Dodgers vs Yankees World Series FINAL!

The NEW YORK Yankees on paper seemed unstoppable. Seriously some said in order for the Dodgers to win it had to be thanks to the hand of god! But this was a magic season for the LA Dodgers after picking up the biggest contract in the sports history with them signing Shohei Ohtani in the off season and with him added to an already impressive line up they had to secure the pitching staff, and pen and boy did they ever!

They went in the entire year doing amazing things from Ohtani becoming the first man to hit 50 Home Runs and steal 50 Bases to this impressive playoff run. They had to stare down an ugly history with the Yankees and had to empty their minds of past failed WS loses to them and had to go out with the best the American League had this 2024. They had to rally against Gerrit Cole and then against the Yankees’ best relievers for the finale of the World Series, and had to get a World Series-clinching save from starter Walker Buehler, of all people.

With an amazing team effort, the Dodgers claimed their second World Series title in the last five years and their first in a full season since 1988 by beating the Yankees in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. Yep they kicked the Yankees ass in their own home town.

This folks was an incredible World Series and in this 7-6 victory, they earned their champagne celebration the hard way, becoming the first team in a World Series-clinching win to come back from five or more runs.

Congrats to the Los Angeles Dodgers on this incredible run, and victory... NOW it's time for the WINTER MEETINGS!

The Texas Rangers win the WORLD SERIES!

First in franchise history the Texas Rangers have just won the world series in a 5-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks who had a no hitter going into the 7th until the Rangers began to break through and ended up winning on Arizona home field. One of the best runs in MLB history the Rangers were one of 7 teams in the majors to have never won it all. Now it's down to 6.



The Rangers have had some historical players and never won! From Nolan Ryan to Ivan Rodriguez, Rafael Palmero, Juan Gonzalez, Jose Canseco in the 90's and not a single series win. They have always had a strong hitting ideology but it took a Miami Marlins ex pitcher in Nathan Evaldi and another player they signed who was a free agent in Corey Seagar that they are now winning it all. Also can't forget the great manager they got in Bruce Bochy who came out of retirement to win a ring with Texas on his first year there... Once more we can say. "Don't Mess with Texas!" This time it's them winning the World Series. So once again! Congrats to them, the franchise, and their fans.

For the first time in franchise history, the Texas @Rangers are #WorldSeries Champions! #CHAMPS pic.twitter.com/Ln8Md4VJV3

— MLB (@MLB) November 2, 2023

Twelve years ago, the Rangers famously fell one strike short of a championship -- twice. The Cardinals' David Freese kept their champagne on ice. But on this night, the bubbly burst, and the Rangers completed an incredible road show that saw them go an unprecedented 11-0 away from Arlington. "I think we took that to heart. We weren’t going to let up until the last out was made," said catcher Jonah Heim, who was behind the plate as right-hander Josh Sborz rather than closer José Leclerc struck out Ketel Marte to clinch the title. 

"I’m so proud of this team. We fought through adversity, injuries, and we came out on top. I don’t know what else to say." Gallen and Eovaldi staged a World Series-worthy pitchers’ duel that was a welcomed tonic after the bullpen-palooza that had played out the previous night. They also proved that zeroes come in many forms.

For Gallen, it was efficient, almost effortless out after out after out. He became the first pitcher in World Series history to pitch six no-hit innings with his team facing elimination. Eovaldi, on the other hand, had to sweat his way to success. He had baserunners abound, allowing four hits and five walks in six innings. But the D-backs went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position against him to strand all nine of those runners. They had two aboard with none out in the third, when No. 3 hitter Gabriel Moreno questionably put down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners, and nothing came of it. 

In short, the Snakes let Eovaldi off the hook and, in the process, left themselves vulnerable to anything short of perfection by their ace. "I kind of joked around that I didn’t know how many rabbits I had left in my hat," Eovaldi said. "I didn’t really help myself out in some of those situations. Other times, they put together quality at-bats and were able to find the whole. A lot of the credit goes to Jonah back there behind the plate. He called a great game. We were on the same page for the most part. We were able to come out on top. That was the main thing."

Gallen finally bent in the seventh, and it began in an ironic way. Seager broke up the no-no, but he didn’t do it in the style that suited him all series. Rather, it was a softly hit grounder to the opposite side a ball that would have been harmless if third baseman Evan Longoria hadn’t been shifted toward shortstop. The ball reached the outfield grass, and the Rangers had life.

Reflecting a theme of this series, the Rangers seized the moment in a way the D-backs did not. Evan Carter ripped a double to put two runners in scoring position. And after a consultation on the mound with pitching coach Brent Strom, Gallen gave up a ground-ball single up the middle to Garver to bring Seager home with the game’s first run. "Gallen was unbelievable tonight, but we came through," Semien said. "Once Corey got the first hit, everybody kind of woke up." Though Gallen recovered to strike out Josh Jung and October relief hero Kevin Ginkel came on to record the last two outs and escape a bases-loaded jam of his own making in the eighth, the D-backs were made to pay for their early inability to cash in at the plate.

The Rangers came out swinging in the ninth against Arizona closer Paul Sewald with consecutive singles from Jung and Nathaniel Lowe. Heim ripped a single to center that Thomas misplayed. The ball scooted toward the wall, as Jung and Lowe hustled home and Heim streaked to third. Two outs later, Semien went deep for the second time in as many nights to make it 5-0, igniting a Texas-sized soiree, 52 years in the making. "This is the biggest moment, the World Series," Semien said. "Put up four runs in the ninth inning to be up 5-0 after being no-hit, it just felt so good. [I] just looked over to the bench and screamed. It’s just an unbelievable feeling."

