[baseball]
Days out from MLB unanimously approving the sale of the Miami Marlins from Jeffrey Loria to a group spear-headed by Damn Yankee Derek Jeter and businessman Bruce Sherman, as now we wait for the check to clear -- the axe doth continue to falleth. CEO Jeter's clearing a' house begun last week with Andre Dawson, Tony Perez, Jack McKeon and the ever-popular Jeff Conine. On the immediately up-coming docket is the letting-go of Marlin's prez David Samson -- a man whom has apparently been tasked to continue the firings of core members of the club's developmental department, from his dead-duck positioning. This latest series a' moves is geared toward changing the culture of their farm system.
The last man standing just only might be Michael Hill, president of baseball operations, whom Jeter seems ready to retain for the 'short term.' It’s still a little troubling that Jeter is using Samson in this manner, and doing-so with an eye towards future culture. Almost as troubling as Jeter's fame as a ball-player whenst what he was, was Barry Larkin in pin-stripes. No offense what-so-ever to Mr. Larkin.
[boxing]
Not in spite of May Mac, as the prevailing 'wisdom' suggests, but I say at least partially due to -- Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin brung in more gate monies than all but two fights ever: the already mentioned last month's May Mac, and 2015's Mayweather-Pacquiao. All-told, 17,318 tickets were sold for the September 16th row at the Lost Wages T-Mobile Arena. This to the tune a' $27,059,850. The second and third most largess gates ever within a span of three weeks at the same venue? Yous "Boxing is dead" folk should think long and hard of taking a hike, it would seem.
Partially due to? Yup. Why? Because, as I've stated priorly to this, lettuce see Mayweather-McGregor as the Kentcky Derby. A spectacle which pulls from the mainstream, them who were not ever-before interested in the sport. Some, even the smallest of amount, retain their interest. If there was ever an impetus to retaining interest after a nigh exhibition -- it's a go labeled by so many as the "real fight" in comparison. Now what fledgling fan could ignore the banshee scream of that particular nom de ring? Not many, as numbers bear-out.
[horse racing]
Bolt d’Oro, the undefeated son of Medaglia d’Oro, posted a nigh eight-length victory at Saturday's Santa Anita Park hosted $300K grade-one FrontRunner Stakes -- the biggest margin of the four other Breeders' Cup win-and-yer-in races. In the wake of this, he was raring for more go just a short time thereafter. Mick Ruis, part owner and trainer: “He was mad at six o’clock last night. He wanted to eat. He put his head in his tub and ate his entire dinner and then licked his tub clean today (Sunday)."
In this romp, the 2 year-old colt's second straight grade-one triumph, he begun off a clean break under Corey Nakatani. This being a' great import for Bolt d'Oro in his first try in a two-turn race. Particularly since he broke poorly into slow starts his first two trips. Improving up-on perfection is always nice, gentlepersons. The impressive, most impressive colt set-up shop behind Take the One O One, then cruised into the lead in the race's final turn; ever-extending said lead to the wire. Place-finisher Baffert-trained Curlin colt Solomini came up and tried his heart out to no avail in a 1:43.54 race finish.
Nakatani: "I'm looking forward to the Breeders' Cup, as well as the first Saturday in May in Kentucky."
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"Cigar of the Year" Kaplowitz Radio: October 1, 2017