Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball: 2021 NLDS Game 1-Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants10/8/2021 Hello, and welcome to a special edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Tonight, it is Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, between Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.
It is the first time in this storied rivalry, that the two franchises will play a postseason series against each other. The Giants come in with a 107-win season. However, the Dodgers had a 106-game season and had to beat the Cardinals, to meet the Defending World Series Champs’ old adversaries. Tonight’s Starting Pitchers are a pair of right-handers. Walker Buehler will start for the Dodgers and Logan Webb will throw for the Giants. Buehler comes in with a strikeout/walk ratio of 4.08, a 3.87 pitches/plate appearance, and 1.12 groundout/airout ratio. As for Webb, he comes in with a K/BB ratio of 4.39, 3.72 P/PA, and 2.50 GO/AO. It is Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: Los Angeles Dodgers:
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Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Tonight, it is an American League West Showdown, between Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros.
A’s are out of the Postseason Picture, after getting swept in Seattle. While the Astros would like to get a win or White Sox loss, to capture home-field advantage against Chicago’s South Siders in their American League Division Series, which begins on Thursday. Tonight’s Starting Pitchers are a pair of right-handers. Paul Blackburn will start for the Athletics and Jake Odorizzi will start for the Astros. Blackburn comes in with a strikeout/walk ratio of 2.67, pitches/plate appearance of 3.89, and 1.38 groundout/airout ratio. As for Odorizzi, he comes in with a K/BB ratio of 2.67, pitches/plate appearance of 4.21, and groundout/airout of 0.73. It is Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: Oakland Athletics:
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Match Location: Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Hello, and welcome to a special blog post. These next few days, I will try and cover the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. My personal interest in this version of the Olympics is because of my brother Brett, who is visually impaired due to a pediatric cancer. From watching the Opening Ceremonies and the Heats of Para Swimming, I am just amazed at not only how these para-athletes are participating at a high level but getting the support from their home countries. Countries that could be impoverished or war-torn. What I am planning to do with the coverage of the Paralympic Games, is on the personal website I will post the United States Team games or matches. While on the Shish on Sports website, I will cover the medal rounds of individual or team events. I start tonight, with Mixed Wheelchair Rugby (Or Murderball, Quad Ruby), there was some hype about this sport, as far as the physicality of the wheelchair version of the sport. Murderball is a cross-between rugby, basketball, and handball. It has some of ice hockey rules as well. Unlike Able-Bodied Rugby, Wheelchair Rugby is 4-on-4. The games are 4-Eight Minute Quarters. And each team must get the ball to their opponents’ goal similar to ABR or American Football. As far as the Match, the United States will take on New Zealand. New Zealand is a country known as a powerhouse in rugby. They will try and go for gold in this Paralympics. The same can be said about Team USA, they are pretty good at getting medals in Wheelchair Rugby. Of course, one of the featured athletes of Team USA is Charles Aoki, who participated in the Rio and London Paralympics. It is United States and New Zealand, in 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby, coming up shortly. Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball: That Game in Iowa Between New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox8/12/2021 This game was supposed to have taken place last year. However, the game was pushed back to this year due to COVID-19. Now the Yankees and White Sox are over by the ‘Field of Dreams’ Set, to play the first of a 3-game series, which will conclude over at Guaranteed Rate Field beginning on Saturday.
Major League Baseball is having this game played on this movie set, because of the 30th Anniversary of the Universal Pictures/Kevin Costner Movie about Ray Kinsella (Costner) building a baseball diamond in his cornfield due to a voice telling him to build it. As well as it is the 100th Anniversary of the Black Sox Scandal, to which they were in the movie, including ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson. As for tonight’s game. This is a possible American League Postseason game, between a Yankees team trying to chase their arch-nemesis Boston Red Sox for the 2nd AL Wild Card. Against a White Sox team, who has a substantial lead in their division and has their sights set on home-field throughout the Postseason. Yankees looked like a team who was going to be sellers at the trading deadline. But were buyers of left-handed power hitters of Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo. For the White Sox, they’ve led the AL Central for most of this regular season. And now they have two big components returning these past couple of weeks in Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert. Jimenez had a two-game stretch where he had 4 home runs. And the White Sox are hoping that Robert can return to his ability at center field. Tonight’s Starting Pitchers are left-hander Andrew Heaney for the Yankees and right-hander Lance Lynn, for the White Sox. Heaney comes in with a strikeout/walk ratio of 3.71 and a pitches/plate appearance of 4.25. While Lynn comes in with a K/BB ratio of 3.71 and a P/PA of 4.07. It is New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox in the ‘Field of Dreams’ Game, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: New York Yankees: 1. DJ LeMahieu, 2B 2. Brett Gardner, CF 3. Aaron Judge, RF 4. Joey Gallo, LF 5. Giancarlo Stanton, DH 6. Luke Voit, 1B 7. Rougned Odor, 2B 8. Kyle Higashioka, C 9. Tyler Wade, SS Chicago White Sox: 1. Tim Anderson, SS 2. Cesar Hernandez, 2B 3. Jose Abreu, DH 4. Eloy Jimenez, LF 5. Yoan Moncada, 3B 6. Andrew Vaughn, 1B 7. Luis Robert, CF 8. Adam Engel, RF 9. Seby Zavala, C Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. This Morning, it is a battle of Sox, as the white versions of Chicago take on the red versions of Boston.
