That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Angels Mgr Wash says get rid of 3 throws to first base limit; How Springs fits in A’s rotation; plus more news

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Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington seen managing against the Oakland A’s on Sat Jul 20, 2024 at the Oakland Coliseum. The last visit for Washington and the Angels to Oakland. Washington said in a ESPN interview that the three throw limit rule for pitchers to first base should be junked. (AP file photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 In a ESPN interview with Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington who was asked what rule changes he would like to see he said, to give pitchers all the time they need to make pitches, and get rid of the throwing to first base only three times limit. Washington said experienced pitchers can handle the pitch clock whereas it affects the younger pitchers.

#2 Amaury, talk about how the Athletics are building up their pitching staff first with acquiring Luis Severino and now getting Jefferey Springs from the Tampa Bay Rays. Springs in 2024 made seven starts was 2-2 ERA 3.27. How do you see him shoring up the starting rotation for Sacramento?

#3 The New York Yankees acquired pitcher Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers. Williams a closer had an impressive ERA last season at 1.83 in 97 relief appearances. The Brewers in exchange got LHP Nestor Cortes and rookie prospect Caleb Durbin with cash considerations.

#4 Amaury, talk about the deal that sent outfielder Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Isaac Paredes a first baseman, pitcher Hayden Weneski, and prospect Cam Smith. Tucker who suffered a shin injury played in 78 games for the Astros.

#5 Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman’s World Series walk off grand slam ball sold for $1.56 million including the buyers premium at SCP Auctions on Saturday night. Freeman hit the grand slam during game 1. The ball is the third most expensive ball bided it on behind Shohei Ohtani’s $4.392 million ball that he hit for his 50/50 home run, and Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball he hit in 1999 worth $3 million.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does News and Commentary Tuesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason: Nuggets pay Kings a visit tonight at Golden 1

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The Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) goes to the basket against the New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray (5) in the first half at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans on Sun Dec 15, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The Sacramento Kings Domantas Sabonis scored a season high of 32 points on Thursday night and grabbed a season best 20 rebounds as the Kings defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-109.

#2 The Kings DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and Keegan Murray and De’Aaron Fox each scored 18 points no doubt Murray and De’Aaron are a big part of the starting line up.

#3 The Kings are rolling they have won four of their last five games. So their getting some consistency.

#4 The Pelicans CJ McCullom did the heavy lifting hitting six 3 pointers and finished with a team leading 36 points but not good enough to beat the Kings.

#5 The Kings have now not scored less than 115 points in any of their last eight wins. The Kings 111 points against the Pelicans were their lowest score this season.

Barbara Mason covers Sacramento Kings basketball at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Reign rally back and win in shootout to edge Cuda 5-4 in Ontario

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The score says it all as the San Jose Barracuda loses a tough game to the Ontario Reign at the Toyota Center in Ontario on Sun Dec 15, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda X photos)

On San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 The Ontario Reign got on the board early at 7:55 of the first period on a Charles Hudon goal assisted by Glenn Gawdin. The Reign are 8-0 when scoring first in the game.

#2 After being down 1-0 after the first, the Barracuda went onto their first power play when Francesco Pinelli took a two minute penalty for cross-checking. Danil Guschin scored his 5th goal to tie the game at 1-1 at 7:00 of the second.

#3 At 4:19 of the third, Samuel Fagemo cut into the Barracuda’s lead scoring his 12th goal of the season assisted Angus Boogh and Arthur Kaliyev. At 5:52, Ontario struck again tying the game with Shawn Element scoring his 5th goal of the season assisted by Aatu Jamsen and Tyler Madden.

#4 After two unsuccessful attempts by Danil Guschin and Andrew Poturalski, both Reign players Arthur Kaliyev and Taylor Ward scored to secure the win.

#5 The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday December 18th to play the Firebirds for the second time this season, looking to keep up their undefeated streak against Coachella Valley.

Join Marko Ukalovic for San Jose Barracuda podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Williams Controls The Pace, Cal Women Follow Suit In 71-45 Win Over Austin Peay

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By Morris Phillips

BERKELEY, CA–The impromptu signature session between Kayla Williams and a trio of nine-year old buddies came with a teaching moment. Williams, the Bears’ graduate strategist, provided the lesson just minutes after Sunday’s game.

“That’s the wrong answer. I’m your favorite player,” Williams corrected when the name Jayda Noble came up, not hers.

The signatures strengthened the bond between the girls and the unassuming star player. Not that Noble isn’t noteworthy, but Williams, the hooper, is transformative for the Golden Bears.

After shooting 7 for 8 floor against Austin Peay, Williams cemented her position as the focal point in Cal’s 11-1 start to the season that has them on the precipice of the national Top 25. Shooting 51 percent overall and 46 percent from the three, while operating as the savvy, offensive decision maker puts Williams on the mantle without question.