RIP - "Bob Knight" legendary Indiana basketball coach, Passes away at 83

Well another ICON gone.. Now I don't follow college basketball much but I'm well aware who Bob Knight the legendary Indiana basketball coach was. Seen maybe a handful of games he's coached as again I'm not big on college basketball. But he's now passed at 83 years old so another sad story. 

Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games! A sports giant for sure, and here is an official report and some videos of the news and his legendary coaching career.

Thoughts and prayers to the Knight family as legendary Coach Bob Knight passed away today at the age of 83. https://t.co/EE6twbBsQe

— Bob Knight (@BobKnightLegacy) November 1, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight's family made the announcement on social media on Wednesday night. He was hospitalized with an illness in April and had been in poor health for several years. “It is with heavy hearts that we share that Coach Bob Knight passed away at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family,” the statement said. “We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, and appreciate the continued respect for our privacy as Coach requested a private family gathering, which is being honored." Knight was among the winningest and most controversial coaches in the sport, finishing his career with 902 victories in 42 seasons at Army, Indiana and Texas Tech while mentoring some of America's best coaches.. He also coached the U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal in 1984.



The Hall of Famer cared little what others thought of him, choosing Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” to celebrate his 880th win in 2007, then the record for a Division I men’s coach. He was nicknamed “The General” and his trademark temper also cost him his job at Indiana in 2000. He once hit a police officer in Puerto Rico, threw a chair across the court and was accused of wrapping his hands around a player’s neck. Critics fumed relentlessly about his conduct, but his defenders were legion. There was this side of Knight as well: He took pride in his players’ high graduation rates, and during a rule-breaking era he never was accused of a major NCAA violation. At Indiana, he insisted his base salary not exceed that of other professors. At Texas Tech, he sometimes gave back his salary because he didn’t think he earned it.



Knight expected players to exceed expectations on the court and in the classroom. He abided by NCAA rules even when he disagreed with them, never backed down from a dust-up and promised to take his old-school principles to the grave. While he was beloved by many of his players, his disposition and theatrics sometimes overshadowed his formidable record, tactical genius, innovation and dedication to and the game, leaving behind a singular resume.. “He changed basketball in this state, the way you compete, the way you win,” Steve Alford, the leader of Knight’s last national championship team in 1987, once said. “It started in Indiana, but he really changed college basketball. You look at the motion offense and people everywhere used it.” Long esteemed for his strategy and often questioned for his methods, Knight reveled in constructing his best teams with overachievers. As a hard-to-please motivator, he clung to iron principles, and at 6-foot-5 was an intimidating presence for anyone who dared cross him.



When Knight retired in 2008, he left with four national championships (one as a player at Ohio State) and as the Division I men’s record-holder in wins. He coached everyone from Mike Krzyzewski to Isiah Thomas to Michael Jordan. His coaching tree included Krzyzewski, who broke Knight’s wins record; Alford; Lawrence Frank, Keith Smart, Randy Wittman and Mike Woodson, Indiana’s current coach, among others. “We lost one of the greatest coaches in the history of basketball today,” Krzyzewski said. “Clearly, he was one of a kind. He recruited me, coached me, mentored me and had a profound impact on my career and in my life. This is a tremendous loss for our sport and our family is deeply saddened.” Robert Montgomery Knight was born Oct. 25, 1940, in Massillon, Ohio. His mother, whom Knight credited as his strongest childhood influence, was a schoolteacher and his father worked for the railroad.



Hazel Knight seemed to understand her son’s temperament. Once, when Indiana was set to play Kentucky on television, two of Knight’s high school classmates ran into her at a grocery store and asked if she was excited about the game, according to his biography, “Knight: My Story.” “I just hope he behaves,” his mother remarked. He played basketball at Ohio State, where he was a reserve on three Final Four teams (1960-62). He was on the 1960 title team that featured Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, two future Basketball Hall of Famers. After a year as a high school assistant, Knight joined the staff of Tates Locke at West Point. In 1965, he took over as head coach at age 24. In six seasons, coaching the likes of Krzyzewski and Mike Silliman, his teams won 102 games and it was off to Indiana in 1971.



Knight quickly restored the Hoosiers’ basketball tradition with a revolutionary offense and an almost exclusively man-to-man defense. Most opponents struggled against his early Indiana teams, with the Hoosiers going 125-20 and winning four Big Ten Conference crowns in his first five seasons. The run concluded with Indiana’s first national championship in 23 years. That 1975-76 team went 32-0, ending a two-year span when the Hoosiers were 63-1 and captured back-to-back Big Ten championships with 18-0 records. It remains the last time a major college men’s team finished with a perfect record. That team was voted the greatest in college basketball history by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association in 2013.



“One of the things that he said to our 1976 team, which I was fortunate enough to be a part of, was that you may never see another team like this again,” Indiana Board of Trustees chair Quinn Buckner said. “Well, I don’t know that we will ever see another coach like him again.” Knight won his second title in 1981, beating Dean Smith’s North Carolina team after NCAA officials decided to play the game hours after President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded earlier in the day. His third title at Indiana came in 1987 when Smart hit a baseline jumper in the closing seconds to beat Syracuse, one of the most famous shots in tournament history.



Knight spent five decades competing against and usually beating some of the game’s most revered names -- Adolph Rupp, Smith and John Wooden in the early years; Krzyzewski, Rick Pitino and Roy Williams in later years. “He was a guy I idolized when I got here (in 1983) because Bobby Knight was the man," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. “He treated me great, and he helped me. I wish people knew what a great heart that he had. He was a different dude, but if you needed some help, he would answer the bell.” The Olympic team Knight coached in Los Angeles in 1984 was the last amateur U.S. team to win gold in men’s basketball. And, to no surprise, it came with controversy. Knight kept Alford on his team while cutting the likes of future Hall of Famers Charles Barkley and John Stockton.



