Hamhock

Here's a Murdoch match I always loved: Barry Windham vs. Dick Murdoch from the Spectrum in Feb. 1985 (match starts at 39 minutes 25 seconds if the timeskip doesn't work):

Those interviews were terrible, but damn; Dibiase and Sheik had a great little tv match there!

Whatever reason Schiavone has for working at Starbucks, it's inexcusable that he doesn't have David Crockett working there with him, reading off drinks and customer names and then repeatedly urging Tony to look at them.

Jose Abreu will opt out of the next three years of his contract and enter arbitration with the White Sox.

And your home plate umpire for Game 6: Joe West.

Yeah, that logo is offensive as hell to many, regardless of what the Cleveland organization thinks about it.

My goodness; Schwarber was activated from the DL and sent to the Fall League to tune up his hitting; Maddon didn't rule out using him at DH if he looks good there and the Cubs make the World Series.

I guess Jobu was pleased by the Cubs' rum offering, because the bats have been woken up.

That sounds interesting.... title, please?

Bob Caudle?

Dave Stewart and Chip Hale just got the boot from the Diamondbacks.

Renteria hiring announced; he will be introduced at a press conference at 12 noon ET.

That'd obviously be an awesome gesture; however, there would inevitably be some year/decade in the future (under different ownership) where there would be the opportunity for naming rights, and I can't imagine the anger/controversy if they did a renaming of it then. Best not to ever go there.

This sucks so badly.

You could have a smaller guy be a credible person to defeat Lesnar, but it'd have to be done in a way where the guy was Brock's kryptonite, where all of the usual template just didn't work. Every German suplex being overflipped and the guy landing on his feet, every time. When Brock attempts a locomotive German, the guy hooks his legs and can't be thrown. When Brock tries the F5, the guy has an iron grip on his shoulders and arms and can't be flung off. It's not far from there where you'd have Lesnar getting frustrated, trying something he wouldn't usually try, and missing, resulting in him injuring his leg.... now you have tired, frustrated immobile Lesnar.

In addition to the above, the Indians single-game ticket prices are somewhat more expensive than the league average, and considerably expensive if you'd like to sit in the lower infield areas. I can't speak as to secondary-market prices like StubHub, however.

Padres GM AJ Preller is suspended for 30 days without pay; essentially, the Padres told their training staff to submit non-complete injury info about their players into the MLB database; 3 trades' worth of damaged goods later, and this is the result.

Now I want to see Rikishi used as a recurring surprise character, occasionally "injuring" wrestlers in garages and parking lots by hitting them with a car. Except it's not meant to be deliberate; he's just a bumbling, accident-prone driver. Give him a derby hat to wear; make him pop out of the car all flustered and homina-homina-ing.

It was an educational experience for a lot of people; maybe not in the outcome but in what the process is worth to the outcome. A guy in his mid-30s, of a high-functioning level of physical fitness/activity He has a near-unlimited budget (i.e., he doesn't need to hold down another job while training on the side) He can afford to join a professional camp and take training and advice from championship-caliber athletes and coaches He does this exclusively for 18 months (give or take rehab/surgery off-time) All of this bought him 90 seconds of survival against a younger, higher-skilled professional fighter. I'm not disparaging Punk; he was taken down faster than he could even react to the attempt., he attempted to defend himself from there using what he was taught in training (no immediate turtling, not rendered unconscious within a few blows). Without the above-mentioned advantages in training he had, the fight probably lasts 20 seconds. A long time ago, I did a couple of years of boxing in a gym to work out (not training to be a boxer, just using boxing to get/stay in shape). I could hit a speed bag well, jump rope, hit a variety of heavy bags properly with combinations, sparred with my trainer for cardio and endurance, etc. One day at a similar gym, there was a journeyman/club fighter who kindly allowed us nimwits to spar for a round with him. I never saw either of his first two punches; I just felt them land on my headgear, politely but firmly. He then spent the rest of the round clowning, blocking and dodging whatever I threw, and occasionally engaged in just enough offense to send me reeling. Near the end of the round, I managed to hit him once with a jab, and we both laughed and ended the sparring on a high note.

Is everything okay health-wise with Mike Goldberg? His voice seems like it's degrading and getting considerably sing-songy on the package voiceovers.

He's not keeping his left up when he throws his right, either...

I'd like to see either of the first two Ole/Dusty vs. Assassins tag matches from the Omni in 1980.