Williams has attempted just 99 shots in 12 games, so she’s hardly the first option. But she’s clearly the most efficient and perfectly content to heat her teammates up first.

“We know we have shooters, and our job is to look for each other,” she said. “And our connection, our bond, our relationship off the court is great. So that carries on to the court.”

Williams is the reason opposing coaches point to Cal’s experience and shot selection when explaining the Golden Bears’ success. She’s 123 games into her five-season college career, which includes stops at UC Irvine and USC. Williams’ current shooting streaks point to her improvement. Juju Watkins’ arrival at USC last season chopped Williams’ playing time significantly and probably motivated the Los Angeles to reclaim the spotlight at Cal.

“My goal is always to improve and get better, and I know that there’s a lot of areas where I can do that. For this team, I want to be at my best as much as possible,” she said. “Better shooter, better scorer, better passer, everything… all-around.”

San Jose Barracuda fall to Ontario Reign in shootout

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Ontario Reign Reilly Walsh (2) skates in front of Georgi Romanov (31) at Toyota Center on Sunday December 15th 2024. (Via OntarioReign/x)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- After a battle back to take the game into OT, the Barracuda fall in a shootout to the Ontario Reign.

The Ontario Reign got on the board early at 7:55 of the 1st on a Charles Hudon goal assisted by Glenn Gawdin. The Reign are 8-0 when scoring first in the game.

After being down 1-0 after the 1st, the Barracuda went onto their first power play when Francesco Pinelli took a 2 minute penalty for cross-checking. Danil Guschin scored his 5th goal to tie the game at 1 at 7:00 of the 2nd.

The Reign took another penalty at 7:08 when Samuel Fagemo took a 2 minute penalty for tripping which led to back back power play goals. Lucas Carlsson scored his 2nd in a Barracuda sweater assisted by Jack Thompson and Ethan Cardwell.

At 12:22 Thomas Bordeleau extended the Barracuda’s lead to 2 scoring his 6th of the season assisted by Scott Sabourin and Ethan Cardwell.

At 4:19 of the 3rd, Samuel Fagemo cut into the Barracuda’s lead scoring his 12th goal of the season assisted Angus Boogh and Arthur Kaliyev. At 5:52, Ontario struck again tying the game with Shawn Element scoring his 5th goal of the season assisted by Aatu Jamsen and Tyler Madden.

At 8:26, Ethan Cardwell gave the Barracuda the lead again scoring his 2nd goal of the season assisted by Andrew Poturalski and Thomas Bordeleau. At 15:10, Aatu Jamsen scored and took the game to overtime.

After 2 unsuccessful attempts by Danil Guschin and Andrew Poturalski, both Reign players Arthur Kaliyev and Taylor Ward scored to secure the win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Aatu Jamsen
  • 2. Ethan Cardwell
  • 3. Erik Portillo

The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday December 18th to play the Firebirds for the 5th time this season, looking to keep up their undefeated streak against Coachella Valley.

Drell leads with 22 in Remix 103-98 win over Kings in Stockton

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Stockton Kings forward Isaac Jones (3) throws down on the Rip City Remix’s forward Henri Drell (55) at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton on Sun Dec 15, 2024 (Stockton Kings X photo)

By William Espy

STOCKTON–For the second time in three days, the Stockton Kings hosted the Rip City Remix at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton. The Remix took Sunday’s second game 103-98 in Stockton. The Remix led by Henri Drell in scoring with 22 points.

The game started off similarly to their previous meeting, as the Kings went on a long run before the Remix were able to get on the scoreboard. Stockton pulled out to a quick double-digit lead, but once again Rip City fought their way back into it, tying it up with just under four minutes remaining in the quarter.

The Remix would actually take the lead before the end of the quarter, making it 31-30.

Rip City would maintain and extend that lead in the second quarter. Stockton trailed 59-44 heading into half-time. Henri Drell picked up where he left off in the last meeting, leading his team in scoring with 17 points heading into the break. Meanwhile, there was only a single player on Stockton in double-digits, Isaac Jones with 10. The Kings were struggling to make any shots, as they were 35.7% from the field. Rip City also had seven steals, which was the difference maker to this point in the game.

The Remix continued to pull away a bit at the start of the third quarter, but the pace was starting to pick up as the frame progressed. The Kings were starting to run out of time, and that was reflected in the way they were starting to play. Unfortunately for them though, the Remix thrive in high-paced situations.

Stockton was trailing by more than 20 points late in the third when Isaac Jones’s highlight reel dunk over the Rip City defender seemed to spark the home team. Heading into the final frame, the Kings trailed 85-65 so they’d need to make a dent in the Remix’s lead very quickly if they wanted a chance of walking away victorious.

