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That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Roberto Clemente Award Nominees and Where to Vote

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By: Amaury Pi-González

It was once called the Commissioner’s Award when it was first given in 1971, but it eventually became the Roberto Clemente Award in 1973 — a year after the great Pirates outfielder died when a chartered plane he was taking to Nicaragua to help the people of that country suffering from a terrible earthquake crashed after leaving San Juan, Puerto Rico. Every major league team nominates a player. Fans and media can vote by going to this site: https://www.mlb.com/mlb/community/roberto-clemente-award

Here are the nominees:

Arizona Diamondbacks – Eduardo Escobar
Atlanta Braves – Charlie Culberson
Baltimore Orioles – Chris Davis
Boston Red Sox – Brock Holt
Chicago Cubs – Jon Lester
Chicago White Sox – Tim Anderson
Cincinnati Reds – Michael Lorenzen
Cleveland Indians – Carlos Carrasco
Colorado Rockies – Ian Desmond
Detroit Tigers – Miguel Cabrera
Houston Astros – Alex Bregman
Kansas City Royals – Alex Gordon
Los Angeles Angels – Andrew Heaney
Los Angeles Dodgers – Kenley Jansen
Miami Marlins – Martín Prado
Milwaukee Brewers – Chase Anderson
Minnesota Twins – Kyle Gibson
New York Mets – Steven Matz
New York Yankees – CC Sabathia
Oakland Athletics – Liam Hendriks
Philadelphia Phillies – Rhys Hoskins
Pittsburgh Pirates – Trevor Williams
San Diego Padres – Hunter Renfroe
San Francisco Giants – Pablo Sandoval
Seattle Mariners – Dee Gordon
St. Louis Cardinals – Adam Wainwright
Tampa Bay Rays – Kevin Kiermaier
Texas Rangers – Elvis Andrus
Toronto Blue Jays – Randal Grichuk
Washington Nationals – Anthony Rendon

No city loved a player more like Pittsburgh loved Roberto Clemente. He has a statue and a bridge named after him.

Oakland Raiders podcast with Joe Hawkes Beamon: Gruden says Raiders were good in camp with and without AB

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On the Raiders podcast with Joe Hawkes:

#1 Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said that the Raiders were prepared for the regular season on Monday night against the Denver Broncos without the services of former Raider Antonio Brown and won.

#2 In addition to winning, did the release of Brown take a weight off the Raiders shoulders? They went ahead and took care of business on Monday Night Football.

#3 Raiders quarterback Derek Carr had an evening throwing 22-26 for 259 yards and one touchdown.

#4 Talk about Raiders running back Joshua Jacobs — 23 carries, 85 yards, two touchdowns to lead the team in rushing.

#5 The Raiders get ready for the mighty Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

Joe Hawkes Beamon does the Oakland Raiders podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Lami: 49ers get big hand from defense, can they stop Bengals this Sunday?

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On the 49ers podcast with Joe:

#1 49ers got what they wanted from their defense and they forced four turnovers and two pick sixes. It was a tailor-made afternoon in Tampa Bay.

#2 As you stated in your postgame recap on Sunday, the defense carried the weight of the 49ers for the win

#3 For quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo: 18-27, 166 yards, a touchdown and a pick six.

#4 Talk about the hit on Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston when the 49ers’ Kwon Alexander went helmet to helmet with Jameis, Alexander said it was an accident, the officials said it was intentional and ejected Alexander who got the game ball.

#5 The 49ers are now headed to Cincinnati for Week 2 and to take a shot at winning two straight. Could they do it?

Join Joe for the 49ers podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with London Marq: Rape allegation against AB has him countersuing; Big Papi looks great, throws out the first ball at Fenway; plus more

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On Headline Sports with London:

#1 Former Oakland Raider Antonio Brown is countersuing his former Florida trainer Britney Taylor for civil extortion for accusing him of rape. Brown, who is now with the New England Patriots, categorically denies the allegations. The Patriots released a statement acknowledging the allegations and said the NFL is doing an investigation. Brown’s trainer said the rape occurred in 2017.

#2 David Ortiz threw out the first ball on Monday night at Fenway Park. It was Ortiz’ first appearance since being shot in the back in Santo Domingo. He told the crowd at Fenway, “Thanks for your prayers.”

#3 Talk about how big the 49ers defense played a role in San Francisco’s win over the Tampa Bay Bucs on Sunday forcing four turnovers with two pick-sixes.

