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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack
-- Cardinals won again at Miller Park, are now tied for first place in NL Central, while Reds/Pirates are also within three games of the top.
-- Red Sox are in last place, have the 3rd-worst record in the AL.
-- When Utah Jazz started both Enes Kanter/Derrick Favors LY, they went 3-25, so they need to find better perimeter guys- those two can't play together.
-- Paul Pierce signed a two-year deal with the Washington Wizards.
-- Seattle Mariners have solid pitching, but their September playoff run will have 18 road games, only nine home games, not exactly the optimum schedule.
-- Baseball writers with nothing better to do are now speculating the Phillies are going to sell off some of their stars this month. Easier said than done.
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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday..........
13) Surprised to see that Lebron James' contract is only two years, and he can opt out next summer, so all this drama could play out again next year. Oy.
12) July is definitely the best month for NBAtv, with summer league games on all day for two weeks. Kind of like MLB Network in March, with spring training games on all day long. Summer league basketball is highly competitive, marginal NBA guys and rookies fighting for jobs, both in the NBA and overseas.
11) Interesting to see that there are three starting pitchers who throw splitters more than 20% of the time; all three are Japanese. Tim Hudson (16%) throws it the most of any American pitcher.
10) One of our heroes is Bob Uecker, who hit exactly .200, with 14 homers in his undistinguished 6-year playing career (297 games). Three of those homers came against Hall of Famers-- Sandy Koufax, Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry. .
9) Golfer Steve Stricker has made so much money that he has voluntarily reduced his playing schedule, to spend more time with his family-- he's even turned down trips to the British Open the last two years, but has played in the Quad Cities event, which he's won three times and is close where he grew up. He's only one shot out of the lead at Quad Cities starting today's final round.
8) I'm late with this, but Friday was Cow Appreciation Day at Chik-fil-A's all over this great country of ours; in their words, "eat more chikin'".
7) David Phelps has started 13 games for the Bronx Bombers this year; if you had stopped all thirteen after the fifth inning, Bronx would've been 7-5-1, but thats not how it works- their bullpen is 0-6, the team is 3-10 when he starts.
6) Texas Rangers have lost seven games in a row, 22 of last 26 and are an injury-riddled mess right now; if you play them and don't sweep, its highly disappointing. They have the worst record in all of baseball, with no help in sight this year.
5) Jordan Zimmerman (biceps strain) left Washington's game early Saturday, which isn't as bad as it sounds- he might avoid the DL- they need him healthy.
4) Andrew McCutchen homered in the 9th and again in the 11th as the Pirates pulled out a dramatic 6-5 win in Cincinnati.
3) NBA legend Walt Frazier working a 76ers' game Saturday night: "Nerlens Noel has to gain weight." One of the values of staying in school is that you get to grow into your body before you become a pro. Noel can't guard NBA big guys yet-- his body is still a kid's body, not a grown adult's.
2) Five Georgia Bulldog alumni have won PGA Tour events this year; if Brian Harman wins Sunday, and he is leading, he will be the sixth.
1) Our thoughts/prayers go out to the family of Milwaukee Brewers' SS Juan Segura, who lost his 9-month old son on Friday. Just a terribly sad thing.
-- Cardinals won again at Miller Park, are now tied for first place in NL Central, while Reds/Pirates are also within three games of the top.
-- Red Sox are in last place, have the 3rd-worst record in the AL.
-- When Utah Jazz started both Enes Kanter/Derrick Favors LY, they went 3-25, so they need to find better perimeter guys- those two can't play together.
-- Paul Pierce signed a two-year deal with the Washington Wizards.
-- Seattle Mariners have solid pitching, but their September playoff run will have 18 road games, only nine home games, not exactly the optimum schedule.
-- Baseball writers with nothing better to do are now speculating the Phillies are going to sell off some of their stars this month. Easier said than done.
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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday..........
13) Surprised to see that Lebron James' contract is only two years, and he can opt out next summer, so all this drama could play out again next year. Oy.
12) July is definitely the best month for NBAtv, with summer league games on all day for two weeks. Kind of like MLB Network in March, with spring training games on all day long. Summer league basketball is highly competitive, marginal NBA guys and rookies fighting for jobs, both in the NBA and overseas.
11) Interesting to see that there are three starting pitchers who throw splitters more than 20% of the time; all three are Japanese. Tim Hudson (16%) throws it the most of any American pitcher.
10) One of our heroes is Bob Uecker, who hit exactly .200, with 14 homers in his undistinguished 6-year playing career (297 games). Three of those homers came against Hall of Famers-- Sandy Koufax, Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry. .
9) Golfer Steve Stricker has made so much money that he has voluntarily reduced his playing schedule, to spend more time with his family-- he's even turned down trips to the British Open the last two years, but has played in the Quad Cities event, which he's won three times and is close where he grew up. He's only one shot out of the lead at Quad Cities starting today's final round.
8) I'm late with this, but Friday was Cow Appreciation Day at Chik-fil-A's all over this great country of ours; in their words, "eat more chikin'".
7) David Phelps has started 13 games for the Bronx Bombers this year; if you had stopped all thirteen after the fifth inning, Bronx would've been 7-5-1, but thats not how it works- their bullpen is 0-6, the team is 3-10 when he starts.
6) Texas Rangers have lost seven games in a row, 22 of last 26 and are an injury-riddled mess right now; if you play them and don't sweep, its highly disappointing. They have the worst record in all of baseball, with no help in sight this year.
5) Jordan Zimmerman (biceps strain) left Washington's game early Saturday, which isn't as bad as it sounds- he might avoid the DL- they need him healthy.
4) Andrew McCutchen homered in the 9th and again in the 11th as the Pirates pulled out a dramatic 6-5 win in Cincinnati.
3) NBA legend Walt Frazier working a 76ers' game Saturday night: "Nerlens Noel has to gain weight." One of the values of staying in school is that you get to grow into your body before you become a pro. Noel can't guard NBA big guys yet-- his body is still a kid's body, not a grown adult's.
2) Five Georgia Bulldog alumni have won PGA Tour events this year; if Brian Harman wins Sunday, and he is leading, he will be the sixth.
1) Our thoughts/prayers go out to the family of Milwaukee Brewers' SS Juan Segura, who lost his 9-month old son on Friday. Just a terribly sad thing.
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