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Sunday’s 6-pack
Six best college football QB’s for this year, according to Phil Steele’s magazine:
— Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
— Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
— Sam Ehlinger, Texas
— Justin Herbert, Oregon
— Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
— D’Eriq King, Houston
Tweet of the Day
“Ok, I say we all chip in and buy Whataburger back. Make honey butter chicken biscuits available all day, add kolaches to the menu and change nothing else. Especially not the ketchup.”
JJ Watt, after Whataburger was sold to a Chicago investment firm
Sunday’s quiz
Where did JJ Watt play his college football?
Saturday’s quiz
Chicago White Sox used to play their home games at Comiskey Park.
Friday’s quiz
Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza are the two players who have had their number retired by the Mets.
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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….
13) Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Hope you all have a great day.
12) There are 25 guys in the major leagues right now whose dads also played in the big leagues.
11) New Orleans Pelicans traded Anthony Davis to the Lakers Saturday, for three players and three first round draft picks, one of which is the #4 pick in next week’s draft.
Celtics wouldn’t include Jayson Tatum in trade talks, which was a deal breaker for them.
10) There is no clock in baseball, except for the pitch clock:
Padres trailed 11-5 in the ninth inning Friday night, but tied the game and wound up winning 16-12 in extra innings. Horrific loss for the Rockies, who’ve played well recently.
9) Why do the Padres play Austin Hedges behind the plate every day?
He has a reputation as a great defensive catcher, but he’s hitting .217 at home, .154 on the road- it is like having two pitchers in the lineup. The guy can’t hit.
8) Dodgers led the Cubs 5-3 in 9th inning Friday night; Chicago had a guy on 2nd with two out, so tying run is at the plate. LA closer Kenley Jansen balks intentionally, so the runner can go to third base. Why?
Because when a runner is on second base, he can see the catcher’s signs, and relay them to the hitter; Jansen didn’t want that to happen, so he balked the runner to third and got the save.
7) Baseball stuff:
— Cubs put Kyle Hendricks (shoulder) on the IL
— Tigers put C Grayson Greiner (back) on IL.
— Indians traded P Brooks Pounders to the Mets for cash.
6) Pro golfer Patrick Reed hit a shot with a wedge on the 18th hole Friday, and he didn’t like it. He really, really didn’t like it.
He disliked it so much that he snapped the wedge in half over his knee, the way Bo Jackson used to do with his bat after he struck out. Looked like Kevin Costner in Tin Cup.
5) Cubs are considering putting a sportsbook in Wrigley Field, which would be interesting.
4) Angels DFA’d closer Cody Allen, who is getting $8.5M from the Halos this season; his ERA this year is 8.33, with 20 walks in 23 IP. Not good.
3) Phillies 8, Braves 5— Scary moment when Atlanta starter Sean Newcomb got drilled in the back of his head by a 102 mph liner off JT Realmuto’s bat. Newcomb left the game but is OK.
2) There are rumors that even though this is Bruce Bochy’s last year managing the Giants, he may not be done managing. Bochy could manage France in the next WBC (he was born there) or take a shot with another big league team, if that chance comes up. Who wouldn’t want to hire a guy who has won three World Series?
1) Christmas in June; the Phil Steele college football magazine came in the mail Saturday, marking the unofficial start to the college football season. Let the studying begin.
Six best college football QB’s for this year, according to Phil Steele’s magazine:
— Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
— Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
— Sam Ehlinger, Texas
— Justin Herbert, Oregon
— Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
— D’Eriq King, Houston
Tweet of the Day
“Ok, I say we all chip in and buy Whataburger back. Make honey butter chicken biscuits available all day, add kolaches to the menu and change nothing else. Especially not the ketchup.”
JJ Watt, after Whataburger was sold to a Chicago investment firm
Sunday’s quiz
Where did JJ Watt play his college football?
Saturday’s quiz
Chicago White Sox used to play their home games at Comiskey Park.
Friday’s quiz
Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza are the two players who have had their number retired by the Mets.
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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….
13) Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Hope you all have a great day.
12) There are 25 guys in the major leagues right now whose dads also played in the big leagues.
11) New Orleans Pelicans traded Anthony Davis to the Lakers Saturday, for three players and three first round draft picks, one of which is the #4 pick in next week’s draft.
Celtics wouldn’t include Jayson Tatum in trade talks, which was a deal breaker for them.
10) There is no clock in baseball, except for the pitch clock:
Padres trailed 11-5 in the ninth inning Friday night, but tied the game and wound up winning 16-12 in extra innings. Horrific loss for the Rockies, who’ve played well recently.
9) Why do the Padres play Austin Hedges behind the plate every day?
He has a reputation as a great defensive catcher, but he’s hitting .217 at home, .154 on the road- it is like having two pitchers in the lineup. The guy can’t hit.
8) Dodgers led the Cubs 5-3 in 9th inning Friday night; Chicago had a guy on 2nd with two out, so tying run is at the plate. LA closer Kenley Jansen balks intentionally, so the runner can go to third base. Why?
Because when a runner is on second base, he can see the catcher’s signs, and relay them to the hitter; Jansen didn’t want that to happen, so he balked the runner to third and got the save.
7) Baseball stuff:
— Cubs put Kyle Hendricks (shoulder) on the IL
— Tigers put C Grayson Greiner (back) on IL.
— Indians traded P Brooks Pounders to the Mets for cash.
6) Pro golfer Patrick Reed hit a shot with a wedge on the 18th hole Friday, and he didn’t like it. He really, really didn’t like it.
He disliked it so much that he snapped the wedge in half over his knee, the way Bo Jackson used to do with his bat after he struck out. Looked like Kevin Costner in Tin Cup.
5) Cubs are considering putting a sportsbook in Wrigley Field, which would be interesting.
4) Angels DFA’d closer Cody Allen, who is getting $8.5M from the Halos this season; his ERA this year is 8.33, with 20 walks in 23 IP. Not good.
3) Phillies 8, Braves 5— Scary moment when Atlanta starter Sean Newcomb got drilled in the back of his head by a 102 mph liner off JT Realmuto’s bat. Newcomb left the game but is OK.
2) There are rumors that even though this is Bruce Bochy’s last year managing the Giants, he may not be done managing. Bochy could manage France in the next WBC (he was born there) or take a shot with another big league team, if that chance comes up. Who wouldn’t want to hire a guy who has won three World Series?
1) Christmas in June; the Phil Steele college football magazine came in the mail Saturday, marking the unofficial start to the college football season. Let the studying begin.
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