White Sox took 2 out of 3 games in this series and is looking to take 3 out of 4, especially with their ace Lucas Giolito on the mound. For the Red Sox, they would like to split this series, especially since this morning’s game is Boston’s Annual Patriots Day. Normally on this Monday in April, Boston would have a morning Red Sox game and the Boston Marathon. But due to COVID-19, they are having the marathon in October. But today, the Red Sox said they could play their game on Patriots Day. As mentioned, the White Sox will start right-hander Lucas Giolito. While the Red Sox will throw Nathan Eovaldi. Giolito has a strikeout/walk (K/BB) ratio of 5.20, while throwing 4.27 pitches per plate appearance (P/PA). As for Eovaldi, his K/BB ratio of 3.50, while having 3.97 P/PA. It is Chicago White Sox taking on Boston Red Sox, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: Chicago White Sox
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Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on College Basketball’. Tonight, it is the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game, between the Baylor Bears and Gonzaga Bulldogs.
This National Championship Game pits the Big XII Conference (Baylor Bears) and the West Coast Conference. (Gonzaga Bulldogs). These two programs were supposed to play against each other on December 5th, 2020. But that game was cancelled due to COVID-19. Well now we have this matchup in the final game of the 2020-21 Season. Bears have cruised through the tournament. Their closest margin of victory was 9 points against Arkansas. This is their second national championship game appearance since 1948. On the other hand, the Zags were cruising the tournament until they met UCLA on Saturday Night. They won that game in overtime on a buzzer-beater by Jalen Suggs, after Johnny Juzang tied it with a layup. This is Gonzaga’s second national championship appearance in the last four tournaments. They would like to be the first program since 1976 Indiana Hoosiers to have a perfect season. The Bears, they are led by Jared Butler in scoring. Mark Vital leads Baylor in rebounding. And Davion Mitchell leads the Waco school in assists. For the Zags, they are led by Drew Timme in scoring and rebounding. And Jalen Suggs leads the Spokane Catholic University in assists. It is Baylor Bears and Gonzaga Bulldogs, for the 2021 National Championship Game. The game will begin shortly. Possible Starting Lineups: Baylor Bears: G: J. Butler G: M. Vital G: M. Teague G: D. Mitchell F: F. Thamba Gonzaga Bulldogs: G: J. Suggs G: J. Ayayi G: A. Nembhard F: C. Kispert F: D. Timme Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on College Basketball’. Tonight, it is the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Semifinal game, between UCLA Bruins and Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Bruins is the ‘Blue Blood’ of this ‘Final Four’. They have won this tournament 11 times, the most in NCAA Tournament History. But they last won the tournament in 1995. This current crop of Bruins team is known for their defense. The Bulldogs are known for their offense. And not only are they looking for their first national championship, but they are two wins away from earning the first perfect season since 1976 Indiana Hoosiers. UCLA is led by Johnny Juzang in scoring. While Jaime Jaquez, Junior leads the Bruins in rebounding. And Tyger Campbell leads the Los Angeles School in assists. For the Zags, they are led y Drew Timme in scoring and rebounding. And Jalen Suggs leads the Spokane Catholic University in assists. It is UCLA Bruins taking on Gonzaga Bulldogs, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: UCLA Bruins: G: T. Campbell G: J. Juzang G: J. Jaquez, Jr. G: J. Bernard F: C. Riley Gonzaga Bulldogs: G: J. Suggs G: J. Ayayi G: A. Nembhard F: C. Kispert F: D. Timme Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on College Basketball’. Tonight, it is the East Regional Final, between UCLA Bruins and Michigan Wolverines.
In this Pac-12/Big Ten Battle, the Bruins are hoping that they can continue the Pac-12 success in this tournament. And Bill Walton’s ‘Conference of Champions’ is hoping that USC will defeat Gonzaga, for an All-Pac-12 National Semifinal on Saturday. Big Ten had a disappointing NCAA Tournament. They had 9 teams in the tournament. But Michigan is the only Big Ten Program that made it to the 2nd Weekend. But Michigan did not have any problem against Florida State. Bruins are led by Johnny Juzang in scoring. Jaime Jaquez, Junior leads UCLA in rebounding. Finally, Tyger Campbell leads the Los Angeles School in assists. As for the Wolverines, they are led by Hunter Dickinson in scoring and rebounding. While Mike Smith leads Michigan in assists. It is UCLA Bruins taking on Michigan Wolverines, coming up shortly. Possible Starting Lineups: UCLA Bruins: G: T. Campbell G: J. Bernard G: J. Juzang G: J. Jaquez, Jr. F: C. Riley Michigan Wolverines: G: M. Smith G: E. Brooks G: F. Wagner F: B. Johns, Jr. C: H. Dickinson |
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