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Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O and Brian Burkett: White Sox owner Reinsdorf getting heat from fans; Marlins manager Schumaker out after Sunday; plus more MLB news

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Chicago White Sox Andrew Vaughn (25) walks off the field after loosing to the Detroit Tigers. The Sox surpassed the 1962 New York Mets for the most loses in the modern era with 121 on Fri Sep 27, 2024 (AP News photo)

On Headlines Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Charlie O, well the Chicago White Sox did it they set the all time record for most loses at 121 in the modern era as the Sox eclipsed the 1962 New York Mets loss record at 120. The Sox losing to the Detroit Tigers on Friday night 4-1. Needless to say the criticism of the state of the team is being blamed on White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf.

#2 Charlie you were there for that last historic game in Oakland where the A’s played their last one in Oakland history last Thursday. I know what you said about Sacramento is a sure thing but some reporters who cover the A’s think the players union will doing everything they can to prevent that from happening. Do you see that small possibility of it not happening?

#3 Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will not be back for the 2025 season. His departure comes after managing two season with the Marlins his last game as skipper was last Friday. Schumaker said he will not be managing the club for the last two games of the season due to personal family business. Ironically Schumaker led the Marlins to the post season last year and won NL Manager of the Year. The Marlins were 60-111 this season.

#4 What rebound for the Kansas City Royals as they clinched for the post season against the Washington Nationals . The Royals made one of the biggest turnarounds in MLB history. Last season the Royals had a record of 106 loses and turned it around this season with a 85-75 record and are ten games over .500

#5 The Detroit Tigers win over the White Sox on Friday night clinched them a birth for the post season. The Tigers have waited for a decade to get in the post season and will face the Baltimore Orioles or the AL Champions Houston Astros.

Charlie O does Headline Sports podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com. Brian Burkett is a broadcast partner with Charlie O.

Sacramento A’s relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: How Sacramento fits in the baseball scheme of things

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Sutter Health Park in Sacramento aerial view the future home of the Sacramento A’s for the 2025 season (CBS TV file photo)

On the Sacramento A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel:

#1 Daniel, as this season winds down and the post season starts the renovations at Sutter Health Park the next step for the Sacramento A’s for their new home will face many new challenges.

#2 The Players Union who we’ve talked about several times, the idea of playing in a minor league park doesn’t not sit well and there are legitimate health and safety concerns that need to be addressed.

#3 One of those challenges the A’s will face at Sutter Health is accommodating sell out crowds but how to fit all the employees, press, front office employees, and players to make it all work.

#4 Daniel we didn’t get a chance to talk to you about the last day at the Oakland Coliseum last Thursday for the thousands of fans and the millions watching on TV it was on doubt one of the saddest days in baseball history seeing this storied franchise playing that last home game.

#5 One thing for sure Sutter Health Park is on the map with all the buzz about the remodeling of the park and trying to see if they can accommodate everyone. Sacramento is know for it’s NBA team the Kings but will further it’s position in the sports world with their adapting the A’s.

Join Daniel Dullum Sundays for the Sacramento A’s podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Cal Bears podcast with Morris Phillips: Cal hopes to get back in win column face Miami Sat Oct 5

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Florida Seminoles lineman Marvin Jones (right) drags down Cal Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) in second half action at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Sat Sep 21, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Cal Bears podcast with Morris Phillips:

#1 Morris, a tough difficult loss for the Cal Bears (3-1) to the Florida Seminoles last Saturday in Tallahassee in low scoring defensive game 14-9.

#2 The Bears really needed to scratch out a touchdown and they could have been able to get away with their fourth straight win but the Seminoles didn’t allow Cal one touchdown all game long.

#3 Cal had to rely on their kicker Ryan Cole to put the ball through upright three times for all their scoring twice in the second quarter and once in the third quarter.

#4 As opposed to the kind of game that Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza had the previous week against San Diego State in a 31-10 win the Seminoles shutdown Mendoza’s passing game. Mendoza throwing 22-36 for 303 yard, and one interception. The Seminoles defense prevented Mendoza from getting the ball in the end zone.

