(‘The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1. The Dodgers lost to the Angels 3-2 Wednesday night and were swept by the Angels in four games this season.
2. The Boston Red Sox pounded the New York Yankees 19-3 Thursday night. The 19 runs were the most scored by the Red Sox against the Yankees in the 117 year history of the series.
3. New York Yankees infielder Troy Tulowitzki announced his retirement Thursday after a 14 year career. Tulowitzki spent parts of 10 seasons with the Colorado Rockies before going to the Toronto Blue Jays and then the Yankees. He finished his career with 225 career home runs, a .290 career batting average, 1,391 hits and 780 RBIs.
4. The New York Mets are hoping to trade right-hander Noah Syndergaard before the July 31 trade deadline.
5. The Clippers unveiled renderings of a proposed new arena in Inglewood one day after introducing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as the franchise’s two newest superstars.
6. Quarterback Mark Sanchez announced his retirement from the NFL after a 10-year career. Sanchez, who was drafted out of USC with the number five overall pick in 2008, will become an ESPN college football analyst.
7. Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot was not on the team plane to Los Angeles for the start of training camp.
8. On this date in 1933 Joe DiMaggio’s 61 game hitting streak came to an end. DiMaggio was playing for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League.
9. U.S. figure skater and 1976 Olympic gold medal winner, Dorothy Hamill, turns 63 today.
10. “I’d like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.” – Joe DiMaggio.
It seems Steve Ballmer is following in the maverick mold of Jack Kent Cooke, leaving the downtown area in favor of his own new arena in Inglewood. This time around, it certainly doesn’t hurt to have the Rams/Chargers stadium nearby, along with all the other amenities going into the former Hollywood Park site. Poor Jeannie Buss….she’ll really have to scramble to match the financial clout of her cross-town rival.