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San Francisco Giants podcast Part II with Michael Duca: Dubon might be the second bagger that the Giants have been looking for

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mercurynews.com photo: San Francisco Giants second baseman Mauricio Dubon swings at a third inning pitch. In the second inning Dubon picked up his first big league hit of his career Thursday night against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

On the Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 San Francisco second baseman Mauricio Dubon is the player the Giants just might be looking for at second. On Thursday night at Oracle Park, he made a great defensive stop at second for a put out in the second inning.

#2 Dubon also got his first big league hit with shot down the right field line, which he got the retrieved ball for a souvenir.

#3 Dubon had also studied a lot of film on the key stone combination of Giant shortstop Brandon Crawford and former Giants second baseman Joe Panik. Dubon showed his handy work on a 1-4-3 double play. Dubon is showing that he brought some skills up from the minors.

#4 After having such a great rookie year last season, Giants pitcher Derek Rodriguez struggled. Rodriguez gave up two home runs to the Pads on Thursday night and manager Bruce Bochy might rethink having Rodriguez in the rotation and Derek might find his way back in the bullpen.

#5 This will be the last September for call-ups. Next season, the roster will be kept down to 26. What will that feel like and was it a mistake to take away the 40-man call-up roster in September next season?

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

Giants fall to Padres 5-3

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By Lewis Rubman

San Diego: 5 | 8 | 0

San Francisco: 3 | 8 | 0

SAN FRANCISCO — The 65-67 Giants opened a four-game series at Oracle Park hoping to inch back to the .500 mark against the lackluster Padres.

San Diego sent rookie Chris Paddack, arguably their best starter, to the mound. Paddack’s traditional statistics, 7-7, 3.84 ERA were mediocre enough, but so was his team’s won and lost record of 61-71, which put them in fourth place in the five team NL West Division. And Paddack has some eye-catching advanced statistics. Going into the game, he could boast of a WHIP of 1.03 and had struck out 121 batters in 117 1/3 innings, while walking only 27, all the while holding opposing batters to a measly on OPS of .668. The tall righty throws the traditional pitchers’ repertoire of fast ball, curve ball, and change of pace, the first and last more frequently than the curve. He hadn’t much of a chance to display his talents in his previous start, a disaster in which he surrendered six runs to the Red Sox in 2 1/3 innings. He sure showed them tonight.

Giants starter, Dereck Rodríguez, toed the rubber, dragging a record of 5-6, 5.26 ERA behind him but still, I assume, hoping to regain the form that had made him so exciting in his rookie 2018 season. D-Rod’s pitching in the opening frame gave the Giants’ rookie second baseman, Mauricio Dubón, making his major league debut, a chance to strut his defensive stuff as the two combined to turn a nifty 1-4-3 double play on Manny Machado to close out the inning. In the Pads’ next turn at bat, Dubón was even more impressive, robbing Wil Myers of a single with a diving grab of the San Diego right fielder’s shot behind second base and a bullet-like throw to first. Mike Yaztremski then stole a single from Luis Urías with another diving catch, this one of a sinking liner to short right.

Rodríguez’s stretch of being saved by brilliant fielding came to an end in the top of the third. With one out, Paddack sent a slow hopper to short that he would have beaten out even if Brandon Crawford could have handled it cleanly, which he didn’t. Then Manuel Margot launched a 2-0 four seamer into the left center field bleachers, and the Giants were looking up at a two-run San Diego lead. Doubles by Josh Naylor and Eric Hosmer to left and right center, respectively stretched the deficit to three.

Yaztremski came close to committing larceny a second time when he dove for Urías’s falling fly just in front of the 309 foot sign and just inside the right field foul line. The result was Urías’s first career triple and the prelude to Austin Hedges’ home run to left, his 10th of the season, upping the Padres’ lead to 5-0.

The worm finally turned a tiny bit against Paddack in the home fourth. After Yaztremski led off by striking out, making it 10 consecutive Giants that Paddack had dispatched since he threw his first pitch of the game, Brandon Belt blasted a change up into McCovey Cove, and the Giants were on the board. That’s only a figure of speech; the main scoreboard showed lots of pictures but no in- game statistics until a Wil Myers thumb nail made a cameo appearance in the top of the ninth.