“I am so blessed that he saw something in me as a basketball player,” Woodson said in a statement. “He influenced my life in ways I could never repay. As he did with all of his players, he always challenged me to get the most out of myself as a player and more importantly, as a person. His record as a basketball coach speaks for itself. He will be remembered as one of the greatest ever.” But winning and winning big was only part of Knight’s legacy. Other big-time coaches might follow the gentlemanly, buttoned-up approach, but not Knight. He dressed in plaid sport coats and red sweaters, routinely berated referees and openly challenged decisions by NCAA and Big Ten leaders. His list of transgressions ran long:



— Knight was convicted in absentia of assaulting a Puerto Rican police officer during the 1979 Pan American Games.



— He forfeited an exhibition game to the Soviet Union in 1987 when he pulled his team off the court after being called for a third technical foul.



— He told NBC’s Connie Chung in a 1988 interview, “I think that if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it.” Knight was answering a question about how he handled stress and later tried to explain he was talking about something beyond one’s control, not the act of rape.



— He was accused of head-butting one player and kicking his own son, Pat, during a timeout.



— At a 1980 news conference he fired a blank from a starter’s pistol at a reporter. During the 1992 NCAA Tournament, Knight playfully used a bull whip on star player Calbert Cheaney, who is Black.



His most famous outburst came Feb. 23, 1985, when Purdue’s Steve Reid was about to attempt a free throw. A furious Knight picked up a red plastic chair and heaved it across the court, where it landed behind the basket. Fans started throwing pennies on the court, one hitting the wife of Purdue coach Gene Keady. Reid missed three of his next six ensuing free throws. “There are times I walk into a meeting or a friend calls to say, ‘I saw you on TV last night,’” Reid said on the 20th anniversary of the incident. “I know what they’re talking about.” Knight apologized the next day, received a one-game suspension and was put on probation for two years by the Big Ten. Intent on preventing such a thing again, Indiana officials chained together the chairs for both benches.



The iconic black-and-white photo of the incident remains a classic for Hoosiers fans and even became fodder for a television commercial with one of his old coaching rivals, former Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps. Knight for years joked he was merely attempting to toss the chair to a woman looking for a seat. Fifteen years after the chair toss, Knight’s temper led to his downfall in Bloomington. Video surfaced of Knight allegedly putting his hands around the neck of player Neil Reed during a 1997 practice, a charge that prompted Indiana President Myles Brand to put Knight on a zero-tolerance policy following a university investigation.



Then, on Sept. 10, 2000, after winning a school-record 662 games and 11 Big Ten titles in 29 seasons, his time at Indiana came to a shocking end. While passing Knight in an Assembly Hall corridor, Indiana student Kent Harvey said, “Hey, what’s up, Knight?” Knight considered it disrespectful, grabbed Harvey’s arm and lectured him about manners. A few days later, Brand fired Knight. Students protested by tearing down a goal post at the football stadium, ripping a dolphin statue off a fountain and hanging Brand in effigy outside his home. Knight publicly condemned Brand’s leadership. Brand became NCAA president in 2002 and died in 2009 at 67 while still on the job. Neil Reed died in 2012 after collapsing in his California home. He was 36.



In 2003, Knight lashed out profanely after an ESPN reporter asked about his relationship with Alford, then the Iowa coach. The following year Knight received a reprimand after a verbal dust-up with David Smith, then the Texas Tech chancellor, as the two men stood at a grocery store salad bar. He still won, too. In his first six years in West Texas, Knight led the Red Raiders to five 20-plus win seasons, a feat never previously achieved at the school. On Jan. 1, 2007, Knight won his 880th career game, breaking Dean Smith’s record with a win over New Mexico. Krzyzewski topped Knight’s mark in 2011, with his mentor broadcasting the game for ESPN.



For nearly two decades, Indiana officials attempted to make peace. Knight refused, even skipping his induction into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame in 2009. “I hope someday he will be honored at Indiana. That needs to happen. Somebody needs to make that happen,” Scott May, a starter on Knight’s 1976 championship team and an outspoken critic of Knight’s firing, pleaded as Knight stayed away. “I think they should name Assembly Hall after him.” The ice finally broke in February 2020, a few months after Knight bought a new house in Bloomington. His first public appearance at Assembly Hall since the firing came at halftime of the Hoosiers’ game against rival Purdue.



Billed as a reunion between the coach and many of his former players, the halftime celebration became a sustained roar for The General. May and Quinn Buckner, who also played on Knight’s first title team, helped the aging coach no longer steady on his feet walk onto the court. “When he moved back here, I knew he was in a good place,” said Wittman, who played on the 1981 national champs. “I knew he was happy here, living, and I told him you belong here.” Knight didn’t speak to the crowd that day. It spoke to him. “We love you, Bobby,” one fan shouted during a brief pause from the crowd, a scene that brought the steely Knight to tears.



Away from the court, Knight was an avid golfer who loved to read, especially history, and donated generously to school libraries at Indiana and Texas Tech. He would vacation in far-flung places to hunt and fish with family or friends such as baseball great Ted Williams or manager Tony La Russa. Knight also made a cameo appearance in the 2003 movie “Anger Management” with Adam Sandler. In 2006, he starred in “Knight School,” an ESPN reality show in which 16 Texas Tech students vied for the chance to walk on to his team the following season. A month after leaving Tech, Knight, who often lashed out at reporters, joined ESPN as a guest studio analyst during the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The next season, he expanded his role as a color commentator. The network parted with Knight in 2015.



He returned to public view in 2016, campaigning for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and kept a mostly low profile until returning to the campus where he became a household name and the state where his presence was so big, his death was announced in retail stores Wednesday night. "I was standing there, and he was coach Knight,” Wittman said, referring to Knight’s pregame speech in February 2020. “It was like he hadn’t left that locker room. The words he gave to those players before they went out on the floor, it was fabulous.”