#5 The Miami Hurricanes (5-0) will come calling Sat Oct 5 at Cal Memorial. The Canes upended South Florida last Sat Sep 21, 50-15 and on Sat Sep 29 the Canes did it again getting by Virginia Tech 38-34. Look out for Canes quarterback Cameron Ward who threw 24-34 for 404 yards and three touchdowns against So Florida. Also having a big day against Virginia Tech throwing for 343 yards and four touchdowns. The question is can the Cal defense stop Ward?

Join Morris Phillips Thursdays for Cal Bears football podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Quakes can’t stop CF Montreal’s Martinez scores twice in four minutes in 3-0 shutout win

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CF Montreal’s Josef Martinez left takes a shot against the San Jose Earthquakes goalie Daniel in the first half in MLS action at Stade Saputo in Montreal on Sat Sep 28, 2024 (Canadian Press via AP News)

By William Espy

The San Jose Earthquakes were on the road once again, this time they went north of the border to visit Stade Saputo in Montreal, Quebec to face CF Montreal. Montreal entered the night two points behind the Philadelphia Union for a playoff spot. Their 3-0 victory over San Jose on Saturday night wouldn’t be enough to put them into a playoff spot though, as the Union recorded a point of their own in a draw against Atlanta United on Saturday.

Montreal Starting XI: Sirois, Campbell, Alvarez, Waterman, Marshall-Rutty, Piette, Saliba, Edwards, Duke, Clark, Martinez

Earthquakes Starting XI: Daniel, Costa, Rodrigues, Munie, Akapo, Gruezo, Tsakiris, Pellegrino, Lopez, Espinoza, Ebobisse

The Earthquakes were able to keep Montreal off of the scoresheet in the first half, but it was pretty clear that Montreal was in control for most of the night. Right out of the gate, Caden Clark drew two fouls on Carlos Akapo.

The first ten minutes were all Montreal, as Daniel was forced to make two early saves before the Quakes got an opportunity of their own. Rodrigues nearly gave San Jose an early lead against the run of play, but his header went high to the left.

The next five minutes, the Quakes showed some life, getting quality chances of their own but they were unable to get them on target. From there, momentum swung back in the home team’s favor as they maintained a majority of the pressure for the remainder of the half.

Montreal’s Josef Martinez opened the scoring in the 51st minute off of a corner. The assist was given to Bryce Duke, who’s cross found Martinez’s head perfectly. Montreal picked up a couple of yellow cards early in the half, with Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty and Raheem Edwards each getting a booking within four minutes of one another.

Martinez made it a brace, scoring his second of the night four minutes later with a shot from inside of the box. At that point, the Quakes made a few changes to try to spark the team’s energy levels but ultimately Ii wouldn’t help. Clark would extend Montreal’s lead to 3-0 in the 72nd minute with another shot from inside of the box.

The Earthquakes applied some pressure as the minutes winded down, but they weren’t able to disrupt Jonathan Sirios’s clean sheet. Montreal would walk away with a 3-0 win in a pretty one-sided match up. Montreal lead in almost every category, including a dominant 57/43% possession percentage.

They took 16 shots, ten of which were on target, compared to San Jose’s 12 general shots but a majority were low quality as only two were on target. San Jose likely didn’t deserve to be on the other end of a shutout, they had some quality chances overall but it was clear right out of the gate that Montreal was likely taking home three points.

The Earthquakes are going to finish last in the MLS at this point, with just 18 points through 31 games but they’ll look to crawl out of the league’s basement as much as possible in their next game against FC Dallas at home.

A’s Lose to Seattle In Tenth Inning 7-6 – Oakland Still Looking For 70th Win; M’s Ghost runner haunts A’s in 10th inning

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Oakland A’s starter Joey Estes adjusts his hat after giving up a bottom of the fourth inning home run to Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh (foreground running the bases) at T Mobile Park in Seattle on Sat Sep 28, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Oakland A’s (69-91) made a valiant effort to win their 70th game of the season but fell short in the tenth inning. Trailing 3-0 after three innings Oakland tied up the contest up in the sixth inning at 3-3. In the bottom of the ninth down 6-4 the A’s tied it up with two runs making 6-6. The Seattle Mariners (83-77) would win it in the bottom of the tenth 7-6 at T Mobile Park in Seattle.