Dubón laced his first hit in the bottom of the fifth, a one-out single to right that sent Kevin Pillar from first to third. But Rodríguez struck out and Yaztremski flew out to left, leaving the Padres still ahead 5-1 after five innings of play. Those five innings were enough for Rodríguez, who was removed and replaced by Jandel Gustave at the start of the sixth. Rodríguez had thrown 72 pitches (49 strikes). All five of the runs allowed were earned, and they came on eight hits. He struck out three batters and yielded no walks, a slight consolation. Gustave followed him with two innings of perfect relief before giving way to the veteran Fernando Abad for the eighth. He, too, hurled a perfect frame.

After pitching seven outstanding innings, in which he threw 92 pitches (67 strikes) and surrendered only one run (earned) on five hits and no walks while striking out eight, Paddack was replaced by lefty Matt Strahm.

Strahm’s work was not outstanding, but it was serviceable. He gave up singles to pinch hitters Donovan and Joey Richard and a walk to Belt to load thee bases with nobody out. Bu then he induced Evan Longoria to hit into a run scoring 5-4-3 double play and got Alex Dickerson out on a fly ball to Manuel Margot in left center.

Sam Coonrod retired the Friars on two called strike outs interspersed by a hit batter, Myers, who promptly was thrown out stealing.

It was left to Andrés Muñoz to defend San Diego’s 5-2 lead in the ninth. He struck Posey out on a full count. Then he K’d Pilar. Crawford walked on a 3-2, 99 mph four-seamer and advanced to second on a wild pitch with Stephen Vogt, pinch-hitting for Coonrod, at-bat. Vogt brought Crawford home on a double to right, closing the scoring gap to 5-3. But Donovan grounded out to short to end the game. Muñoz broke 100 mph several times in his inning of relief.

Paddack got the well-deserved win and Muñoz, the exciting save. The loss went to Rodríguez. None of the Giants’ relievers allowed a run.

At 65-68, San Francisco is seven games behind in the race to be the second wild card team. Their elimination number is 23.

The probable starters for Friday night’s contest will be right-hander Dinelson Lamet (2-2, 4.30 ERA) for San Diego with left-hander Madison Bumgarner (8-8, 3.71 ERA) going for the home team.

A’s win 9-8 in KC, take 3 of 4 from Royals

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By Daniel Dullum
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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Jurickson Profar homered and drove in three runs, leading a potent offensive charge on getaway day as Oakland held off Kansas City 9-8 Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

Everyone in the A’s starting lineup had a hit or drove in a run. Oakland, which took three of the four games in Kansas City, remains in the second American League Wild Card berth, leading Tampa Bay by one game – up two in the loss column.

Neither starting pitcher lasted past the fifth inning. A’s starter Chris Bassitt worked 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on nine hits. Whit Merrifield led off with a hit off Bassitt in the first, preceding a Jorge Soler home run, his 37th of the season.

Royals starter Glenn Sparkman (3-10) allowed seven runs on nine hits and a walk, plus two batters hit-by-pitch. One of those hit batters – Profar – drove in Oakland’s first run of the game.

Yusmeiro Petit (4-3) picked up the win in relief after Oakland relievers Jake Diekman and Liam Hendriks surrendered back-to-back run-scoring singles by Nick Dini and Nicky Lopez in the eighth inning, then Hendriks gave up a two-out RBI single to Ryan O’Hearn in the ninth.

Hendriks then struck out Bubba Starling and collected his 17th save.

Profar’s home run and an RBI single from Josh Phegley sparked Oakland’s three-run fourth inning. The A’s added three more runs in the fifth off Sparkman, taking a 7-2 lead.

Bassitt struggled with the big lead, hitting a batter, giving up a hit, and walking the bases loaded. Cheslor Cuthbert followed with a two-run double, pulling the Royals within 7-5.

Oakland took an 8-6 lead in the eighth before Kansas City closed the gap to 8-7 in the bottom of the eighth.

The A’s added what became the winning run in the top of the ninth when, with runners on second and third, Corban Joseph fouled out to third baseman Cuthbert, who made the catch while falling into the third base dugout. By rule, both runners are allowed to advance one base in that situation, allowing Seth Brown to score from third.

