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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andrew McCutchen moving into Philadelphia’s outfield Tim Tebow Jersey , more talk about a megadeal involving Noah Syndergaard and J.T. Realmuto and veteran pitcher Ivan Nova on the go.The winter meetings picked up a bit Tuesday, but any big deals for the likes of Corey Kluber, Manny Machado and Bryce Harper remained on deck.There were reports the Baltimore Orioles were close to hiring a manager in Chicago Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde. But the O’s said those stories were premature and they wouldn’t make a decision before leaving Las Vegas.“We don’t have a manager,” newly hired general manager Mike Elias said.The World Series champion Red Sox made a move, too — with their lineup. AL MVP Mookie Betts will shift out of the leadoff spot and bat behind Andrew Benintendi, manager Alex Cora said.“I think we’re going to maximize Mookie in a different spot. Flip-flop them, Beni leading off and Mookie hitting second. Talked to him, it makes sense,” Cora said.“And I know Beni’s OK with it. But if you play 162 games, you’re going to come up 162 at-bats with nobody on,” he said. “And last year, what I wanted from him in the leadoff spot, we accomplished. It’s a different season and we have to make adjustments, and that’s where we’re going to go.”Betts led the majors in batting (.346) and slugging percentage (.640) and was second in on-base average (.438) for the 108-win Red Sox. He also had 84 extra-base hits, including 32 home runs.Speculation continued to swirl about a huge swap that would include the Yankees and Mets. The New York teams don’t usually do business directly, but this trade would enlist a third team — the Miami Marlins and Realmuto, their star catcher.“I’d like to think that we’re very open-minded and aggressive and talk to everybody about what’s available in the marketplace. And so it doesn’t matter really for most part what the team is. I’ll explore every opportunity that might be available Jay Bruce Jersey ,” Yankees GM Brian Cashman said.McCutchen, meanwhile, and the Phillies agreed to a $50 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement, which includes a club option for 2022, is subject to a successful physical.The 32-year-old was the NL MVP in 2013, highlighting his long run in Pittsburgh. He split last season with San Francisco and the Yankees, hitting a combined .255 with 20 homers and 65 RBIs.The Phillies have a surplus of outfielders, including Odubel Herrera, Nick Williams, Aaron Altherr and Roman Quinn. Rhys Hoskins is shifting from left field to first base after Carlos Santana was dealt to Seattle.Nova was traded from the Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitcher Yordi Rosario and $500,000 in international signing bonus pool allocation. The 31-year-old righty was 9-9 with a 4.19 ERA in 29 starts this season.The White Sox were searching for a starter after prized rookie Michael Kopech had Tommy John surgery in September.“We think he’s going to be able to eat up some innings and pitch effectively for us,” Chicago manager Rick Renteria said. “I think the front office was doing their due diligence in trying to acquire someone of Nova’s status and stature, and all the reports from everybody we’ve spoken to, this kid’s a good pick up for us.” MILWAUKEE (AP) — Winning seven straight games stamped the Milwaukee Brewers‘ ticket to meet the Chicago Cubs and their boisterous fans at Wrigley Field.Triple Crown contender Christian Yelich and the Brewers advanced to an NL Central tiebreaker against the Cubs, putting themselves in position Sunday with an 11-0 romp over the Detroit Tigers.Both already assured playoff spots http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , the Brewers (95-67) meet the Cubs on Monday afternoon in a one-game matchup for the division title. The loser will host the NL wild-card game Tuesday vs. the loser of the Colorado-Los Angeles Dodgers tiebreaker in the NL West.“Expecting it to be fairly hostile tomorrow,” Yelich said.“Any time we play the Cubs, it’s a hostile environment, especially in Wrigley Field. It’s going to be a lot of fun. We’re looking forward to it.”The Cubs beat Milwaukee 11-8 in the season series, but Milwaukee won four of the last six games.“We’ve played each other really tough all year,” Yelich said. “So, it’s only fitting we got to do one more.”Chicago beat St. Louis 10-5 on the final scheduled day of the regular season.“It’s going to come down to execution like it has all year,” said Yelich, who is batting .175 with 16 strikeouts, no home runs and five RBIs in 15 games against the Cubs this season.Yelich went 0 for 2 with two walks and scored twice against Detroit, ending his 10-game hitting streak. He is hitting .323 in his first season with Milwaukee, locking up the first batting title in Brewers’ history.Robin Yount, Milwaukee’s two-time AL MVP and Hall of Famer, was on hand to cheer for Yelich. Yount came the closest (.331) to the batting title in 1982 but finished a decimal point behind Kansas City Royals’ Willie Wilson (.332).“That’s pretty cool,” Yount said in the Brewers clubhouse. “I’m pulling for him.”Yelich has 109 RBIs, tied with Colorado’s Nolan Arenado and two behind leader Javier Baez of the Cubs. Yelich’s 36 home runs are tied with Colorado’s Trevor Story and St. Louis’ Matt Carpenter, one behind Arenado.The tiebreakers are considered game No. 163 of the regular season David Wright Jersey , meaning Yelich’s stats — and those of Arenado and Baez — from Monday’s game will count in the totals. The last NL player to win the Triple Crown was Joe Medwick in 1937 for the Cardinals.The crowd of 41,848 at Miller Park serenaded Yelich with “MVP! MVP!” when he went to right field in the top of the first and then came to bat in the bottom of the frame.Yelich walked and scored on Jesus Aguilar’s single in the first, struck out swinging in the third and fifth and was walked intentionally in the seventh as the fans booed the move. He came out of the game in the eighth to a thunderous ovation.Typically low key, Yelich thought manager Craig Counsell’s move to send in Hernan Perez for him was “pretty cool.”Yelich tipped his cap just before ducking into the dugout as the crowd roared its approval.“I didn’t really know what to do,” Yelich said. “I told Couns (Counsell) after I came off the field that I don’t know what I was supposed to do there. So, I hope that was good enough. The fans have been awesome all year. They really came out and showed their support for us this last series.”The Brewers already had secured their first playoff appearance since 2011, the last time they won the NL Central.At the start of September, the Brewers were in third place and five games behind the Cubs with the Cardinals in second. Milwaukee went on a 19-6 tear to finish strong.“If we didn’t turn it around, we wouldn’t be going to Chicago,” Counsell said.Gio Gonzalez (10-11) toiled efficiently through five scoreless innings in his fifth start since being acquired on Aug. 31 from Washington. The left-hander, who helped the Nationals win four division titles in the last six seasons, scattered three hits.Aguilar hit his 35th homer, connecting in the fourth off Spencer Turnbull (0-2). Aguilar added an RBI grounder in the seventh.The Brewers, who went 86-76 last year, scored six times in the seventh. Ryan Braun and Orlando Arcia had two-run doubles.Travis Shaw hit his 32nd home run in the eighth.The Tigers, under first-year manager Ron Gardenhire, lost their fifth in a row and finished 64-98 for the second consecutive season. Gardenhire http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , who previously managed the Minnesota Twins (2002-2014), replaced Brad Ausmus.“The hope here is that we are doing exactly what we said we were going to do,” Gardenhire said of the rebuilding process. “We are going to rebuild this thing and start from the ground level up. We’re going to get young again next year. As long as we can keep them playing hard and start paying attention to the details of the game, we’ll be OK.”VICTOR MARTINEZ FARWELLThe five-time AL All-Star with the Cleveland Indians (2004, 2007, 2009), the Boston Red Sox (2010) and the Tigers (2014) played his final came of his 16-year major league career Sept. 22 when he started in Detroit against Kansas City.“You have the luxury of getting to watch a guy wind down his career right in front of your eyes,” Gardenhire said. “He meant so much to these guys in the clubhouse. After the big guy, (Miguel) Cabrera, got hurt, Victor kind of took over that leadership role, which he didn’t have to do. He was one of our leaders anyway. But he stepped up. It was about everything he did for these guys. Talking to them when they needed that. You’ve got to have a veteran presence.”

