The TEN: 7/5/2021

mvs on July 5, 2021 — 3 Comments

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)

  1. The NBA Finals is set: Phoenix Suns vs. Milwaukee Bucks. Game 1 is Tuesday night in Phoenix. 
  2. The Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 Sunday for their ninth straight win. They are now 53-31 on the year. 
  3. The Angels Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to be named an All-Star as both a position player and a pitcher. 
  4. Dodger pitcher Trevor Bauer was placed on a seven-day administrative leave by MLB in the wake of the news that he is under investigation by Pasadena police over allegations that he assaulted a woman. 
  5. Wide receiver Josh Gordon has filed for reinstatement to the NFL. Gordon has been suspended six times by the league since 2013 for substance abuse. 
  6. Former UCLA head football coach Terry Donahue passed away Sunday at the age of 77. Donahue was the winningest coach in UCLA history. 
  7. American 100-meter race champion Sha’Carri Richardson was suspended for 30 days for testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson, who won the 100 at the Olympic trials on June 19, will not be able to compete in the Olympics. 
  8. Sportsbooks have installed the Suns as favorites over the Bucks in the NBA Finals. Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to miss at least part of the series with a hyperextended left knee.  
  9. Happy Birthday to Hall of Fame relief pitcher Rich “Goose” Gossage who turns 70 today. 
  10. “The game of baseball is a game of failure because it’s so difficult to play. A 300 hitter, a superstar, fails seven out of ten times at the plate. So what does that tell you about the game and its difficulty?” – Goose Gossage. 
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  1. Pitching is all you need's Gravatar Pitching is all you need
    July 5, 2021 - 5:56 pm | Permalink

    Many say the best baseball team ever was the Ruth-Gehrig 1927 Yankees. The two greats had BA’s of about .350 but the Yanks had 5 starters and 4 of them had ERA’s under 3.00. In fact the team ERA was 3.18. And I bet you can’t name 1 of those starters that won between 18-20 games apiece. Otani the hitter is a novelty. Otani the pitcher is what the Angels need. And his durability is a big question.

  2. Pitching is all you need's Gravatar Pitching is all you need
    July 5, 2021 - 2:35 pm | Permalink

    With Trout and Otani the Angels have arguably the two best players in the game. And yet will finish near the bottom in a weak league. Trade Otani and Trout for sturdy pitching and they will win with my grandma playing centerfield or DH.

  3. Ten's Gravatar Ten
    July 5, 2021 - 7:27 am | Permalink

    Well Goose, it tells me that the ball isn’t going to get hit very much. Looks like baseball isn’t just difficult to play…it’s difficult to watch.

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