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Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: No stopping Judge in Yankees final visit to Coliseum; Letter from Fisher a lot of lip service

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New York Yankees Aaron Judge is thrilled after a solo home run his 54th of the season on Sat Sep 21, 2024 against the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum. Judge would hit his 55th home run Sun Sep 22, 2024 against the A’s (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The New York Yankees Aaron Judge belted a league leading 55th home run against the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum in what was the Yankees last visit to Oakland defeating the A’s 7-4 on Sunday afternoon.

#2 The win for New York gave them a three game sweep over the A’s. The A’s just could never get tracked and surpass the Yankees scoring only two runs in the first and another two in the sixth inning.

#3 The Yankees who are assured a playoff birth can clinch the AL East division with a win during their next three game series which starts Tuesday against the second place Baltimore Orioles.

#4 Judge was an unstoppable force hitting home runs on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. He’s been looking like a Hall of Famer with the way he’s been getting around the baseball.

#5 Oakland A’s owner John Fisher released a statement saying while he’s sorry that the A’s have to move to Sacramento he’s asking A’s fans to always remember the last 56 years of Oakland baseball. Critics of the statement have called the letter a lot of lip service.

#6 The A’s play their very last home series ever in their Oakland history starting Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers. Starting pitcher for Texas Nathan Eovaldi (11-8, 3.96) he’ll be opposed by the A’s starter Mitch Spence (8-9, 4.30) first pitch 6:40pm PT at the Oakland Coliseum.

Barbara Mason podcasted the Oakland A’s Mondays and will doing Golden State Warriors podcasting in October at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s Swept by Damn Yankees in Final Matchup at the Coliseum 7-4; Judge gives Oakland a send off with 55th homer

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New York Yankees Aaron Judge makes contact in the top of the fifth inning at the Oakland Coliseum against the Oakland A’s in the Yankees last appearance in Oakland on Sun Sep 22, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Last Marquee series between the Oakland Athletics (67-89) and the New York Yankees (92-64) at the 58-year old Alameda County based stadium, ended in dominating fashion (3-0) for the visitors, 7-4 in front of 24,663.

The Athletics tried to avoid the sweep by the team from the Empire State, by getting on the board first. They were shutout 10-0 in Saturday Night’s contest, and 4-2 victims in extra innings Friday Evening.

In the bottom of the first inning, A’s first baseman Tyler Soderstrom hit a two run double, knocking in teammates JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers, to put the home team up by two. After a full inning, the A’s led 2-0, and were in a better scenario that the previous night game,

However, that excitement was extremely short lived, as the Yankees came right back in the top of the second inning. New York left fielder Jason Dominguez belted a two run homer, plating himself and Jazz Chisholm Jr. The score was tied at two within a half inning.

The third inning had a local homeboy break the tie. Yankees Aaron Judge launched a deep center field solo home run (55) to put his Bronx Bombers up 3-2. His Honor also expressed his disappointment of this being his last game in Oakland, with all the history of the facility and his personal great memories.

The Linden, California native is the odds on favorite for AL MVP, while Shohei Ohtani is the equivalent player for the National League. Especially with his 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases record breaking accomplishment. Judge did not really pat himself on his own back, but did praise the Japanese sensation in Los Angeles.

Later in the top of the fifth inning, the Yankees extended their lead to three runs. Second baseman Gleyber Torres hit a solo shot, Chisholm Jr. knocked in Juan Soto, on a deep sacrifice fly. Through five, New York was up 5-2, and in the proverbial driver’s seat.

Oakland was not done with their comeback attempt; they scored another two runs in the bottom of the sixth frame. Ryan Noda came in as a pinch-hitter and promptly belted a two run double, which brought the swinging A’s back within one run. Soderstrom and Gelof crossed the plate respectively. At 5-4, the Oakland faithful had something to cheer about.

Shortly thereafter, New York struck again. Designated hitter Giancarlo hit an RBI double knocked in Judge, and put his squad back up by two, 6-4. The Yankees added one more and final run in the top of the ninth inning. Yankees’ second baseman Austin Wells slapped a two run double, scoring Juan Soto and placed the scoreboard at a 7-4 margin.

That score stood up after nine full innings, and the Yankees completed the sweep in their Oakland Grand Finale.

The Giants are next in action Tuesday September 24, in Oakland, hosting the Texas Rangers at 6:40 PM PDT. This will mark the last series ever in the Coliseum, unless a miracle happens before next season. The pitching matchup will be RHP Mitch Spence (8-9, 4.30) versus RHP Nathan Eovaldi (11-8, 3.96).

The Yankees fly back to New York, with Monday off, then host the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday September 24 at 7:05 PM EST. Their matchups are: RHP Clarke Schmidt (5-4, 2.37) vs, RHP Dean Kremer (7-10, 4.19).

Does Judge reach 60 home runs? We will have to see, and he left an indelible impression in his hometown area, with a homer, double two walks, and two runs scored, A very nice homecoming, indeed.

Michael Roberson covers Major League Baseball for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: Will players union, Scott Boras sign off to play on artificial turf in Sacramento?

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Sutter Health Field in Sacramento the future interim home of the Athletics for the next three seasons 2025-27

On the Oakland A’s relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum:

#1 Daniel, this is the last week at the Oakland Coliseum for the A’s as they embark for Sacramento after the regular season. It’s been a reunion of sorts with lots of reporters, employees, front office, former players coming to bid the fans and each other a farewell.

#2 Rickey Henderson came out on Saturday to watch his daughter throw out the first ball as the A’s played the New York Yankees. It was a huge treat for fans watching on the field that was named after Rickey.

#3 Some reporters believe the move to Sacramento is a done deal because MLB has approved the move and Sacramento Rivercats are renovating the ball park.