Nothing quite imminent yet Reynaldo Lopez Jersey , basically."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Talking Chop User’s GuideTalking Chop PodcastAround the NL EastBaseball Analysis PrimerAtlanta Braves Spring Training: Injury updates on Swanson, Donaldson, FoltynewiczNew,18commentsNothing quite imminent yet, basically.ESTShareTweetShareShareAtlanta Braves Spring Training: Injury updates on Swanson, Donaldson, FoltynewiczDale Zanine-USA TODAY SportsSpring Training is a time for players to get back into the swing of things, take some batting practice, spin some curveballs, shag some flies. Or, for a contingent of the Braves’ prospective 2019 roster... drop like flies. If you’ve been following along closely over the past few weeks, you’re aware that this hasn’t exactly been a happy and healthy trip down south for the Braves. But, not to worry (or perhaps to worry more?) Bruce Rondon Jersey , MLB.com beat reporter Mark Bowman chimed in with some updates on some of team’s injured regulars this morning.Dansby Swanson, as you know, missed the tail end of the 2018 season (and the playoffs) with a wrist issue that apparently had bothered him for much of the year. Per Bowman’s latest update, he’s still not quite back to hitting in back-to-back games, and the Braves appear to be targeting Tuesday for his return to official game action. (We’ll see if that holds; we’ve seen sliding deadlines out of an abundance of caution before.) In the same vein, Josh Donaldson’s debut has been prospectively pushed to Wednesday, as team medical staff continue to make sure his calf is ready for the grind ahead.Meanwhile, the update on Mike Foltynewicz’ sore elbow is perhaps less sanguine than most expected:Mark that down as “something that could have been better for sure.” Sean Newcomb, Opening Day starter? Definitely something from the “things I never thought I’d hear in March 2019,” pile. Foltynewicz threw a career high 183 frames last year and is projected by the Fangraphs Depth Charts to top that with 187 this coming season, but he’s definitely gonna need everything health-wise to turn out a-okay to hit those marks.Stay tuned for more (hopefully not-injury-related) updates from Spring Training. Nothing overly surprising in this group."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Red Sox StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Red Sox NewsYahoo Red Sox Team PageYahoo Red Sox ReportYahoo Red Sox Depth ChartYahoo Red Sox TransactionsYahoo Red Sox PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昍ed Sox NewsRed Sox announce final roster cuts for pitchersNew,49commentsNothing overly surprising in this group.EDTShareTweetShareShareRed Sox announce final roster cuts for pitchersGreg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsThe biggest question for the Red Sox got its first answer on Saturday, as the Red Sox sent three pitchers down to minor-league camp http://www.whitesoxfanproshop.com/authentic-paul-konerko-jersey , leaving them just with the thirteen arms who are going to break camp with the squad on Opening Day in Seattle. First of all, the players optioned were Darwinzon Hernandez, Bobby Poyner and Marcus Walden, with the former being send down to Double-A and the latter two to Triple-A. As you can see, Juan Centeno and Gorkys Hern谩ndez were also taken off the major-league roster, though there’s no surprises there. As for the pitchers removed, Hern谩ndez wasn’t a huge surprise. He opened some eyes with his performance this spring, but the southpaw has to work on his command before he can reach his full potential in the majors. Plus, he’s still going to get a chance to make it as a starting pitcher beginning the year in Portland’s rotation. Poyner and Walden were a bit more surprising to see go, just because both had performed reasonably well this spring. Granted, we know spring performance is far from the be-all end-all of roster decisions, but in a battle like this is plays some role. Even starting the year in Pawtucket, they’ll get their chance in the majors at some point.Meanwhile Miguel Gonzalez Jersey , here are the eight relievers who will be starting the year on the major-league roster.Matt BarnesRyan BrasierTyler ThornburgBrandon WorkmanHeath HembreeBrian JohnsonHector Vel谩zquezColten BrewerEarlier in the week, Alex Cora had said three spots were up for grabs, but those top six spots always seemed all but certain to be filled by the names here. It was really the top two spots up for grabs. Vel谩zquez is the biggest surprise to me, as he as had a terrible spring. Again, that’s not everything but it’s hard to say it doesn’t matter at all. That said, he did spend all of 2018 in the majors so he always had an upper-hand for this spot. Brewer was a pre-camp favorite to get this spot, and while he was inconsistent in camp he came on strong towards the end and showed flashes of his potential throughout. So, now the pitching staff is set and there are just two more decisions to be made for the Red Sox roster. The first is what will happen with the catchers, as there are still three on the roster. With Sandy Le贸n’s name coming up in trade rumors earlier this week he appears to be the odd man out. Additionally, Steve Pearce has been slowed by injury and it’s unclear if he’ll be ready for the start of the year. If he is not ready to go, Sam Travis may take his spot as a right-handed complement to Mitch Moreland.

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When he’s not, Salazar is an out-of-the-rotation non-factor, the Indians’ forgotten man.Cleveland has become home for Indians starters Carlos Carrasco, Mike Clevinger | wkyc.com - To Carrasco and Clevinger, Cleveland is not just the name of the city they wear across the front of their jerseys.To them Martin Perez Jersey , Cleveland has become home.Cleveland Indians re-sign left-hander Oliver Perez - ICYMILGFT Eric Wedge hosts second annual leadership luncheon - The Wedge Foundation was established by Fort Wayne native Eric Wedge and his wife Kate as a way to give back to the communities that have invested in Eric’s life, especially Fort Wayne.Indians are studying possibility of adding private terraces to upper deck at Progressive Field - If the Indians continue to pursue the option, which would be more than a few years away, the terraces would replace the upper-deck boxes in right field.Blue Jays' Merryweather talks Tommy John, learning from Indians aces - Sportsnet.caLGFT Julian Merryweather’s rehab will likely continue beyond the beginning of the 2019 regular season, but depending on how he recovers, he could be ready to join one of the Toronto Blue Jays' minor-league affiliates before long.Francisco Lindor dyed his hair blue | MLB.com - Nota look that just anyone can pull off.Around the Horn: Indians corner infield/DH - But after a trade that sent Diaz to Tampa Bay and brought Bauers to Cleveland, the best option remaining may be to move Ramirez back to third.Around the LeagueMarco Estrada is now an AthleticPadres courting Harper and MachadoRangers to retire Adrian Beltre’s numberEverything old is new again - Padres going back to brown and gold A late-bloomer with extraordinary fastball velocity, Guerrero continues to search for the other ingredients needed to be a consistent pitcher in the big leagues."WhiteFanposts Sections News & RumorsAnalysisPodcastsProspects & DraftGame CoverageFull ArchiveMasthead Social Marlins Players on TwitterFish Stripes on InstagramMarlins Media Members Fish Stripes Best of 2018 Marlins StoriesScheduleRosterStatsCommunity Guidelines StubHub 鉁昅iami Marlins Analysis2019 Marlins Season Preview2019 Marlins Season Preview: Tayron GuerreroA late-bloomer with extraordinary fastball velocity http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , Guerrero continues to search for the other ingredients needed to be a consistent pitcher in the big leagues.EDTShareTweetShareShare2019 Marlins Season Preview: Tayron GuerreroPhoto by @tyronguerrero57/InstagramWith the regular season just days away, the Marlins are finalizing their 2019 roster. About a year ago, they took a chance on a raw power arm named TayronGuerrero. The fastball velocity is impressive, routinely sitting at 98 to 100 mph and peaking at several ticks higher than that.Let’s take a look at the tape:Easy velo and natural arm talent are apparent here. That’s where the positives start to tail off, though. The UglyGuerrero gets hit at an alarming level for a guy with his velocity. He gets hit every which way you slice it. His batting average against is .272, 30 points higher than league average for relievers. His BABIP was also an extremely high .352. It went beyond just bad luck—the tall Colombian ranked in the 35th percentile in exit velocity against, according to Statcast, suggesting that opponents saw the ball well out of his hand and put their best swings on it.His distribution of hits also shows an interesting development. League-wide, the distributions mostly lead to the pull side. With Tayron Delino DeShields Jersey , the highest percentage of his hits are up the middle. It is very easy to locate pitch type with his elongated delivery and pitch percentage data. In addition to this, you will also notice his contact type of the lowest percentage is soft contact. So batters are, again, right on his pitches. Secondly, his