That moment certainly ended up being a turning point, as the Kings went on an 8-0 midway through the final quarter, reducing the Remix’s lead to 92-85 with quite a bit of time remaining. With two minutes remaining, it was a three-point game. A late three-pointer by Alex Reese made it a four-point game, and Stockton took their last timeout with 17.1 seconds remaining. Colby Jones missed a three, and the Kings were forced to foul Justin Minaya with nine seconds left. He missed the first but made the second free throw to put the game essentially out of reach.

Rip City’s 103-98 victory was their first on the road this season, while it was also the Kings’ first loss at home. Drell’s 22 points led the Remix, while Isaac Jones had 31 points and 15 rebounds for Stockton in a losing effort.

The Kings will get back at it again tomorrow night, as they host the top team in the West, the Valley Suns in the second half of a back-to-back.

Athletics Relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: All of sudden A’s in the chips with Severino signing and covering Vegas ballpark costs

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Luis Severino A’s pitcher (right) who signed for a two year $67 million deal shakes hands with A’s general manager David Forst (left) at the Severino press conference at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento on Fri Dec 10, 2024 (Athletics X photo)

On the Athletics relocation podcast with Daniel:

#1 A’s owner John Fisher who has owned the A’s for 20 years and had signed pitcher Luis Severino to the largest contract since they had third baseman Eric Chavez. Severino signed for two years at $67 million. In 2004 Chavez had a six year deal with the A’s worth $66 million.

#2 The criticism about the Severino deal is that the A’s and the city of Oakland back in 2023 couldn’t reach a deal for Howard Terminal which fell some $36 million short for it to close the deal but the A’s were able to find the money to sign Severino for $67 million this month.

#3 It was pointed out that Fisher said of the reasons to move the A’s was that the attendance was horrible, nobody shows up, it’s the ballpark, and now they have to play in a minor league park in Sacramento but they couldn’t afford to pay the City of Oakland $90 million to play their remaining three interim years at the Oakland Coliseum before moving to Vegas.

#4 Also the A’s who originally were to pay $1.5 billion for the construction costs for the Vegas ballpark those costs have gone up to $1.75 billion and that cost could go up even further to $2 billion. It’s amazing what can happen if the A’s need to get something but couldn’t find the money for Howard Terminal?

#5 What about Commissioner Rob Manfred was he duped thinking the A’s had no money for Howard Terminal therefore they could get some love from the State of Nevada in public funding to build the park but who’d a thunk the A’s found funding with the Severino deal and covering their Vegas ballpark costs all this month?

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

Spartans make history defeating Cal Poly Mustangs in OT winner

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Sadaidreiene Hall (6) getting interviewed by a broadcaster after a career-high game at Provident Union Center on Sat Dec 14th 2024. (via SanJoseStateMBB/X)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE-Coming into today’s game, San Jose State was coming off of a 117-80 win against Lincoln University and Cal Poly was coming off of a 102-91 loss against Cal State Northridge. This game would be a challenge compared to Lincoln University and Head Coach Tim Miles was aware of that “speed, they’re speedy.”

Will McClendon will be back in the lineup tonight after missing the last game due to illness.

Going back into the locker-room after the first-half, the Spartans fought back to be up 45-40. Sadaidrene Hall had 10 points, Will McClendon had four rebounds, and Latrell Davis had two assists. The Spartans weren’t playing their true game allowing Cal Poly to make three pointers throughout the game.

After the second half, Regulation wasn’t enough for these two teams. The second half ended 91-91 when Sadaidreiene Hall shot a 3 pointer to tie the game. Hall had a career high 33 point night tonight with four assists and 11 rebounds. “This performance means that my teammates trust me, we were down players and I felt like it was my night to step up so I did.”

Latrell Davis and Josh Uduje combined scored 44 points, and had three assists, and ten rebounds. Davis also drew seven fouls which was a big contributor. “I feel like I’m my best when I’m aggressive, getting downhill, playing aggressive defense, trying to take charges, just doing the little stuff to help a team win”.

With tonight’s win, San Jose State has now made history by winning back to back games where they scored 100+ points for the first time. “I’m fired up for the guys, to start poorly and then battle back again and find their way in overtime, they did a great job.” said Head Coach Tim Miles.

The Spartans will be back in action on Saturday December 21st against Kennesaw State at 7:30 pm at Provident Union Center. 

Utah Wins it 4-3 over Sharks in Final Minutes

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The Sharks were welcome back home after a series of games on the road but did not finish on a good note

Fabian Zetterlund cellies the Third Goal of the Night for the Sharks at SAP Center in San Jose on Sat Dec 14, 2024 (San Jose Sharks photo)

After winning in St. Louis with a phenomenal performance by Maklin Celebrini, Utah visited the Shark Tank for the first time under the team’s name. A game that was marked by refereeing controversy throughout the hockey game, something that severely harmed the Sharks.