Game recap: It was a pitchers duel through the first three innings of this game. Oakland had a chance in the first inning with two runners on base. Hancock walked Brent Rooker and allowed a JJ Bleday single with one out.

Shea Langeliers grounded into a double play to end the inning. The A’s Joey Estes allowed a Victor Robles double and walked Luke Raley but got out of the opening inning. Oakland had a single in the second inning and Seattle went three up and three out in the second as both pitchers had good starts. The A’s had the bases loaded in the third inning but came away empty squandering a great opportunity. The A’s Joey Estes had a three up three down third inning.

The A’s had nothing going offensively in the fourth inning. The Mariners broke the game open in the fourth starting off with a Cal Raleigh solo home run taking a 1-0 lead followed by Luke Raley advancing to first base after getting hit.

With no outs Estes allowed a Jorge Polanco single and Seattle had two runners on base. Estes got the next two at bats out but gave up a single to Victor Rojas driving J.P. Crawford and Raley home and Seattle had a 3-0 lead.

This game had turned sideways for Oakland but they righted the ship in the fifth inning. Brent Rooker hit his 39th home run of the season driving Max Schuemann and the A’s had something going trailing 3-2.

Tyler Soderstrom started off the sixth inning with a home run and this game was all tied up 3-3. The A’s had two runners on base in the sixth but left them stranded. Ross Stripling took over on the mound in the sixth inning in place of Estes and walked Mitch Haniger but dismissed the next three at bats.

Estes despite getting into a jam in the fourth inning had a pretty good showing going five innings allowing five hits, three runs, and two walks. He only had two strikeouts in the five innings. Seattle’s Emerson Hancock also went 5 1/3 innings allowing five hits three runs and four walks. He was relieved by JT Chargois and Tayler Saucedo to get out of the sixth inning.

Oakland went three up three down to start the seventh inning. Seattle would break the tie in the seventh inning. Luke Raley doubled driving Rodriguez home from first and with Jorge Polanco intentionally walked the Mariners had two runners on base with two outs. Tyler Ferguson who had taken over for Ross Stripling got out of the inning with minimal damage.

Oakland’s T.J.McFarland started the bottom of the eighth inning allowing a Dylan Moore single followed by a Moore stolen base to second. McFarland got the job done getting out of the inning and Oakland had one last inning to tie up the game or take the lead.

Oakland started a rally in the ninth inning off a Max Schuemann single. Lawrence Butler would strike out for the first out in the ninth. Brent Rooker popped out for the second out and it was down to JJ Bleday to keep this game going.

The rally continued when Bleday hit a single and the A’s had runners at first and third with Shea Langeliers at the plate and boy did he deliver hitting a home run giving Oakland a 6-4 lead. It was a huge blast to right field for #29 and Oakland’s third home run of the game. Seattle got Tyler Soderstrom out for the third out and Oakland was three outs away from their 70th win of the season.

The Mariners would send the top of the batting order to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning. Mason Miller took the mound for Oakland looking to lock down his 29 save of the season.

Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez hit a single off Miller and the Mariners had started a rally of their own. Cal Raleigh struck out for the first out of the inning. Luke Raley came to the plate and tied up this game for a two run home run 6-6.

The energy had turned on a dime and the Mariners were looking for a walk-off. Miller struck out Jorge Polanco for the second out with Mitch Haniger at the plate. Haniger struck out and it was on to extra innings.

Seth Brown struck out for the first out in the top of the tenth inning. Zach Gelof struck out for the second out and Nick Allen grounded out and Seattle had a second chance to win the game with a walk-off. The Scott Alexander took the mound for Oakland looking to keep this game going. The M’s J. P. Crawford grounded out and Leo Rivas advanced to third base. Justin Turner singled driving in Rivas for the walk-off 7-6.

Game notes: Friday night the A’s lost the first game of their final season series up in Seattle against the Mariners in a shut-out 2-0. The A’s were looking to win their 70th win of the season Saturday night in game two the A’s came close but it got away in the tenth inning. For A’s starter Joey Estes five innings, five hits, three earned runs, two walks, and two strikeouts.