inability to repeat his delivery leads me to have concerns about his focus. Guerrero often looks lackadaisical on the mound. He is your prototypical “thrower” rather than a “pitcher.”Last, I examined the zone profile in my search for positives. Huge mistake. He gets tagged everywhere against his four-seamer, which is the pitch he leans on 76 percent of the time:Tayron Guerrero - Zone Profile Against FastballBrooks BaseballAt least his changeup and slider provide some potential for solutions:Tayron Guerrero - Zone Profile Against SliderBrooks BaseballTayron Guerrero - Zone Profile Against ChangeupBrooks BaseballTayron would be wise to modify that offspeed weapon into a splitter or a split/change. He needs a deceptive pitch beside slider. The plane change of the splitter would be ideal. With his high velocity, the ability to recognize the pitch would be difficult. Plane change is very important in today’s game as many pitchers work the vertical axis—particularly the top of the strike zone—a lot more than in the past. This makes have a plane change pitch extremely important for most pitchers. When pitchers possess this type of pitch makes an even more significant challenge for hitters when pitchers combine that with horizontal movement. A pitcher who has a somewhat similar profile from a velocity standpoint is FrankieMontas. Montas has increased the usage of his splitter this spring and it has helped him significantly enough to earn a rotation spot. Despite the fact Tayron is not a starter, the profile of fastball/slider/split seems like one that would reap positive rewards. His slider is very effective and shows great potential merely for the fact that he has it. He doesn’t really throw the pitch with much polish and it’s extremely flat Joey Gallo Jersey , but paired with high-level velocity, it poses a solid combination for hitters to think about. This allowed it to be his most effective out-getting pitch last season.Tayron Guerrero - BAA Brooks BaseballUltimately, Guerrero is a work in progress and only time will tell if he will be able to put it all together. Lucky for him, the Marlins have opportunities for toolsy projects in 2019. He’ll be a middle reliever on Opening Day and attempt to grow into something much more than that by adjusting to be a more well-rounded pitcher in his second major league campaign.

Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesSan Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt will have a second MRI on his injured right knee and could undergo season-ending surgery in the near future.According to The Athletic's Andrew Baggarly Bradley Zimmer Jersey , manager Bruce Bochy told reporters Wednesday that Belt's season is "likely over." Belt has missed the Giants' last four games because of soreness in his right knee.Belt previously landed on the disabled list in late July after he suffered ahyperextendedknee. That injury cost him 17 games.Since returning to the diamond Aug. 14, Belt hasn't set the world on fire. He batted .185 in August, and he followed up with a .125 average in September before hitting the shelf again.If his season is over, Belt will finished the year with a .253/.342/.414 slash line, 14 home runs and 46 RBI across 456 plate appearances.Aramis Garcia, who is hitting .346 since getting called up Aug. 26, should serve as San Francisco's primary option at first base with Belt sidelined. Is the answer really that simple?"Consider that, over the last few years, playing time and roles have been anything but consistent for the former number one prospect in the Red Sox system. I alluded to 2016 above when Swihart was quickly yanked from the catching role and inexplicably placed in the outfield. He’d eventually suffer a year-ending injury in August, and in that entire year he played in just 19 games in the majors and 29 games in Pawtucket. Then, in 2017, Swihart spent most of the year in the minors Brandon Guyer Jersey , appearing in 62 games between Pawtucket and the GCL (on rehab assignment) with an additional six games in the big leagues. That’s 116 games across two seasons, and while a lot of was due to injury he also just couldn’t find consistent footing on any roster.That brought us to 2018, when Swihart entered the year lacking minor-league options. It was a sink-or-swim year for him, as the Red Sox still weren’t really sure how they saw him. Most saw him off the roster at some point shortly after the season began, if not beforehand, but a Christian V谩zquez injury made it easier to keep Swihart around. Still, he barely played, and when he did he was moving all around the diamond. It led to a poor year that finished with him being about 35 percent worse than the league-average hitter by both OPS+ and wRC+. However, he did look better in the second half when he started to play more. The two months in which the then-26-year-old received his highest total of plate appearances were July and September, and in those months he finished with OPS’s of 1.091 and .713, respectively. Of course, it should be mentioned in August he received only two fewer plate appearances than he did in July and he finished that month with a .479 OPS. Still http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , it was clear that as he began to play more Swihart started to look better at the plate.Changing my mind about the catchersKim Klement-USA TODAY SportsOn the other hand, even when he was receiving relatively consistent playing time in those minor-league stints he wasn’t hitting well against Triple-A pitching. In 2017, he played basically the entire month of April in Pawtucket and finished that month with an OPS of just .625. Then, after returning from an injury in late-May, Swihart received 111 plate appearances before another injury, and during that stretch he had an OPS of just .577. He didn’t start hitting better towards the end of either of those runs, either, which runs contrary to our playing time theory.While I don’t think we’ll have a good answer to this question without actually seeing it play out in 2019, the most helpful course of action from here would be to check what exactly has been holding him back at the plate against major-league pitching. It hasn’t really been a quality of contact — he hasn’t hit for power, but while that should theoretically improve some it’s likely never going to be a focal point of his game — as he’s posted good-to-great batting averages on balls in play over his entire career. Instead, it’s been his plate discipline, and more specifically his high strikeout rates.If Swihart isn’t going to be a big power hitter Josh Tomlin Jersey , and there’s little indication he’ll ever be that kind of hitter, then he needs to put the ball in play more. Over his career, the former first round pick has struck out over 25 percent of the time including a rate over 27 percent last year. At the peak of his prospect status he was striking out between 15 and 17 percent of the time. His zone recognition has been off, as in 2018 he was in the bottom-third of the league in swing rate on pitches in the zone while he was in the top-third of the league in swing rate on pitcher out of the zone. This is per Baseball Prospectus among the 360 players who saw at least 750 pitches in 2018. Swihart saw 798. To his credit, though, he did cut way down on his strikeouts in the second half when that more consistent playing time kicking in. After striking out in 34 percent of his plate appearances in the first half, that rate fell down to 24 percent after the All-Star break. It seems reasonable to believe seeing live pitching on a more consistent basis would help with more consistent contact.Photo by Elsa/Getty ImagesWith all of these words virtually spoken about Swihart, we haven’t even touched on the defense. I think it’s both true that he is better than the Red Sox organization has let on behind the plate and also that he is a significant step behind both Le贸n and V谩zquez. Ultimately, that is likely how the Red Sox are going to make that decision, as they appear to value defense much more at catcher than any other position and can live with a lack of offense there. Still, if Swihart can be a better, more consistent option at the plate with consistent playing time Carlos Carrasco Jersey , his defense is good enough to be a better option than Le贸n. It’s just that, if that theory is incorrect, he doesn’t have the strong baseline of defensive skill that Le贸n has. At the end of the day, I can’t honestly say I have a good feel for whether or not consistent playing time will click something for Swihart. I want to say yes, but the fact of the matter is he we are talking about a guy heading into his age-27 season who has one solid full season under his belt back in 2015. The other part of the calculation here is whether or not he’d get consistent playing time even if he is kept, because V谩zquez seems destined for the starting catcher job. I certainly would not begrudge the Red Sox for keeping Swihart over Le贸n, and the argument to do so that is perfectly sound. That being said, it may be best for the team to stick with the defense and the more known commodity. On top of that, it would almost certainly be best for Swihart to get a fresh start in another organization and make the Red Sox regret the decision once he gets that consistent playing time.