#4 The San Jose Earthquakes (13-5-10) will play two in less than four days on Wednesday night against Real Salt Lake (13-4-11) then on Saturday against first place NYCFC in New York City (15-8-5). Some big opponents, some big games for the Quakes.

#5 The Quakes’ Chris Wondolowski has been the soccer gift that keep on giving. In the Quakes’ last game in San Jose last Saturday, Wondolowski scored his 20th goal and his 157th career to lead the league. How huge has been for the club in leading them this season?

London Marq does Headline Sports each Wednesday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose State MBB announces 2019-20 TV schedule and tip-off times

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By Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For the first time since 2011, San Jose State men’s basketball will play a home game that will be broadcast to a national audience on the ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. SJSU will host Utah State on Dec. 4 in a game that will be broadcast on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

The game is one of eight nationally televised games the Spartans will play as part of their 2019-20 schedule. SJSU will also play on ESPN2 or ESPNU when they visit Logan, Utah for their contest with USU.

The fans’ first chance to catch the Spartans on television will be on Nov. 27 when SJSU and Oregon State face off on FS1 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas as part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic.

The Spartans then return to the Event Center for the big matchup versus USU. The game will be the first since Feb. 23, 2011 that SJSU will host ESPN2 or ESPNU at their home court.

CBS Sports Network will carry the Dec. 14, game against Stanford at 4:00 p.m. PT in the second of three televised home games.

AT&T SportsNet will carry three road games and the regular season finale at home versus UNLV on Saturday, Feb. 29.

All other SJSU men’s basketball games will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.

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Season and single game tickets for all men’s and women’s basketball games go on sale Oct. 1.

San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana Kieu: Quakes have some time to prepare for Real Salt Lake

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On the San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana:

1. Quakes to host second Amateur Photography Night at Avaya Stadium on Wednesday, September 25.

2. With or without the Quakes, you still need to fill out your MLS fantasy lineup this weekend.

3. Magnus Eriksson named Innovator of the Month, presented by Audi.

4. Turning to college football, San Jose State lost to Tulsa 34-16 on Saturday, September 7.

5. San Jose State has a bye this week, but they’re still preparing for the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Saturday, September 21.

Ana does the San Jose Earthquakes podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Charlie Silvera was a Giant in SF even though he wasn’t a Giant; Giants-Bucs in game 3 of 4-game series today

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On the Giants podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 He wasn’t a Giant, but he was a huge part of the San Francisco baseball community former New York Yankee and San Francisco native Charlie Silvera, who passed away at age 94, caught for the Yanks for nine seasons between 1948-56 was a staple in the Giants press box for many years as a baseball scout.

#2 Michael talks about their working relationship as Charlie was a fixture in the press box and his many conversations they had about baseball in their many years working together.

#3 After winning two out of three games in Los Angeles, the Giants came back to Oracle Park and lost the first game of the series to the Pittsburgh Pirates then Tuesday the Giants get a one-run win 5-4, and it goes back to what Michael says, you just never know what’s always going to happen on any given day.

#4 Madison Bumgarner had a quality start even though the Giants lost the game to four runs in the top of the ninth inning on Monday night, Bum went seven innings, six hits, two earned runs, and five strikeouts.

#5 Michael talk about the torn labrum and capsule in the throwing shoulder of Giant pitcher Reyes Moronta. Manager Bruce Bochy says Moronta will had the surgery in LA on Tuesday to repair the tear.

Michael Duca does the Giants podcasts weekly at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose State men’s basketball Director of Basketball Operations, Trent Miyagishima, is a new favorite

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By Ana Kieu

Every successful men’s basketball program has the same key ingredients – a great coach and coaching staff, great players and great support. Well, at least those are the ingredients that the fans see on the surface. Beneath the surface, there are plenty of other components that go into making (and sustaining) a successful program. There’s scheduling team travel, making hotel reservations, overseeing day-to-day duties to ensure that all the little things run smoothly, and analyzing the stats on the bench to help the staff make game adjustments — just to name a few.

All of these crucial yet overlooked details fall on the shoulders of the Director of Basketball Operations, and at San Jose State we have one of the best in the business – Trent Miyagishima.

