Fake Punt? Walk-Off Win? Weirdest Thursday.
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Intro:
Who would you pick if you had to pick a rookie who would pitch so well in the playoffs? I would’ve picked Bobby Miller, but never in my life would I believe that Brandon Pfaadt would do that. Here is the latest sports news plus some basketball news!
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Diamondbacks Walk-Off the Phillies at Home. Make it a Series!
This was an awesome game and for those of you who didn’t watch it, I’m going to go over every key moment right now!
Bottom 1st!
Alec Bohm with a slick sliding play to get Ketel Marte out
Bottom 3rd!
Ketel Marte with a 3rd-inning double off Ranger Suarez
Top 6th
Brandon Pfaadt’s NINTH strikeout vs Brandon Marsh. His final stat line was 5.2 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, and 9 strikeouts which is the 2nd most by a rookie in a postseason start with 0 walks. It only trails Don Newcombe: 11 1949 World Series.
Bottom 6th
Bryson Stott’s diving stop vs Corbin Carroll. Ranger Suarez is on the mound. Ranger Suarez's final stat line: 5.1 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, and 7 strikeouts as with this he lowered his career postseason ERA (Earned Run Average) to 0.94 which is the best in MLB postseason history (minimum 5 starts….)
Top 7th
Bryce Harper SCORES ON A WILD PITCH BY RYAN THOMPSON WITH J.T. REALMUTO UP TO BAT! FIRST RUN OF THE GAME!
Bottom 7th
Lourdes Guriel Jr HITS A GAME TYING DOUBLE AND THE SCORE IS TIED IN PHOENIX 1-1! (Orion Kerkering at pitcher. Alek Thomas with the run-in!)
TURNER WITH A CLUTCH DOUBLE PLAY TO END THE 7TH! EMMANUEL RIVERA AT BAT!
Top 9th
PAUL SEWALD ESCAPES THE INNING, WE ARE GOING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH! CAN ARIZONA WIN IT???
Bottom 9th
TREA TURNER NABS GURIEL JR AT HOME. PHILLIES CONTINUE TO STAY ALIVE!
KETEL MARTE WALKS IT OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF WITH A SINGLE TO CENTER FIELD AND THE DIAMONDBACKS WIN AND STAY ALIVE IN THIS SERIES!
Wooph! A lot of caps! I was so excited! Anyways on to the next game!
World Champions Ruling All Over the World. Other than Home?
The Houston Astros have one win this postseason at home. In the regular season, they have 39 wins and 42 losses. They can’t win for the fans at home, but if you live in Texas and currently take pride in the all-Texas World Series, you can still go up north to Arlington and watch your team WIN on the road but lose at home, No big deal! Welp, there is no need to explain what happened in this game because it was a complete blowout, but here are the top stats.
R. Stanek W D. Dunning L
Astros Top Hitter: Jose Altuve 3 for 4
Rangers Top Hitter: Adolis Garcia 2 for 4
Thursday Night Football L
So ummm. I took the L last night watching the Saints lose by 15 at halftime and after that, I just quit on this team. I was proved wrong though as they made a BIG comeback and almost won the game, but the refs MISSED A VERY VISIBLE PENALTY and Trevor Lawrence threw the game-winning pass. Disheartening.
Also, the Jaguars set up a FAKE PUNT, and it succeeded as a 13-yard pass! That fake, unfortunately, only led to a field goal. I’m 1-1 on TNF Picks!
Monday Night Football Picks!
The San Francisco 49ers, fresh after a loss, come to Minnesota to face the Vikings. Obviously, the 49ers are favored in this matchup, and I agree with this. By how much is mainly the question here.
The Vikings are missing Justin Jefferson for the 2nd straight week. Last week, they won to the Bears. Obviously, I picked wrong. This week, I think otherwise. The Bears are nothing like the 49ers. Sure, Brock had the worst game of his career last year, but all career he’s just depending on the guys he has to make the catches he needs them to make. (Kadarius Toney and Brock Purdy just won’t work… lol) He didn’t have Christian McCaffery for a lot of the game. Neither Deebo Samuel. That’s why, and if you don’t believe in that, the 49ers faced the BEST defense in the league. All I’m saying is, Brock is going to forget everything about that game and go into the next one fresh with an extra day of rest.
Pick: 49ers 31-7
Brock is going to get off to a rough start. I say he throws a pick, and then 2 straight 3 and outs. Kirk Cousins will use that and get a TD, but that’s it. Brock suddenly starts the journey to space and puts up 4 straight TDs. Then, to make Jake Moody feel happy, Kyle Shanahan lets him kick a field goal, and it’s up and good! Game over!
A Legend of the Game. 4 time NBA Champion Retires.
Andre Iguodala, a four-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, has announced his retirement nearly two decades after entering the league. In 19 seasons, Iguodala averaged 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 1,231 games. The 2012 All-Star said he turned down interest from the Warriors and several other teams before deciding to retire.
“It's just the right time," Iguodala, 39, told Andscape in a phone interview. "Time started to get limited for me, and I didn't want to put anything in the back seat. I didn't want to have to try to delegate time anymore. Especially with on the court, off the court with family. A lot.”You want to play at a high level. But then family is a lot. My son is 16 and then two girls. So [I'm] looking forward to seeing them grow up in those important years.”
