GUESTS:
TOPICS:
WARRIORS:
-FLIP THE SWITCH , BUT NOT READY TO SAY THEY'RE BACK LIKE DRAYMOND DOES
OTHER NBA SERIES:
-HOUSTON SHAKY FROM 3 , MINNESOTA COULD HAVE WON, NO TOWNS
-GEORGE STEPS UP , THAT'LL BE A SERIES
-INDY BEATS LEBRON - WAKE UP CALL OR END OF THE CAVS?
-BOSTON SURVIVES BUCKS, THINK MIL WINS THAT SERIES
-PELICANS SURVIVE ON ROAD V BLAZERS
-GAME ONE:
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Draymond Green: "I think a lot of people have tend to forgot what we're capable of."
The Warriors' flipped the switch. It's been a while since we saw the team that dominated Game 1. theathletic.com/314535/2018/04… pic.twitter.com/rRFpdrGBnP | |
| The Athletic (@TheAthleticSF) | |
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Warriors film room: Kevin Durant's evolution attacking smaller defenders a vital part of playoff run: @anthonyVslatertheathletic.com/315183/2018/04…
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| Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) | |
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ESPN Sources: San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard still has not been cleared by his medical team. He is improving, but will continue rehabbing in New York. There is no timetable on his return, but he is being examined routinely.
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*JAVALE EARLY ENERGY, ONLY HAS SO MUCH TO GIVE ---
-IGUODALA STARTED ---INJURED, BRUISE --WILL PLAY TONIGHT
-DEFENDING ALDRIDGE
-SPURS DON;T GHAVE 2ND SCORER
-IF THEWY START GASOL OR GO TO MORE GINOBILI OR PARKER ---DEFENSE SUFFERS...
--ONE THING IN PLAYOFFS---DOENS;T MATTER WHO STARTS ON WHO ---ALL TEAMS FORCE YOU TO SWITCH NOW ---THEY LOOK FOR THE MISMATCH --CAN'T HIDE GUYS
--BIGS HAVE TO PLAY IN SPACE....GOBERT, MCGEE, ALL BIGS
GIANTS
YOU SAY HUH?
-LOOK LIKE LIKE LAST YEAR'S GIANTS IN LOSING 3-4 IN SD
-BEEDE NOT CLOSE TO READY - THROWS SOME PITCHES WHERE YOU SAY HUH?
ON THE FARM: HOW MUCH LONGER DO THEY WAIT?
OF Mac Williamson: It’s Williamson’s world and we’re all just livin’ in it so far this season. Williamson homered in four straight games this week and had 11 hits in 21 at-bats. For the season, Williamson has a .548/.659/1.129 line with five home runs in nine games. He’s also walked seven times against only four strikeouts. Williamson was impressive this spring in big league camp, showing off new hitting mechanics. If Hunter Pence continues to struggle, the Giants may turn to Williamson in left field.
OF Chris Shaw: Shaw is also putting himself in that left-field discussion. He has 13 hits in his first 42 at-bats (.310 BA) and he’s homered three times. On the flip side, Shaw’s strikeout numbers jumped considerably this week. He has three straight multi-strikeout games and 16 in 10 games this season.
OF Austin Slater: Slater is keeping up with the Joneses in the River Cats outfield. He’s off to a red-hot start, with a .423/.516/.731 line in 26 at-bats. The River Cats are crowded in the outfield, so Slater has been getting work at first base in pregame drills and could debut there in a game in the near term.
OF Steven Duggar: After a rough first week of the season, Duggar had better results this week at the plate, going 8 for 24 (.333 BA) with three walks. All three of those walks came on Saturday in a game in which Duggar reached base five times.
PADRES:
-The Giants got boat-raced 10-1 on Sunday and dropped three of four at Petco Park. It marks their sixth consecutive trip here without taking a series victory, despite all the orange dotting the stands.
Their struggles against the Padres are emblematic of their steep slide that began with the 2016 All-Star break. The Giants were 9-0 against the Padres in the first half of that season. Since then, they are 10-23 against them.
-PENCE 0 HR 3 RBI'S .446 OPS/ .200 BA IN 50 ABS 18 K'S, ONLY HUNDLEY AT /174 / .414 IS WORSE
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Bochy on Williamson, who homered again last night: "Let these guys get some playing time and get settled in, like our guys. Right now we have no plans to make changes."
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PITCHING:
3.71 ERA (12)
STARTERS: 3-7 3.97 (15)
RP: 3-2 3.34 (12)
46 RUNS IN 15 GAMES (28)
HR (13) 23RD
WALKS 41 (28)
OPS .662 (23)
MLB:
Compared to last season at this juncture, the Boston Red Sox are down about 2,500 fans a game. For the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, it’s nearly 5,000. The Cleveland Indians’ average crowd has dropped more than 5,000, the Texas Rangers’ more than 7,000 and the Pittsburgh Pirates more than 7,500. The Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals each are in the 8,000-fan range, and the Miami Marlins are pushing 10,000. The most severe is the Baltimore Orioles, who have played six games at home and are at almost 16,000 fewer per.
