Hacksaw’s Headlines-Tuesday

Posted by on October 31st, 2017  •  0 Comments  • 

……..(Baseball)……..

(World Series)

Dodgers-Astros…Game 6-in LA….Rich Hill-vs-Justin Verlander….Verlander (4-0) 2,05ERA in postseason…has 29K in 30-innings…..Rich Hill (0-0) 2.77-ERA…has thrown just 3-innings-given up 4-runs

Dodgers..Bullpen is reeling…..Kenley Jansen-Kenta Maeda-Brandon Morrow-comined (5.78-ERA) vs Astros in Series….(14-innings-9R–15H) allowed……Those 3-pitchers had combined (0.89-EFA) in the Cubs-Diamondbacks series.

Dodgers..Informed 12B-Adrian Gonzalez not to be in clubhouse the rest of the series since he is not eligible to play.

World Series…Sunday night Game #5-had (12.8-rating)…..NFL-Sunday night game had (9.4) rating.

(Teams)

Atlanta…Team President John Hart cleared of any wrong doing in MLB probe of Braves violations of International salary cap-led to firing of GM-John Coppollela.

Atlanta..Ask for permission to interview Dan Jennings-Doug Harris-Washington…have interviewed ex Red Sox GM-Ben Sherrington for vacant GM job.

Phillies..Hire Gabe Kaplan as manager-was Dodgers front office exec.

(Roster)

Padres..Release P-Jared Cosart-Christian Friedrich-Both coming off surgeries

Mets..Release OF-Nori Aoki-hit (.277) last year

Giants..Release C-Tim Fedorowicz…Sign FA-2B-Micah Johnson-ex Reds-Braves

Korea…Top slugger Ah-seop Sou filing for MLB-posting as free agent…hit (.323-335) last two years for Lotte Giants.

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………..(Football)………….

(Scoreboard)

Chiefs-W-Broncos (29-13)…Chiefs defense 5-takeaways…3-picks-2 fumble recoveries…Marcus Peters 45Y-Fumble Recovery-TD…Alex Smith (202P)…TE-Travis Kelce (7R-133Y)…Harrison Bitker 5-FGs…..KC now (6-2)….Denver offensive problems continues…have scored just 5-TDs in 4-games (20-quarters)…

(NFL)

Dallas…RB-Ezekiel Elliott-loses hearing…Judge denies injunction request in Court of Appeals….Judge said Union failed to present any new information to overturn NFL suspension….Union may now consider appeal to State Supreme Court asking for total hearing on unfairness of NFL appeals hearing conducted by Arbitrator Harold Henderson….6-game suspension takes effect in next 24-hours unless an additional appeal is field.

Houston..Coach Bill O’Brien says the coaches and players are bonding thru all the strip with owner Bob McNair. and comments about “inmates running the prison”.

Union….Names Malcom Jenkins and Anquan Boldin-head of players committee to continue meetings with NFL on social issues.

Browns…Coach Hue Jackson (1-23) says he still has confidence in ownership will let him stay on job and fix ailing franchise.

Tampa Bay…former Bucs LB-Daniel Teo’ Neshiem passed away in Hawaii at (30Y)…was a high school coach…no cause of death yet.

(Injuries)

Chicago…TE-Zach Miller undergoes 6-hours emergency vascular surgery to repair torn artery from dislocated kneecap on Sunday….Doctors had to move quickly on graft surgery to avoid amputation of leg..in stable condition but faces long rehab..

49ers..OT-Joe Staley faces surgery-fractured orbital bone and eye injury from Fletcher Cox hit to head in Eagles game.

Colts..QB-Andrew Luck seeking 2nd medical opinion on possible 2nd surgery for 2nd setback in rehab from torn labrum.

Atlanta..RB-Devonta Freeman-ailing-sprained shoulder
Cowboys..WR-Cole Beasley placed in concussion protocol.
Houston..DE-Chris Covington-torn bicep
Seattle..S-Earl Thomas-hamstring tweak
Washington..TE-Jordan Reed-hamstring

Raiders..Activate S-Obi Melifonwu-from IR-was 2nd round pick
Broncos..Activate LB-Shane Ray from IR
Chiefs..Activate CB-Steve Nelson from IR

(Roster Moves)

NFL..Trading Deadline 1pm-Tuesday….

New England-49ers..Trade…Pats deal QB-Jim Garoppolo to Niners for 2nd round draft pick.
49ers…Release B-Brian Hoyer

Houston-Seattle..Trade…Texans deal LT-Duane Brown to Seattle for #2-#5 picks and CB-Jeremy Lane.

Rumors about deals
..Miami-shopping WR-Jarvis Landry
..Colts-shopping WR-TY Hilton
..Lions..willing to take offers on TE-Eric Ebron

Vikings..Sign FA-RB-Mack Brown-ex Redskins
Redskins..QB-Robert Griffin says he still wants to play in NFL.

Chicago…LB-Jerrell Freeman-10G-NFL suspension-use of PEDs to deal with concussions…is currently on NFL-IR list. .

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(College Football)

Florida…Interim coach Randy Shannon changes starting QBs…will elevate Notre Dame transfer Malik Zaire to start…changes rolls of 3-defensive assistants.
Washington State..Coach Mike Leach-bench QB-Tyler Hilinski-despite throwing (509Y) and 4-picks last week…Luke Falk returns as starting QB.
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……….(Basketball)…………..

Clippers-L-Golden State….Warriors explode for 74P in first half…build 21P-lead….shot 62% from floor…..Monday Night matchup….

Lakers-Detroit….Tuesday….LA (2-4) start to season.

Milwaukee…F-Greg Monroe-out with calf injury.

Cleveland…Coach Tyronne Lue upset his team was beaten by 19P by lowly Knicks..Cavs lost 4-of-5
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…………(Hockey)……………

LA Kings-L-St Louis Blues (4-2)….Vlad Tarasenko goal-and-assist….Kings (9-2-1) this season……Monday Night NHL action

Las Vegas…Call up D-Shea Theodore from AHL-Chicago Wolves…had 5G-in-8-games…send D-Griff Reinhart to AHL.

Las Vegas..Suspend Russian C-Vadim Shipachyov…refused to report to AHL…had signed a 9M-contract to leave KHL to join Golden Knights.

Las Vegas..Lose 3rd goalie-Oscar Dansk with knee injury…team has to go with 4th string minor leaguer Maxime Legace.

Montreal..Lose D-Nikita Sherak-F-6W-knee injury

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…….(General)…………..

Breeders Cup-Delmar….Draw for 13-races….9-on dirt….4-on turf course for Friday-Saturday meet…..Breeders Classic….1-Arrogate will start inside post…..Gun Rummer will start 5th….West Coast will start 8th in star studded field.

Breeders Cup….Bob Baffert owned ‘Arrogate’ ships into Delmar on Tuesday after 2-weeks of practice at Santa Anita….will run in 6M-Classic race on Saturday night.

Soccer…Court hearing in Brooklyn….NASL asks for injunction to stop MLS from demoting NASL to Division III-status, while raising USL to Division II…..NASL said it would destroy league…MLS says NASL has only 8-franhises and does not deserves that classification.

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