Seth Brown struck out for the first out in the tenth inning. Zach Gelof struck out for the second out and Nick Allen grounded out and Seattle had a second chance to win the game with a walk-off. Scott Alexander took the mound for Oakland looking to keep this game going. J. P. Crawford grounded out and Leo Rivas advanced to third base. Justin Turner singled driving in Rivas for the walk-off 7-6.

The A’s complete their three game series Sunday with the Mariners and as an Oakland brand concluding their 2024 season. Starting pitcher for Oakland Sunday RHP Mitch Spence (8-9, 4.35) for Seattle RHP Logan Gilbert (8-12, 3.33) first pitch 12:10pm PDT at T Mobile Park.

No. 17 Clemson rolls past Cardinal 40-14

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Stanford Cardinal quarterback Ashton Daniels (14) sprints for a first down past the Clemson Tigers linebacker Barrett Carter (0) and defensive tackle Payton Page (55) at Memorial Stadium in Clemson on Sat Sep 28, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Quarterback Cade Klubnik ran for one touchdown and threw for four more for Clemson Saturday night, as the No. 17-ranked Tigers rolled to a 40-14 Atlantic Coast Conference football win over visiting Stanford.

The Cardinal (2-2 overall, 1-1 ACC) saw their two-game winning streak get snapped. Clemson (3-1 overall, 2-0 ACC) rolled up 405 yards in total offense.

Klubnik completed 15 of 31 passes for 255 yards. Bryant Weesco Jr. caught two of those passes for 104 yards. Phil Mafah was the Tigers’ top rusher with 58 yards on 10 carries.

Micah Ford was the top Stanford ballcarrier with 122 rushing yards on 15 attempts. Quarterback Ashton Daniels was next with 87 yards on 11 carries. Daniels completed 9 of 19 passes for 71 yards and was picked off three times. Justin Lamson was 4 of 8 passing for 54 yards.

Clemson jumped to q 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a 34-yard rushing touchdown by Klubnik at 12:19 and added a 20-yard field goal by Hauser Nolan. With 1:49 to play in the second quarter, Jake Briningstool caught a 3-yard scoring pass from Klubnik giving the Tigers a 17-0 lead.

The Cardinal got on the board with 39 seconds remaining in the first half on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Daniels to Elic Ayomanor, cutting the Stanford deficit to 17-7 at halftime.

Clemson scored 10 more points in the third quarter before blowing the game open for good in the fourth. Hauser booted a 33-yard field goal at 10:06 and 9 minutes later, Klubnike connected with Cole Turner for a 43-yard score, putting the Tigers up 27-7.

Clemson wasn’t finished yet, as the Tigers added two more touchdowns in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter. Bryant Wesco Jr. caught a 34-yard scoring strike from Klubnik 50 seconds into the fourth, and at 10:36 to play, Klubrik’s fourth TD pass of the night was a 2-yard scoring toss to Olsen Patt-Henry.

With 2:31 to play, Lamson completed a 22-yard TD pass to Emmett Mosley V to complete Stanford’s scoring.

Next week, the Cardinal return home to host Virginia Tech on Saturday, October 5, at 12:30 p.m. Pacific.

Giants fight through seesaw battle to beat Cardinals 6-5 for 80th win

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San Francisco Giants Tyler Fitzgerald scores from first base as St Louis Cardinals catcher Pedro Pages waits for the throw in the bottom of the eighth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sat Sep 28, 2024 (AP News photo)

Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

St. Louis Cardinals 5 (82-79)

San Francisco Giants 6 (80-81)

Win: Ryan Walker (10-4)

Loss: Matthew Liberatore (3-4)

Save: Spencer Bivens (1)

Time: 2:51

Attendance: 36,328

By Stephen Ruderman

The Giants fought through a seesaw battle, and eventually got lucky to take the lead on almost the exact same error that won them Game 3 of 2014 NLCS, as they beat the Cardinals 6-5 to win their 80th game Saturday.

With the Cardinals’ 6-3 win in the series opener Friday night, the Giants have failed to finish over .500 for the seventh time in the last eight years. However, they still had a chance to finish at .500 for the second time in the last three years if they could win their final two games.

Blake Snell was originally set to go Saturday, and he said he would have gone had the Giants been playing a team in playoff contention, but Tristan Beck took the ball instead. The reason Snell was scratched Saturday is unknown, and this writer can only speculate, but considering that Scott Boras is his agent, that could explain a lot of things.

