Wednesday?s 6-pack
Odds to win the Wyndham golf tournament this week:
12-1? Webb Simpson
14-1? Henrik Stenson
16-1? Hideki Matsuyama
18-1? Rafael Cabrera-Bello
25-1? Berger, Lowry, Niemann, Snedeker
30-1? Garcia, Henley, Horschel, Moore
Quote of the Day
?Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.?
William Congreve, 1697
Wednesday?s quiz
Who is the only current major leaguer whose first name and last name are both state capitals?
Tuesday?s quiz
Matt Nagy (Bears), Jay Gruden (Redskins) are NFL head coaches who used to play QB in the Arena League.
Monday?s quiz
Oregon Ducks play their home games in Autzen Stadium.
********************
Wednesday?s List of 13: Mid-week musings??.
13) What does it take to get fired at Ohio State?
The Ohio State assistant football coach who didn?t get fired after his ex-wife accused him of domestic violence in 2015, had been arrested two years earlier on a DUI charge- the judge in the DUI case was a member of the Ohio State President?s Club, and the coach got slapped on the wrist.
Go figure.
The assistant coach has finally been fired, by the way.
12) Obviously, there isn?t enough good news in the world, so it is my pleasure to tell you that on August 27, Weird Al Yankovic will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The ceremony is free and open to the public; if you?re in the LA area, what else have you got to do on a Monday morning (11:30am)?
11) In his career, Clayton Kershaw has thrown 318.1 innings against the Giants; his ERA in those innings is a paltry 1.58.
10) If you play fantasy football, this might help you at your draft. Judging from stuff you read about the Cowboys, they?re emphasizing fade routes to the corner of the end zone this summer, which means more passes to WR?s than tight ends, now that Jason Witten has retired.
9) Speaking of which, must be serious money in fantasy football, seeing how ESPN ran a 27-hour fantasy football marathon this week, mostly on ESPN2, signing up around 1.5 million teams to play this season.
8) This from agent Tom O?Connell; his client (Phillies? P) Zach Eflin is ?being demoted? to AAA, even though he really isn?t, its a procedural thing. He won?t miss a turn in the majors, but he loses $20,000 in salary and nine days of major league service time because of it.
?While this transaction on the surface seems purely administrative, it caught us by surprise and is tremendously disappointing. Major-league starters have a strict routine that they adhere to that allows them to be successful; this roster move affects that. While the club may feel that they are doing what?s best for the organization, they also lose sight of the human element and how it will affect the player.?
Phillies did same thing with Nick Pivetta last year; I hope they?re reimbursing the guys after the season. Otherwise, they?re creating ill will over what amounts to pocket change (for them).
7) Ronald Acuna hit leadoff homers in both games of the Braves? doubleheader Monday; he is only 4th player ever to do that, joining Brady Anderson in 1999, Rickey Henderson in 1993.
Before that, only time it was done was way back in 1913.
6) In baseball, 47% of replay challenges result in reversals.
If someone had told me before instant replay started in baseball that 47% of calls would be overturned, I wouldn?t have believed them. Despite the delays, instant replay obviously has value, because getting calls right is good for the game.
5) Baseball doings:
? New York (A) put CC Sabathia (knee) on the DL
? White Sox 2B Yoan Moncada (root canal) missed Tuesday night?s game
? Indians? P Trevor Bauer is on DL; he broke a bone in his leg when he was hit with a line drive in his last start.
4) For the first time in his career, golfer Sergio Garcia missed the cut in all four majors in one year. Not going when you?re trying to get named to the Ryder Cup team.
3) Random stat: Major league hitters miss on 22.9% of their swings.
2) Former big leaguer Tom Paciorek subs as the analyst on White Sox games; he seems like a very nice guy, also kind of funny. Fun to listen to. He subs for Steve Stone, who is also very good, very smart, but not a funny guy.
1) Good advice from motivational writer Jon Gordon:
?No matter what anyone says, just show up and do the work.
If they praise you, show up and do the work.
If they criticize you, show up and do the work.
If no one even notices you, just show up and do the work.
Just keep showing up, doing the work, and leading the way??.?
