On Tuesday I return to work at my volunteer job at the Closter Borough Hall. Tomorrow is the first day of July. Tomorrow afternoon the United States World Cup Soccer Team faces off against Belgium in the Knockout Round. It is a win or go home match. After reaching a deal to let Jason Kidd become the coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, the Brooklyn Nets have set up a meeting with their top candidate Lionel Hollins. Hollins has emerged as the Nets focus in what could turn out to be a brief coaching search, sources said. He will meet with Nets officials in New York within the next 24-48 hours, sources said. Hollins had been a strong consideration for the Nets when Kidd had gotten off to a sluggish start to the season and there was discussion about replacing Kidd in late December, sources said. Hollins brings a strong playoff, disciplinary and defensive track record from his five years as the Memphis Grizzlies coach. Hollins has interviewed for the Los Angeles Lakers coaching vacancy and is still considered a finalist with leader Byron Scott, sources said. Kidd is working to bring two Nets assistants, Eric Hughes and Sean Sweeney, to Millwaukee with him, sources said. Milwaukee reached an agreement to send 2015 and 2019 second-round picks to Brooklyn to allow Kidd out of the final two years of his contract and become the Bucks coach. Also some sad news in MLB today. Former sportswriter and MLB general manager Frank Cashen has passed away at age 88. He died at Memorial Hospital near his Maryland home after battling illness. Cashen served as GM of the Mets from 1980-91, building the 1986 World Series championship club along the way. Among his notable moves are acquiring Keith Hernandez via trade and drafting both Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry. On behalf of all of us at the Mets, we extend our deepest condolences to Jean Cashen and her entire family, said Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon in a statement. Frank Cashen revitalized our franchise when he took over in 1980 as general manager and helped engineer us to a world championship in 1986. I dealt with Frank on a daily basis, and he was a man of integrity and great passion. No one had a more diverse career than Frank. He was also a lawyer, sports writer and marketing executive. His accomplishments will always be an integral part of our team history. Before working with the Mets, Cashen had been a front office executive with the Orioles during their World Series title years in 1966 and 1970. He later served as their GM. Also, Atlanta Braves will place catcher Evan Gattis on the 15 day disabled list with a bulging thoracic disc in his back. MLB Scores Today: Games In American League Parks: Tampa Bay Rays 4 New York Yankees 3- 12 innings A tight dramatic affair in the Bronx Monday night between AL East rivals. Top 1st: Matt Joyce hit a solo home run- Rays 1 Yankees 0 Top 3rd: Kevin Kiermaier hit a solo home run- Rays 2 Yankees 0 Bottom 3rd: Brett Gardner hit a RBI triple- Rays 2 Yankees 1 Bottom 3rd: Derek Jeter grounded out to second, Brett Gardner scored- Rays 2 Yankees 2 Top 8th: Ryan Hanigan hit a RBI single- Rays 3 Yankees 2 We jump to the Bottom of the 9th with 1 out in the inning with Brian Roberts stepping to the plate. Brian Roberts did something dramatic. SWUNG ON AND HIT IN THE AIR TO RIGHT! THAT BALL IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS G-O-N-E! OH! BYE BYE BRIAN! BRIAN ROBERTS JUST HIT ONE INTO THE RIGHT FIELD SEATS! AND THE YANKEES HAVE TIED THE GAME AT 3-3! This game would go into extra innings. Top 12th: Logan Forsythe hit a RBI single- Rays 4 Yankees 3 Rays come into the Bronx and beat Yankees 4-3 in wild back and forth 12 inning affair. Baltimore Orioles 7 Texas Rangers 1 Detroit Tigers 5 Oakland Athletics 4 Perhaps the most dramatic stunning finish tonight. Top 6th: Jed Lowrie hit a RBI single- Athletics 1 Tigers 0 Bottom 6th: Miguel Cabrera hit a solo home run- Athletics 1 Tigers 1 Top 8th: Brandon Moss hit a RBI double- Tigers 2 Athletics 1 Top 8th: Jed Lowrie hit a 2 run RBI single- Tigers 4 Athletics 1 So lets go to the Bottom of the 9th holding on to a 4-1 lead with their closer Sean Doolittle on the mound. Seems pretty safe, right, right? Nick Castellanos reached on infield single to third Alex Avila singled putting runners on first and third with nobody out Eugenio Suarez struck out swinging Austin Jackson walked to load the bases with 1 out. That brings up Rajai Davis with a chance to something dramatic. Rajai Davis hits a walk off grand slam home run to left as the Tigers comeback from a 4-1 deficit to beat the Athletics 5-4 in stunning walk off fashion. Chicago Cubs 2 Boston Red Sox 0 The story in this game was Cubs starter Jake Arrieta who took a no-hitter into the Top of the 8th inning. With 2 outs in the 8th inning, Stephen Drew singled to break up the no-hitter. In the Top of the 4th inning, Nate Schierholtz hit a 2 run home run off Jake Peavy to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead. That wound up being the difference in the game as the Cubs pitched a 2 hit