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That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Successes of Rangers starts with Bochy; Angels hope to add to the line up with Grichuk and Cron; plus more

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Former Colorado Rockies’ C.J. Cron is congratulated by teammates after he hit a home run scoring Jurickson Profar, during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park in Miami on Fri Jul 21, 2023. Cron and Randal Grichuk have joined the Los Angeles Angels in a deal with the Colorado Rockies (AP News photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, talk about how the Texas Rangers were able to sign pitcher Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton in their attempt to keep up with the Houston Astros.

#2 The Rangers have maintained first place since Apr 9 and have been competitive with the Houston Astros in the AL West. The Rangers season has been so successful that at the All Star game the Rangers had five players starting. How much of the Rangers success is Bruce Bochy’s.

#3 The Los Angeles Angels improved their chances in their post season bid by obtaining from the Colorado Rockies right fielder Randal Grichuk and pitcher CJ Cron. The Rockies received first baseman Jake Madden and Mason Albright. The Angels moves were to help Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani and the Angels get to post season.

#4 Once former Mets pitcher David Robertson was traded to the Miami Marlins his old teammate Max Scherzer called for a meeting with Mets management and apparently it didn’t end with an agreement over sending Robertson to the Marlins and Scherzer ended up waving his no trade clause and being dealt to the Texas Rangers it will be Scherzer’s second time in the American League his first was with the Detroit Tigers.

#5 Amaury, the Oakland A’s open up a three game series in Los Angeles on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. The A’s have lost four of their last ten games. The A’s are coming off a two out of three series victory against the Colorado Rockies while the A’s can stir it up sometimes the Dodgers might be a tall order.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Oakland A’s lead play by play voice on the A’s Spanish radio network on 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 1010 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast: Angel pitcher Matt Harvey testified that he gave percocet to Skaggs

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Former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Harvey testified that he gave percocet pills to former pitcher Tyler Skaggs in the Angels clubhouse during the 2019 season (photo from insidehook.com)

On That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Former Los Angeles Angels Communications Director Eric Kay who is facing 20 to life for distributing opioids to former Angels pitcher the late Tyler Skaggs which were fentanyl laced and killed the Angels pitcher.

#2 You got to know both Skaggs and Kay while broadcasting Angels game for the Angels TV Network knowing both Skaggs and Kay did this whole story shock you knowing the clean cut characters on the surface of these two the Angel player and employee?

#3 You talked highly of former Angeles vice president of communications Tim Mead who at one time in this case was also being investigated but was found not to be involved with Kay.

#4 Although Kay is up for sentencing on June 28 with a minimum sentence of 20 years former Angels pitchers CJ Cron and Matt Harvey testified in court and that Harvey received the percocet laced pills from Kay. Harvey testified he had given the percocet pills to Skaggs in the clubhouse.

#5 Tim Mead left the Angels and later worked as president of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown but left the job. Was the reason for his leaving Cooperstown based on the Eric Kay opioids distribution story which blew up and there were questions about if Mead was involved which later Mead was not involved?

Join Amaury Pi Gonzalez for That’s Amaruy’s News and Commentary podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com