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Hacksaw’s Thursday Podcast
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…(Baseball)…
Padres…48-hours of fallout after Mike Shildt’s decision to quit…Reports at least 12-staff members privately complained to ownership about Shildt’s treatment of staff members and his coaching staff…No negotiated buyout of the remaining 2Y-4M of his contract…He will stopped being paid on October 30th…National criticism mounting that AJ Preller’s continued problems with his managerial hires means the Padres have an unstable baseball operations setup-having gone thru 5-managers in 11-years since Preller was hired.
Angels..Opening day of testimony in the Tyler Skaggs Drug-Death lawsuit:
..Autopsy showed Skaggs had blood alcohol level of (.14) nite he died
..Had 11-drinks night he died
..Had ingested oxycodone-fentanyl night he died
..Had lines of crushed opioids by his body when found
..Had lied to Angels about his addiction issues dating Diamondbacks career
..Jailed PR-Director Eric Kay had been using drugs since 2009
..Took opioids for depression and bipolar disorder
..Was seen snorting drugs in Angels team kitchen
..A family intervention found 60-pills in his home
..A check of computer showed him ordering drugs on line while at work
..Kay dealt drugs to P-Matt Harvey-who then dealt them to Skaggs
..1st witness..Ex-Angels VP Tim Mead said he had no knowledge Kay was dealing drugs to players…Said he knew Kay had bipolar and depression issues… helped get him into rehab…but did not report any violations to human resources…Believed Kay was mismanaging his medications…not aware he was dealing…Conducted 3-searches of Kay’s office-did not find any drugs….Did not take part in family intervention to get Kay help…but eventually went to Human Resources to get him help into rehab the first time…Testimony to resume on Friday.
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(NLCS)
Dodgers-Milwaukee..Game 3-Thursday..Tyler Glasnow-vs-Jose Quintana..LA leads series 2-0.
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(ALCS)
Seattle-L-Toronto (13-4)..Blue Jays explode to get back into series..Game 3-Wednesday…Mariners lead series (2-1)
..Vlad Guerrero (4-4) ..single-2 doubles-HR
..Andres Giminez 2R-HR..George Springer HR..Alejandro Kirk 3R-HR
..Addison Barger HR
..Jays erupt for 5R in 3rd inning to start on slaught..18hits in all
..Knock P-George Kirby out (4inn-7R)
Mariners-Blue Jays..Thursday game..Max Scherzer-vs-Luis Castillo
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(Roster Moves)
Boston..3B-Alex Bregman opts out of (40M) a year deal..hit (.273-18HR)
Mets..Sign FA-P-Joe Jacques-ex Seattle
Yomiuri Giants..Post FA-1B-Kazu Okamoto..hit (.327-15HR)
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(Injuries)
Yankees..SS-Anthony Volpe-shoulder surgery-need 4-months rehab
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(MLB Notes)
Mets..Hire Kai Correa-bench coach-ex Giants-Cleveland
Orioles..Interview Luis Rojas for managers job-ex Yankees-Mets coach
Twins..interview Padres minor league coach Nick Punto for manager’s job
Yankees..Fire bullpen coach Mike Harkey-1B coach Travis Chapman
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…(Football)…
Chargers-Giants..Trade talks for OT-Evan Neal-former NY #1 pick
Chargers..Release DE-Cle Ferrell
Chargers..Sign FA-RB-Jaret Patterson for taxi squad
Chargers..Activate LB-Khalil Mack for 21-day practice window
Chargers..12-players on injured list today-including 7-on defense
Rams..WR-Puka Nacua-out 2W-sprained ankle
Rams..WR-Tutu Atwell moves into starting role.
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(Thursday Night Football)
Steelers-Bengals..Pittsburgh (4-1)..Cincinnati (2-4)..Joe Flacco-vs-Aaron Rodgers as starting QBs
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(Roster Moves
Cowboys..Willing to trade #1 pick to get DT help..Cowboys (2-3-1)
Eagles..Put WR-AJ Brown on trade block
Raiders..Put WR-Jakobi Myers on trade block
Colts..Sign FA-QB-Brett Rypien-ex Bengals
Colts..Workout QBs-Jeff Driskell-ex Bengals..Kyle Trask-ex Tampa Bay
Denver..Workout FA-WR-Treylon Banks-ex Titans
Eagles..Release RB-Audric Estime
Lions..Sign FA-CB-Kendall Fuller-ex Miami
Chiefs..Activate WR-Rashee Rice from suspended list-will play this week
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(Injuries)
Washington..IR-WR-Noah Brown-groin
Bengals..IR-TE-Mike Gesick-pectoral
Cleveland..WR-David Bell-retires-neck issue
Titans..IR-LB-Olu Oladego-knee
Denver..IR-OG-Matt Peart-knee
Arizona..Activate DT-Walter Nolen from IR-knee issue all year
Broncos..Activate LB-Dre Greenlaw from IR to practice
Vikings..QB-JJ McCarthy-not cleared to practice yet-rehab ankle goes on
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(NFL Notes)
Bills..Coach Sean McDermott-not making staff changes-defense collapse
Cleveland..Coach Kevin Stafanski-ignore ‘Outside Noise’..team (4-19) skid
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(College Football)
Florida..Report internal meetings at Florida about possible removal of Billy Napier as head coach
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-Dallas…LA jumped to early 11-4 lead at Press Time-Wednesday preseason game
Clippers-W-Sacramento..LA exploded for 21-point lead in 2nd quarter in blowout win..Wednesday game
Lakers-L-Suns (113-104)..Tuesday game..Lost despite Luka Doncic-Austin Reaves combining for (50P)..Deandre Ayton (10P-13R)…Bronny James was (-24) differential while on court
Sacramento Kings..Sign FA-G-Russell Westbrook-ex Denver (13P-6A-4R)
Dallas..Coach Jason Kidd-3Y extension..(179-149) record
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…(Hockey)…
LA Kings-Pittsburgh…Thursday game
Ducks-Carolina..Thursday game
Kings..Contract talks continue Adrian Kempe..asking for (9M) a year
Kings-Tampa Bay..TRADE..LA reacquires backup G-Pheonix Copley from Lightning.
NY Rangers..NHL record..shutout 3-straight home games to start season
Buffalo..off to (0-3) start..outscored 10-2
Las Vegas..G-Aden Hill-injures knee
Florida..Surgery D-Dmitry Kulikov-out 5-months
NJ Devils..G-Jacob Markstrom-hip issue
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…(General)…
(Golf)..Tiger Woods undergoes 7th back surgery for disc replacement
(Soccer)..Team USA-Christian Pulisic reinjures ankle in win over Australia
(Auto Racing)..Team Mercedes signs George Russell-Kimi Antonelli for 2026
(Olympics)…White House says he has power to move 2028 Olympics out of LA if he feels it is ‘unsafe’ city……Early in week he said he would pull World Cup games out of Boston-LA-San Francisco if he feels they are unsafe venues…IOC-FIFA say Trump has ‘zero authrority’ to move games.
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