The Cubs play their first night game of the spring."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Chicago Cubs recapsChicago Cubs minor leaguesChicago Cubs essaysChicago Cubs game threadsWrigley Field renovationsFull archiveLibrary Bleed Cubbie Blue Community GuidelinesCurrent time in ChicagoBCB Specials & Site InfoWinter 2019 music threadsCubs StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Cubs newsYahoo Cubs team pageYahoo Cubs reportYahoo Cubs depth chartYahoo Cubs transactionsYahoo Cubs photosOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旵hicago Cubs game previewsCubs vs. Mariners at Peoria preview http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey , Friday 3/8, 7:40 CTNew,7commentsThe Cubs play their first night game of the spring.CSTShareTweetShareShareCubs vs. Mariners at Peoria preview, Friday 3/8, 7:40 CTJoe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsNotes for the first Cubs game under the lights in 2019:The Cubs’ 88 runs scored are third-most in the Cactus League behind only the Angels (112 runs) and Royals (90).Mark Zagunis’ 10 RBI are tied for the Cactus League lead with Arizona’s Christian Walker.Cristhian Adames has 11 hits. That’s tied for the most in the Cactus League. Adames is hitting .524 (11-for-21) with a 1.250 OPS so far this spring.Kyle Schwarber leads the Cactus League with nine walks.Here are today’s particulars.Cubs lineup:Mariners lineup:Duncan Robinson gets the start for the Cubs. He was the Cubs’ ninth-round pick in 2016 and had a 3.11 ERA and 1.242 WHIP in 26 starts last year combined between Tennessee and Iowa. Cubs relievers on tonight’s list (in alphabetical order): Christian Bergman, Craig Brooks, Randy Rosario, Jen-Ho Tseng, Allen Webster and Mike Zagurski.The Mariners starter is Marco Gonzales. Other Mariners pitchers scheduled tonight: Hunter Strickland, Nick Rumbelow, Matt Tenuta and Tayler Scott.Today’s game has an audio webcast on cubs.com. It’s on TV via the Mariners channel ROOT Sports Northwest Cheslor Cuthbert Jersey , which is available if you have a MLB.tv subscription, and that broadcast will also be carried live on MLB Network.MLB.com GamedayPlease note that during spring training, Gameday doesn’t usually go pitch-by-pitch as it does during the regular season -- usually, it will update after each at-bat.Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.Please visit our SB Nation Mariners site Lookout Landing. If you do go there to interact with Mariners fans, please be respectful, abide by their individual site rules and serve as a good representation of Cub fans in general and BCB in particular.For spring-training games, we’ll have a first-pitch thread at five minutes to game time and one overflow thread, 90 minutes after game time (because I know how you all like overflow threads!). For today, that will be 7:35 p.m. CT and 9:05 p.m. CT.These threads will not post individually onto the front page; instead, you can find links to them in the box marked ”Chicago Cubs Game Threads” at the bottom of the front page. There will also be a StoryStream on the front page with all the game thread links, as well as the recap after the game is over. The pitcher boxes and regular-season stats will return on Opening Day.Discuss amongst yourselves. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Neal Huntington raised eyebrows last winter when the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager said the club’s decision to trade franchise cornerstones Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole wouldn’t affect the team’s ability to win the World Series in 2018.The message Huntington was trying to send was lost in his unwieldy delivery: that flipping Cole and McCutchen for younger major league talent would help the Pirates contend into 2019 and beyond.While Huntington’s short-term version was spot on — the Pirates were out of the playoff picture by late August — whether his long-term vision pans out remains uncertain.Yet he and manager Clint Hurdle are confident Pittsburgh took a significant step forward in 2018. The Pirates won 82 games — just the franchise’s fourth winning season in a quarter century — and head into 2019 with far fewer question marks than a year ago.The starting rotation Brian Flynn Jersey , led by breakout seasons by Jameson Taillon and Trevor Williams and an uncharacteristically aggressive move at the trade deadline to acquire Chris Archer from Tampa Bay, morphed from a question mark into an exclamation point. The catching tandem of Francisco Cervelli and Elias Diaz was among the most offensively potent in the National League. Third baseman Colin Moran — part of the deal that sent Cole to Houston — was steady if not always spectacular in his first full season. Left fielder Corey Dickerson hit .300 and proved more than capable of playing above-average defense at spacious PNC Park. Closer Felipe Vazquez was an All-Star again and received help when the Pirates acquired reliever Keone Kela from Texas.“We had ups and we had downs,” Taillon said. “I think you saw a lot of growth from young guys. I think this group is going to be together for a long time. That’s exciting to me.”The key over the next six months is finding a way to carry that momentum forward. Having the front office splurge for some offensive help for a group that finished in the bottom half of the major leagues in runs, home runs, slugging and OPS would help. So would consistency. The team took a step toward addressing the problem Monday, announcing that hitting coach Jeff Branson and assistant hitting coach Jeff Livesey will not return next season.The Pirates in 2018 were equal parts promising and problematic. How else to explain a year that included a 26-17 stretch, an 11-31 free fall, an 11-game winning streak, a 10-17 August and a 16-10 September?“The best players, the best teams in our game find a way to keep the good stretches longer and the bad stretches shorter,” Huntington said. “We need to find a way to do that collectively and individually.”A look back and forward at a team that believes it is poised to be a legitimate factor next summer.YOUNG GUNSTaillon looked every bit the staff ace Pittsburgh expected when it drafted him in the first round nearly a decade ago. The 26-year-old won 14 games overall and posted a 2.33 ERA after the All-Star break http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey , a mark that was only good enough for second on the team after Williams shook off a bumpy stretch to go 7-3 with a 1.38 ERA in his final 12 starts.The only real question mark for the rotation in 2019 is if Ivan Nova returns. The veteran turns 32 in January, is due $9.1 million and went 9-9 with a 4.19 ERA, making him an expensive luxury for a fourth starter.MIDDLE MENThe last links to Pittsburgh’s run of three straight playoff berths from 2013-15 could be moving on. Shortstop Jordy Mercer will become a free agent and the Pirates are unlikely to exercise their $10 million club option on second baseman Josh Harrison.Adam Frazier showed he’s capable of taking over for Harrison after hitting .306 with seven home runs in the second half. Kevin Newman will be given an extended look in spring training to replacing Mercer.POWER OUTAGEFirst baseman Josh Bell hit just 12 home runs this season — 14 less than he hit in 2017 — and Bell is well aware that total needs to go up in 2019.“If I can do damage to the opposite gap and kind of put some pressure on the pitcher, especially in (PNC Park), pitchers will start making mistakes and I can start putting the balls in the seats,” Bell said. “That’s just for me personally. I have some growing to do this offseason.”GOING, GOING, KANG?Third baseman Jung Ho Kang’s long climb back to the majors ended when he played in the season-ending series in Cincinnati. The Pirates won’t exercise their option on Kang for 2019 but could bring him back at a lower price provided Kang’s visa issues and the drunk driving problems that plagued him in his native Korea are finally behind him.

