It took just over 6 1/2 hours to play 18 innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers finally sent everyone home happy, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series.
Shohei Ohtani homered twice, and was walked 5 times in a row by Blue Jays pitchers. They may regret that, since Ohtani will be on the hill for the defending champs in tonight's game, opposed by Shane Bieber.
Reigning Series MVP Freddie Freeman ended the drama with a walk-off homer in the home half of the 18th off Brandon Little.
Game 5 tomorrow figures to be a rematch of game 1, with Blake Snell pitching for Los Angeles.
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The Giants couldn't afford another critical injury, but that's what happened Sunday, as Philadelphia collected a receipt on Big Blue. Rookie running back Cam Skattebo is out for the year after having had surgery to repair a fractured ankle sustained in Sunday's game. The Giants lost 2nd year receiver Malik Nabers last month to a torn ACL, and the injury to Skattebo pretty much ends whatever chance the Giants had to making the postseason.
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The Jets, on the other hand, arrived for their game vs. Cincinnati Sunday in mourning after the passing of former center Nick Mangold, who was part of their 2010 playoff team under Rex Ryan.
Ryan was moved to tears on national television during Sunday NFL Countdown.
Then, the Jets picked up their first win of the year, beating the Bengals. However, 1st year coach Aaron Glenn remains mum about whether or not Justin Fields will start the next game. Hmmmmmm.
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Another week, another coach gets fired.
After a humiliating loss to Texas A & M Saturday, LSU sacked Brian Kelly, who was in his 4th season with the Tigers. Unsurprisingly, click bait sites are already speculating about who's next to take over the gig. Seems to me there's little patience with some of these so-called "journalists", as they need to "feed the beast", if you will.
Aside from the Tennessee Titans dumping Brian Callahan earlier this month, you usually see NFL teams wait until after the regular season is over before the carousel starts spinning. Used to be the same way in college, too, but the patience of school adminstrations is getting extra thin of late.
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After veteran announcer Sam Rosen retired at the end of last season, the Rangers & Madison Square Garden made a legacy hire, bringing in Kenny Albert (Marv's son), who is also TNT's lead announcer for the NHL, in addition to calling NFL games on Fox, as Rosen also did, to call Ranger games. Former Ranger Dave Maloney is working alongside Albert on MSG.
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