The Major League Baseball lockout has delayed the Orioles’ decision on the future of their most popular player, Trey Mancini. The Orioles’ first baseman/designated hitter turns 30 on March 18th, and the nearly 2-month-old labor dispute hasn’t provided any clarity on what comes next. Mancini is the oldest position player on the Orioles’ 40-man roster. Only reliever Cole Sulser, … [Read more...] about Future for Orioles’ Mancini still uncertain; Excellent news on David Hess
Archives for January 2022
Wizards Notes: Gafford, Bryant, Dinwiddie, Trade Deadline
Daniel Gafford was the odd man out Saturday night as Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. decided to cut his center rotation from three players to two, writes Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. Gafford, who signed a contract extension in October and started the first 45 games of the season, didn’t play at all in the loss to the Grizzlies. Unseld indicated it might be a long-term … [Read more...] about Wizards Notes: Gafford, Bryant, Dinwiddie, Trade Deadline
Matthew Stafford, Joe Burrow are second pair of No. 1 overall pick QBs to meet in the Super Bowl
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow have taken very different paths to Super Bowl LVI, but they both started their careers the same way, as the first overall pick in the NFL draft. Stafford vs. Burrow is just the second time that both Super Bowl starting quarterbacks were first overall picks. The [more] … [Read more...] about Matthew Stafford, Joe Burrow are second pair of No. 1 overall pick QBs to meet in the Super Bowl
Jimmy Garoppolo: We’ll see what happens, but I love this team
Jimmy Garoppolo knew his time as the 49ers starting quarterback was limited the moment that the team traded up to take Trey Lance with the third overall pick in last year’s draft and it likely came to an end on Sunday night. That’s when Garoppolo’s backhanded fling under pressure late in the fourth quarter was [more] … [Read more...] about Jimmy Garoppolo: We’ll see what happens, but I love this team
Eric Weddle: We were down and out, Aaron Donald rallied us
Tight end George Kittle‘s touchdown in the third quarter of the NFC Championship Game put the 49ers up 17-7 and inspired a sideline meeting for the Rams defense. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald held the floor during that meeting and delivered a message to his teammates. That message was that it was time for them to [more] … [Read more...] about Eric Weddle: We were down and out, Aaron Donald rallied us