— RIP to Barry Melrose, a former NHL player and coach who was a hockey analyst for ESPN for over 25 years. He passed away Wednesday, at age 70.
I met Barry Melrose at a minor league game in Glens Falls; he was very nice to me, talked for ten minutes or so. Same personality he showed on TV, he was a great ambassador for the sport.
RIP, sir.
— Seahawks 13, Patriots 10
New England led 10-0 with 5:00 left in third quarter.
Patriots’ last four drives: 34 plays, 53 yards, a punt, three INTs.
New England was 5-16 on third down, Seattle 2-11.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a TD
Seahawks in first half: 25 plays, 82 yards, no points.
Seahawk QB Darnold hurt his hip, played only five plays.
— When NFL teams cut their rosters down, Miami Dolphins added seven players from other teams, not exactly a ringing endorsement of their roster. As of now, Miami’s QB’s are Malik Willis, Kyle McCord and Brady Cook.
— Modern college sports; USC poached the guy who was UAB’s long snapper for kicks.
— I know very little about tennis, but there was a match from the US Open Tuesday that lasted until almost 4am in New York City. Match went five sets; I turned it on and watched; the two guys wound up in a fifth set tiebreaker, and fans appreciated their great effort.
— If you’re Freddy Peralta, are you telling your agent you want to sign with Tampa Bay for next season? Peralta is a free agent this winter; after a dismal 22 starts for the Mets this year, he has gone 3-0, 1.00 in his last three starts for the Rays, who have him throwing his change-up a lot more.
— Get well soon to Rutgers basketball coach Steve Pikiell, who announced Wednesday that has been diagnosed with cancer, and will undergo chemotherapy for the next few months. Brandin Knight is going to run the team in Pikiell’s absence.
— Famous birthdays, September 10th:
Gary Danielson, 75
Amy Irving, 73
Randy Johnson, 63
Roger Mason, 47
Joey Votto, 43
Neil Walker, 41
Paul Goldschmidt, 39
Landon Roupp, 28
JJ Wetherholt, 24
— Phillies 11, Astros 7
Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam, his 44th homer this year.
Hunter Brown/Cristopher Sanchez gave up 11 runs in 11 IP.
Isaac Paredes homered, had three RBI for Houston.
— Brewers 8, Cubs 6
Milwaukee led 6-0 in the second inning.
Logan Henderson allowed 2 hits, an unearned tun in 5 IP.
Brewers lead the NL Central by ten games.
— Angels 6, Red Sox 4
Zach Neto hit a three-run homer over the Green Monster.
Jose Siri homered, had two RBI for the Halos.
Angels won only 4th time in their last fifteen games.
— A’s 2, Blue Jays 0
Henry Bolte homered in the third inning.
A’s have won six of their last eight games.
Toronto is 1.5 games out of the last playoff spot.
— Rays 7, Braves 2
Griffin Jax allowed two hit and a run in 5 IP.
Victor Mesa homered, scored two runs.
Atlanta’s lead in NL East is down to three games.
— Mets 15, Marlins 14
Mets led 8-0 in third inning, hung on for dear life.
#8-9 spots in Mets’ order: 7-for-10, five runs, 8 RBI
Jacob Marsee was 4-for-6, with three RBI.
— Giants 7, Cardinals 6
San Francisco scored six runs in the bottom of 8th inning.
Leo Bernal hit a three-run homer for St Louis.
Last eight games between these teams were decided by one run.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Padres
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Guardians