Survivors include wife Karen and sons Tim and Pat.

Marlins get No. 5 seed, head to Philly for Wild Card Series

Miami begins its quest for a third World Series title in team history and it's now clear after the D-backs' (84-78) loss to the Astros. The Marlins (84-77) secured the fifth seed (second National League Wild Card) by remaining a half-game ahead in the standings. Since Miami won the head-to-head tiebreaker, taking four of six in the season series, resuming Thursday’s suspended game against the Mets on Monday in Queens wouldn’t affect the seeding.



That means the Marlins will head to Philadelphia to face the fourth-seeded Phillies in a best-of-three NL Wild Card Series, beginning on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. It will mark the first time the NL East rivals have squared off in the postseason.



Left-hander Ryan Weathers who is the son of former Marlins Dave Weathers and whom the Marlins acquired from the Padres ahead of the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline, went six scoreless innings. Weathers, who was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville to make his second start with the organization, allowed just two hits, walked three and struck out five on 99 pitches. He pitched excellent and will be needed if the team goes deep into the playoffs as the starting 5 took some big hits this season losing for the rest of 2023 ACE Sandy Alcantara and Rookie sensation Eury Pérez to injuries. Now going in without your two "best" is hard for any club to over come but this to me just means the rest of the starters and pitchers in the pen have to step up.



What's fantastic about them going is that other than the 2020 plandemic season this is the first time in years they're in the playoffs. First two times lead to world series runs which lead to wins. IN both 1997 and 2003 I remember my dad and myself going to all the home games in 97 for each game of the playoffs, and world series. Great memories and now with today's kids I hope they get to have that here with the current Marlins team. Which on paper has a nice line up top to bottom.


The main concern again is the starting pitching...

 1. Jesús Luzardo
  2. Braxton Garrett
3. Johnny Cueto
   4. Edward Cabrera
 5. Ryan Weathers


Not exactly scary on paper but those arms all have tons of talent... Cueto is old and has done nothing this year... Maybe this will be his one shining moment for 2023. We shall see... Due to need he's probably going to be in the roster pitching 3rd like on the list there.

Either way it's an exciting time to be a Miami Marlins fan... Wish them well.

Go FISH!

Dolphins Va Broncos WTF Happened? LOL

Being a Dolphins can be rough at times... But not this past SUNDAY! Oh man on a rare occasion the Miami Dolphins exploded on probably the worst team in the NFL for a score of 70-20. YES You're reading that score right. Now as you can imagine the memes have gone wild on the internet in the aftermath of this bloodbath of a score.

Check out some of these I've made and some I found from the web... Funny stuff. Goodtimes.

Mines: 

Found on web:

Vince McMahon Loses Majority Control of WWE as they Merge with UFC!

Under the TKO Umbrella now the WWE has merged with UFC to form venture which will reach BILLIONS of people around the world but with this dynamic coming together the WWE is now not majority controlled by Vince McMahon who had originally financed the company from his father decades ago.



The long time talked about endeavor is now official and completed. Its majority-stake purchase of the wrestling giant as of Tuesday, ironically the company which also owns TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), and UFC is also called "Endeavor" which is a premium sports and entertainment company again now comprising of TKO, UFC and now WWE.



The shares in the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange with the opening bell Tuesday, opening at a price of $102 per share. Endeavor owns 51 percent of the newly formed company. McMahon owns 16.4 percent of TKO under terms of the deal.



Endeavor agreed to a deal to acquire a majority stake in WWE in April. The deal placed a $9.3 billion valuation on the world's largest professional wrestling company. As part of the deal, Endeavor agreed to spin off UFC and create a $21 billion combat sports behemoth.



McMahon has owned a controlling stake in WWE since purchasing the company from his father in 1982. The 78-year-old transformed the business, taking it from its regional base and turning it into a national phenomenon.



"The creation of TKO marks an exciting new chapter for UFC and WWE as leaders in global sports and entertainment," Endeavor CEO Ariel Emanuel said in a statement. "Given their continued connectivity to the Endeavor network, we are confident in our ability to accelerate their respective growth and unlock long-term sustainable value for shareholders. With UFC and WWE under one roof, we will provide unrivaled experiences for more than a billion passionate fans worldwide."



While there have been ebbs and flows, McMahon has found a way to stabilize WWE and ensure it remains atop of the sport. The 1990s challenge from WCW provided fierce competition and AEW's ascent over the last decade has done the same, but WWE is far and away the most valuable promotion on the planet.



McMahon is staying on as executive chairman of TKO holdings and is expected to remain involved in WWE creative decisions. Paul Levesque, better known as Triple H, will remain WWE's head of creative.

Angels' Shohei Ohtani has elbow tear again!

Shohei Ohtani is no doubt the biggest baseball star today and was at this moment setting an example of everything right in sports. The two way superstar is setting stats so elite that word is that he's on pace to break free agency becoming the sports first half billion dollar player.

But now the future is on hold, and his contract looks to be also as he has a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will not pitch again this season, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night in Anaheim, California, a shocking twist in the lead-up to arguably the most highly anticipated free agency in baseball history.

Ohtani exited his start in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds earlier Wednesday after recording just four outs and throwing only 26 pitches. A subsequent MRI revealed the tear, though Minasian said he did not know the severity of it. Ohtani nonetheless insisted on serving as the designated hitter in Game 2, ultimately going 1-for-5 in the Angels' 7-3 loss, and will seek secondary opinions to determine his next step.

One option, of course, is a second Tommy John surgery on his right elbow the same one done in October 2018 and one that would keep him off the mound for the entirety of the 2024 season. This is best case for him health wise but this development would significantly affect a free agent sweepstakes that many expected to yield like I said a $500-plus million contract.