The defensive-minded forward was a two-time All-NBA defensive team selection, making the first team in 2013-14. Iguodala also was a 2012 London Games gold medalist and a 2010 world champion with USA Basketball. He is 39th in NBA history in total games played.
New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green, who played with Iguodala with the 76ers and coached him with Golden State, expressed his respect.
“He's always been a mature young man, and I'm proud to see what he's done in his career on the floor,” Green told Andscape. “An Olympic gold medalist, a four-time NBA champion, but I'm even proud of him for who he is off the floor, [a] devoted husband and father. [There are] a ton of friends that he has in the NBA circles. But even the young guys, he would take the young guys and show 'em how to be pros. He was one of the best, most versatile players to ever play, can play any position and can guard any position. He really worked on his game because he wanted to be the best that he could. That is a reason why he ends up in Golden State and he's one of the pillars of that team winning championships and becoming a dynasty. You get a guy like Andre on your team and he changes things.”
Iguodala played for the 76ers, Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat, but his biggest impact was made with the Warriors. Warriors owner Joe Lacob said in 2019 that he planned to retire Iguodala's No. 9 jersey after he retired.
“Andre Iguodala was a huge part of four NBA championship teams with the Warriors and will forever be remembered for his many contributions to our franchise, both on and off the court,” Lacob said in a statement. “His team-first approach, which we witnessed immediately upon his arrival in Golden State, helped set the tone for much of our success, as did the impact he had on the defensive end of the floor. We look forward to raising #9 to the rafters in Chase Center at some point in the future, and we wish him well in what will assuredly be a very successful post-playing career venture into the business world.”
In July 2013, Iguodala turned down a five-year contract with the Nuggets to join the Warriors via sign-and-trade on a four-year, $48 million contract. That proved to be the best move of his career. He won NBA championships with the franchise in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022. After going to Miami, Iguodala played the final two seasons of his career with the Warriors and played in eight games last season.
“We won four championships; that's kind of unheard of,” Iguodala said. “There are only a handful to teams that can say that. You got the Bulls, the Lakers, Celtics, us, and that's it. No organization has been run like this. And I think it's a testament to us believing in each other, playing the right way. The game was played beautifully and had perfect timing for me right there in my prime. And things just happen the way they were supposed to happen when they happened, and it makes you actually strengthen your faith. You just give it all the way up to someone else to say, 'Let me play to my maximum ability based on the work that I put in and the focus that what I have put into the game has paid off.'”
The highlight of Iguodala's NBA career occurred during the 2015 Finals, when he was named MVP for his defense against theCleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James. James shot 38.1% from the field in the Finals when Iguodala was guarding him, compared to 44% when guarded by other defenders. Iguodala also averaged 16.3 points, 4.0 assists, and 5.8 rebounds in the six-game series.
“That was pretty cool,” Iguodala said. “It was funny. [Then-Warriors GM] Bob Myers was the one that gave me the news. That was one of those moments you'll never forget. I remember every moment when that happened. But it's always safe to say if you just go out and do your job and what you're supposed to do, things will happen the way they're supposed to happen. You just got to have faith that things will work out favorably as long as you have that faith. You see a lot in sports like guys going out, making sure they get it, and that sometimes that gets in the way of the team success. It always does.”
All in all. He was a great guy and great at the game.
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MLB Playoffs
ALCS Gm 5: Astros at Rangers (Fri. 5:07 pm, FS1)
NLCS Gm 4: Phillies at D-Backs (Fri. 8:07 pm, TBS)
NLCS Gm 5: Phillies at D-Backs (Sat. 8:07 pm, TBS)
ALCS Gm 6: Rangers at Astros (Sun. 8:03 pm, FS1)
NFL Week 7 (Sunday)
Bills at Patriots (1:00 pm, CBS)
Lions at Ravens (1:00 pm, FOX)
Chargers at Chiefs (4:25 pm, CBS)
Dolphins at Eagles (8:20 pm, NBC)
College Football (Saturday)
#7 Penn State at #3 Ohio State (Noon, FOX)
#17 Tennessee at #11 Alabama (3:30 pm, CBS)
#2 Michigan at Michigan State (7:30 pm, NBC)
#16 Duke at #4 Florida State (7:30 pm, ABC)
#14 Utah at #18 USC (8:00 pm, FOX)
Clemson at Miami (8:00 pm, ACCN)
NHL
Devils at Islanders (Fri. 7:30 pm, NHLN)
Hurricanes at Avalanche Sat. 9:00 pm, ESPN+)
Soccer
EPL: Chelsea vs. Arsenal (Sat. 12:30 pm
MLS: St. Louis City SC vs. Seattle Sounders (Sat. 9:00 pm)
ITA: AC Milan vs. Juventus (Sun. 2:45 pm)
NWSL Playoffs (Quarterfinals)
OL Reign vs. Angel City FC (Fri. 10:00 pm)
NC Courage vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC (Sun. 7:00 pm)
NASCAR Playoffs
Homestead-Miami Speedway (Sun. 2:30 pm)
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