“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”
- Don Mattingly of the Miami Marlins was named NL Manager of the Year.
- The New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 30-27 on Monday Night Football. The Jets are now 0-9.
- Tommy Heinsohn, a Boston Celtics legend as a player, coach and broadcaster, passed away Tuesday at the age of 86.
- Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays was named AL Manager of the Year.
- The Pittsburgh Steelers placed four players on the reserve/Covid-19 list Tuesday including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. However the Steelers are optimistic that he will be available for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
- The SEC called off Saturday’s Alabama-LSU and Tennessee-Texas A&M games as a result of positive COVID-19 test results among the LSU and Texas A&M rosters.
- The Masters begins Thursday at Augusta, Georgia.
- On this day in 1981 Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela became the first rookie to win the Cy Young Award.
- The Phoenix Suns are in trade talks with the Oklahoma City Thunder for point guard Chris Paul.
- “All last year we tried to teach Fernando English. The only word he learned was million.” -Tommy Lasorda.
That Lasorda quote of Valenzuela is classic. Sure do miss Tommy.
#1 Proves that even a bumbling idiot can win an award.
#4 That was appropriate.
#8 What would Fernando be worth in todays market.