SCOTTSDALE http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , Ariz. (AP) — Trevor Story saw the Colorado Rockies‘ lineup and thought ahead to the regular season.“It gives you a little excitement, maybe a little preview,” the All-Star shortstop said after hitting a home run and getting a base hit in three at-bats Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.“I think we’re getting there, we feel like we’re heading in the right direction,” he said.Story is coming off the best of his three big-league seasons after hitting 37 homers and stealing 27 bases in 2018. He made his first All-Star appearance and homered in that game as well.He was also instrumental in helping the Rockies to the wild card and a berth in the National League Division Series, their first since 2009.For now, manager Bud Black has moved Nolan Arenado to the No. 2 spot in the batting order, behind Charlie Blackmon. Free-agent addition Daniel Murphy slots in between Arenado and Story, with outfielders David Dahl and Ian Desmond behind the shortstop.With Kyle Freeland also on the mound and taking his turn at the plate Wednesday, it could be the lineup that takes the field in the opener March 28 at Miami. New second baseman Ryan McMahon and veteran catcher Chris Iannetta also started.If Story — fully healthy after right elbow pain threatened to sideline him late last season — can duplicate his 2018 success, the Rockies may be even more dangerous than last season’s 91-72 squad.“Trevor’s doing well. He’s locked in,” manager Bud Black said. “He’s in a good spot.”For the first time, Story is coming into a season with health and confidence. His strong 2016 rookie year ended early with a right thumb injury.“That experience helps me a lot Domingo Santana Jersey ,” Story said of last season. “At this point it’s about how I’m attacking pitchers, and realizing how they’re attacking me, and creating a good plan.”Story struggled at the plate in 2017, striking out an NL-high 191 times and batting just .239.“I want to strike out less,” said Story, who still struck out 162 times a year ago.“There’s always places to get better in this game,” he said. “Make more adjustments and I want to keep getting better on defense.”The Diamondbacks’ Nick Ahmed won the Gold Glove for NL shortstops last year. But with Arenado and his six awards to Story’s immediate right, he doesn’t have to look far to see the possibilities.“It’s inspiring for sure. I see the work those guys have put in and it’s something I want to win,” Story said. The Cleveland Indians, with closer Cody Allen reeling, will try to regroup Saturday night in the second game of a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.The AL Central-leading Indians have lost three in a row, the last of which was a crushing 5-4 defeat on Friday night Eric Sogard Jersey , when Allen had the worst night of the worst season of his career.Allen came in to start the ninth inning, and in the span of four pitches gave up two home runs to turn a 4-3 Indians lead into a 5-4 Indians defeat.Article continues below ...Allen has saved 30 or more games in each of the last three years, and he is the Indians’ all-time leader with 147 saves, but this season has been a struggle. His blown save Friday was his fourth of the season, and he has given up a career-high 11 home runs.Cleveland manager Terry Francona said the Indians have not lost confidence in Allen.“I’ll sit down and talk to him,” Francona said. “We need him really bad to win. We can’t run away from him.”Allen’s 4.50 ERA is a career high, and a far cry from his 2.86 career mark.“It’s disappointing. But we’ll go look at it more to see if there’s anything,” Francona said. “It begins with his breaking ball, when he commands that everything falls into place. Right now, he feels like some nights he doesn’t have it.”Saturday night the Indians will send two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber to the mound. Kluber (16-6, 2.74) will be making his 27th start of the season, and he is coming off a winning performance against the Red Sox in his last start, on Monday http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , in Boston. Kluber pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs and nine hits with six strikeouts and one walk in a game the Indians won 5-4.In his last five starts Kluber is 4-0 with a 2.21 ERA. His last start against Kansas City came on July 2, a 9-3 victory in which he pitched six innings, allowing three runs and seven hits, with five strikeouts and no walks.In two starts against the Royals this year, Kluber is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA. He has made 22 career starts against Kansas City and is 11-6 with a 2.90 ERA in those games.The Royals on Saturday will counter with right-hander Heath Fillmyer (1-1, 4.57). Fillmyer has split his season between Kansas City and Triple-A Omaha. In 13 starts with Omaha he was 4-5, with a 5.75 ERA.With Kansas City Fillmyer has been used as both a starter and a reliever. In seven starts he is 1-1 with a 5.29 ERA. In four relief appearances he has a 2.38 ERA and no record.He got his first major-league win on Aug. 8, when he pitched seven shutout innings against the Cubs in a 9-0 victory. Fillmyer struck out three and walked two in that game.“I didn’t have many strikeouts today,” Fillmyer said of the victory, according to MLB.com. “I didn’t want to walk them. I ended up having two unfortunate ones that didn’t end up costing us. That being said, I just let them work ahead and try to get them to get themselves out.”Saturday will be Fillmyer’s second career appearance against Cleveland. His other appearance came as a reliever, on July 4 Zach Davies Jersey , when he pitched three scoreless and hitless innings, with two strikeouts and one walk.One of the Cleveland hitters Fillmyer will have to pay particular attention to is Indians rookie center fielder Greg Allen, who has been one of the Indians’ hottest hitters of late.From July 15 through Aug. 21, Allen had a 14-game hitting streak, the longest by a major league rookie this season. In his last 16 games Allen is hitting .383, raising his batting average from .204 to .259.“He’s using the whole field, keeping the ball out of the air to left field, staying on the ball, and hitting line drives,” said Francona.

Jeff Gross/Getty ImagesThe Boston Red Sox overcame a 4-0 deficit with nine runs in the final three innings to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers Daniel Murphy Jersey , 9-6, in Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday evening.Boston is now up three games to one and has a chance to clinch its fourth championship in 15 seasons with a victory on Sunday night. Game time is Sunday at 8:15 p.m. ET, with Fox televising the game live from Los Angeles.L.A. is a slight -125 favorite (bet $125 to win $100) to send the series back to Fenway Park, per OddsShark, and the over/under total is seven runs. Two left-handed aces will go against each other, as Clayton Kershaw gets the call for Los Angeles, while David Price does the same for Boston.Chris Sale was in line to make his second start of the series after starting Game 1, but manager Alex Cora opted to go with Price on three days' rest from his last start.In Game 1, Kershaw threw four full frames but allowed five earned runs in an eventual 8-4 loss. Price, on the other hand, went six innings and allowed only two earned runs in the Sox's Game 2 win, as well as coming on in relief for two-thirds of an inning in the Sox's Game 3 loss.Though Kershaw, in particular, didn't show it his last time out, these two are both capable of trading zeroes in a classic pitcher's duel.Here's a look at the most current World Series MVP props (via Oddschecker) alongside some commentary. World Series MVP OddsBoston Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez: 12-5Boston Red Sox OF Mookie Betts: 3-1Boston Red Sox OF Andrew Benintendi: 7-2Boston Red Sox SS Xander Bogaerts: 10-1Boston Red Sox 1B Steve Pearce: 13-1Boston Red Sox SP/RP Nathan Eovaldi: 17-1Boston Red Sox OF Jackie Bradley Jr.: 17-1Boston Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers: 17-1Boston Red Sox SP David Price: 20-1Boston Red Sox SP Chris Sale: 20-1Los Angeles Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig: 20-1Los Angeles Dodgers SS Manny Machado: 25-1Los Angeles Dodgers 3B Justin Turner: 25-1Los Angeles Dodgers OF Cody Bellinger: 30-1Los Angeles Dodgers IF Max Muncy: 30-1 World Series MVP NotesRed Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez leads the way at 12-5. The slugger delivered run-scoring hits in his first two series at-bats http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , but he's had just one hit in his 12 at-bats since.That lonesome hit was a