Miyagishima joined the San Jose State men’s basketball program back in 2011 as a Team Manager and has stuck around ever since. He has been on staff longer than any of the current coaches and has climbed his way up the ladder, taking on new responsibilities and challenges each season.

Beginning in 2015, Miyagishima, who graduated from San Jose State with a degree in Communication Studies in 2017, became the Head Manager and in 2017, he took over the role of Video Coordinator. In the role, he was responsible for shooting, editing and analyzing video from all practices and all games.

Prior to last season, Miyagishima took the next step in his professional career as he was promoted to the Director of Operations. Tasked with overseeing all the day-to-day functions of the San Jose State men’s basketball program, while continuing to handle the Video Coordinator duties, he has excelled in the role and is one of the most important members of the Spartan program.

Cueto looks dominant in season debut, Giants get past Pirates 5-4

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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO — After missing over a year after Tommy John Surgery, Johnny Cueto looked phenomenal in his season debut.

Cueto went the required five innings, allowing just one hit, walking just and striking out four and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 before a crowd of 26,877 at Oracle Park.

With the one-run victory, the Giants are now 34-15 this season in one-run games and their .694 winning percentage is the best in the majors.

The Giants gave Cueto all the runs that he would need in the bottom of the first inning, as Mauricio Dubon singled to lead off the inning, Brandon Belt doubled Dubon to third and after an Evan Longoria strikeout, Stephen Vogt singled both Dubon and Belt for the first two of his four RBIs on the evening.

Kevin Pillar then singled and then Brandon Crawford squirted one thru the infield to score Vogt with the third run of the evening.

Vogt added a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he hit his ninth home run of the season.

The Pirates, who could not muster anything off of Cueto, finally got in the top of the eighth inning with two outs. Kevin Newman got the rally started, then former Giants farmhand Bryan Reynolds singled, and then former Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera doubled down the right-field line to get the Pirates on the board.

Josh Bell then cut the Giants lead down to one, as he launched his 37th home run of the season into the left field bleachers.

Mitch Keller also went five innings, allowing five runs on nine hits, not walking a batter and striking out seven.

Shawn Anderson pitched the final 1.1 innings to notch his first major-league save and his first since pitching for the University of Florida.

NOTES: To make room for Cueto on the 40-man roster, Williams Jerez was designated for assignment.

Cueto is the 62nd different Giants player to suit up this season, the most in the National League and second most in the majors, behind the 63 that put on the uniform of the Seattle Mariners.

The 62 players are the most in Giants history and currently tied for the fourth-most in major league history.

Prior to this season, the Giants’ record for most players in a season was 51 set during the 1990 season.

Bruce Bochy won his 1,996th career game, leaving four shy of the magical 2,000 mark.

Pirates reliever and former Giants pitcher Kyle Crick underwent surgery on the index finger on his right hand as the result of an injury that occurred during an altercation with Felipe Vázquez in the clubhouse.

The behavior exhibited by these two players last night is unacceptable, inconsistent with the standards expected of a Major-League player and will not be tolerated by the organization,” general manager Neal Huntington said in a statement.

Headline Sports podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s going for the gusto in big series in Houston; Giants can play for pride and prospects at this point; plus more

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On the Headline Sports podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The Oakland A’s always have their plate full when they go to Houston for a four-game series, and this series is no different, the A’s need each one of these games to keep pace in the AL wild card.

#2 The San Francisco Giants just want to win their games for prides sake. They have battled one of the NL’s best the Los Angeles Dodgers and took two out of three from them in LA. For a team that is struggling and out of the wild card race, a great effort by the Giants.

#3 The Oakland Raiders played in Denver on Monday Night Football, but the overshadowing story is how they let their big fish wide receiver Antonio Brown go and who turned around and signed with New England but as karma would have it Brown was accused of rape by his trainer in Florida and is on suspension until the NFL concludes it’s investigation. Brown has stated that he will countersue his accuser for civil extortion.

#4 The San Francisco 49ers got a key win on opening week in Tampa Bay. The Niners defense forced four turnovers and Kwon Alexander who was ejected for a personal foul going helmet to helmet on Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston got the game ball.

#5 The Cal Bears took the Washington Huskies by storm after a 2 1/2 hour delay. The Bears and Huskies played back and forth football until 1:30 in the morning and the Bears edged the Huskies out with eight seconds left in the game on a Greg Thomas field goal to win it 20-19.

Headline Sports with Barbara is heard every Tuesday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com