Lee Hacksaw Hamilton – Tuesday September 30th, 2014

Tuesday September 30th, 2014

Posted by Lee Hacksaw Hamilton on September 30th, 2014 • 0 Comments • Full article

Padres…GM-AJ Preller gives glowing evaluation of Manager Bud Black and coaches at end of season interview..All will return in 2015..Saw positive 6-weeks at end of season…Likes how player’s respond..Likes how Black handles adversity…Admits he is getting calls about trades for Padres pitchers-teams willing to offer bats….Says priority of team is not necessarily power hitters-but complete players…
Carlos Quentin situation is about his health-not his 8M-contract…Will not pick up 4M-option on P-Josh Johnson-will try and work out a restructured minor league contract deal to let him try to come back…Evreth Cabrera-will evaluate him as player an person over the next month….Says Padres need to evaluate Cuban free agents on ‘player-by-player’ basis-refused to say whether team could bid on Cuban slugger Yasmani Tomas….Does not expect to hire anyone else from Texas Rangers organization for front office jobs.

American League…Wildcard game tonite..A’s-Kansas City…Jon Lester (16W) starts for Athletics…KC counters with James Shields…lst Royals playoff game in 29-years.
National League…Wildcard game tomorrow…Giants-at-Pittsburgh.

Houston… Hires-AJ Hinch-former Assistant GM-Padres and ex-manager Arizona.
Twins… Fire Manager Ron Gardenhire and 6-coaches…4-straight 90-loss seasons..
Minnesota… Will interview Torey Lovullo-Red Sox..Joe McEwing-White Sox…Dave Martinez-Tampa Bay coaches.
Texas… Interviews pitching coach Mike Maddux for vacant manager’s job.
Arizona… Negotiating with Kevin Towers to stay on as Senior VP-working with GM-Dave Stewart
Diamondbacks… Want to interview Jose Oquendo-Cardinals…other names Phil Nevin-Reno manager.
Milwaukee… Meetings next week to determine status of Manager Ron Roenicke after late season collapse.
Miami… Manager Mike Redmond given contract extension thru 2017.

Minnesota… Ex-Twins manager Tom Kelly recoveringing from minor stroke.
Milwaukee… Slugger Ryan Braun to undergo immediate nerve surgery on thumb-hit (.266-19HR) this year.

Monday Night Football-Kansas City-W-New England..(41-14)..Chiefs sledgehammer win-pile up 303Y-offense in lst half…KC defense 3-QBX-3 Takeaways..Tom Brady gets benched…Chiefs (443Y-Offense)…QB-Alex Smith (248P-3TD)..RB-Knile Davis (107R)-Jamal Charles (92R).
Raiders..Fire Coach Dennis Allen late Monday night..Eat 2-half years of contract…(0-4) start…(8-28) in career..GM-Reggie McKenzie still has job but under fire also…OL-coach Tony Sporano-ex Miami head coach-could be promoted to interim coach.
Chargers..CB-Shareece Wright-MRI-sprained knee…Unhappy coach Mike McCoy says team execution on running plays reason for failure-not on RB-Donald Brown.

Buffalo..Bench QB-EJ Manuel…Veteran Kyle Orton will start.
Jets..Vote of confidence in QB-Geno Smith despite 7-turnovers in 4-games.
Tennessee..Coach Ken Whisenhunt angry at team’s offensive play…”unacceptable” outscored (100-34) last three games.
Pittsburgh…Coach Mike Tomlin catching heat…(18-18) record last three years.

Seattle…TE-Zach Miller-ankle surgery during bye week.
Raiders…MRI-QB-Derek Carr-sprained knee-ankle.
Arizona..QB-Carson Palmer-setback in recovery from bruised nerve in shoulder.
Bears..DE-Jared Allen-released from hospital-had touch of pneumonia-lost 16lbs.
Buffalo..DE-Kyle Williams-knee sprain.
Cowboys..CB-Mo Claiborne-surgery-gone for year-torn knee patella tendon.
Indianapolis..S-LaRon Landry-suspended 4G-PED positive test….Release-WR-Da’Rick Rogers-DUI arrest-Monday morning.
Eagles..Activate OT-Lane Johnson-after 4W-Adderall suspension.

Kansas City…Doctors exhume body LB-Jovan Belcher-find large amounts of CTE tissue on brain-killed himself in 2012 in murder-suicide event.
Arizona…Grand Jury indicts RB-Jon Dwyer-10 counts of domestic abuse including 2-aggravated assault against wife.
SF..Coach Jim Harbaugh calls ESPN reports on unrest in locker-room “crap”-ripping Deion Sanders-Trent Dilfer.

San Diego State..Injury woes grow-LB-Derek Largent-out 4W-appendectomy…already lost QB-Quinn Kaehler-sprained shoulder joint.
Colorado State…QB-Garrett Grayson-injured shoulder.

Miami Heat..Open camp with 3Pt shooters Danny Granger-Luel Deng on roster-replacing LeBron James.

Ryder Cup…Phil Mickelson heavily criticized for rip job on Captain Tom Watson for failing to include players in game plan discussions about pairings.
PGA..Paul Azinger-says he would consider returning to Captain Ryder Cup team in two years.
NASCAR..Tony Stewart says he wants to meet with family of dirt track driver Kevin Ward to discuss the accident that led to his death.
Indy Car..Team Penske signs top free agent driver Simon Pagenaud to run 4th car next year.

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