big one, though, as a two-run single in the fifth inning of Game 2 turned a 2-2 game into a 4-2 lead for the Sox. That score didn't change as Boston took a 2-0 series lead.The issue with picking an MVP for the Red Sox is that the team has had different heroes in each of their three wins.Left fielder Andrew Benintendi was the star in Game 1 with four hits and three runs.Martinez, outfielder Mookie Betts (three hits and the game-winning run) and starting pitcher David Price (six innings, two earned runs, a win) tag-teamed Boston's Game 2 effort.And the clear Game 4 hero was first baseman Steve Pearce, who hit the game-tying home run in the eighth inning before a bases-clearing double turned a nail-biting 5-4 advantage into a (somewhat) comfortable 8-4 lead.If one of those aforementioned hitters posts another strong outing en route to a Sox win, then expect that person to win the World Series MVP. In other words, if Martinez smacks a 450-foot dinger off Kershaw Sunday, he'll likely be lifting the trophy.The sneaky bet here might be Price, however.If he posts another excellent start and wins his second game of the series, then how can you not give the MVP to him? The only way is if someone has a Reggie Jackson-esque game and delivers a few home runs and a bunch of runs batted in.On the Dodgers' side, infielder Max Muncy at 30-1 is an intriguing bet if you think L.A. can come back, if only for his game-ending home run in the Dodgers' 18-inning marathon victory over the Red Sox on Friday night. Muncy has a head start on his teammates in that regard, as he helped keep the Dodgers' hopes alive.Those hopes are bleak right now Max Scherzer Jersey , however, as L.A. needs to win three straight (including two in Boston) to take the World Series. Such a comeback wouldn't be unprecedented, however, as the Chicago Cubs came back from down 3-1 against the Cleveland Indians with a home victory before two road wins in the 2016 World Series. ST. LOUIS (AP) — A small bump in the road.That’s what St. Louis Cardinals infielder Paul DeJong says Wednesday’s 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates was.“At this point we’re flushing this one,” DeJong said. “And getting ready for L.A.”The Cardinals begin a key four-game series against the Dodgers on Thursday. St. Louis leads Los Angeles by two games for the second NL wild card. The Dodgers beat the Reds 8-1 on Wednesday.The Cardinals are 34-19 under new manager Mike Shildt. They have the most wins in the NL after the All-Star break with 33.Outfielder Harrison Bader is confident St. Louis can break its two-year postseason drought.“The best time to play our best baseball is towards the end of the season,” Bader said. “And I think we’re right there. Pitching, defense, offense, I couldn’t be more excited for these last few games.”Outfielder Tyler O’Neill agreed: “We’ve been playing great in the late innings and had a lot of walk-offs this year. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get it done tonight. But we’ll be ready for what lies ahead.”Jameson Taillon (13-9) allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings Wednesday, leaving with a 4-1 lead after the first two Cardinals reached in the eighth. He has held opponents to three earned runs or less in his last 19 starts, the second- longest streak in the NL behind New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom with 26.“His command and his control were at a premium,” Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. “All of his pitches were in good sequence. It was all part of the package.”Taillon has gone seven innings or more seven times this season and has limited opponents to two runs or fewer in all of those outings.“Having a slider helps, it’s something else I can throw,” Taillon said.Jose Martinez hit into a run-scoring forceout in the eighth inning against Felipe Vazquez http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , who allowed Patrick Wisdom’s run-scoring single in the ninth. Vazquez rebounded to strike out DeJong and Matt Carpenter with two on to end the game for his 22nd consecutive save and 32nd in 36 chances this year.“He went to next-level stuff,” said Pittsburgh catcher Jacob Stallings, who drove in three runs. “To get those two punch-outs against those quality hitters was pretty spectacular.”Pittsburgh has won six of eight. The Pirates won 11 in a row from July 11-24.Daniel Poncedeleon (0-2), making his fourth start for St. Louis, allowed two runs and five hits in five innings.Marcell Ozuna had a run-scoring single in the first for the Cardinals, but Stallings hit a sacrifice fly in the second, Jordan Luplow had a go-ahead single in the third, and Stallings boosted the lead to 4-1 with a two-run single off Mike Mayers in the sixth.TRAINER’S ROOMPirates: OF Gregory Polanco underwent surgery to repair an acute dislocation of his left shoulder on Wednesday. He was injured on Friday in a 5-3 win over Miami and is likely out for the rest of the season.Cardinals: INF Jedd Gyorko was activated from the 10-day DL. He had been bothered by a left groin strain. … C Yadier Molina remains out with a sore hamstring.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Chris Archer (4-7, 4.56) will face LHP Gio Gonzalez (8-11, 4.40) in the opener of a three-game series at Milwaukee on Friday. Archer is making his eighth start for the Pirates after he was acquired from Tampa Bay on July 31.Cardinals LHP Austin Gomber (5-0, 2.93) is to take on LHP Clayton Kershaw (7-5, 2.32) in the start of a four-game series against the visiting Dodgers on Thursday.

Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesThe Boston Red Sox can officially call themselves world champions.WWE star and executive Triple H shared a photo of the customized title belt the company will send to the Red Sox to commemorate their World Series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers:Triple H TripleHCongratulations to the 2018 #WorldSeries Champions RedSox! The duck boats are ready for the parade Drew Smyly Jersey , but youll need one more thing to celebrate like a champion. From the WWE Universe to #RedSox Nation ... wear this WWE Championship with pride! #DAMAGEDONE fpWoFXIC8SThis has become a tradition for WWE, with the WNBA champion Seattle Storm most recently receiving a championship belt:Sue Bird S10BirdI鈥檓 often asked which accomplishment I鈥檓 most proud of....Huge thank you to TripleH amp;amp; WWE #SpeakWWE OOOOOOOYEEEAAHHHHHHHH YdIXUCgSX6Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love famously carried two titles during the Cavs' championship parade in 2016. He held the team's customized creation from WWE along with his own replica of Stone Cold Steve Austin's "Smoking Skull" championship:Jeff Haynes/Getty ImagesThe Red Sox defeated the Dodgers 5-1 in Game 5 of the Fall Classic on Sunday to secure their ninth title.David Price picked up the victory after going seven innings and allowing one run, while Steve Pearce homered twice en route to winning World Series MVP.The city of Boston will celebrate the Red Sox with a parade Wednesday. Now, the players will have one more trophy to hold aloft as they savor in their triumph with fans downtown. NEW YORK (AP) — Edwin Jackson is the only starting pitcher included on the Oakland Athletics‘ roster for their AL wild-card game against the New York Yankees.Right-hander Liam Hendriks will be on the mound for the start of Wednesday night’s game Brandon Morrow Jersey , and A’s manager Bob Melvin would not say who will follow.His bullpen includes just one left-hander, Ryan Buchter. The righties in addition to Jackson are closer Blake Treinen, Lou Trivino, Jeurys Familia http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jersey , Shawn Kelley, Emilio Pagan, Yusmeiro Petit, Fernando Rodney and J.B. Wendelken.Mike Fiers http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jersey , among Oakland’s few healthy starting pitchers, was left off and if the A’s advance would be in position to start an AL Division Series opener at Boston on Friday. When the A’s had him make his first relief appearance of the season, on Friday at the Los Angeles Angels, Fiers replaced Trivino in the second and allowed six runs in 3 1/3 innings.Teams may change rosters after each round.First baseman Greg Bird was left off the Yankees’ roster following a season-long slump http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jersey , and right-hander Jonathan Holder was picked for the 10th and final pitching spot over left-hander Stephen Tarpley.Yankees manager Aaron Boone carried three backup catchers, including Kyle Higashioka in addition to starter Gary Sanchez and backup Austin Romine.Backup infielders include Neil Walker, Adeiny Hechavarria and Tyler Wade.