The Cardinals got on the board in the top of the first inning off Beck. With runners at second and third and nobody out, longtime Giant killer Paul Goldschmidt knocked in Masyn Winn with a sacrifice fly to left field.

Andrew Pallante took the ball for the Cards, and the Giants’ offense woke back up and was ready to go. Mark Canha doubled to center, and he got to third on an infield hit by Heliot Ramos. LaMonte Wade then lined a base-hit the other way to left, and Canha scored to tie the game. Jerar Encarnacion followed that up with an infield hit, and Ramos scored to give the Giants the lead.

Beck settled down after his rough tough of the first, and he ended up going four innings.

The Giants scored two more runs off Pallante in the bottom of the fourth to extend their lead to 4-1. With one out, Patrick Bailey singled in 2024 Willie Mac Award winner Matt Chapman, who had doubled to lead off the inning. Bailey then stole second, and he scored on a double by Casey Schmitt.

The Cardinals got their second run of the day in the top of the fifth against Sean Hjelle. It could have been more, as the Cards had runners at the corners with one out, but Hjelle was able to retire the final two to limit the damage to just one run.

Pallante ended his day with a one, two, three bottom of the fifth, and Camilo Doval pitched a scoreless inning in the top of the sixth. Matt Chapman led off the bottom of the sixth with a double off Chris Roycroft, and he scored two batters later on a sac fly by Patrick Bailey to make it 5-2.

Left-handed flamethrower Erik Miller has had a solid rookie season for the Giants. Miller made his major league debut all the way back on Opening Day on March 28 in San Diego with a one, two, three inning, and has been a reliable arm in the Giants’ bullpen all season.

However, Miller was unable to record a single out in the top of the seventh. Miller faced four batters, and the Cardinals had two runs in with the tying run standing at second.

Tyler Rogers then came in, and the Cardinals tied the game on a base-hit by Jordan Walker. The Cardinals loaded the bases with one out, but Rogers being the gamer that he is, retired the next two to keep the game tied.

Kyle Leahy, who finished the bottom of the sixth for Roycroft, threw a one, two, three inning in the bottom of the seventh. Bob Melvin then brought in his closer, Ryan Walker, for the top of the eighth. Walker ran into trouble, but he got out of it and kept the game tied going to the bottom of the eighth.

Left-hander Matthew Liberatore was then summoned for St. Louis in the bottom of the eighth. Liberatore set down the first two hitters he faced, but Tyler Fitzgerald reached on a ground ball back to the mound.

Brett Wisely then came up, and Melvin put on the bunt, which would set almost an exact replica of the end to Game 3 of the 2014 NLCS in motion. The Giants won that game when Gregor Blanco laid down a bunt in between the mound and home plate, a little bit on the third base side, that Cardinals’ left-hander Randy Choate winged down the right field line.

Wisely bunted the ball to almost the exact same place, though a bit closer to home plate, and like Choate, Liberatore threw it down the right field line. Fitzgerald scored all the way from first, and the Giants retook the lead. The only difference on the throws was that Choate’s throw was to the left of the first-baseman, and Liberatore’s throw was to the right of the first-baseman.

If you’re wondering why Melvin brought in Walker for the eighth, it was so that Spencer Bivens, who has had a solid rookie season following a long journey to the big leagues, could get his first major league save. Thomas Saggese lined a base-hit to center to lead off the top of the ninth, but Bivens settled down to retire the side in order, and indeed he got his first big league save.

Ryan Walker got the win in this bullpen version of musical chairs; Matthew Liberatore got the loss; and as you just saw, Spencer Bivens got his first-career major league save.

The Giants indeed got their 80th win, as they improve to 80-81. In 2022, the Giants finished right at .500 for the first time in their 140th year of existence. With a win Sunday, the Giants can finish at .500 for the second time in the last three years.

It’s kinda like how the Giants won the World Series for the first time in 56 years in 2010, and won it all again two years later in 2012, though nowhere near as cool or special. This would be more meh, but still interesting.

Hayden Birdsong (5-5, 4.66 ERA) will look to finish his up-and-down rookie season on a high note, as he will take the ball for the Giants in the season finale Sunday. Rookie Michael McGreevy (2-0, 2.40 ERA) will make the start for the Cardinals.

