Lee Hacksaw Hamilton – Wednesday August 20th, 2014

Wednesday August 20th, 2014

Padres-L-Dodgers (8-6)…Nite full of mistakes…3-misplays defensively….Abraham Almonte getting thrown out at 3rd in 9th inning…Padres wasted 14H-Almonte 4H…Jedd Gyroko crashes 3RHR early…LA bangs away on Ian Kennedy..Justin Turner 2-RBI doubles..Carl Crawford RBI-single-2R-HR….Padres lost 4-of-5.
Friars-Blue…Tonite-Eric Stults-vs-Roberto Hernandez.
Padres..Hire Don Welke-VP Scouting from Texas Rangers..45Y baseball experienced..worked with AJ Preller in LA-Texas.
Padres..Option Jesse Hahn (7-3) to San Antonio-hit innings cap of 115-innings…will come back and pitch limited outings in September.
Padres..Activate Cam Maybin after 25G-drug suspension ends.

ESPN…Investigative report that AJ Prellar was suspended by baseball for 30-days in 2009 for offering 60,000-signing bonus to suspended Dominican Republic player-who had been banned from negotiating with MLB team…Prellar made cash offer and to pick up debts of agent…Oddly player they tried to sign Rafael DePaula-went to Yankees…DePaula was just traded to Padres last month in Chase Headley deal.

Angels-W-Red Sox (4-3)…C-Chris Ianetta RBI-Double in 9th…Mike Trout RBI-Triple earlier…Halos (74-50) on season.
Halos-Boston..Tonite..Garrett Richards (13-4) vs Clay Bucholz.

Washington-W-Arizona..Asdrubal Cabrera 3R-Double…Steven Strasberg (10-10) on season with win for Nats.
Mariners-W-Phillies..P-Hishashi Iwakuma 11-strikeout outing for Seattle.
Braves-W-Pirates…Justin Upton 2R-HR, 2R-single
Miami-W-Texas..Giancarlo Stanton RBI-single in 10th.
Brewers-W-Blue Jays…Ryan Braun-Jon Lucroy-Aramis Ramirez all RBI-doubles.
Reds-L-Cardinals..John Jay HBP forces in winning run…4th game in row Cincy bullpen falters.
Royals-W-Rockies…Omar Infante 2-2R-Doubles…Royals (69-45)
Cubs-W-Giants..Anthony Rizzo 2R-HR-Number 29 on season.
Astros-W-Yankees..Chris Carter 3R-HR in 9th for Houston..
Tigers-W-Tampa Bay..Victor Martinez bases loaded walk in 11th opens floodgates.
Baltimore-W-White Sox..Chris Davis 2R-double..Nick Hundley HR….Chisox-Jose Abreau comes out of long drought with 32nd HR.
Indians-W-Twins..Yan Gomes HR…Tribue used 8-pitchers in 9-inning game.
Mets-L-Athletics..Coco Crisp bases loaded 3R-triple…Mets fading badly.

Yankees-Phillies…Finalists in bidding for Cuban slugger Rusney Castillo.
Diamondbacks…Team VP-Tony LaRussa says he will have decision on status of GM-Kevin Towers-Manager Kirk Gibson in 2-weeks.
Pirates..Move troubled 3B-Pedro Alvarez to 1B-after 25th throwing error of season.

Reds..P-Aroldis Chapman-Exam-sore shoulder.
Rangers..DL-P-Yu Darvish-elbow fatigue..Team defends pitcher saying it was their decision-he did not quit on club.
Cardinals..2B-Mark Ellis-out with oblique injury.
Nationals..Surgery-OF-Nate McLouth sprained shoulder-gone for year.

White Sox..Move lst round pick P-Carlos Rodon to AAA-Charlotte…had (1.86ERA) at Class A ball.

Ohio State..Loses QB-Braxton Miller for year-reinjures shoulder in camp-same one had surgery in February.

Jim Kelly…Hall of Fame QB-Bills..re-enters NY cancer center for scans to determine if Cancer cells in Sinus Cavity have disappeared or come back.
Vikings..Settle Chris Kluwe defamation Gay Slur lawsuit out of court…will donate 5 payments to Gay-Lesbian support groups in Minnesota.
Redskins..Players took field with “Arms Held Up” in show of support for slain St-Louis teenager Michael Brown in Missouri.
Brown..Coach Mike Pettine upset at Johnny Manziel obscene gesture on the field…No Poise-Focus-Shows immaturity

NFL Approves expansion of Developmental squad to 10-players per team..means NFL clubs will have 68 players to practice with each week.
NFL Admits they erred in penalty flag thrown against Seahawks Tharold Simon in Chargers game-it should have been 105Y-Interception return for TD.
CFL Montreal kick return man Devon Carter returns missed field goal 122-yards for TD.

Chargers..Sign-FA-DE-Doug Worthington of Redskins…Release DE-Dom Scafe.
Steelers..Sign-FA-DE-Brett Kiesel to return to team…Turned down offer from Arizona.
Colts..Owner Jim Irsay asks for delay in trial driving under influence illegal painkiller pills.

Raiders..No panic but lst string defense given up (14-16) 150Y-3TD in first two games to starting QBs-Matt Stafford-Matt Cassell.
Giants..Confident new West Coast offense will work…QB-Eli Manning (3-10) 49Y in 3-preseason games.

Dick Bavetta…Legendary NBA referee retires after 39Y in game.
Knicks..Hire ex-Lakers assistant Jim Cleamons…Joins Kurt Rambis on staff of new coach Derek Fisher.
Glen Grunwald…deposed Knicks GM-becomes AD at McMaster University in Ontario.

Todd Bertuzzi-Steve Moore…Reach out of court settlement on 68M-damage suit filed my Moore over broken neck-fractured vertebrae-permanent head injuries from violent fight that crippled former Avalanche player 10Y-ago.
NY Islanders…Charles Wang-controversial owner-sells team to Washington Caps minority holder Jon Ledecky.
Toronto..Tim Liewicke-head of Maple Leafs Sports-Entertainment-denies he is leaving to return to LA to help finish NFL stadium.