury in 7-days camp
Ottawa… Captain-Bobby Ryan-concussion in lst preseason game
Vancouver… lose D-Alex Edler-possible facial fractures-hit in face with slapshot.
NYRangers… lose C-Derek Stepan-broken leg-while doing agility drills on ice.

NASCAR…Grand Jury elects not to indict Tony Stewart-any criminal charges in death of sprint car driver Kevin Ward…said Ward was driving under the influece of marijuan in race…Testimony of driver Chuck Hebring-who almost hit Ward-standing on track-it was so dark-you didn’t even know he was there.

Golf..Last day of practice in Scotland before 3-days Ryder Cup begins at Gleneagle.
PGA..Dustin Johnson-suspended star-in rehab center…fiancee Paulina Gretzky announces she is pregnant.

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