{"id":60442,"date":"2017-08-23T05:30:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T12:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=60442"},"modified":"2017-08-22T20:35:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T03:35:17","slug":"the-ten-8232017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=60442","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 8\/23\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The TEN<\/p><\/div>\n

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)<\/p>\n

1. The Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 to improve to 54 games above .500 at 89-35.<\/p>\n

2. The Boston Celtics acquire guard Kyrie Irving from the Cleveland Cavaliers for point guard Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn’s unprotected 2018 first round pick.<\/p>\n

3. The Dodgers placed rookie Cody Bellinger and pitcher Alex Wood on the 10-day disabled list.<\/p>\n

4. “I know it was a preseason game but that couldn’t have gotten any uglier in my opinion.” LA Chargers HC Anthony Lynn after the Chargers 13-7 loss to the New Orleans Saints last Sunday.<\/p>\n

5. Texas A&M at UCLA, Sunday September 3, 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

6. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft gave President Donald Trump a Super Bowl LI ring.<\/p>\n

7. On this date in 1982 Seattle Mariners pitcher Gaylord Perry is ejected for throwing a spitter.<\/p>\n

8. Kobe Bryant turns 39 today.<\/p>\n

9. Dodger outfielder Curtis Granderson became the first player in MLB history to hit two grand-slams for different teams in a four day span when he hit his shot Monday night in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

10. “Greaseball, greaseball, greaseball, that’s all I throw him (Rod Carew), and he still hits them. He’s the only player in baseball who consistently hits my grease. He sees the ball so well, I guess he can pick out the dry side.”- Gaylord Perry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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