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The A’s announced on Friday afternoon the placement of Designated Hitter Brent Rooker on the 10-day IL with what the team is calling an oblique strain: It’s a tough blow for the Athletics’ offense. Though he’s scuffled in the early going it seemed that Rook was starting to get his bat on track in recent […]
At the NFL meetings a couple of weeks ago, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said, ‘There’s not much benefit’ to playing overseas: “I don’t see any pro. I mean, it’s cool. It’s cool for the league to play globally. I think that’s awesome. But, um, as far as the team doing it, you […]
After two straight perfect days, the San Francisco Giants finally saw one of their Minor League Baseball affiliates lose on Thursday….and then another one, too. But it was still a very nice day on the farm. So let’s talk about it. Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in […]
The Baltimore Orioles have been run by one of the Moneyball 2.0 acolytes since the Giants hired Farhan Zaidi in November 2018. Mike Elias was part of the Astros’ front office, and their innovation on the Billy Beane way of running a baseball team* was not only to cheat, but to infuse data and “inefficiencies” […]
NFL Insider Aaron Wilson tweeted that Texas Tech’s Caleb Douglas has multiple visits scheduled next week, including one with the San Francisco 49ers. Douglas is listed at 6’3 1/2″, 206 pounds with 10 1/8 inch hands. He is not a small human. Athletically, one of his comps is Denzel Boston. Another is Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Douglas […]
After a couple of so-so starts to open his New York Yankees’ career, left-hander Ryan Weathers had his best outing of the young season on Thursday against the Athletics. He completed eight innings, surrendering a single run on seven hits and punching out seven. He didn’t walk anyone, which is particularly encouraging since he entered […]
Two very popular names amongst the mock draft community will visit the San Francisco 49ers next week as top-30 visits. The overall theme of the top-30 visits so far is either wide receivers or EDGE rushers. Cooper, Jr., and Concepcion join Denzel Boston from Washington as the receivers who have visited. The EDGE group consists […]
Last training camp, the San Francisco 49ers’ nickel that was the talk of the town was Chase Lucas. Even into the season when rookie Upton Stout had some initial struggles, fans were calling for Lucas to play. Ultimately, in a surprise to nobody, the 49ers knew who the better player was. When Lucas did play, […]
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links … Delusional Charles Omenihu Thinks 2023 49ers Were Better than 2024 Eagles – Crossing Broad“I thought we were gonna dog ’em. I’m not even gonna lie to you… I thought it was gonna be a slugfest and we were gonna get it at the end, to […]
It was a quiet day around baseball and particularly in the Yankees’ dugout, the Bombers getting one-hit to lose the rubber match against the Athletics, 1-0, with hardly a whimper of protest. There were only five other games around the league on this sleepy Thursday, and only one we’ll cover today for Rivalry Roundup, the […]
Morning A’s fans and welcome to another Friday! The club has wrapped up the first New York series this week with a series win over the Yankees. The last couple of games were especially close but they managed to pull through and get their record to 5-7. Now they depart from the Bronx to head […]
After a less-than-encouraging series to start the homestand, the Mets (7-6) will try to conclude on a higher note as they welcome the Oakland Sacramento Athletics (5-7) to Citi Field. The two teams squared off in California last April, with New York besting the A’s in two out of the three games. The weather was […]
It’ll be a black and orange fest at Camden Yards this weekend as the San Francisco Giants roll into town for an interleague matchup. The two similarly colored teams from opposite coasts and opposite leagues are infrequent opponents. The Orioles have faced the Giants just 27 times in their history, going 14-13. This is the […]
After a high-quality win opened their most recent series with the Athletics, the Yankees finished it off with tough back-to-back losses. In those two ballgames, the “Bombers” mustered just five combined hits and two runs, which included a one-hit shutout in the latter. With some of their better arms slated to start in their upcoming […]
Good morning, baseball fans! We are officially two weeks into the San Francisco Giants season, so I thought now would be a good time to check in and see how folks are feeling so far. We already have a standing feature for Friday BPs when the team is at home, so I’m thinking we can […]
We’re months away from when the Yankees usually have their midseason malaise, but if they have one this year, then we got a little preview this week. They had every chance to win their fourth-straight series to open the year, but dropped the last two against the A’s at home, both contests decided by one […]
Barrows: 49ers draft crush: An offense that suddenly lacks YAC could use Omar Cooper Jr. (paywall)“Cooper’s been getting a lot of Samuel comparisons in the run-up to the draft due to the 27 missed tackles he forced last season. That’s the most of any wide receiver in this year’s class and is six more than […]
For at least one game, there is a glimmer of hope in Los Angeles. The Lakers actually beat the Warriors. Now, Steph Curry was out for the contest, so it was the corpse of Golden State against the ghost of LA, but in the win-loss column, the victory counts the same. So, let’s dive into […]
After a slow start, the Lakers finally snapped their losing streak on Thursday with a blowout win in San Francisco over the Warriors, 119-103. LA led throughout the first quarter, but only by single digits. Golden State, who were without Steph Curry, pulled ahead early in the second before the visitors took the lead and […]
The San Jose Sharks take a quick road trip tonight to Southern California for one final season matchup with the Anaheim Ducks. The last time these two teams met, the Sharks tipped the Ducks into losing streak territory, scoring two goals in the final two minutes of the game to win in regulation. The Ducks have now lost five games in a row and have dropped from the top spot in the Pacific Division to third. San Jose will have to watch out because the Ducks are clearly a wounded animal looking t...
The 49ers are likely to add an edge rusher in the 2026 NFL Draft in a fortnight’s time, but they have added some veteran depth at the position with a low-risk signing. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on Thursday that the Niners have signed Cam Sample to a one-year deal. Sample was a fourth-round pick […]
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the Masters Tournament, the Oilers‘ big win in San Jose, Connor Ingram and Jason Dickinson getting banged up, best in-person sports, and much more. The guys…
Wednesday was a good day. For the second day in a row, the San Francisco Giants and their four Minor League Baseball A-ball affiliates all won their games. That’s a whole lot of winning, so let’s talk about it! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup […]
The Yankees have generally gotten off to a winning start this season, with only a few things here and there going wrong. One thing that has definitely gone wrong for them has been the fact that they’ve gotten hardly any production out of the lower order of the lineup. As it turns out, that’s a […]
Fresh off a come from behind, ninth inning victory over the New York Yankees last night, the two teams were back at it this morning for the rubber match of the 3-game series at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Jeffrey Springs got the start for the Athletics today against Ryan Weathers for the Yankees. Both […]