My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me. | | | | Here's the windup.
(Bob Gomel/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me.”
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| | rantnrave:// What's it like to call a potential perfect game? DODGERS broadcaster JOE DAVIS shared his experience trying to capture RICH HILL's nine-plus innings of missed glory. He was anxious and pumped and worried about capturing the intensity and history of the game. Davis has a difficult job. He took over for VIN SCULLY this year. That's like replacing MICKEY MANTLE in center field for the YANKEES. He's done a good job -- the reviews are glowing -- but he's emblematic of the importance baseball fans place on their announcers. There are 162 games, more if your team is a WORLD SERIES contender. Baseball announcers can gain mythic stature. They are the soundtrack to summer. The TV voices booming over dinner. The radio soundtrack for a long evening drive. The voices fans fall asleep to. Every baseball fan grew up with one. Multiple generations of Dodgers fans were raised on Scully. There might be a few who age with Davis' voice in their ear. ERNIE HARWELL in DETROIT. HARRY CARAY in CHICAGO. JACK BUCK in ST. LOUIS. All of them are as much a part of the fabric of their cities as any hitter whose home runs they called. SportsSET: "Holy Cow! Baseball's Best Storytellers"... Have said plenty about COLIN KAEPERNICK in these parts, but its interesting how the movement he started is only growing. Maybe NFL teams thought it would peter out if he didn't get a job this fall (check), but his unemployment has turned him into a football martyr. Players are kneeling in growing numbers. SETH DEVALVE became the first white player to do it (his wife wants you to know he's not a savior). Kaepernick's original message was for social justice and against police brutality. While he's stayed silent and out of sight, the NFL has, too, saying little of substance about him. The protest outside NFL headquarters Wednesday was pointed: This is as much about the NFL as Kaepernick. The NAACP is threatening to boycott the league. A lot has been made of the fans the NFL could lose if Kaepernick signs and plays. What about the ones who'll turn away if Kaepernick doesn't find a job? It's clear there's an opportunity cost to remaining silent... They ain't sorry... Coolest gif you'll see today... The MAYWEATHER-MCGREGOR undercard. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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 | REDEF |
| They are the TV voices booming over dinner. The radio soundtrack for a long evening drive. The voices fans fall asleep to. Every baseball fan grew up with one. How about that! | | |
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 | TIME |
| ‘For better or worse, youth sports is being privatized.’ | | |
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 | Bloomberg |
| Forget car dealerships and real estate. | | |
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 | Sports Illustrated |
| As NFL body types evolve and injuries continue to mount, the question now is, are players becoming just too big and too fast for the game? | | |
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 | SB Nation |
| “The NFL must understand that they cannot put a stop to this movement,” Green said. “There is something very powerful about players from every ethnicity joining this moment. Despite the blackballing that Kaepernick is facing, other players are willing to risk their livelihoods to exert their moral consciousness. This is only the beginning.” | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| At 36, he might be playing the best tennis of his life. | | |
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 | The Daily Beast |
| If you thought the right’s moral panic over ESPN’s Robert Lee controversy was a new phenomenon, you haven’t been watching Clay Travis’ Periscopes--or buying his merchandise. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| Clemson won the 2017 College Football Playoff with a pick play that was perfectly legal ... right? | | |
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 | Very Smart Brothas |
| On Monday night (Aug 21), I walked into FirstEnergy Stadium having absolutely no clue what was going to happen during the national anthem. When it began, I saw a group of Browns players kneeling and was proud. A few moments later, I noticed that No. 87-my husband, Seth-was among them, and I was even prouder. | | |
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 | Awful Announcing |
| As the sports media industry endures tumultuous shifts, Awful Announcing spoke to sportswriters of various ages about why they're leaving the profession. | | |
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 | Mercury News |
| You can blame one side or the other — you can curse DirecTV or rail against Larry Scott and the Pac-12 — but ultimately, both sides made business decisions that served their best interests … and led them down paths that would never intersect. | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| The boxing champ with a history of domestic violence allegations sees nothing wrong with his regular visits to one of his many ventures. | | |
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 | FiveThirtyEight |
| The former slugger was the singular king of three true outcomes (BB, K, HR), but today’s game features dozens of his heirs. | | |
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 | The Bill Simmons Podcast |
| KD opens the mailbag to take questions from listeners. | | |
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 | Bleacher Report |
| The ninth-inning pressure is unbearable and the stakes immense. But forget, for a moment, the closers themselves. How about what the poor loved ones of these hardball specialists endure? | | |
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 | The Tim Ferriss Show |
| Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player who has won a record fourteen World Series of Poker bracelets. He is the winner of the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the Main Event of the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), and he is a 2007 inductee of the WSOP’s Poker Hall of Fame. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| A few elite footballers make millions but players such as Josip Vukovic and David Low - who earn little and are often paid late - are the norm across the globe. | | |
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 | Slate |
| What happens when we stop caring whether our favorite teams win or lose. | | |
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 | Beyond the Box Score |
| Major leaguers are often told they should not engage in politics. But that is both impossible and dangerous. | | |
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 | NFL.com |
| Andrew Luck is known as a true student of the game, but the cerebral QB's literary interests go far beyond the playbook. A voracious reader of all genres, from historical fiction to children's books, the Colts star shares his favorite hobby with the world. | | |
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