Even if some are obviously weather-related, the numbers are nevertheless staggering. The average crowd of 27,532 over the 221 MLB games played this season is about 2,700 fans per game lower than last year through the same point. Over the course of a full season, that would amount to a drop of more than 6.5 million fans.
Now, the last time the league suffered through an April with more postponements than this was 2007. Over the first 225 games that season, the average crowd was 29,888. By the end of the year, that number leaped to 32,704 per game for a total of more than 79.5 million, still the largest attendance figure in the game’s history.
GIANTS 2017 - 40, 785 (3) '18 39, 724 (2)
A'S: 18,446 (29) - '18 15. 212 (29)
A'S "FREE" GAME TUESDAY
SHARKS -
| Dave Tuley (@ViewFromVegas) | |
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Golden Knights beat Kings 3-2 to take 3-0 lead in their #NHL series: ViewFromVegas is the @GoldenKnights did it as +130 road underdogs as they rallied from a 1-0 deficit heading into the 3rd period (pushed on the over/under of 5 goals) @VSiNLive
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| Brodie Brazil (@BrodieNBCS) | |
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In this story:
- Sharks respond to punches - Anaheim loves the whistles - SJ’s depth on display - Ducks 0-2 last season - Buying Jumbo time bit.ly/2vgL8WU | |
49ERS:
WHAT'S THE HARM IN LETTING SITATUON PLAY OUT W FOSTER? ARE FANS GOING TO CANCEL SEASON TICKETS?
t was a mutual decision by the Niners and Foster that he remain away from the team for the start of the offseason program, according to NFL Network's Jim Trotter. The team is expected to meet with Foster and his representative this week. At this point San Francisco does not have a defined plan for how to give Foster structure while away from team activities, per Trotter, but that is something the 49ers hope to finalize when meeting with Foster.
-I'M FINE WITH 49ERS LETTING THINGS PLAY OUT ---FOSTER KEPT AWAY, RIGHT MOVE
Sometimes your best draft choices are the picks you don’t make.
The Saints were thinking that way last week, when San Francisco linebacker Reuben Foster—a target of New Orleans late in the 2017 first round—was charged with felony domestic violence. Authorities in California said Foster dragged his girlfriend by the hair, punched her in the head eight to 10 times, and punctured her ear drum. The 49ers are letting the legal system run its course, for now, but if the charges prove true, it’s hard to imagine Foster stays on the roster of a franchise with a recent history of sordid acts by prominent players.
Saints coach Sean Payton told me Saturday he thinks New Orleans still would have chosen Wisconsin tackle Ryan Ramczyk with the 32nd overall pick last April, even if the 49ers hadn’t jumped ahead of the Saints to grab the 31st overall pick, which was used on Foster. I was in the 49ers draft room last year, and the most dramatic point of the weekend was the Niners feeling they struck gold by stealing Foster from the Saints. Foster told the Niners—and later told me—that Payton was on the phone with Foster minutes before it was going to be the Saints’ choice and said the Saints were going to pick Foster. Foster also said Payton asked to speak to Foster’s girlfriend. According to Foster, Payton asked the girlfriend, “Are you going to be the guidance to be sure Reuben doesn’t get into trouble?”
“This was part of our fact-finding late in the round,” Payton said. “I hadn’t had a chance to meet his girlfriend during the pre-draft process, and we were still in the process of deciding. I think we were going to take Ramczyk anyway, but I wanted to talk to her about Reuben.”
Meanwhile, the Niners traded with Seattle to move to the 31st slot, picked Foster, and rejoiced at what they considered at the time was a big win for the franchise. Turns out it’s verging on being a huge loss for the franchise. But Payton had more of a there-but-for-the-grace-of-God-go-us feeling Saturday than a feeling of spiking the football in the end zone because Foster went elsewhere. “It’s tragic, and it’s sad,” Payton said. “I just feel awful when those things happen.”
Avoiding Foster turned out to be the stroke of great fortune that helped GM Mickey Loomis, asistant GM Jeff Ireland and Payton have the franchise’s best draft since 2006 (Reggie Bush, Roman Harper, Jahri Evans, Zach Strief, Marques Colston). Here’s how good it was:
OTHER:
| Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) | |
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I saw a 'don't recline on airplanes' take on here last night that somehow got a bunch of faves, so I have to ask: Is it okay to recline in economy seating?
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WHY IS EVERYONE RIPPING PATRICK REED FOR WEARING THE MASTERS JACKET EVERYWHERE? I WOULD TOO AND GOLF SHOULD BE LOVING IT...
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Patrick Reed has now worn his Masters green jacket at a Knicks game, an Astros game, a Rockets game and at a Chick fil-A Drive Thru. pic.twitter.com/gfU2TKNCRB
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| Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) | |
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Lol Patrick Reed wore the green jacket to the Rockets game. So this is like wearing your letter jacket to the mall in high school times 100, right? pic.twitter.com/sfyZVynin3
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