"As far as plans and details, I don't have those yet," Minasian said at Angel Stadium. "I've been in contact with his representation. Obviously he hit the second game. He's played with this, in '18, but with that being said we'll take it day by day and see where it goes. Obviously disappointing news. I feel terrible for him. But it is what it is. If anybody can bounce back, it's him."

 

Recently The Angels decided not to trade Ohtani at the deadline and they hoped to sign to a lucrative extension with him, and have gone 5-16 since the Aug. 1 trade deadline, on pace for a franchise-record eighth consecutive losing season. 

The team is riding a four-game losing streak and the other superstar, Mike Trout, who returned from a seven-week absence because of a hamate fracture earlier this week, will return to the injured list because his attempts to swing in Tuesday's game "didn't go well," Minasian said.

Now The Angels can at least hold out hope that Trout will return this season. To me they should both be sent home to heal and let other players take their spot. This would let them get ready for 2024 as a hitter as Ohtani probably won't be able to pitch until 2025 at best.

Ohtani previously battled a cracked nail and blister on his right middle finger. Also in recent weeks, he also has navigated through cramping issues. When asked to skip his previous start because of what Angels manager Phil Nevin described as "arm fatigue." It's the same term the Angels initially used to describe the reason for Ohtani's early exit Wednesday, his first start in 14 days.

His fastball was down to an average of 93.1 mph, nearly four ticks slower than his season average. Minasian said the Angels were not aware of any issues before Wednesday. "He never complained about anything," Minasian added about Ohtani, who was not made available to reporters.

"He had cramps, he was dehydrated, but today is the day. He came out of the game and said, 'Hey, I've got pain in the elbow area.' It's the first day we've heard of any type of pain."

Ohtani, 29, was diagnosed with a Grade 2 sprain of his UCL in June of his rookie season in 2018 and hoped to combat the need for Tommy John surgery with platelet-rich plasma and stem-cell therapy. He remained in the lineup throughout that process, then was told he needed Tommy John surgery on Sept. 5 and he hit two home runs later that night.

Ohtani put off the procedure until the early part of the offseason, spent all of 2019 rehabbing as a pitcher -- while serving as a full-time DH -- and struggled in both aspects during the COVID-19-shortened season in 2020.

His prowess as a two-way phenomenon began in 2021, a year that saw him win the American League's Most Valuable Player Award unanimously. He would have won the hardware again in 2022 if not for Aaron Judge's record-setting home run campaign.

And in 2023, he looks like the easy favorite again even with the Angels once again out of the playoff picture, and even with another UCL tear ruling him out as a pitcher for the final six weeks.

Ohtani, who hit his major league-leading 44th home run moments before exiting his start, is slashing .304/.405/.664 this season but also boasts a 3.14 ERA with 167 strikeouts in 132 innings. His 8.7 FanGraphs wins above replacement easily leads the majors.

The Angels still don't know whether Ohtani will hit the rest of this season. "We're going to go day to day and just see how it goes, see how he feels," Minasian said.

"I think as we get more information, as far as recovery time and all those types of things, we'll have more information down the road."

Terry Funk passed away (06-30-44 / 08-23-2023) Rest in Peace

Well I'm very sad to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk has passed away at the age of 79.

I openly extend my condolences to the Family of Terry Funk, the WWE and his fans. He was one of the all time greats of the sports entertainment.

Birth name	Terrence Funk
Born	June 30, 1944 Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Died	August 23, 2023 (aged 79)

Check out some videos here of his amazing time in the ring.

30+ Years and the Marlins FINALLY hit for Cycle...

Hey look at that only took the Miami Marlins 30+ years to have someone hit for the cycle! Remember the team was birthed in 1993 and won two world series one in 1997 and another in 2003! So now the Miami Marlins who have had a very rough couple of seasons have something nice to enjoy this easter week! AS FINALLY the Miami fighting Marlins have a player hit for the Cycle.

And it's someone not many thought would be the guy to deliver such a game! I mean he's not known as a big "home run" hitter but he's more of a line drive singles, doubles guy. Not even someone who steals many bags but gets on base a lot and someone be brought in for Pablo Lopez this off season!

Yes Luis Araez who's off to a very hot start hit his first home run as a member of the Marlins and the Cycle on the same night Jesus Lazardo pitched a great ball game. 

Check out the highlights below here... 

LOL James is feeling blue or not? Won't pay $8 he says!

The so called "King" LeChump, LeCrying... LeBron James! That guy is at it again running his funny mouth about some dumb stuff. Now since we know the facts about who he is as a person through his own behavior it seems one thing he wont be anymore is checked BLUE on Twitter as they charge $8 a year or month not sure but I think to have that used to mean a lot when Twitter was being ran by MARXISTS and it was used by all who could "Mattered" to the people running twitter.

Well it meant your account was somehow more legit then others. But now ELON owns Twitter and the money is used to pay other things like to help on the overhead of running the company considering he spent 44Billion to buy it I'm sure he's trying to find ways to make the company become profitable. Also it keeps people out from being verified who don't care to take part in other things which open up already for those with the check mark and things in the future as part of being a member.

Also I think there are other colors not just blue! They got Yellow, and Silver or Gray and maybe Red also all meaning different things. Makes sense and this being a capitolist society Elon has every right to chearge a few bucks and have it for "members above the normal free accounts"... Again no biggie!

But what I find hilarious is when one of these leftist sports figures or actors come out saying it like a threat. LeBron... NOBODY GIVES A S--T!

I even tweeted to him directly! Check it out.

