— Cleveland P Gavin Williams almost pitched a no-hitter this week; he threw 126 pitches, came up one out short. Guardians are contending for a playoff spot; in this day and age, is it smart to let your ace throw 126 pitches in a game they led 4-0?
126 pitches in nine more than anyone else in the major leagues this year; it just rarely happens anymore.
When does Williams pitch again? He threw 126 pitches on Wednesday, Cleveland is off Monday. Will be interesting to see if they give him an extra day of rest and have him pitch Wednesday.
— Gap between the highest/lowest spending team in each sport:
NHL- $44M
NBA: $88M
NFL: $132M
MLB: $296M
— Kurt Warner made the Pro Football Hall of Fame after playing at a I-AA college (Northern Iowa); his son EJ Warner has played a lot more college ball than his dad did, but he’s had sort of a nomadic career, bouncing around between schools.
2022- Temple 3,028 PY. 18 TD’s, 12 INTs
2023- Temple 3,076 PY. 23 TD’s, 12 INT’s.
2024- Rice 2,710 PY. 17 TD’s, 13 INT’s.
2025- This year, EJ Warner will be the QB at Fresno State, since Rice fired their coach and is switching to an option-based offense.
— Los Angeles Chargers lost their best offensive lineman to a knee injury this week, a week after they gave him a four-year, $114M contract extension.
26-year old OT Rashawn Slater was the #2 rated tackle in the league last season.
— More info on the Chargers:
This year, Chargers are #3 in NFL in $$$ spent on defense, #27 on offense.
Chargers made the playoffs two of the last three years.
QB Herbert is 41-40 as an NFL starter, 0-2 in playoff games.
Last year, Chargers were +12 in turnovers (21-9).
Bolts were 11-2 ATS as a favorite, 1-3 as an underdog.
11-6 Chargers were 4-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Chargers haven’t won a playoff game since 2018; they haven’t played a playoff game at home since 2009.
Last two years, Chargers are 2-9 ATS as an underdog.
— Including the guaranteed $13M he is making this year, Colts’ QB Daniel Jones has banked $121M over his seven-year career in the NFL. Lot of $$$ for a guy with a 25-45-1 career W-L record, 1-1 in playoff games.
— They don’t play overtime in NFL preseason games.
— Famous birthdays, August 9th:
Bob Cousy, 97
Sam Elliott, 82
Ted Simmons, 76
John Cappelletti, 73
Doug Williams, 70
Chris Miller, 60
Vinny Del Negro, 59
Deion Sanders, 58
Eric Bana, 57
Liz Vassey, 53
Kliff Kingsbury, 46
Anna Kendrick, 40
Brendan Rodgers, 29
Xavier Edwards, 26
Missed a birthday yesterday; the great actor Dustin Hoffman turned 88.
— Brewers 3, Mets 2
CF Perkins threw out the tying run at the plate to end the game.
Milwaukee has won seven games in a row.
Mets have lost nine of their last ten games.
— Astros 5, New York 3 (10)
New York has lost six of its last seven games- they’re 3-8 in extra innings.
Jose Altuve homered and doubled for Houston.
Astros lead Seattle by 1.5 games in the AL West.
— Mariners 3, Rays 2
Cal Raleigh’s 43rd HR was a game-winning 3-run shot in 8th inning.
Drew Rasmussen threw six scoreless IP for Tampa Bay.
— Red Sox 10, Padres 2
Wilbert Abreu, Masataka Yoshida homered for the Red Sox.
Boston has won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Phillies 9, Rangers 1
Kyle Schwarber hit his 41st home run.
Brandon Marsh went 4-5, including a home run.
Cristopher Sanchez tossed six IP, improved to 11-3, 2.36.
— AL Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: Red Sox, Mariners, New York
0.5 games behind- Cleveland
1.5 games- Texas
4 games- Kansas City
4.5 games- Tampa Bay
5 games- Minnesota
6 games- Angels
— NL Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
3.5 games behind- Cincinnati
4 games- San Francisco
4.5 games- St Louis
5.5 games- Miami
8 games- Arizona
