Last night both the “3” seed Milwaukee Brewers and “4” seed, Philadelphia Phillies clinched ‘offs spots.
Those cities’ corresponding NFL teams, the Green Bay Packers are (2-1) while the Philly Eagles are (3-0).
Top ranked Atlanta (Braves) has the (2-1) NFL Falcons while second seed L.A. (Dodgers) has two (1-2) NFL teams, the Rams and Chargers.
Five games to play: Arizona (Diamondbacks) lead, the NFL Cardinals are (1-2) (3-0). Chi (Cubs) half ahead of the Marlins.
Chi football Bears are (0-3), Miami football with the ‘Phins are (3-0).
Outside shot Cincy (Reds) with football’s Bengals (1-2).
Laverne & Shirley set in Milwaukee.
The Brews have never won a World crown, only the ’57 Braves, among the cities’ baseball teams ever won it all.
Tonight, barring a tie (remember those?) either the Philly Eagles, 5 point “faves” in the tilt or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will join the S,F, 49ers and “they scored” 70, Miami Dolphins, as the only three (3-0) NFL teams.
Philly has on Supe win, Tampa Bay has two.
The 49ers, who have incredible talent and won their first 5 Supes before losing tough ones in the other two, have not won it all since “Alfalfa”/ABC, now “Alfalfa”/Amazon (Al Michaels) presided over their rout of the Chargers in the ’94 season game.
Miami last won the crown, repeating as champions in 1973.
The year before, “same calendar,” 1972, the Dolphins went (17-0) and won it all.
Poles, polar, bi-polar, years gone and “if I hit the pole,” the Dolphins will go “all the way.”
That 1972 season, he hit it and they did it!!
Long way to go and 70 points not a good thing but these ‘Phins are good.
The (82-72) Minnesota Twins clinched the A.L. Central with an (8-6) win over the Angels last night.
They will very likely be the A.L. “3” seed and play in an all home best of 3, round of 12 to 8 series, a far cry from 3 World Series played in Minnesota, (12 games, 4 each in ’65,’87 and ’91) in which only the Dodgers behind the great Sandy Koufax in #7/’65 won a game vs the Twins.
“Minne” titled going (8-0) at home (0-6) on the road in ’87 and ’91 World Series play.
This will be the Twins’ 15th ‘offs appearance and the franchise’s eighteenth (the Washington Senators went (1-2) in W.S. play winning in 1924 and losing in ’25 and ’33) and they “go in” having lost 18 straight ‘offs tilts, 13 to the Yankees, whom they need not worry about this year).
The first of 9 straight Twins’ post-season entity losses was to the Angels, clinched on a Sunday in 2002, juxtaposed with a horrible Angels’ loss up (3-1) in the ’86 ALCS vs Boston.
Two photos of Cesar Tovar (similarly pronounced Shana Tova).
He played all 9 available positions in a game in a game 55 years and one day ago.
Tovar was on post-season Twins’ teams in ’65, ’69 and ’70.
Fifty years ago today, on Thursday September 20, 1973 (same calendar as 46 years earlier in 1927) news broke that a magnificent talent and performer, Jim Croce had perished in a plane crash.
That terrible news had a profound negative effect then and still does.
Today I choose to recall the wonderful, spiritual, insightful songs/work he left behind.
My dad and I could both relate, very favorably to Mr. Croce’s music.
Leaving Albany to I guess, “baby” it home, “I Got A Name” played.”
Unlike many I did not change my name!!
Many thoughts: highways, journeys, success, failure and most of all, still trying, I suppose.
The music speaks for me as the emptions and thoughts flow slowly.
Above view Jim performing “I Got A Name” on “The Midnight Special” television show.
NEW YORK— In a battle of undisputed champions, Canelo Alvarez puts his four super middleweight championships on the line against undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo.
The blockbuster showdown will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night, September 30th. Fight fans in New York can watch the bout at Hoops Cabaret and Sports Bar on its giant Mega-Tron X-15 Video Wall and numerous HD TVs.
The fight is Alvarez’s third defense of his undisputed status and Charlo’s first trip up to the 168-pound division.“It’s going be an awesome night,” said Hoops girl Nadine. “Enjoy the boxing and also enjoy the Hoops girls who will strip on stage and up close and personal for you.”
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Quick into and out of the exponential slime that is football/gambling.
Maybe worse than McVay going field goal on the last play of (2-0) S.F. (30-23) at (with most S.F. fans) the (1-1)Rams, to cover (-7 plus), was no media member asking him why?
I wonder, (still I wonder ode to Credence) did the Giants get two plus in their (19-17) loss to Philly in ’78 when a fluke fumble yielded a Herman Edwards game winning touchdown.