Off the field, the A’s called up infielder Sheldon Neuse from Triple-A Las Vegas. He replaces Khris Davis, who is on paternity leave. Also, Matt Chapman, who took a pitch off his helmet on Wednesday, was not in the starting lineup, but served as a defensive replacement in the ninth.

Oakland’s road trip continues Friday, when the A’s visit the New York Yankees for a three-game series. On Friday, Brett Anderson (10-9, 4.08 ERA) is on the hill for the A’s, while the Bronx Bombers counter with CC Sabathia (5-8, 4.99 ERA).

Headline Sports podcast with Tony Renteria: Will Carr see some time on Thursday Night Football in Seattle?; A’s drop two in KC, hang onto wild card; plus more

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sfgate photo: Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr gets ready for the team’s NFL preseason football game against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Headline Sports podcast with Tony R:

#1 The Raiders have won three pre season games does that indicate much or it really doesn’t show much the real test will be on week 1.

#2 The Raiders conclude pre season play in Seattle at Centurylink how much time will quarterback Derek Carr get in Thursday Night Football.

#3 The Oakland A’s held onto second place in the AL Wild Card despite losing two out of the three to the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are a struggling team were the A’s an exhausted team going into Kansas City or the Royals just geared up and played up to the level.

#4 The Golden State Warriors opened up their new arena Chase Center for the press on Tuesday and the nuances showed corporate sponsored bars, parking garage, and corporate concessions. The Warriors play their first game in their new arena on Oct 24th against the Los Angeles Lakers.

#5 With former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck retiring from pro football due to injuries was the fans booing him at the Colts last pre season game after he announced his retirement. Was the reason for the booing that Luck bailed with just two weeks left in pre season and abandon his team or were these ignorant fans who don’t recognize that Luck can no longer continue because of pain.

Tony R does Headline Sports each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Royals use long ball to trip up A’s 6-4; Oakland still in Wild Card hunt

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By Daniel Dullum
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, but the A’s still remain one game ahead of Tampa Bay in the American League Wild Card race.

Aside from the loss, there was a scary moment for the A’s when third baseman Matt Chapman took a pitch off his left ear. He left the game after lining out in the second inning.

Chapman was plunked by a 90.7 mph sinker from Royals pitcher Jakob Junis. The pitch knocked Chapman’s helmet off, but he briefly remained in the game.

If Chapman has concussion symptoms, the A’s can place him on the seven-day injured list. However, Chapman reportedly was able to avoid concussion protocol.

NBC Sports California reports that Oakland is prepared to call up third baseman Shelden Neuse. If Neuse is called up, the A’s need to make a corresponding move to place him on the 40-man roster.

After losing the first two games of the series, Kansas City won its first home game since Aug. 16. Hunter Dozier and Ryan O’Hearn each homered for the Royals, and teammates Nicky Lopez and Whit Merrifield each extended hitting streaks and scored a run.

The A’s will try to make it three out of four on Thursday.

During their win, the Royals took their first lead in the series after 24 innings. Kansas City scored a pair of runs off A’s reliever Blake Treinen to break a 4-4 tie. The Royals surged ahead on an RBI single by Dozier, followed by a bases-loaded ground ball that allowed Merrifield to score while the A’s turned a double play.

Kansas City’s left-handed reliever Tim Hill threw two scoreless innings to pick up the victory. Ian Kennedy pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his 23rd save.

Oakland took an early 2-0 lead off Junis in the first inning on Marcus Semien’s leadoff home run and Seth Brown’s bases-loaded RBI groundout.

Mark Canha belted a two-run blast to center in the fifth inning (estimated 411 feet) that put the A’s back in front. Kansas City tied the game in the sixth.

Right-hander Chris Bassitt (9-5, 3.59 ERA) will start Thursday’s game for the A’s, while Kansas City counters with right-hander Glenn Sparkman (3-9, 5.52 ERA).

Time for Giants’ young players to get a look

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By Jeremy Harness

Slowly but surely, the chances of sneaking into the postseason in the National League have slipped away for the Giants. The back-to-back losses to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday and Tuesday seemed to solidify that fact.

At this point, the Giants have decided that it’s about time to give their young prospects a taste of the major leagues, and to see what they can do going forward.

