Hacksaw’s Headlines-Friday

Posted by on September 21st, 2018  •  1 Comment  • 

……..(Baseball)……

Padres-Dodgers…Open weekend series…Eric Lauer (5-7)-vs-Rich Hill (9-5)…Padres (61-92)…..lost 4-of-6….Dodgers won 7-of-8……21-of-34…..now (85-68)

Padres…off on Thursday heading out for final 6-game road trip.

Dodgers..off on Thursday…play Cardinals-Giants-Padres in final 9-games….Doddgers have 2-and-half lead over Rockies in battle for 1st place in NL-West.

Padres…Mourn passing of longtime Player Personnel Exec Don Welke-had battled diabetes…..served as AJ Preller Director of Scouting….worked in Texas…Dodgers…and nearly 2-decades with Pat Gillick in Toronto-Baltimore…Welke was (75)

Padres…Wil Myers says move to 3rd base not reason he has played poorly…hit just (.214) since move from LF-to-3B.

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Angels-L-A’s…(21-3)……A’s hit 3HRs…bang out 22-hits….get 7-walks in lopsided win….Athletics (92-61)……Halos won 8-of-14.

Angels-at-Houston…Friday night matchup..Andrew Heaney (9-9)-vs-Gerril Cole (14-5).

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(Scoreboard)

Red Sox-W-Yankees…Mookie Betts 4H-5RBIs…Boston clinches American League East…..Bosox won 10-of-15…..

Washington-L-Mets…Jay Bruce HR…Michael Conforto 2R-HR

Tampa Bay-L-Toronto….Justin Smoak HR in 9th…Rowdy Talley 2R-HR

Indians-L-White Sox…Matt Davidson RBI single in 11th.

Royals-L-Tigers…Christin Stewart 6RBIs-2 HRs…

Reds-W-Miami…Scooter Gennett 2R-HR..2R-double.

Phillies L-Atlanta…Braves score 3-runs on sacrifice flies and bases loaded walk

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(MLB)

John Smoltz…Hall of Fame pitcher says MLB needs to change the game…Attendance dropping 2.9% this year….will be lowest since 2993. …Smoltz told USA-Today

..MLB needs to outlaw the ‘shift’…has taken offense out of game…..
..Clubs need to stop exploitation of the 7-day DL…….
..Split schedule with a best of 3-playoff for each divisional winner from each half….
..Reduce schedule to 154-games…
..Eliminate interleague play……
..Put the DH in both leagues…….

Yasiel Puig…TMZ says vandals caused 10,000-damage vandalizing his home trying to move a safe.

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………(Football)…………

(Scoreboard)-Thursday Night Football

NY Jets-L-Browns (21-17)…..Baker Mayfield comes off bench and leads 4-scoring drives…(201Y) passing….Carlos Hyde (98Y-2TD) rushing…Browns defense 2-interceptions in 4th quarter…..Jets QB-Sam Darnold (169P) in loss …..Browns (2-32-1) under coach Hue Jackson.

(Schedule)

Charges-Rams….Fight for LA game at Coliseum….
..Bolts averaging (445YPG)-offense…329Y-passing
..Rams offense (398YPG)…283Y-passing
..Chargers defense (329YPG)..Opposing QB-55% completions-6 sacks..allow 15.2YPC
..Rams defense (266YPG)..just 74Y per game rushing
..Philip Rivers (680Y-73%-6TD-1 Int)
..Jared Goff (587Y-64%-3TD
..Melvin Gordon (232APY)..Austin Ekeler 7.3YPC…13.5Y-per catch..(224APY)
..Brandon Cooks (20YPC)..Robert Woods (13.1YPC)…Todd Gurley (117YPC)
..Rams defense 4-interceptions-2 sacks…allowed (8-23) 3rd down conversions

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Raiders-Miami..Oakland looking for pass rush
Denver-Baltimore..Case Keenum to start desire knee issue
Chiefs-49ers..QB-Pat Mahomes (10-TD-0 Interceptions)
Saints-Atlanta..Drew Brees-Matt Ryan matchup
Buffalo-Minnesota..Kirk Cousins coming off 400-yard passing day
Colts-Eagles..Carson Wentz makes first start.
Packers-Redskins..QB-Aaron Rodgers having more knee problems
Bengals-Carolina..Boh teams (2-0)
Titans-Jaguars…Jacksonville off to (2-0) start
Giants-Houston..Both teams (0-2)
Bears-Arizona..Cardinals 0-TDs-in 8-quarters
Dallas-Seattle…Seahawks off to (0-2) start
New England-Detroit…Bill Belicheck-vs-Matt Patricia
Steelers-TampaBy..Ryan Fitzpatrick coming off two 400Y-passing days.

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(Injuries)

Minnesota..RB-Dalvin Cook misses practice-hamstring
Packers..QB-Aaron Rodgers concerned about knee soreness
Colts..WR-TY Hilton out of practice-quad
Seattle…C-Justin Britt-ailing should..G-Ethan Kocic-Ankle
Titans..OT-Taylor Lewan-cleared from concussion protocol.

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(Teams)

Houston…Defense with JJ Watt-Jadaveon Clowney-Whitney Mercilus-no QB-sacks
Arizona..QB-Sam Bradford says team has overload of information from playbook.

