We’ll start today with Dolphins news. The issue for the upgrades to the Seven-Names stadium was approved by the County commission, and will go to a county-wide vote on May the 14th. Here’s the full story from the Miami Herald:
The Marlins were handed their fourth shutout of the young season last night, as the Braves pummeled the Fish 8-0. Evan Gattis, “El Oso Blanco”, and Juan Francisco hit monstrous home runs against Alex Sanabia in a six-run fifth inning. Mercifully, the Marlins will have today off to try and recover. They take on the Phillies in a three-game series this weekend and the Washington Nationals will be here for a three-game set Monday through Wednesday. The Marlins have scored a grand total of 16 runs in their first nine games of the season. I GUARANTEE that things will get better. Nobody loses at an eight out of nine pace and scores less than two runs per game for an entire season.
By the way . . . I repeat what I said yesterday to the South Florida “media”: Stop harping on the low attendance. We can see the empty seats on the TV. The media needs to remember that anything and everything they say influences what fans do. It is ok to criticize ownership and even to keep begging them to sell the team. However, the continued negativity towards the team in general serves no purpose whatsoever, other than to keep people away. VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER: The sale of the team will not be determined by poor attendance. Mr. Loria has already indicated he doesn’t give a rat’s ass about the fans or what they think. Let's concentrate on showing any potential new owner that we will support the Marlins, regardless of who the owner is.
The Marlins have scored a grand total of 16 runs in their first nine games. For those of you who are not math majors, that is under 2 runs per game. Here is how the Fish stack up at the bottom of the ladder in runs scored so far this season:
TEAM W-L Runs
Miami 1-8 16
Pittsburgh 3-6 21
Cubs 3-5 23
LA Dodgers 5-3 24
Padres 2-6 26
In the rest of MLB yesterday, first in the National League,
Cardinals 10 Reds 0
Jake Westbrook tossed the shutout, Matt Carpenter, Carlos Beltran, Matt Adams, and Jon Jay all connected long distance.
D-Backs 10 Pirates 2
AJ Pollock hit two home runs and finished with 4 RBI.
Giants 10 Rockies 0
Barry Zito threw seven shutout innings and went 2-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Phillies 7 Mets 3
Domonic Brown and Chase Utley connected long distance in the first inning.
Dodgers 4 Padres 3
AJ Ellis hit a two-run homer, Chad Billingsley made a successful return to the mound in his first start since August 24 of last year.
Nationals 5 White Sox 2
Bryce Harper homered into the second deck and Danny Espinosa drove in two runs.
The game between the Brewers and the Cubs in Chicago was postponed due to rain and sub-freezing temperatures. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 30.
In the American League,
Blue Jays 8 Tigers 6
JP Arencibia’s bases clearing double in the seventh inning propelled the Jays to the comeback win.
Rays 2 Rangers 0
Evan Longoria and Ben Zobrist drove in runs, Matt Moore threw 5 1/3 innings of one-hit ball, but walked six.
Orioles 8 Red Sox 5
Manny Machado hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run ninth inning as the O’s came back against Red Sox closer Joel Hanrahan.
Royals 3 Twins 0
Wade Davis combined with two relievers to blank the Twins. Billy Butler and Jeff Francoeur homered in the win.
A’s 11 Angels 5
Brandon Moss connected long distance and finished with five RBI for the A’s, who have now won seven straight after losing their first two games of the season.
Astros 8 Mariners 3
Chris Carter, Rick Ankiel, and Marwin Gonzalez all connected long distance.
The game between the Yankees and the Indians in Cleveland was postponed due to inclement weather. No make-up date has been announced.