LoL Crying James says this like we care! The self appointed "King" is a "RACIST-BIGOT" tied to the #CCP & is a loving Marxist & well he's a jerk! Cries over games, calls for violence against cops & Minors! I don't watch the NBA because of him! @elonmusk
#IHATELEBRONJAMES pic.twitter.com/6HvWPFxFoT

— RealAngelEspino (@TheEspinoReport) April 1, 2023

I Can't wait for him to retire for real... I stopped watching the NBA cause of LeBron and won't come back until he retires.

Angel Espino to be a Guest on Fish Stripes!

Well this is cool! As you all know I'm a big baseball fan and a BIG Miami Marlins fan and for me having watched 4 world series live from "1988-1989" in California to "1997 & 2003" in Miami Florida!

I've been a fan since I was a kid and my father is the man to blame. He took me to all those games even when we had moved to Miami in 1985 he went back to Cali with me to see them two WORLD SERIES sine one of my uncles (his brothers) still lived out west and always got us tickets to the playoffs, and WS games if we we're able to go.

As of luck got to see all those home games out there, and then it repeated itself here in Miami when the Marlins known then as "Florida Marlins" went to the World Series.

As of luck got to see all those home games out there, and then it repeated itself here in Miami when the Marlins known then as "Florida Marlins" went to the World Series.

So while I've done very little of my own in terms on podcasting sports in the past I've been a fan of baseball as most who know me know and so when I was check out videos online I like watching mostly Marlins, and Rays coverage these days and the videos of Fish Stripes on YouTube is a show I've enjoyed for a while now.

As the new MLB season is starting up I really wanted to show them some love for the outstanding work they do on their shows get sometime soon to jump on air with them and talk some baseball. They had a spot coming up so I'm going to join the guys and talk some Marlins baseball and perhaps other teams also who knows.

Ely Sussman is the main dude I spoke to there and he's got a nice show going on there.. It's always an cool to be a guest on someone else's show especially when it's a fun show to chop it up about baseball or something other than the normal stuff I get into with my guests.

So coming up Monday at 5:30pm est soon as the recording is ready to roll and it's posted I shall post it here on this site, and my other ones also. As of now not sure if they will air it live or pre record and upload later but I'll keep you informed and I'm sure it will be on their site for your viewing enjoyment.

But for now friends check out their site and enjoy the show they put on and if you're from the SoFlo/Miami area. So show them some love by subscribing to them, bookmarking them so you could keep up with the latest info on the Miami Marlins.

MLB Cy Young awards given out and look at this Miami Marlins own wins one...

Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez presents Sandy Alcantara with the National League Cy Young Award, the first Marlins pitcher to win this award. The Marlins had a horrible season but he was incredible. Seems like every time he pitched he was in a 1-0 or 0-0 game until almost the last inning. Had the guy got more run support he would have won 25 games easily. None the less he pitched outstanding all year and well he deserves the award. Both these men do check out the video below...

 

700 in the books for Pujols!

Wow so he’s now only the 4th man to ever eclipse the 700 mark and it’s an age where most players deep into retirement already at age 42 the MACHINE known as Albert Pujols is just not having a good season! This one is one for the books. Look regardless he is a first ballot HOF with or without this latest accolade. But folks for us just having ended the steroid era he rose up to become the best, and most dominant power hitter of out day and not once be accused of PED’S is well in itself remarkable. Pujols, 42, is the only one among the four to hit Nos. 699 and 700 on the same night.

So as Albert crossed home plate and darted to the backstop to double-high-five Adrian Beltre, his longtime rival, fellow countryman and devoted friend. He wrapped his arms around Yadier Molina, embraced Adam Wainwright, saluted the rest of his St. Louis Cardinals teammates, doffed his helmet for the Dodger Stadium crowd and then he needed to be alone. Like as if the moment, and the thing he wanted so badly finally happened and he earned the reward for all his hard work. He barreled down the dugout steps and into an empty hallway, and in that moment, the man famously hailed as “The Machine” became vulnerable. “My emotions came out,” Pujols said in Spanish. The enormity of 700 home runs, which Pujols reached amid a thrilling two-homer performance Friday night, had finally hit him. But it was more than that. It was that it happened in Los Angeles, which meant his five children could all be there to witness it. It was that it happened in this place, Dodger Stadium, the ballpark that he said “gave me life” and propelled him to keep moving forward.

“What a special night,” Pujols said from the interview room, with his children standing behind him. He got a two-strike fastball down the middle from Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Andrew Heaney in the third inning and lined a 434-foot rocket into left-center field for No. 699. In the fourth, he got a hanging slider from righty Phil Bickford and lifted it 389 feet to become the fourth member of the hallowed 700 home run club, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth while leading his team to an 11-0 rout.

He has 2,208 career RBIs, which ranks second all time behind Aaron’s 2,297. Ruth unofficially drove in 2,214 runs, but because the statistic wasn’t recognized by baseball until 1920, many of Ruth’s are not officially counted, leaving Pujols recognized as No. 2 on the all-time list. “It’s pretty special,” Pujols said. “When it’s really gonna hit me is when I’m done, at the end of the season, when I’m retired, and probably a moment or two after that I can look at the numbers.

“Look, don’t get me wrong, I know what my place is in this game. But since Day 1, when I made my debut, it was never about numbers, it was never about chasing numbers. It was always about winning championships and trying to get better in this game. And I had so many people that taught me the right way early in my career, and that’s how I’ve carried myself for 22 years that I’ve been in the big leagues. That’s why I really don’t focus on the numbers. I will one day, but not right now.”

Pujols joined the Dodgers last May, shortly after his release by the Los Angeles Angels, and was reinvigorated while serving as a part-time starter and late-game pinch hitter. He was effective against left-handers and was a major influence in a veteran-laden clubhouse that lovingly called him “Tio Albert.” But the Dodgers might have given him more than he gave back to them. Playing on such a talented team in playoff atmospheres provided him with a jolt of energy that often eluded him while on middling Angels teams for most of the decade.