shutout in Fenway Monday night in a 2-0 win over the Red Sox. Kansas City Royals 6 Minnesota Twins 1 Seattle Mariners 10 Houston Astros 4 One game was postponed tonight: Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox- Postponed Due To Rain. Game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday July 1st. Games In National League Parks: Atlanta Braves 5 New York Mets 3 Things started out well for the Mets before things got ugly in the 8th inning. Top 1st: Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run- Mets 1 Braves 0 Top 2nd: Travis dArnaud hit a RBI double- Mets 2 Braves 0 Top 3rd: Chris Young hit a RBI sacrifice fly- Mets 3 Braves 0 Bottom 5th: Freddie Freeman hit a RBI sacrifice fly- Mets 3 Braves 1 Now let us go to the Bottom of the 8th where things would get ugly for the Mets. Justin Upton singled Jason Heyward singled Chris Johnson grounded into fielders choice to pitcher, Justin Upton to third, Jason Heyward safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Jeurys Familia Tommy La Stella singled to center, Justin Upton scored, Jason Heyward to third, Chris Johnson to second, Jason Heyward scored on error by center fielder Juan Lagares- Mets 3 Braves 3 Christian Bethancourt grounded into fielders choice to third, Tommy La Stella out at second, Chris Johnson to third Ryan Doumit walked to load the bases with 1 out B.J Upton struck out looking Andrelton Simmons safe at first on error by third baseman Eric Campbell, Chris Johnson scored- Braves 4 Mets 3 Freddie Freeman drew a bases loaded walk, Christian Bethancourt scored- Braves 5 Mets 3 Justin Upton grounded into fielders choice to third, Freddie Freeman out at second An ugly inning for the Mets as Mets commit 3 errors in the inning leading to 4 Braves runs as Braves take a 5-3 lead. Braves comeback to beat Mets 5-3 as Braves take advantage of the Mets defensive meltdown in the 8th inning. Washington Nationals 7 Colorado Rockies 3 San Diego Padres 1 Cincinnati Reds 0 A tight well pitched game in San Diego Monday night. Bottom 5th: Everth Cabrera hit a RBI sacrifice fly- Padres 1 Reds 0 Padres pitching threw a 5 hit shutout, yielding 2 walks with 12 strikeouts. Padres got only 1 hit on the night but it was good enough for Padres win a close 1-0 game. Los Angeles Dodgers 1 Cleveland Indians 0 Another tight game in Los Angeles Monday night. Bottom 7th: Clint Robinson reached on infield single to second, Andre Ethier scored- Dodgers 1 Indians 0 Dodgers pitching pitched a 1 hit shutout yielding just 1 walk with 6 strikeouts. MLB Schedule Tuesday: Games In American League Parks: Milwaukee Brewers at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07pm Starting Pitchers: Marco Estrada- Brewers vs. Drew Hutchinson- Blue Jays Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox 5:10pm- Game 1 of doubleheader Starting Pitchers: Garrett Richards- Angels vs. Hector Noesi- White Sox Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm Starting Pitchers: Nick Martinez- Rangers vs. T.J. McFarland- Orioles T.J. McFarland is making a spot start for the Orioles with the Orioles needing a spot starter Tuesday after playing a doubleheader on Friday. Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm Starting Pitchers: David Price- Rays vs. Hiroki Kuroda- Yankees Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers 7:08pm Starting Pitchers: Brad Mills- Athletics vs. Rick Porcello- Tigers Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox 7:10pm Starting Pitchers: Edwin Jackson- Cubs vs. Clay Buchholz- Red Sox Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 8:10pm Starting Pitchers: James Shields- Royals vs. Ricky Nolasco- Twins Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros 8:10pm Starting Pitchers: Hisashi Iwakuma- Mariners vs. Jarred Cosart- Astros Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox 8:10pm- Game 2 of doubleheader Starting Pitchers: Jarred Weaver- Angels vs. Scott Carroll- White Sox Games In National League Parks: Colorado Rockies at Washington Nationals 7:05pm Starting Pitchers: Christian Friedrich- Rockies vs. Stephen Strasburg- Nationals Arizona Diamondbacks at Pittsburgh Pirates 7:05pm Starting Pitchers: Wade Miley- Diamondbacks vs. Jeff Locke- Pirates New York Mets at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm Starting Pitchers: Daisuke Matsuzaka- Mets vs. Mike Minor- Braves Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins 7:10pm Starting Pitchers: A.J. Burnett- Phillies vs. Henderson Alvarez- Marlins Cleveland Indians at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10pm Starting Pitchers: Justin Masterson- Indians vs. Josh Beckett- Dodgers Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres 10:10pm Starting Pitchers: Mike Leake- Reds vs. Ian Kennedy- Padres St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants 10:15pm Starting Pitchers: Marco Gonzales- Cardinals vs. Tim Lincecum- Giants Another busy day in MLB on Tuesday with 16 games and all 30 teams in action.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 05:33:35 +0000
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