Odds to win the Wyndham golf tournament this week:
12-1? Webb Simpson
14-1? Henrik Stenson
16-1? Hideki Matsuyama
18-1? Rafael Cabrera-Bello
25-1? Berger, Lowry, Niemann, Snedeker
30-1? Garcia, Henley, Horschel, Moore
Quote of the Day
?Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.?
William Congreve, 1697
Wednesday?s quiz
Who is the only current major leaguer whose first name and last name are both state capitals?
Tuesday?s quiz
Matt Nagy (Bears), Jay Gruden (Redskins) are NFL head coaches who used to play QB in the Arena League.
Monday?s quiz
Oregon Ducks play their home games in Autzen Stadium.
********************
Wednesday?s List of 13: Mid-week musings??.
13) What does it take to get fired at Ohio State?
The Ohio State assistant football coach who didn?t get fired after his ex-wife accused him of domestic violence in 2015, had been arrested two years earlier on a DUI charge- the judge in the DUI case was a member of the Ohio State President?s Club, and the coach got slapped on the wrist.
Go figure.
The assistant coach has finally been fired, by the way.
12) Obviously, there isn?t enough good news in the world, so it is my pleasure to tell you that on August 27, Weird Al Yankovic will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The ceremony is free and open to the public; if you?re in the LA area, what else have you got to do on a Monday morning (11:30am)?
11) In his career, Clayton Kershaw has thrown 318.1 innings against the Giants; his ERA in those innings is a paltry 1.58.
10) If you play fantasy football, this might help you at your draft. Judging from stuff you read about the Cowboys, they?re emphasizing fade routes to the corner of the end zone this summer, which means more passes to WR?s than tight ends, now that Jason Witten has retired.
9) Speaking of which, must be serious money in fantasy football, seeing how ESPN ran a 27-hour fantasy football marathon this week, mostly on ESPN2, signing up around 1.5 million teams to play this season.
8) This from agent Tom O?Connell; his client (Phillies? P) Zach Eflin is ?being demoted? to AAA, even though he really isn?t, its a procedural thing. He won?t miss a turn in the majors, but he loses $20,000 in salary and nine days of major league service time because of it.
?While this transaction on the surface seems purely administrative, it caught us by surprise and is tremendously disappointing. Major-league starters have a strict routine that they adhere to that allows them to be successful; this roster move affects that. While the club may feel that they are doing what?s best for the organization, they also lose sight of the human element and how it will affect the player.?
Phillies did same thing with Nick Pivetta last year; I hope they?re reimbursing the guys after the season. Otherwise, they?re creating ill will over what amounts to pocket change (for them).
7) Ronald Acuna hit leadoff homers in both games of the Braves? doubleheader Monday; he is only 4th player ever to do that, joining Brady Anderson in 1999, Rickey Henderson in 1993.
Before that, only time it was done was way back in 1913.
6) In baseball, 47% of replay challenges result in reversals.
If someone had told me before instant replay started in baseball that 47% of calls would be overturned, I wouldn?t have believed them. Despite the delays, instant replay obviously has value, because getting calls right is good for the game.
5) Baseball doings:
? New York (A) put CC Sabathia (knee) on the DL
? White Sox 2B Yoan Moncada (root canal) missed Tuesday night?s game
? Indians? P Trevor Bauer is on DL; he broke a bone in his leg when he was hit with a line drive in his last start.
4) For the first time in his career, golfer Sergio Garcia missed the cut in all four majors in one year. Not going when you?re trying to get named to the Ryder Cup team.
3) Random stat: Major league hitters miss on 22.9% of their swings.
2) Former big leaguer Tom Paciorek subs as the analyst on White Sox games; he seems like a very nice guy, also kind of funny. Fun to listen to. He subs for Steve Stone, who is also very good, very smart, but not a funny guy.
1) Good advice from motivational writer Jon Gordon:
?No matter what anyone says, just show up and do the work.
If they praise you, show up and do the work.
If they criticize you, show up and do the work.
If no one even notices you, just show up and do the work.
Just keep showing up, doing the work, and leading the way??.?