The first period started with Utah scoring the first goal of the night with Dylan Guenther assisted by Cooley and Service, and the Sharks would not stay that way, Alexander Wennberg tied the game with a wrist shot assisted by Goodrow and Ceci. The first period was pretty even, with both teams trying to hurt each other, but the first intermission came with a score of 1-1.

During the second period, things remained uneventful until the Sharks made it 2-1 with a goal by Mikael Grandlund and a play orchestrated by Zetterlund and Eklund.

Utah took advantage of the penalty against the Sharks, and in a PowerPlay goal, Utah tied it with a goal by Nick Schmaltz. Once again, Logan Cooley added another point.

In the third period, Fabian Zetterlund momentarily put hopes of reaching 60 minutes of Hockey with a victory. Sharks face and score, but with the usual shortcomings, maintaining the lead in close games as Clayton Keller scored a power-play goal with 43.8 seconds left.

Michael Carcone tied the game midway through the third period, and then Utah won during a 4-on-3 game shortly after Cody Ceci was penalized for using the high stick.

Utah is coming off a hot streak, winning its last few games and in decisive instances.
Meanwhile, San Jose is losing another game always in minutes before the end of the game.

The Sharks will face a tough test this Tuesday at home against the Winnipeg Jets, the current best team in the league.

Gulls take down Baracuda with 5-2 win

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San Diego Gulls forward Pavol Regenda (#12) attempts a shot on the net while San Jose Barracuda defenseman Ethan Frisch (#79) defends against the shot at Pechanga Arena at San Diego on Saturday DEC 14, 2024. (San Diego Gulls)

by Marko Ukalovic

The San Diego Gulls dominated from start to finish as they cruised to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday evening at Pechanga Arena at San Diego.

San Jose had it three-game winning streak snapped and overall, seven-game point streak. San Diego has won four out of its last five games.

San Diego (8-12-1-2) drew first blood with its fifth shot of the game late in the first period. Jan Mysak threaded a back pass between two Barracuda defenders over to Yegor Sidorov along the right slot. Sidorov beat Cuda goalie Yaroslav Askarov top shelf to the short side for his eighth goal of the season at the 14:06 mark.

Sidorov has been hot recently with five goals in his past four games for San Diego.

San Jose (15-7-0-1) had two quality chances to open up the scoring in the opening frame. First Thomas Bordeleau missed on an open net after receiving a pass from Colin Graff. Then Ethan Cardwell was stoned on a breakaway attempt by Gulls goalie Calle Clang at the 12:29 mark.

The Gulls doubled their lead near the halfway mark of the second period with an even strength goal. Sidorov maneuvered inside the Cuda zone before a backhanded pass to the point over to Tristan Luneau. The rookie defenseman roofed a wrist shot over Askarov for his first career AHL goal at the 7:54 mark.

San Diego scored their third unanswered goal of the game while short-handed. Mysak knocked Filip Bystedt off of the puck and led a two-on-one odd man rush up the ice. Mysak elected to shoot the puck and beat Askarov with a wrist shot top shelf to the far corner for his third goal of the season at the 11:39 mark.

It was only the second short-handed goal given up by the Barracuda this season.

The Gulls made it 4-0 when just under three minutes later when the Cuda couldn’t clear the puck out of their own zone. Sam Colangelo’s shot from the point was tipped through the five-hole of Askarov by Nathan Gaucher for his first goal of the season at the 14:36 mark.

San Jose finally stopped the bleeding with 34 seconds left in the middle frame. Lucas Carlsson received a pass back up to the point from Donovan Houle. Carlsson found Lucas Vanroboys in the left slot and the fourth line winger blasted a wrist shot top shelf to the short side past Clang for his sixth goal of the season in just 23 games.

Vanroboys never scored more than five goal while playing five years at the collegiate level.

Cuda head coach John McCarthy juggled up his lines in the third period to spark the anemic offense. With Askarov pulled for an extra attacker, San Jose cut San Diego’s lead in half.

A shot from the point caromed out in front of the crease. Cardwell’s shot was initially saved by Clang but Bordeleau cleaned up the rebound for his second goal of the season at the 17:17 mark.

Colangelo concluded the game’s scoring with an empty net goal with six seconds left in the final frame, his 10th of the season.

Clang (6-8-1) finished the game stopping 28 of the 30 shots he faced to earn his sixth win of the season. Askarov (9-4-1-3) made 28 saves on 32 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-2 on the power play. San Diego went 0-for-2.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Sidorov 2) Luneau 3) Clang.

UP NEXT: San Jose continues its five-game road trip against the Ontario Reign on Sunday 12/15 at 5:00pm at Toyota Arena.