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Hello my friends, and happy Wednesday!
The Mariners finally got themselves into the win column yesterday with a close 4-3 victory over the Royals
.However, the big news of the day was that Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena had a supposed 24-hour beef. Allegedly, everything is OK now, but as of this writing we’re still waiting to hear Arozarena talk about the incident since his initial blow-up in front of the press.
This has me thinking: What are some of your favorite sports beefs of all time? Either
brief or prolonged. I very much miss the Jared Weaver and Kyle Seager beef, of course. And who can forget the ever-so-rare wives’ beef between the SOs of Félix Hernández and Carlos Peguero? So many good choices.
In Mariners news…
- Daniel Kramer recapped all of the fun personal life updates that Mariners pitchers enjoyed this offseason.
- Jesse Rogers at ESPN spoke to Jerry Dipoto about what it’s like to have such a huge chunk of the team missing for the WBC.
- David Laurila at Fangraphs spoke to Mariners’ director of pitching strategy Trent Blank about budding aces Ryan Sloan and Kade Anderson and how they’re turning heads at camp this spring.
In the World Baseball Classic…
- Team Italy stunned the U.S. with a huge 8-6 win over the Red, White, and Blue. Italy remains undefeated in the WBC so far.
- Japan wrapped up a perfect round of pool play, demolishing Czechia 9-0.
- Israel defeated the Netherlands 6-2 in a game that ended both teams’ participation in the WBC.
- Canada won a tight 3-2 ballgame over Puerto Rico, setting them up to advance to the next round if they can knock off Cuba.
Around the league…
- Reds ace Hunter Greene is reportedly set to miss at least the first half of the season recovering from surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow. Given the initial injury scare, missing only half the year would be a pretty big win for Cincy.
- Veteran right-handed starter Julio Teherán announced his retirement from baseball.
- The Red Sox, Nationals, and Giants are each facing allegations of tacking on junk fees to their advertised ticket prices in recent years.
- Edward Egros, following a weekend at the SABR awards, wrote about how the baseball industry can improve stats for the benefit of the sport.
Anders’ picks…
- A personal plug here: The Hofstra University men’s basketball team won the Coastal Athletic Association title to punch their first ticket to the NCAA Tournament in 25 years. Go Pride!
- Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-most ever in a single NBA game, in a win over the Washington Wizards.
- Capitol Hill Seattle Blog wrote a feature on friend of the site Zaiquiri who you might have seen selling coffee out of their tricycle at Capitol Hill Station.