On April 9th Youth Ronald Leary Jersey , 2018, I published a Horse Tracks article that detailed how Steve Atwater stacked up against other safeties/defensive backs already enshrined in the Hall of Fame. With just days to go before official selection takes place, I present you with that article once again. ***Could you tell the story of the NFL without mentioning the player’s impact on the game?This seems to be the rule-of-thumb that everybody who debates Pro Football Hall of Fame eligibility turns to when it comes to players. Has it always been this way? If you look at the history of the Hall of Fame, you’ll notice a bunch of names among the shining stars that you’ve most likely never heard of. In 1963, the Hall of Fame’s inaugural class consisted of 17 enshrinees. From Jim Thorpe to Sammy Baugh, there are plenty of recognizable names. But as the years go forward, there are names I’ve never heard of and I began to wonder... Could the NFL’s story be told without some of these people? Surely, there had to be someone not nearly as qualified as the Broncos’ own Steve Atwater and his candidacy for enshrinement. After these past frustrating years of Atwater not breaking through, there has to be someone fans could point out and say, “See?! If this guy got in, then why the heck isn’t Steve in?”It turns out that at the safety/defensive back positions there were only three names I didn’t recognize - Emlen Tunnell, Willie Wood and Yale Lary. Just who are these guys that got the nod while Atwater waits?Who is Emlen Tunnell?I was more than a little embarrassed that I didn’t know about Emlen Tunnell. He is without a doubt someone who left a mark on the game we all love. To quote his wikipedia page:Although he was by no means the first African American to play in the NFL, to break a color barrier at the time he did, was no small feat. Major League Baseball’s Jackie Robinson had only made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers the year before Tunnell’s career with the Giants began. The amount of racial prejudice and bigotry he must have endured just to suit up had to be immense...and to put up record-breaking stats like he did is nothing short of Hall of Fame-worthy. How does Atwater stack up? Atwater’s 24 interceptions, 408 return yards, and complete disinterest in the punting game doesn’t speak to a lack of qualifications on Steve’s part. It speaks to how incredible Emlen Tunnell’s career really was. It’s a travesty he’s not better known today.Who is Willie Wood? Via his Wikipedia page. How does Woods look compared to Steve Atwater?Atwater was voted First-team All-Pro in 1991 and 1992, was a Second-Team All-Pro in 1996, and was UPI First Team All-AFC in 1993 and 1995. While Wood’s honors are indeed impressive, most were from a pre-AFL/NFL merger NFL.At most there were just 16 teams to draw these accolades from until 1970 when the merger was officially complete. After the merger http://www.authenticsdenverbroncos.com/cheap-royce-freeman-jersey , there were no All-Pro considerations for Wood. It’s needs to be said that Steve Atwater had to garner his recognition with at most 31 teams competing in the pool.Atwater went to eight Pro Bowls and was a member of the 1990s all decade team. Like Wood, Atwater won two Super Bowls. I know it drives our old school NFC friends a little crazy when we don’t weigh their pre-merger NFL Championships as heavily as we do Super Bowls, but let’s be honest... With only 13 teams in the NFL during Wood’s rookie year, how could a team not win championships more often? When it comes to league recognition and championships (that matter), Steve Atwater is right there with Willie Wood.Who is Yale Lary? Now for the last name I didn’t recognize on the Hall of Fame enshrinement rosters at safety - Yale Lary. Via his wikipedia page. Like with Wood, Lary played in an era of markedly fewer NFL franchises. In fact, when Lary came into the league his rookie year, there were just 12 NFL teams and one of them was the Dallas Texans in their first failed iteration. That’s not to take away from his accomplishments on the field. His stats are no joke and he is indeed worthy of his place of honor in Canton. Also like with Wood, Atwater’s Pro Bowl appearances and league recognition are on par with what Lary did. It’s tough to compare championships between the two since winning the AFC during Atwater’s career was much more difficult than winning all of the NFL in Lary’s time. I’m going to swing out and say that the stones in Atwater’s Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII rings out number the stones in the Lions 1952, 1953, and 1957 combined championship rings for a reason. So what did we learn?We learned that even though I had never heard of these three men, they were in no way not deserving of their enduring recognition at the Professional Football Hall of Fame. What’s more, I learned that Steve Atwater checks all the same boxes when it comes to qualifying for enshrinement. Not only that, you can’t tell the story of the NFL without Atwater knocking Nigerian Nightmare square on his fanny. The Denver Broncos started the game with a pick six and kept on scoring from there until the final was 45-10 on the road against the Arizona Cardinals. The team, and fans, needed a win like this. Something to show everyone that this team can be a complete team and dominate from start to finish. It proves that the defense can still be elite, getting back to the basics and giving up just 154 yards passing and 69 yards rushing. Smothering Jose Rosen to the tune of six sacks, three interceptions and two forced fumbles. Predictably, a good chunk of game balls are going the defenses way for this one.Von MillerVon Miller for the first time I can remember talked trash leading into a game. Take notice White Emmanuel Sanders Jersey , NFL: Von Miller backs up his talk. He had a sublime game with 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, and 4 quarterback hits. He was absolutely possessed with being a dominant force against an inferior opponent (regardless of what side he lined up against). He said post game he did this for his brothers and for Bronco fans. On behalf of Broncos Country, Thank you, Von. - SadaraineBradley ChubbAfter a relatively quiet first five weeks of his NFL career, Bradley Chubb just announced his presence to the entire NFL. Five sacks in two games with a beautiful forced fumble to top it off is about as good of a week as you can hope for as an edge rusher in the NFL. Chubb is emerging as the bookend pass rusher we needed to let Von be his best Von. Arizona had no answer for them tonight, and that’s exactly as it should be. - Taylor KotheEmmanuel SandersEmmanuel Sanders followed up last week’s costly taunting penalty with a game for the ages - throwing a 28-yard touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton after a lateral from Case Keenum and then catching a 64-yard touchdown down the seam that he capped with a signature front flip into the end zone - making him the first wide receiver in team history (9th player overall) to throw, catch and run for a touchdown in the same season.Sanders, who finished his day 6 of 7 for 102 yards, became the fourth player in team history - first since John Elway versus Raiders (Sept. 7, 1986) - to catch and throw a touchdown in the same game. Safe to say that if Von is the fire for the defense, Sanders owns that role for the offense. - Laurie Lattimore-VolkmannGarett BollesGarett Bolles has had a rough go of it this season so far, but tonight he played a clean game no penalties, and against a rusher in Chandler Jones who has been one of the best in the league at generating pressure in the backfield. It may not seem like a huge deal that a lineman didn’t get any penalties, but for the most penalized lineman in the league, that deserves a gameball. Make it two, Bolles. - Jeff EssaryTodd DavisThe Broncos middle linebacker played the best game of his NFL career on Thursday. Davis led the Broncos with 10 tackles Youth Brandon McManus Jersey , six solo and one for loss. He also had two passes defended and a pick-six (his first career interception and touchdown). More importantly, he showed that Denver does have middle linebackers and a rush defense. The fact the Broncos held Arizona to under 100 yards rushing is a small miracle after the last two games. - Ian St. ClairBrandon McManusBrandon McManus continues to kick well for the Broncos. Against the Cardinals he was perfect on all 6 of his extra points. His line field goal was good from 41, and he has clearly turned things around from his down year in 2017. McManus is McMoney. - Adam MalnatiPhillip LindsayPhillip Lindsay is a man possessed. Its as if he’s unlocked cheat codes on the field. Before his final 4 carries which he gained little to no yards as the Cardinals simply tried to stop the obvious, he was averaging almost 10 yards per carry with a touchdown! That’s ridiculous! Lindsay is carving out a starting spot on this team with more and more carries. Not only that, but the national media is forced to pay attention to him when he plays. Each time he touches the ball, all I ever do is just shake my head as to the magic that he performs and ask myself “why does he ever come off the field? Even for Freeman?” This cat is a true RB1. Don’t let his size pigeon hole him. He’s a baller and like he was in college, he just won’t be denied! - Pete BaronBradley RobyBradley Roby had a pretty bad couple of weeks, but he came into this game ready to make a statement. He played perfect technique, got his head turned and made some big time plays throughout this game. This was exactly the kind of game he needed to prove to himself that he can play at a high level after getting burned frequently in recent weeks. It was nice to see him rebound. - Tim LynchChris Harris Jr.There’s nothing more exciting on defense than big plays, and Chris Harris delivered in his 100th career start. His 53 yard pick six crushed the Cardinals’ spirits and pretty much sealed the game. The NFL’s worst offense was never coming back from 21-3. Harris is one of the best cornerbacks the Broncos have ever boasted. He’s the epitome of the idea that any player can excel, even dominate, by way of intensive discipline, study, and hard work. His pick six tonight is the highlight of the year so far for the Broncos’ secondary. Have yourself a day, Strap Harris! - Taylor KotheWho gets your game ball for this game?

