1-Man’s Opinion on Sports-Friday “CLEANING OUT MY NOTEBOOK”
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“CLEANING OUT MY NOTEBOOK”
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PADRES…The pennant race seems to be slipping away from the Friars…They head into Cincinnati-Phillies road trip now 6-games back of the Dodgers…GM AJ Preller appears cautious about making a deal with so few assets to deal with…Appears also he believes patience in getting Yu Darvish-Michael King back may be the best path to travel heading into July.
DODGERS…Extending their lead in NL West…Shohei Ohtani’s slow play return to the rotation is working…No one talking about Clayton Kershaw (4-0) start…and now Max Muncy heating up..with 6-and-7 RBI games this past week.
ANGELS..Ron Washington remains away from the team with health issues-after becoming ill with severe fatigue and breathing problems on last road trip…Hoping it is not heart related for the 73-year old manager.
CHARGERS..Quite the revelation owner Dean Spanos’ text to Arizona owner Michael Bidwell about how the Cardinals put a lid on guaranteed money given to their QB-Kyler Murray and Spanos indicating he would do the same for his QB-Justin Herbert. The only problem, this comes as part of discovery, when an arbitrator ruled the Management Council was guilty of recommending ‘collusion’ to owners about fully guaranteed contracts…Next up look for the NFL Union to file for big money damages against the NFL for collusion. Just ask MLB how the collusion case involving Jack Morris worked out decades ago.
LAKERS…Not sure what the path is to improve this team…Trade talks for Utah C-Walker Kessler seem stalled…LA does not have alot of assets to get Atlanta C-Clint Capela…They traded up to get defensive F-Adou Thiero-who has had knee problems at Arkansas…And added to that Charlotte C-Marcus Williams, whom they tried to trade for last season, just went to the Phoenix Suns in the division.
CLIPPERS..Surprisingly shutout in trade talks to Boston guard Drue Holiday, who went to Portland, they spent a 1st round pick on a little known C-from Penn State who is ‘really green’ and far away…A different type of backup to star Ivaka Zubac-but why him?
KINGS..Big weekend with NHL draft upon us, and rumors everywhere the Kings are in the bidding for Mitch Marner, the goal scorer from Toronto…There may also be a trade of one of their defenseman leading into Friday night’s first round.
DUCKS..Pat Verbeek is a busy man, the Chris Kreider acquisition..the controversial Trevor Zegras trade to the Flyers…and the fact he is shopping the 10th pick in the first round for another veteran player…Verbeek is under immense pressure to get this team into the playoffs after all this rebuilding..this might be his last draft if this does not workout under coach Joel Quenneville.
SDFC…Surely not your expansion team..huge win on the road in Vancouver…you never see an expansion team in first place, but SDFC is at the midseason mark of their maiden voyage MLS schedule
Enjoy your great sports weekend.
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With new Laker ownership, is this the week that truly starts an overhaul of the franchise. This means developing talent, discipline with free agents, no more passing away the future for today.