On Tuesday, the Giants released second baseman Scooter Gennett, whom they had acquired at the trade deadline but, other than a brief road trip to Colorado, never really got going. He hit only .234 during a stint that lasted slightly less than a month.

In the process, the team called up right-handed reliever Tyler Rogers, a 28-year old who has a side-winding delivery that features his knuckles coming within inches of scraping the mound, from Triple-A Sacramento.

Coming to Oracle Park with him is infielder Mauricio Dubon, whom the Giants have high hopes for and also grew up a huge Giants fan. He originally came to the Giants organization days before the deadline from Milwaukee when starter Drew Pomeranz and reliever Ray Black were dealt to the Brewers.

He is expected to get plenty of starts at second base and will share time with emerging infielder Donovan Solano, who can also play shortstop to spell Brandon Crawford.

The Giants are now 65-67 and are now in third place in the National League West, and they have slipped to six games back in the wild-card race.

The Giants will host the San Diego Padres, a team that has long forgotten about the postseason despite high expectations going into the 2019 season, for a four-game series that starts tomorrow night.

D-backs win 3-2, stick fangs into Giants once again

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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO — It seems that the Arizona Diamondbacks turned Oracle Park into Chase Field Northwest.

Adam Jones singled in Christian Walker in the top of the sixth inning, helping the Diamondbacks to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants before a crowd of 28,262 at Oracle Park. This season, the Diamondbacks went 7-2 at Oracle Park.

The Jones single was the third consecutive for the Diamondbacks, as Walker led off the inning with a single, then Jake Lamb followed up with a single and then Jones singled in Walker with one of his own.

Ketel Marte tied up the game in the top of the fifth inning, as he launched a solo home run off of Giants starter Jeff Samardzija. Marte was forced to leave the game, as he was injured during his home run trot.

Marte left the game due to a cramp in his right hamstring.

Former Giants pitcher Mike Leake evened up his record on the season at 10-10, as he went 7.1 innings, allowing two runs, scattering four hits, walking one and two strikeouts.

Samardzija went just five innings, allowing one run on three hits, walking just one and striking out three and did not fare in the decision.

The Giants took a quick 1-0 lead on Leake, as Brandon Belt singled with one out, stole second and went to third on an Alex Avila throwing error. Belt scored on a Stephen Vogt single into right field.

Walker put the game out of reach in the top of the 7th inning, as he singled off of Sam Coonrod, to score Tim Locastro, who walked with one out and stole second to get himself into scoring position and then the scored on the Walker single.

Tyler Rogers made his major- league debut in the top of the 8th inning, as he retired the Diamondbacks in his first inning ever as a major leaguer. Rogers went one inning with all zeroes.

The Giants attempted to make a game in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Mike Yastrzemski walked with one out and then scored when Brandon Belts double went just out of the reach Jarrod Dyson in centerfield. Evan Longoria then walked; however, Alex Dickerson lined into a double play, as Ildmaro Vargas made a diving catch and then threw to Walker, to get Longoria with the final out of the inning.

NOTES: Joey Rickard and Mauricio Duhon were recalled from Sacramento prior to the game, while the team also selected Rogers from the Rivercats.

Rogers and his twin brother Taylor, who is the closer for the Minnesota Twins are the 10th pair of twins to play in the majors.

These are the nine sets of twins to put on major league uniforms.

* Canseco, Jose 1985 2001 Canseco, Ozzie 1989 1993 § Cliburn, Stan 1980 1980 Cliburn,
Stu 1984 1988
§ Edwards, Marshall 1981 1983 Edwards, Mike 1977 1980 § * Grimes, Ray 1920 1926 Grimes, Roy 1920 1920
§ Hunter, George 1909 1910 Hunter, Bill 1912 1912
§ * Jonnard, Bubber 1920 1935 Jonnard, Claude 1921 1929 § * Minor, Damon 2000 2004 Minor, Ryan 1998 2001
§ * O’Brien, Eddie 1953 1958 O’Brien, Johnny 1953 1959 § * Shannon, Joe 1915 1915 Shannon, Red 1915 1926
* both played in the same season at least once

Trevor Gott was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Abiatal Avelino was optioned to Sacramento and Scooter Gennett was placed on unconditional release waivers.