During batting practice Friday, hours before the Dodgers played a video montage in his honor, Pujols told Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman that, had they not signed him last year, he might not have come back in 2022. “It’s humbling,” Roberts said. “I do know that, in talking to him at times last year, he did allude to the fact that we brought the joy back, him being a Dodger.” Pujols’ final season has seen him play some of his best baseball down the stretch. His second-half OPS, 1.076, ranks second only to that of Aaron Judge, and his surge has coincided with the Cardinals practically running away from the rest of the National League Central.

Pujols is batting .265/.338/.530 for the season. His 21 home runs give him 18 20-homer seasons for his career, third most in history behind only Aaron (20) and Bonds (19). Only he and Ted Williams hit at least 20 home runs in both their first and final seasons. Friday marked his fourth multihomer game after turning 42, the most in major league history.

The fan who caught the historic baseball wasn’t willing to give it up in a trade for memorabilia at least not initially but Pujols didn’t seem to mind. “Souvenirs are for the fans,” Pujols said. “If they wanna keep it, they can. At the end of the day, I don’t focus on material stuff. I think I have the bat, the uniform, helmet, things that are special to me. At the end of the day, I think that’s why the fans come here — to have a special moment of history. So if they wanna keep that baseball, I don’t have any problem with that.” Pujols has had a knack for reaching milestone home runs in emphatic fashion. No. 500 came on the same night as 499. No. 600 was a grand slam. No. 700 came an inning after 699.

Pujols then thanked his teammates and told them how special it was that he could reach this milestone with a Cardinals uniform on (he spent his first 11 seasons with St. Louis), with his children present and with the Dodgers on the other side. “It’s amazing how God works,” Pujols said. “This could’ve happened last week in St. Louis, which probably would have been awesome. But to allow it to happen tonight, having my family and friends and people who really care and love me see me it’s special to me.” The night ended in a postgame clubhouse celebration that saw Pujols squeeze into a laundry cart to be doused by beer. “Imagine me jumping in there,” Pujols said. “I struggled getting out.”

Mattingly wont return to manage Marlins in 2023

Well he was my favorite player growing up as a massive fan of the Yankees, and Donnie Baseball it was a dream to watch him play and for the last seven years he managed the Miami Marlins. 

While I loved as a player I can say he wasn’t as great a manager but good enough to keep during the growing pains of rebuilding, and wishing he would get better over those seven years. 

Three dismantlement, and rebuilding later and he’s still not good and this past season is by far one of the worst in team or MLB history. A team loaded with talent which seems like it was fighting to end up in last place not first.

He made a lot of bad moves as a manager but he was mostly often failed by bad moves in the front office and this past year was the same! Forced to tale on 3 big bloated contracts from OF which couldn’t hit all year he was forced to play these guys over young talented rookies which would have done a better job at these positions. Also if you’re in rebuild mode why would you spend all that money on these 3 contracts which A is a catcher known to NOT be able to hit but has a swell glove? You already had a better option in a Nick Fortes who can hit, and also sports a nice glove. Sure not a GOLD ONE yet but give him time. Also with a plethora of OF Depth why would you sign “Soler, and Garcia” ? These moves make no sense. Jeter left town cause he didn’t like these moves either but he wanted to throw Millions at NICK
CASTELLANOS who also would have been a bad move from looking at it. They should have just developped OF from the players they had, and saved the money to keep their pitching.

Besides ACE Sandy Alcantara the team is loaded with good young arms which are still going thru growing pains and developing. Oh It’s find Don is leaving after all Jeter left so might as well start new next year so with that said can we ditch the rest of this horrible front office? Bruce Sherman if you won’t sell the team AT LEAST ditch [general manager] Kim Ng, She’s horrible.

Now here is the press out off MIAMI:
Manager Don Mattingly and the Marlins have mutually agreed that he will not return for the 2023 season, the team announced on Sunday afternoon.

“We are fortunate to have had Don Mattingly leading our team on the field over the last seven years,” chairman and principal owner Bruce Sherman said in a statement. “He has represented the Marlins, our players, our fans, and the South Florida community with unmatched dignity and pride. Over the course of our recent conversations with Don, we both agreed not to pursue a new contract for the 2023 season and that the time is right for a new voice to lead our clubhouse.”

“After meeting with Mr. Sherman and discussing with [general manager] Kim Ng, all parties agreed that it was time for a new voice for the organization,” Mattingly said in a statement. “I am proud and honored to have served as manager of the Marlins for the past seven years and have enjoyed my experiences and relationships I’ve developed within the organization. I look forward to spending time with my family in Evansville, and to any future endeavors.”

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— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) September 25, 2022

The longest-tenured and winningest skipper in franchise history, Mattingly entered the series finale against the Nationals with a 437-583 record (.428 winning percentage) in seven seasons. After five years with the Dodgers from 2011-15, during which he led the club to three straight National League West titles, he signed a four-year deal in November 2015 to become the 15th manager in Marlins history, when the organization had a roster including the late José Fernández as well as future MVPs Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich.

But a rebuilding stage began under the current ownership group soon after, and Mattingly didn’t reach the playoffs with Miami until the 2020 COVID-19-shortened campaign, helping the franchise snap a 16-year postseason drought in its only winning season under his tutelage. He went on to win National League Manager of the Year that season.

In September 2019, Mattingly signed a two-year contract extension with a mutual option for ’22 (it was his idea to have a deadline for it) that was exercised July ‘21, meaning he is not under contract for next season.

It has been a disappointing 2022 for the Marlins (63-89), who expected to contend in the competitive NL East but sustained a multitude of injuries to the likes of All-Star Jazz Chisholm Jr. and more, as well as the underperformance of marquee signing Avisaíl García.