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The Jaguars fired running backs coach Tyrone Wheatley Womens Shaquill Griffin Jersey , sources told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.Bills GM: LeSean McCoy will remain with team in 2019 - NFL.comComing off of the least productive season of his career, LeSean McCoy's status in Buffalo appeared not so certain. But Bills GM Brandon Beane says they intend to keep McCoy through the remainder of his deal.Chargers' Hunter Henry (ACL) to take first-team reps - NFL.comLos Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry suffered a torn ACL in May. Head coach Anthony Lynn said Henry will take first-team reps in practice this week ahead of the Chargers' playoff game.Antonio Brown skipped walkthrough, left game early - NFL.comPittsburgh Steelers players were surprised Antonio Brown didn't play in Sunday's season finale, and Brown's absence was not addressed by head coach Mike Tomlin during a meeting on Monday.John Elway: Adam Gase is not a candidate for Broncos - NFL.comAdam Gase's history with the Broncos hasn't cleared a direct path back to Denver. Hours after Gase was fired by the Dolphins, Broncos GM John Elway said Gase is not a candidate for Denver's job.Doug Pederson only 2016 head coaching hire still on the job – ProFootballTalkThe axe fell on Adam Gase in Miami and Dirk Koetter in Tampa over the last couple of days and they have plenty of company in the Class of 2016 head coaching hires. There were seven coaches hired in that cycle and six of them have now lost their jobs.Jay Gruden doesn’t know if he’s safe or not – ProFootballTalkJay Gruden wasn't fired yesterday. But he works in Washington, where no one other than Dan Snyder (and apparently Bruce Allen) should ever feel truly safe. So after a 6-3 start turned into a 7-9 finish, Gruden wasn't taking anything for granted.Chris Harris feels Broncos haven’t evolved since winning Super Bowl – ProFootballTalkThe Broncos fired Vance Joseph on Monday after two years as their head coach and it's not clear who will be replacing him, but one of the team's defensive veterans has a clear idea of what the new coach has to do. I won’t try and paint that game as a masterpiece, but I wasn’t really all that worked up over the Seattle Seahawks needing a last-second field goal to beat an Arizona Cardinals team that will now pick first in the 2019 NFL Draft. It sure helped that the Minnesota Vikings trailed wire to wire against the Chicago Bears, but I never felt that the Seahawks were actually going to lose the game, and sure enough Youth Doug Baldwin Jersey , they found a way to win and finally beat the Cards in Seattle. The biggest thing out of all of this mess was the fact that it was a relatively injury-free game and several key players who didn’t play on Sunday will be available next week against the Dallas Cowboys.Let’s get to the final Winners and Losers of the 2018 regular season.WinnersChris Carson and Mike DavisA combined 166 rushing yards and a touchdown each for this running back duo. Carson had a career-long 61-yard run in the 3rd quarter, whereas Davis made it three touchdowns against Arizona in the two matchups.Tyler LockettLockett didn’t get a 1,000 yard season, but he did get his 10th touchdown on the year, and the big catch on the final drive to set up the winning points. What a great 2018 Lockett has had, and just imagine how much better it could get.Russell WilsonNo, 12/21 for 152 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT is not a great stat line. I don’t care. Wilson threw his 35th touchdown pass of the season, breaking his own single-season franchise record, and his 196 regular season touchdown passes separates him from Dave Krieg on the franchise all-time leaderboard. The only negative is Baker Mayfield broke his rookie single-season record for TD passes, but it was inevitable that someone would break it in this era of football.Sebastian JanikowskiHe didn’t need to make a game-winner here http://www.seahawksfootballauthentics.com/bradley-mcdougald-jersey-authentic , but he did! After enduring the failed Blair Walsh Project last year, Seabass has knocked through three buzzer-beaters, including two against the Cardinals. Well done to him!Frank Clark and Jarran ReedTwo sacks apiece! Clark finishes the regular season with 14, while Reed had a staggering 11.5. Is the Cardinals offensive line pure trash? Yes! And great pass-rushers crush bad OLs, which is what they did. Clark literally used a Cardinals OL to jar the ball loose from Josh Rosen.Jacob MartinThe fifth-round rookie has been a quality contributor, as his strip-sack put him at three sacks on the season... the same number Frank Clark had as a rookie. He’s very much a raw talent but a promising, speedy talent.Team discipline?The oft-penalized Seahawks only had one accepted penalty, a week removed from three accepted flags against the Chiefs, and two weeks before 5740 flags against the 49ers.LosersBrian Schneider and the Special Teams unit (except Seabass)Fire him. Two blocked punts is unacceptable, as is the kick coverage, as is the return game. I’ve seen enough. The special teams unit is game-losing bad Womens Jarran Reed Jersey , and against a better team, they would’ve lost it. They were directly responsible for 18 of Arizona’s 24 points. The Week 17 offensive line combinationIf there’s good news from this week’s abysmal offensive line’s performance, it’s that DJ Fluker is going to be back next week, and maybe JR Sweezy will too. It was worth a shot to see George Fant at right tackle, Germain Ifedi at right guard, and Ethan Pocic at left guard... I do not want to see it again. Pocic in particular was poor and for now, seems to lack the strength to be an NFL guard. Russell Wilson was sacked six times and the run game was not particularly effective outside of Chris Carson’s 61-yard run and Mike Davis’ touchdown. David MooreThat interception sure looked a hell of a lot like a famous play in which a Seahawks WR wearing #83 got outmuscled and outpositioned on a pick play, didn’t it? Targets to Moore from Wilson yielded a mark of 2/4 for 16 yards, 1 first-down, and 1 INT. I said it earlier this week that Moore is coming back down to earth, but right now he’s a liability Youth Shaquem Griffin Jersey , and that pick is on him.The hands of Seahawks DBsSeattle only had 12 interceptions this season, and none from the defensive backs for the whole of December. Justin Coleman and Bradley McDougald both dropped gimme picks. Sam Rosen and Brady QuinnI knew we were in for a rough broadcast when Rosen introduced Quinn as “the outstanding quarterback.” Rosen bizarrely called Josh Rosen (no relation) “Wilson” multiple times, and misidentified Chris Carson as “DJ McKissic” in a remarkable double fail. Oh yes, and we had another “Rashaad Perry” moment. Quinn got in on the act by saying Jacob Martin’s sack was the first of his career... nope.Granted, some of you probably still would rather hear this commentary crew over Joe Buck and Troy Aikman if you were given a choice of one of the two.Final NotesAkeem King as extra DB has been a pleasant surprise. I didn’t see much good out of him in preseason but he’s really been shining in his limited role.King might have been at fault for Larry Fitzgerald’s touchdown, but I don’t care. We might have seen Fitz’s final NFL game and he made a one-handed catch look ridiculously easy. If this is the end, it’s been a blast watching you play, and you certainly deserved so much better than the carousel of bad teams you’ve played on over the years.What was up with the drops? Doug Baldwin had two, Nick Vannett had one, Mike Davis had one.Bring on the Cowboys.