Johnny Cueto went 4.1 innings, allowing four (three earned) runs on six hits, and striking out three in his third rehab start and first with the Rivercats.

UP NEXT: The Giants are off on Wednesday for the first time since August 28, 2008, and their last loss on August 28, came six years to the day in 2013, as they lost to the Colorado Rockies 5-4 at Coors Field.

A’s squeak by the Royals 2-1

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By Jerry Feitelberg

What a difference a day makes. On Monday night the A’s routed the Kansas City Royals 19-4. The A’s pounded out 22 hits to trounce KC.  On Tuesday night, it was a different story. The A’s had just five hits, none after the second inning, and two runs. The A’s starter Mike Fiers went 5 1/3 innings and gave up only one run to earn his 13th win of the year and helped the A’s beat the Royals 2-1.

The late Joaquin Andujar had a saying; “You never know.” That is so true in baseball as one never knows what is going to happen in any particular game. You never know when you go to the park what you are going to see. One night it’s a blowout. The next night it’s a pitcher’s duel.”

That was what happened in Kansas City Tuesday night. The A’s, fighting for a playoff berth, need to put as many games as possible in the win column. They entered the game tied for the second Wild Card with Tampa Bay. They trailed the Cleveland Indians by 1/2 game for the first Wild Card. The Indians trounced the Detroit Tigers 10-1, and the Houston Astros clobbered the Tampa Bay Rays 15-1. The A’s now lead the Rays by one game and trail the Indians by 1/2 game. The first Wild Card hosts the one-game playoff between the first and second Wild Cards.

The A’s scored a run in the top of the first. Marcus Semien reached on an infield single. Royals starter, lefty Mike Montgomery, who entered the game with a 3-6 record, struck out Matt Chapman and Matt Olson swinging. A’s center fielder Mark Canha reached on Royals third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert’s fielding error. Khris Davis reached on an infield single to load the bases. Chad Pinder walked to drive in Semien with the A’s first run.

The A’s put another run on the board in the top of the second. With one out, A’s catcher Josh Phegley doubled to deep left center field. Marcus Semien followed his second hit of the night to drive in Phegley. Semien was caught stealing as he tried to advance to third base. That may have cost the A’s a run as Matt Chapman followed with a double. Matt Olson struck out to end the inning. The A’s led 2-0

Mike Fiers escaped jams in the second, third and fourth innings to keep the A’s ahead. In the bottom of the sixth, the Royals scored their only run of the game. Royals right fielder Hunter Dozier led off the sixth with a single. Left fielder Alex Gordon doubled to deep right-center field to drive in Dozier. Fiers retired Cuthbert for the first out. Fiers walked Ryan O’Hearn and that was the last batter he faced. A’s manager Bob Melvin went to the bullpen and brought in Yusmeiro Petit for the 66th time this year. Petit got Bubba Starling to fly out to center then struck out Meibrys Viloria looking for the third out, The A’s led 2-1.

There was no more scoring in the game. The A’s bullpen of Petite, Joakim Soria, and Liam Hendriks pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless ball and allowed one hit. The Royals’ bullpen did its job, too. Royals manager Ned Yost pulled Montgomery from the game with one out in the seventh. Kevin McCarthy, Scott Barlow, and Ian Kennedy did not allow a hit and kept the A’s scoreless. The A’s managed to hold on to win 2-1.

Game Notes: Mike Fiers won his 13th game of the year. It was a career-high for him. He started the season 2-3, but he has not lost since the beginning of May and has won his last 11 decisions. He is now 13-3.

Montgomery took the hard-luck loss, and his record drops to 3-7.

Fiers’ line was 5 1/3 innings of work, eight hits, and one run. Montgomery’s line was 6 1/3 innings, five hits, and two runs (one unearned).

Joakim Soria pitched in his 61st game this year. Soria was with the Royals from 2007 to 2011 and recorded 162 saves for Kansas City. He is third on the save list in Royals history.

The A’s scored runs in the first and second innings Tuesday night. They scored in the last eight innings Monday night. The 10 consecutive innings scoring a run set a new Oakland franchise record.

Mark Canha failed to get a hit, and his 10-game hitting streak came to an end.