Today’s games, first in the National League:
Giants @ Cubs 2:20 pm
Ryan Vogelsong vs Scott Feldman
White Sox @ Nationals 7:05 pm
Dylan Axelrod vs Dan Haren
Dodgers @ Padres 10:10 pm
Zack Greinke vs Jason Marquis
Over in the American League:
Blue Jays @ Tigers 1:08 pm
Josh Johnson vs Doug Fister
Yankees @ Indians 7:05 pm
Phil Hughes vs Zach McAllister
Orioles @ Red Sox 7:10 pm
Chris Tillman vs Alfredo Aceves
A’s @ Angels 10:05 pm
AJ Griffin vs Jason Vargas
Rangers @ Mariners 10:10 pm
Justin Grimm vs Felix Hernandez
In other news around baseball, Nolan Ryan is staying with the Texas Rangers as their CEO. Here’s the story from ESPN.com:
Jim Bowden, former GM with the Reds and Nationals, writes for ESPN.com. He gives us his list of the ten players most likely to be traded by the July 31 trade deadline:
21-year-old Cuban prospect Jorge Soler, playing in the Chicago Cubs’ Class A team in Daytona, was ejected from a game against Clearwater for approaching their dugout wielding a bat. Temper, Temper. Here’s the full story from ESPN.com:
Another one of the great mysteries of life is examined here in SportsOnEarth.com - Why are there no left-handed catchers?:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
The Miami Heat again were without the Big Three last night, but the “Little Twelve” led the Heat to a 103-98 win over the Washington Wizards. Ray Allen led the Heat with 23 points, as Miami clinched the best record in the NBA and home-court advantage through the entire playoffs. Rashard Lewis scored 17 points, Shane Battier 15, and Mike Miller scored 14 and collected eight rebounds. The Heat is off tonight, and will host the Boston Celtics here at the AAA on Friday. Tipoff is at 7:30pm, and you can watch the game on Sun Sports and nationally on NBA-TV. On Sunday, they welcome the Chicago Bulls to the AAA, game time is 1:00pm, and the game will be televised nationally by ABC, Channel 10 in South Florida.
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: The Heat won their 62nd game of the season yesterday, a new franchise record for wins in a season. Obviously, the old record was 61. What year was it? Tell you later, alligator.
Last night in the NBA,
Detroit 111 Cleveland 104
Andre Drummond scored 29 points to lead the Pistons.
Orlando 113 Milwaukee 103 (OT)
Tobias Harris matched a career-high with 30 points, including the game-tying three-pointer with under two seconds left in regulation that sent the game into overtime.
Atlanta 128 Philadelphia 101
Josh Smith scored 28 points and collected 12 rebounds.
Brooklyn 101 Boston 93
Deron Williams had 29 points and 12 assists. Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson each scored 20 points in the win.
Phoenix 102 Dallas 91
Goran Dragic led Phoenix with 22 points and 13 assists.
LA Lakers 113 Portland 106
Kobe Bryant finished with 47 points, eight rebounds, five assists, four blocks, three steals, and sold 18 hotdogs with sodas. The Lakers hold a one-game lead over Utah for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Sacramento 121 New Orleans 110
John Salmons scored 22 points, Jason Thompson, and Marcus Thornton added 20 points each.
Denver 96 San Antonio 86
Andre Iguodala had a triple double, finishing with 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists.
LA Clippers 111 Minnesota 95
Blake Griffin and Chris Paul scored 19 points apiece.
Only two games tonight in the NBA,
New York @ Chicago 8:00 pm TNT
Oklahoma City @ Golden State 10:30 pm TNT
Still nothing new to report from Westchester regarding the search for a new basketball head coach at FIU. We still expect to hear something this week from FIU AD Pete Garcia.
The greatest tournament in golf, the Masters, tees off at Augusta National today. Tiger Woods is looking for his fifth green jacket.
Great insights to the youngest golfer (14 years old) to play in the Masters by Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com:
http://espn.go.com/golf/masters13/story/_/id/9134374/tianlang-guan-14-sits-cusp-masters-history-golf
In college baseball, FIU hosts Louisiana-Monroe this weekend at FIU Stadium. Over in Coral Gables, the Hurricanes defeated Stetson yesterday 8-2, and they now head to College Park, MD to take on Maryland in a three-game series this weekend.
Here is the web site for all the latest in High School Baseball -
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: The Heat won their 62nd game of the season yesterday, a new franchise record for wins in a season. Obviously, the old record was 61. What year was it? Tell you later, alligator.
The 1996-97 Heat finished the season 61-21. I guess this year’s team is pretty good. Another question for us to ponder: Is Erik Spolstra the coach of the year in the NBA? Methinks so.
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