As has been the custom since 2015, every game in Baseball on the final day of the regular season starts at the same time, though anywhere between five and 20 minutes past the top of the hour. First pitch for the Giants and Red Birds Sunday will be at 12:05 p.m PDT.

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Fox, Sabonis and DeRozan expected to do some good things this year for Sac

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Sacramento Kings De’Aaron Fox (5) dunks over Golden State Warriors Draymond Green (23) and Klay Thompson (11) on Tue Apr 16, 2024. Fox is excited about the upcoming 2024-25 season as the Kings will play their first pre season game on Wed Oct 9, 2024 against the Warriors ( AP file photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 The Sacramento Kings  De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, and DeMar DeRozan are looking to start the season they brought some excitement last season.

#2 Jeremiah we’ll take a look at De’Aaron Fox first last season with 26 points, 5.6 assists he’s a huge offensive callous for the Kings.

#3 Domantas Sabonis last season with 19.4 points and 8.2 assists he helped the Kings win some big games

#4 DeMar DeRozan is looking forward to this season. DeRozan 24 points and 5.3 assists how do you see him fitting in the Kings offense.

#5 The Kings were dropped by ESPN in the power rankings to 18th going into this season do you see them improving that number.

Join Jeremiah Salmonson for the Sacramento Kings podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

MLB Baseball podcast with Augie Mesenburg: Giants hoping to sign Snell; Still hard to believe it’s farewell to Oakland for A’s

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San Francisco starter Blake Snell is not certain whether he will be returning next season or not. The Giants would like to see if they get his services. (AP News photo)

MLB Baseball podcast with Augie:

There were questions as to whether or not if San Francisco Giants starter Blake Snell was going to start today but because the St Louis Cardinals were a team that were not in spot for contention and it really didn’t matter that’s one of the reasons why he didn’t start.

The Giants are hoping that Snell would be back next season in a Giants uniform. Snell signed late this season and that’s probably part of the reason why the Giants season turned out as it did. With injuries and other factors. What is Snell going to do for next season that’s the question.

The date of Thursday Sep 26, 2024 the last Oakland A’s game in their history their first game for the A’s in Oakland April 17, 1968. Reggie Jackson was remembered for being the first Oakland hitter to hit a home run and that was on the road.

The first A’s player to hit a home run in Oakland was Rick Monday and he was the first ever draft pick for the Oakland A’s back in 1965 when they were still Kansas City. Monday hit that first and no one hit a home run in the A’s last homestand before they closed out the Oakland Coliseum.

Augie Mesenburg is a podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com and is a reporter at 1080 KWAI Honolulu

San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Sharks Eklund, Granlund, and Benning listed day to day with injuries; plus more news

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San Jose Sharks William Eklund (72) seen here scoring against the St Louis Blues on Sat Apr 6, 2024 at SAP Center in San Jose. Eklund is one of three Sharks players in camp that are day to day as reported on Fri Sep 27, 2024 (AP file photo)

On the San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 The San Jose Sharks have some minor injuries they incurred after their pre season game against the Anaheim last Tuesday in San Jose. William Eklund, Mikael Granlund, and Matt Benning are all day to day.

#2 Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini’s words ring like it was spoken by a veteran said that the Sharks should hate to lose games even if it’s pre season and that losing is not acceptable.

#3 Celebrini it should be noted that he’s the last player off the off after a practice. One of the reasons why he’s the number one NHL draft pick. Celebrini comes to work even in practice as the old saying goes practice makes perfect and he puts in the extra work.

#4 Mikael Gralund who is nursing an injury is day to day talked about what it’s been like in camp saying he could feel the energy and see the Sharks going somewhere this season. Granlund said having someone like Celebrini around is exciting and he brings a positive dimension to the team.

#5 The Sharks Barclay Goodrow said it’s exciting to be back in San Jose and he had a lot of good memories. Goodrow said he’s also excited about the new season coming up. Goodrow broke in with the Sharks in the 2014-15 season and left in 2019-20 and returned for this 2024-25 season and said he’s happy to be back in San Jose.

Join Mary Lisa for the San Jose Sharks podcasts Saturdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com