The A’s sparkled on defense. Left fielder Seth Brown made two outstanding defensive play. Brown threw out Meibrys Viloria trying to score from second on a single by Whit Merrifield. He also made a great diving catch. He left his feet and threw out his glove to keep the ball from going to the wall for at least a double. Matt Chapman mad at least three sterling defensive gems to help out his team One of the plays was a bunt by Merrifield that went right down the line. Chapman barehanded the ball and threw to first to nail Merrifield. Merrifield, who has excellent speed, could not believe he was thrown out.

Up Next: Game three of the four-game series will be played Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The game will start at 5:15 pm PDT.

The A’s will have Tanner Roark handle the pitching chores. Roark is 8-8 with a 3.95 ERA. His opponent will be the Royal’s Jakob Junis. Junis is 8-12 with a 4.89 ERA. Junis labored in his last start against the Cleveland Indians last Friday. He threw 94 pitches in just four innings of work and allowed all four runs in the 4-1 loss to Cleveland.

Headline Sports podcast with Barbara Mason: Giants try to knot up series with Diamondbacks tonight; Gruden happy with quarterbacks in camp; plus more

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On Headline Sports with Barbara Mason:

#1 The Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants Bay Bridge Series was expected to be a real Battle of the Bay since both teams are vying for a wild card birth. The Giants ended up winning the two-game series with a 10-6 win on Saturday and a 5-4 win on Sunday took a loss on Monday night in San Francisco to Arizona 6-4.

#2 The A’s had a breakdown in their bullpen in each of the two games. Frustration took hold when A’s reliever Ryan Butcher threw high and inside to Giants catcher Stephen Vogt, who hit the dirt. No warnings were drawn. Vogt hit a grand slam home-run off Butcher on Saturday and Vogt said he had his suspicions about Butcher’s pitch since he’s noted to have decent control.

#3 The Oakland Raiders quarterbacks have the confidence of Raiders head coach Jon Gruden. Gruden said starting quarterback Derek Carr, backups Mike Glennon and Nathan Peterman all had good preseasons and the Raiders are expected to come out of the gate strong. The Raiders head to Century Link in Seattle for the final pre season game against the Seahawks on Thursday Night Football.

#4 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has a great outing in his last preseason game on Saturday night against the Kansas City Chiefs after having a tough preseason. Garoppolo threw for 14-20, 188 yards, and one touchdown. The 49ers host the San Diego Chargers on Thursday Night Football.

#5 Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, who announced his retirement from football over the weekend, said that it was not fun anymore waking up each day to pain, rehab, and more pain. It was repeat and repeat again. He at 29 year old said it’s unlikely he will return to the NFL.

Barbara Mason does Headline Sports each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast: Fans and players not big fans of the weekend uniforms; When will Brown’s helmet issues get settled?; plus more

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

#1 How bad were the weekend uniforms, some said the home whites looked like they were cricket players or they were selling ice cream in the stands like the concession salespeople. MLB said and made sure each player wore the proper uniform.

#2 The helmet issue of Oakland Raiders’ Antonio Brown has not yet gone away yet. Brown filed a grievance with the Players Union. Brown said the helmet that he used to use in Pittsburgh was a good-fitting helmet that did its job. The league is saying Brown needs to wear the proper helmet to protect himself from concussion and if he collides with another player.

#3 The Raiders picked up a close win in Winnipeg against the Green Bay Packers 22-21 last Thursday. It took a Daniel Carlson field goal with eight seconds left to get the Raiders the win on a rugged short field that’s normally used for Canadian Football.

#4 The A’s will try and shake off the double loss to the Giants from the weekend series and tango with the Kansas City Royals. The A’s really need this series in order to keep pace with Cleveland and Tampa Bay in the AL wild card.

#5 It’s hard to believe that former San Francisco Giant pitcher Juan Marichal is 81 years old. He’s had a storied career, most notably when he got into that ruckus with John Roseboro and the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 in a brawl that Marichal hit Roseboro on the head with a bat. Marichal is also noted for his high leg kick and his multiple 20-win games.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez is the radio voice for the Oakland A’s Spanish radio on 1010 KIQI, is the vice president of the Major League Baseball Heritage Museum and does News and Commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com