Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm does not agree with MLB teams extending alcohol sales beyond the seventh inning, citing “common sense” and the “safety of fans.
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The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA.
Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has withdrawn his offer to buy Manchester United, telling ESPN the process is “a farce.
What are we absolutely sure of from what we’ve seen so far this season? Our writers weigh in, and we rank them from bold to not-so-bold.
Phillies reliever Matt Strahm joined the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast this week and discussed an issue that is impacting ballparks across baseball: the timing of beer sales.
The longstanding policy across baseball had previously been that beer sales would be halted after the seventh inning. The idea behind that policy was obvious—to give fans time to sober up before traveling home from the game.
However, with new pace-of-play policies leading to quicker games, some teams have elected to alter their stadium beer policies and now serve alcohol through the eighth inning instead.
One AL East squad is soaring while two rather surprising teams currently lead their divisions.
Just when you think you’ve seen everything that can happen in a baseball game, a catcher steps on an ump’s foot which leads to a call that you didn’t know could be made thank to a rule you didn’t know existed.
That’s exactly what happened in Wednesday night’s Tigers–Blue Jays game in Toronto and it led to two stolen bases being called back.
Detroit catcher Eric Haas fired a throw down to third base that didn’t get there in time to stop a stolen base. The home plate ump then had the runners return to second and first base with a rarely seen umpire obstruction call.
Never changy, Philly.
I don’t envy anyone in marketing for a Philadelphia sports team who has to think of a promotional night. The biggest concern for most teams would be “will people like this?” whereas in Philly there has to be very real forethought given to “will people throw these?”
Well, on Tuesday it was the coveted $1 Hot Dog Night for the Phillies, and … well.
Everyone’s throwing hot dogs. The “here come the pretzels” moment has come to life. pic.twitter.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I’m glad I don’t have DeMar DeRozan’s daughter screaming at me while I’m trying to work. (Just my neighbor’s kid practicing the violin.)
In today’s SI:AM:
🏈 The biggest NFL draft busts of the past decade
⚔️ The NFL draft sleeper who’s a descendant of Vikings
🇨🇳 The WTA’s return to China
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The Rays go for history
With a win this afternoon against the Red Sox (1:10 p.m.
Tony Romo was the broadcasting darling for a few years after becoming CBS’s No. 1 NFL analyst in 2017.
Romo had a different style from all the other analysts calling games. Fans and media ate it up.
However, people’s opinions on Romo started to change in the past couple of years, with criticism reaching a fever pitch late season. It wasn’t just people on Twitter complaining about Romo. The former Cowboys quarterback was taking shots from those who cover media and the NFL.