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On second thought the Los Angeles Dodgers may not be all that interested in Shohei Ohtani.
The Dodgers are in serious need of top-of-the rotation pitching, which Ohtani can offer when he’s healthy. But he will not be in 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery last month, leaving the two-way superstar a one-way star.
Yes, he’s a glorious hitter. He hit 44 homers and drove in 95 runs as the Angels’ designated hitter.
The Dodgers’ designated hitter, J.D. Martinez, actually drove in more runs, 103, and played in fewer games. And made just $10 million while Ohtani made $30 million.
Ohtani will command much more as he enters his free-agent season.
So the question is, will the Dodgers be players in the frenzy for Ohtani, which could be in the $400 million range (for 10 years, but he will not pitch in 2024) or will they aim for a proven starting pitcher like Blake Snell, another free agent, and keep Martinez as their DH?
Stay tuned.
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The Angels should do what they never do: Stay away from big money free agents.
They should stick with their young players and let them get a season under their belts.
College football does not feel the same. It’s the transfers.
The four starting quarterbacks in Saturday’s biggest games were all transfers:
*Caleb Williams (Oklahoma to USC)
*Sam Hartman (Wake Forest to Notre Dame)
*Bo Nix (Auburn to Oregon)
*Michael Penix Jr (Indiana to Washington)
All of USC’s previous seven Heisman Trophy winners were from California until Williams (who is from Washington D.C.) won it in 2022.
With all the hype surrounding Deion Sanders in Colorado, one thing has not been addressed: Can he actually coach? We know he can recruit and he’s a powerful motivator, but he just blew a 29-point lead to a poor Stanford team. What, no adjustments when the Cardinal came racing back?
Dear TV: Stop with interviewing baseball players during the game! Let them PLAY!
Speaking of TV, here’s two bad announcer trades: ESPN College GameDay replaced the very capable David Pollack with self-promoting Pat McAfee and FOX replaced an improving Reggie Bush with a novice Mark Ingram. Bad deals, both.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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