Athletics Notes: Rays Series

By Tim Byrnes

The Athletics were destined to have a difficult time in St. Petersburg against the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays but being swept for the 11th time this season still hurts. The team seems to have devolved into a swing-happy bunch, trying to push meaningless stats totals across the finish line, and it isn’t a good look. Read more »

FanView: 9/18/2026

By Joe Torosian

Kick it!

I’m taking the Rams on Monday Night… though I have the advantage of posting another FanView on Monday—before kickoff.

Note: I predicted Buffalo would beat Detroit, 35-17…and with 10:54 to play in the fourth, the Bills led 34-17…and then things got out of hand. Read more »

FanView: 9/17/2026

By Joe Torosian

Kick it!

Does anyone still listen to Dodger games on the radio? I tried to today.

It seems odd—I’m not complaining—that the music used to open Sunday Night Football (Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself for Loving You”) was released in 1988, and the Monday Night Football music lead-in was Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight,” which was released in 1981? Read more »

FanView: 9/16/2026

By Joe Torosian

Kick it!

On my car radio in Los Angeles, I can pick up four sports talk stations: ESPN 710 & 830, Fox 570, and 97.1 (FM) The Fan.

On the way to work Sunday Morning…the ESPN affiliates were running the Los Angeles Angels game, and 570 was broadcasting the Dodgers pregame. None of these games were relevant to the pennant. Read more »