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(NFL)

NFL…closes NFL Experience, 40,000-square foot store on Times Square after just 10-months…tried to charge 25-to-37 dollars entry fees.

Colin Kaeperneck says Patriots-Raiders have talked to free agent QB.

LeSean McCoy….ex fiancee says Bills player refusing to cooperate with police probe into home invasion and assault she suffered…is offering 20,000-for information about people who tried to rob her.

Alliance American Football….reveals names and logos of 4-teams in East….Atlanta Legends..Birmingham Iron…Memphis Express…..Orlando Appolos……Names of other teams to be released next week.

CFL….Montreal-at-Winnipeg…Johnny Manziel makes first start after concussion a month ago.

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(College Football)

(Mountain West Conference)

Aztecs-Eastern Michigan…SDSU comes off win over Arizona State….Eagles have a win over Purude….Eastern Michigan been to two bowl games in 44-eyars….have had 1-winning season in a 22year span….went (23-96) during terrible drought in Mid American Conference.

Air Force-Utah State…Falcons open MWC league play.
Nevada-Toledo…Wolfpack QB-Ty Gangi against Rockets.
Colorado State-Illinois State..Rams off to (1-3) start
UNLV-Arkansas State
Hawaii-Duquesne..Warriors play 1-AA team.

Fresno State-New Mexico-Wyoming have bye weeks.

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(Pac 12)

USC-Washington State…Trojans needs to find run game…Cougars led by transfer QB-Garrett Minshew (1203Y-8TD) in Cougars (3-0) start.

UCLA…bye week…may put Will Speight back in as starting QB..Bruins (0-3) start.

Arizona-Oregon State…Wildcats QB-Khalil Tae red-hot

Stanford-Oregon…Bryce Love returns as starting RB-Ducks led by QB-Justin Herbert

Arizona State-Washington…QB matchup Manny Wilkens-vs-Jack Browning.

Colorado-Utah also have bye weeks.

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(Top Ranked Teams)

1-Alabama-vs-Texas AM…Aggies go to Tuscaloosa.
2-Georgia-vs-Missouri…Bulldges with RB injuries
3-Clemson-vs-Georgia Tech..QB-Kelly Bryant could be out with injuries
4-Ohio State-vs-Tulane…Urban Meyer returns as head coach
5-Oklahoma-vs-Army…Kyler Murray(3-0) as starter.
6-LSU-Louisiana Tech..Transfer QB-Joe Burrows remains starter
7-Stanford-Oregon..Matchup RB-Bryce Love-vs-QB-Justin Herbert
8-Notre Dame-Wake Forest…Irish (3-0)
9 Auburn-Arkansas-Razorbacks off to awful start
10-Wasington-Arizona State..QBs Manny Wilkens-vs-Jake Browning
10-Penn State-vs-IllinoisQB-Trace McSorley carrying team.

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(College Notes)

Minnesota…grieves death OT-Nick Connelly-passes away after 3-month bout with caner.
Ohio State..DE-Nick Bosa-surgery-abdominal tear.

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……(Basketball)……….

Houston…G-Brandon Knight-knee scope-will miss start of camp.

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……….(Hockey)……………

Kings-W-Vancouver…..Emerson Etem scores for Kings-triggering 3-goal 2nd period…Canucks winless in 3-games

Kings-L-Las Vegas…Knights erupt for 5-goals early…Jon Marchessault (2G-2A) for Knights….

Ducks-L-San Jose….Anaheim trailed 4-3 in 3rd period at press time…Two teams combined for 7-goals in opening period.

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Montreal…NHL suspends Max Domi for 5-games-sucker punch in fight.

Flyers…G-Alex Lyon-out 4W-groin

Vancouver…F-Loui Ericsson-Out bone bruise to leg

Rangers..Veteran G-Ondrez Pavelec-retires

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…….(General)……….

Golf-Players Championship…Tiger Woods eagles 18th hole…finishes (65) tied with Ricky Fowler for 1st round lead at Eastlake-Atlanta.
(65) Tiger Woods-Ricky Fowler
(66) Justin Rose
(67) Rory McIlroy
(68) Xander Schaufele
73) Phil Mickelson

NASCAR….Chase for Championship-Richmond 400…Brad Keselowski won 2-races in row.

Indy Car…season concluded-Scott Dixon-points champion

Formula 1…Off weekend..run Grand Prix Russia next weekend

NASCAR…President Brent Dewar steps down immediately-sagging sponsor support-TV ratings.

English Premeir League-top games
..Manchester City (4-0-1)-vs-Cardiff
..Liverpool (5-0)-vs-Southampton
..Chelsea (5-0)-vs-West Ham
..Manchester United-vs-Wolverhampton
..Arsenal (3-2)-vs-Everton (1-1-3)

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One Response to “Hacksaw’s Headlines-Friday”

  1. Ruppert Jones says:

    John Smoltz is on to something. Inter-league play should be eliminated, 154 game schedule may keep the playoffs from running into November, DH should be in both leagues. I do not agree on the shifts, hitters need to make adjustments. Players are interested in personal numbers instead of winning baseball games. Players who wants to win will take advantage of the over shift by hitting the ball where they “ain’t”. A saying that has been around for a long time.

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