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…(Baseball)…
Padres..Introduce Manager Craig Stammen in spirited Press Conference-Petco Park
Craig Stammen:
..Working 3-years with AJ-I had a birdseye view behind the curtains
..I have valued Mike Shildt’s input
..Yes this will be a challenge with no experience
..I will lean heavily on my coaches
..The best part of this job is the people in organization
..I am not a 1-Man-Craig Stammen show
..It was a privilege to pitch under Ruben Niebla..see him in different roles
..I learned so much as a relief pitcher from 1st inning to 9th inning in bullpen
..We have a lethal combo working with Niebla
..I am taking this job to win
..Baseball is tough..sour feelings when you lose in playoffs
..Sour feelings when you lose to Cubs or Dodgers in playoffs
..I am huge on a baseball family-culture
..I will teach Team Chemistry first then build strategy
..Building a bond in the clubhouse is huge
..I am not a ‘My Wayor Hiway Guy’
..Mike Shildt taught me how you build teams
..Bob Melvin taught me how to delegate and trust your coaches
..AJ came to me after zoom interviews-I think you are a candidate
AJ Preller:
..I have seen Craig first hand in his roles and what he brings
..I have always wanted him in the leadership chair
..He was a strong candidate once we sat and talked
..He is a fit because of his knowledge of these players
..He has seen this team from alot of different lenses
..He has been in different chairs in this organization
..He is smart-intelligent-prepared
..He was an overachiever as a player
..He is big on loyalty
..We talked often as early as the Covid 2020 season-I was impressed
..John Seidler talked to each finalists about my contract
..We have a trust-belief in the organization and in these players
Padres..GM-AJ Preller confirms the team has opened talks about a contract with Ruben Niebla to be ‘Associate Manager’ in addition to pitching coach duties.
Padres..GM-AJ Preller goes to Las Vegas for start of General Managers meetings to discuss possible trades and free agency.
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Dodgers..Head to GM meetings looking for depth in bullpen.
Angels..Veteran P-Kyle Hendricks-retires..Career record (105-91) 3.79-ERA with Cubs-Angels
Angels..Week 3-of Tyler Skaggs drug trial resumed:
..Human Resource Director-no knowledge PR Director Eric Kay was ordering drugs on his Angels office computer
..Evidence found Emails using ‘code’ to place orders for ‘Roxy’…Oxycodone….and ‘Blue Lego’-Mexican type pills.
..Team did not monitor his emails..’would have been breaking a state law targeting a person with a disability ‘addiction’
..Equipment Manager…Eric Kay-Jekyll-Hyde personality-not know was addicted
..Massage Therapist…Never saw him do drugs-no knew he was distributing
..Angels players likely to be called on Wednesday when trial resumes.
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(MLB Notes)
American League..Rookie of Year..A’s 1B-Nick Kurtz gets all 30-first place votes…(.290-36HRs)
National League Rookie of Year..Atlanta C-Drake Baldwin wins award..hit (.274) got 21-of-30 first place votes.
FBI…Asks for Bond of 500,000-for Cleveland pitchers Emanuel Clase-Luis Ortiz for their part in pitching dumping betting schemes.
Kansas City..Hire Marcus Thames-hitting coach..ex-Yankees-White Sox coach
Washington..Hire Michael John-bench coach-ex Tampa Bay
Cleveland..Former Indians-Texas P-Steve Hargan passes (83Y)..pitched in 60s-70s
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(Roster Moves)
Seibu Lions..Post FA-P-Tatsuya Imai..(27Y)..had (1.92-ERA)..clocked 97mph
Boston-Washington..Trade talks for Nats P-Mackenzie Gore
Red Sox..Set up meeting with FA-1B-Peter Alonso-ex Mets
Yankees..Set up meeting with FA-OF-Kyle Tucker-ex Cubs
Mets..Sign FA-OF-Jose Rojas-ex Yankees-Angels..Hit (32HR) in AAA
Orioles..Sign FA-P-Enoli Pareda-ex Astros-Cubs
Tampa Bay-Kansas City..TRADE..Rays deal OF-Cam Misner to KC
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…(Football)…
(Monday Night Football)
..Packers-L-Eagles..(10-7)…Jalen Hurts 36Y-TD pass to DaVonta Smith in 4th quarter breaks up defensive battle…Philadelphia defense 3-sacks..2-fumble recoveries…QB-Jalen Hurts (183P) in win…QB-Jordan Love (158P)..Brandon McManus misses 64Y-FG on final play in cold wind…Packers lose 2nd in a row at Lambeau Field.