Asked whether the outcome might have been different had the season gone differently, Ng said it’s “always a consideration” because it’s an “outcomes-based industry.”

“When you have a season like this one, where everyone is really disappointed at the end of the year, the outcomes, I think you reflect quite a bit — and a lot of self-reflection, I think, on everybody’s part,” Ng said. “It was through conversations we all just got to the same place, which is that Donnie wasn’t going to pursue a contract for ‘23 and we were not going to pursue a contract for ‘23.”

When asked about Sherman mentioning a new voice to lead, Ng later added, “I didn’t sense any disconnect. I watched the club intently the last couple of months, and they’re still playing hard. But sometimes somebody new adds a little bit something different, and that clicks. Again, I think between all parties, this was just the way we decided to go.”

What this means for the rest of Mattingly’s coaching staff has yet to be determined because the organization’s focus had been on the conversations that led to Sunday. As for the next manager, Ng said it is important but not a prerequisite that they have Major League experience. The Marlins want someone in as soon as possible.

So why Sunday with 10 games left in the season?

“I don’t know that there’s ever a good day for this type of thing,” Ng said. “In order for Don to also say goodbye to people, it’s hard to do the day after the season. So today was fine, and tomorrow’s an off-day. It gives everyone a little bit of a chance to breathe.”

Remembering Jose Fernandez

José Delfín Fernández Gómez was a Cuban-American professional baseball pitcher who played four seasons in Major League Baseball. He was a member of the Miami Marlins from 2013 until his death in 2016. He stood 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 243 pounds during his playing career.

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez (16) prepares to bat during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Sunday, May 15, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hope Solo vs Megan Rapinoe!

Hope Solo your our only hope… Wait sorry this is about the Olympics not Star Wars,,, But check this out Hope Solo is not on the same page with her former U.S. Women’s National Team player Megan Rapinoe’s political activism and accused the famous midfielder of “bullying” fellow team members into taking a knee at games.

In a recent interview with soccer website Goal.com for its program “All of US: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Show,” Solo said she didn’t agree with the current USWNT captain’s decision to bring politics onto the pitch. “I think the rhetoric surrounding this team has been both divisive and inclusive. I guess it’s kind of where we are in politics in this day and age,” Solo said. Megan Rapinoe who has become the laughing stock of womans Soccer, and of American sports. She who just got a gig with Subway! So wait Subway who once had that pedophile guy as their spokes person now has some ugly lesbo who hates America as the new spokes person. Subway need an entire new MARKETING department.

Hope said “I think the kneeling thing can be very divisive. I’ve seen Megan Rapinoe almost bully players into kneeling because she really wants to stand up for something in her particular way. “Solo was referring to ongoing controversy within the USWNT and larger U.S. Soccer Federation regarding how teams are required to conduct themselves during the national anthem at games. Rapinoe and several other current USWNT opted to kneel during the anthem in games last year, but not everyone decided to do so including forward Carli Lloyd.

Right now it’s not clear what Solo is talking about regarding watching Rapinoe bully people is accurate but it wouldn’t shock me as Rapinoe is just looking for more fame, and she thinks this will get it I guess. I don’t get what her issue is she’s an open lesbian who’s made Millions playing a sport, and being a spokesperson for Subway! She should be thankful she’s American and not from a middle eastern country where being who she is she would possible be dead by now, and if she hates America so much she can go live in the CCP… There’s evidence to prove that clearly not everyone on the USWNT was “bullied” into kneeling at games because a few players opted to still stand some are saying but I don’t buy it since people decided not to let themselves be bullied doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. But yeah we don’t have a smoking gun as proof that these players were bullied by why would Hope Solo say it then? Now yes none of these people faced backlash privately or publicly for not taking a knee..

We also know that Hope hasn’t played on the USWNT with Rapinoe since the year she retired in 2016. The two were teammates from 2006-2016, though and Solo was the team’s preferred starter and overall an outstanding keeper since 2005. But perhaps she’s had inside info from other players? I mean this is just coming out so where can this story go? No idea but with all the stuff happening in the world thanks to the crooks in the white house now, and the fact that Rapinoe who looks like a member of Antifa we can’t put this past her cuz these people are sick, twisted communist/socialist/Marxist assholes.

“For players that are standing I would say, continue to educate yourself,” Rapinoe previously told Goal. “Continue to educate yourself on the racial history in the country and continue to challenge yourself on why you’re standing, and why you’re putting maybe your personal beliefs over something like this that is so pressing to so many people.”

She fails to understand that people are going to be racist no matter what country you’re in… So her ideology doesn’t make sense! She literally lives in the least racist country but she’s making us to be the worst. Again if she hates this country she needs to take a hike.

We know that the team agreed they’d all stand for the anthem at games back in February. “Those that were collectively kneeling felt like we were kneeling to bring about attention to police brutality and systemic racism, and I think we decided that moving forward we no longer feel the need to kneel because we are doing the work behind the scenes,” winger Crystal Dunn said at the time. “We never felt we were going to kneel forever, so there was always going to be a time that we felt it was time to stand.”

Rapinoe, who was named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people last year, doesn’t shy away from making her political views known. Rapinoe is one of the leading voices in the USWNT’s ongoing legal battle for pay equity and a frequent outspoken critic of former president Trump. But remember this is how sick these people are! While she hates Trump and is saying this crap about this country and how racist it is but yet they voted for an actual pedophile racist pervert like Joe Biden! And his VeePee Kamala Harris who’s a racist, and who comes from a family that owned slaves in Jamaica.. But these are the people the left wants, and yet they call conservatives racist’s?

So I think that what Hope Solo said might be very true… Rapinoe is trying to become the female lesbian version of Colin Kaepernick from the looks of it. Hope she loses her entire career like he did. Neither of them two belong in the spotlight as they’re a disgrace to our country and the human race in general.