Speaking of the spread, I said Georgia would not make it 3 straight crowns. Maybe they will, however, if they do so, it will be after an (0-3) start vs the spread. Michigan currently ranked second, is also (3-0) (0-3).
The play by play is by Don Criqui, a good one especially on television and since he said the Eagles were favored, I seem to remember 2 plus in that game in same calendar ’78, so maybe McVay, the McVay being John, who later was an integral part of a great title winning Niners era, and the Giants still covered.
A great quarterback Sonny Jurgensen is doing analysis, mucho can be said Niners/Rams history, the recent being a la the raceway ad, the Rams, like the guy who keeps losing at the track, who won the big one marrying his wife, won the most important vs S.F. tilt by far, that the 2021 season semi.
Yesterday in shaky, ? able fashion they lost but covered, in that semi they won but no covered.
It is slime indeed! Sorry and imagine a big bet on it!!
In the opening game/week of the 2023 NFL season, there was a clash between teams representing the cities that won the recent NHL and NBA crowns.
I wonder if that had ever transpired?!
Someone do the research, write in and win a “prize” of gratitude.
It was Las Vegas, the city housing the NHL champion, Golden Knights, defeating Denver, the home of the NBA title winning Nuggets.
The NFL teams are the Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos, long time rivals, each an original AFL team and thus in their 64th season.
I thought that Ted Cassidy, pictured above had played for the Oakland Raiders.
Apparently he did not. (Many interesting players did!)
Research revealed Ted was a Dallas area reporter and was on the tragic scene, that day, now almost 60 years ago.
Supposedly and I will reluctantly agree, a pretty big four game series commences tonight, between the pre-season long shot, Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays.
These two teams have the best records in the A.L. however, while the “div” winner (O’s by 2, 3 in the loss column going in) will extremely likely be the top A.L. seed, the second place team in the division will almost certainly be the league 4 seed, despite the second best record.
In ’83, the last time the O’s won or even made the World Series (they lost in all three ALCS since, going just (3-12) and a pitiful (1-7) at home) they opened a largely similar 4 game series at New York vs the Yankees.
“Balt” went in up 5 games, 6 in the loss column, and won the last three after dropping the opener to the Yankees’ excellent pitcher, Ron Guidry, who 5 years before went an incredible (25-3).
From that point, they cruised to the “div” crown a one quarter “div,” and eventually to their third title.
Joe Nolan, pictured above, had a big home run for the O’s in the first of their 3 victories in the aforementioned series at New York.
It came in the first game of a Saturday, I believe, twi-night doubleheader.
Yankees games were broadcast that year on WABC radio. Another Joe Nolan was that station’s traffic reporter.
Let’s say, the very likely will manifest and 5/10 year World Series participants, the Red Sox, Pirates, Tigers, A’s, Yankees (they were in ten, winning in ’23,’28, ’38,’43,’53,’58 before losing in ’63 only to win again in ’78 and ’98 before losing in ’03 up (2-1) after Michael Kay said the eventual winning Marlins did not belong on the same field with them. So they were (8-2) in such), Cardinals, Cleveland, Mets, Padres, Marlins, will not be in the event, which is so much less than in daytime glory days.
That leaves possible rematches of ’33,’83, ’93 and ’08 the three of four involving the Phillies, currently a likely ‘offs participant but to be no higher than a 4 seed.
One/me is reminded they made last year’s final (a better name for the so diminished World Series) as the N.L. 6 seed, a “joke” in itself. They deserved credit but the six in/each league ‘offs are an affront to people such as me, who once loved baseball.
In ’33 the then New York Giants 5’d the then Washington Senators, now the almost certain A.L. “3” seed, Minnesota Twins. The Giants now in S.F. are currently in a battle for ‘offs qualification and at best will be a wild card team.
The Phils’ ’83 World Series opponent, the Orioles 5’d them and lead the A.L.
In ’93 Toronto (Blue Jays) repeated as title winners when Joe Carter’s 1 out, bottom 9, 3RHR transformed a (5-4) Phils lead into game 6 clinched title.
Finally in ’08 the Phils 5’d the Tampa Bay Rays, who currently are and likely will be the A.L. 4 seed.
At this point, tennis was more compelling but alas I have notes and memories.
A 24 time winner (Novak Djokovic to tie Margaret Court’s record for most grand slam victories) and a first time winner, Coco Gauff took U.S. Open tennis crowns.
On Saturday, Gauff stormed back to defeat Aryna Sabalenka in the maximum 3 sets, after dropping the first set (6-1).
Djokovic dispatched Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.
U.S. Open venue, pictured above.
Andy B Sports 