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Chargers…QB-Justin Herbert-does not have major ankle injjury
Chargers..Coach Jim Harbaugh wants NFL to look at QB hit that was hip-drop hit
Chargers..MRI-TE-Orande Gadsden-bruised knee
Rams..QB-Matthew Stafford-hottest start to career (25TD-2Int)..13TD-3 games..0-picks in last 6-games
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(NFL Notes)
Giants..Fire Coach Brian Daboll…(2-8) start…(20-40-1) in career…4th head coach in 8-years with Giants…Off Coor-Mike Kafka will be Interim coach…last 4-head coaches in New York have combined record (52-101-2)…made the playoffs just twice in a decade.
Lions..Dan Campbell takes over play calling on offense from John Morton.
Washington..Coach Dan Quinn takes over defensive play calls.
Arizona..to meet with QB-Kyler Murray to discuss his future..Team would take (45M) cap hit if they traded or released him
Washington…NFL-suspends DT-DaRon Payne 1-game..300,000-lost game check for throwing punch in game with Detroit
Colts..QB-Daniel Jones-struggling..last 2-games (4Int-6 Fumbles)-lost 2-row
CFL..Headed to Grey Cup Championship game:
..Saskatchewan-W-BC Lions..Riders QB-Trevor Harris (305P-2TD)..threw game winning TD with (:11) left.
..Montreal Alouettes-W-Hamilton TiCats..Jose Diaz kicks 4FGs in upset win
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(Roster Moves)
Bills..Sign FA-WR-Mecole Hardman-ex Chiefs
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(Injuries)
Eagles..OT-Lane Johnson-foot injury
Giants..QB-Jaxson Dart placed in concussion protocol
Jets..Lose WR-Garrett Wilson 4W-strained knee
Raiders..IR-OG-Jackson Powers-Johnson-ankle
Arizona..WR-Zay Jones-Achilles injury
Denver..LB-Alex Singleton undergoes testicular cancer surgery
Rams..WR-Davante Adams-oblique issue
Eagles..Activate LB-Nolan Smith from IR
Bengals..Activate QB-Joe Burrows from IR-has 3-weeks practice coming.
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(College Football)
LSU..Fired Coach Brian Kelly rejects two contract buyout offers..is owed (54M) buyout-wants all his money
Big 10..Says USC violated ‘sportsmanship code’ by having backup QB Sam Huard wear a punters number and throwing a pass out of fake punt formation
Boise State..QB-Maddux Madsen ruled out of Broncos-San Diego State game-Saturday night…Backup Max Cutforth will start vis SDSU
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-W-Charlotte (121-111)…..Luka Doncic (38P)…Austin Reaves-Rui Hachimura combined (45P)…..Hornets played without LaMelo Ball-Brandon Miller…Lakers now (8-3)…Monday
Clippers-Atlanta..Monday…Clippers led 39-33 in 2nd quarter at Press Time..late game
Bucks..Lose F-Taurean Prince-herniated disc in neck
Milwaukee..Signs FA-G-Victor Oladipo-ex Indiana
Detroit..Sign FA-G-Wendell Moore-ex Indiana..Release G-Colby Jones
Toronto..NBA fines F-Brandon Ingram (25,000) for throwing water bottle that hit a trainer
Dallas..Ownership vote of confidence for GM-Nico Harrison despite bad start..Team ripped by injuries to Anthony Davis-Kyrie Irving, Daniel Gafford-Derek Lively.
AP Poll…1-Houston takes over top spot…2-Purude…3-UConn…4-Duke…5-Arizona.
Aztecs…Picks up enough votes to be slotted at #27 in the first weekly AP poll….Had not been preseason ranked.
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…(Hockey)…
LA Kings-vs-Montreal..Tuesday..Habs off to (9-4) start
Ducks-at-Colorado…Anaheim has won 7-in row..Ducks (11-3-1)..Avs (10-5-1)..battle top two teams in NHL.
Flyers..Memorial service for longtime C-Mel Bridgeman-passed away (70Y)
Rangers..Huge criticism (0-6-1) at home..(7-1-1) on road..shutout 5X-at home
Bruins..C-Casey Mittlestadt-knee issue
Oilers..IR-F-Ryan Nugent Hopkins
Rangers..Activate F-Vincent Trochek from IR
Ducks..Activate F-Ryan Strome from IR
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…(General)…
(Soccer)..SDFC gets a two week layoff from MLS playoffs before they play Minnesota United in 2nd round of playoffs.
Team USA..reports for workouts prepping for next round of friendlies..play Paraguay on 11/15…Uruguay 11/18
(Auto Racing)…Team Ferrari ownership tells Sir Lewis Hamilton-Charles Lecler to stop talking and start focusing on racing…Hamilton has spent the entire season complaining about car setups, handling, pit stops, race mistakes…calling his first year with team ‘Nitemare’.
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