#4 There are those who believe there is that very small chance that the A’s deal in Sacramento will fall apart because of the artificial turf the players do not want to play on. The Players union sill has not signed off on it yet.

#5 On the other side of the coin A’s owner John Fisher, A’s team president David Kaval and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred look very much forward to getting things started and getting the A’s out of Oakland. They do realize that that last step of getting the union to sign off on Sacramento might not be as easy as they think.

Daniel Dullum does the Oakland A’s relocation podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O: 49ers missing a good number of Pro Bowl players due to injuries; Raiders host struggling Panthers today; plus more news

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San Francisco 49oers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1) takes a leap against Minnesota Vikings Camryn Bynum (24) and linebacker Ivan Pace (0) on Sun Sep 15, 2024 at US Bank Stadium. Samuel is out with an injury and will miss Sun Sep 22, 2024 in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Rams. (AP News photo)

On Headlines Sports podcast:

#1 The San Francisco 49ers are coming off a 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings last week and face the Los Angeles Rams today in the Southland. The 49ers have two injuries running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver Deebo Samuel. Tight end George Kittle is out with a hamstring injury and Nick Bosa is out for the Rams game as he hurt his rib during practice Thursday or Friday.

#2 The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off an impressive win over the Baltimore Ravens 26-23 in Baltimore. The Raiders tied with the Ravens at 23-23 got a game winning field goal from kicker Daniel Carlson who booted a 38 yard field goal with 27 seconds left for a 26-23 win. The Raiders now face a struggling Carolina Panthers team at Allegiant Stadium today. The Panthers are 0-2 and the Raiders are 1-1. How much do you see home field advantage for the Raiders being a key today?

#3 Charlie these are not your 1959 Go Go Sox as the Chicago White Sox lost their 119th game of the season tying the 2003 Detroit Tigers who finished at 43-119. The Sox need one more loss to tie the all time worse losing record in a season held by the 1962 New York Mets. Can they do it?

#4 The Washington Nationals demoted All Star shortstop CJ Abrams after he stayed out all Friday morning at a Chicago casino. Nats manager Dave Martinez had to bring the bad news to Abrams that he was being demoted because of breaking team curfew. Abrams was the lead off hitter on Friday’s game and went 0-3 with a walk and one strike out. Martinez said he’s a good guy and he’ll work his way back.

#5 Here it is Charlie the final week of the A’s in Oakland and after next Thursday they would have played their last game ever in Oakland. Reality has set in for fans, players, media, A’s front office staff, and employees at the Oakland Coliseum.

Join Charlie O for Headline Sports podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Judge blasts 425 ft homer, Vlope and Stanton homer as Yanks go to work on A’s 10-0 at Coliseum

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New York Yankee Aaron Judge (left) is congratulated by Giancarlo Stanton (27) after hitting a top of the seventh home run against the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum on Sat Sep 21, 2024 (AP News photo)

By William Espy

The Oakland A’s hosted the New York Yankees for the second game of their three-game series on Saturday night. It’s going to be the last time that the Bronx Bombers play a series at the historic Coliseum, but it got off to a rough start for the A’s as they lost Friday’s game 4-2 in front of a crowd of 33,198.

Saturday night didn’t fare much better for them either, as they lost in dominant fashion as the Yankees drove in ten runs in a statement victory over the home team.

Things got off to an immediately rough for the A’s, as two singles to start the night by Gleber Torres and Juan Soto put starting pitcher JP Sears in a tough spot right out of the gate. Aaron Judge drew a walk on the next at-bat, loading the bases before the A’s had recorded a single out.

Giancarlo Stanton grounded into a double play, but Torres scored and Soto advanced to third. Jasson Dominguez singled to left field, driving in Soto before he stole second base. The next batter Jon Berti struck out, stopping the bleeding for the time being.

In the bottom of the first, the A’s got a couple of base runners but were unable to do much with it. Anthony Volpe hit a solo home run to start the second inning, extending the Yankees’ lead to 3-0 but that would be all of the offense the visitors could get going in the inning.

The bottom of the second was almost identical to the first for the A’s. The top of the third saw even more dominance from the Yankees’ offense, as singles by Soto and Judge set Stanton up to hit a three-run blast, doubling the Yankees’ lead and making it 6-0. After that, the Yankees would get a couple of more hits but they’d be stranded in scoring position.

Jacob Wilson got a lead-off single in the bottom of the third, advancing to third over the course of the inning but Oakland would be unable to capitalize as the next three batters would all be retired. Sears had his best inning of the night in the top of the fourth when New York had three batters up, and three down, but the offense still wasn’t helping them get back in the game in the bottom of the inning. Jon Berti would get the only hit for either side in the fifth inning with a single, otherwise it was fairly uneventful.

Brandon Bielak took over on the mound for Oakland to start the top of the sixth inning. He’d give up a single to Torres, but otherwise, the Yankees wouldn’t generate any offense. Shea Langliers doubled with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, but JJ Bleday flew out to end the inning and stranded Langliers in scoring position.

Oakland wouldn’t be as lucky in the top of the seventh though, as lead-off hitter Judge hit his 54th home run of the year to make it 7-0 in favor of the visitors. The next two batters, Stanton and Dominguez would both walk.

Stanton would eventually score on a fielder’s choice though. Eventually, Bielak would load the bases after Oswaldo Cabrera and Jose Trevino drew walks and then the pitcher’s night came to an end. Hogan Harris came into the game and immediately surrendered a single to Torres, who scored two runners, making it 10-0.

The A’s would go three-up, three- down in the bottom of the inning. At this point, both teams started making some defensive substitutions as it was clear that the Yankees were going to take the game.

Neither team would be able to produce any offense for the remainder of the game, and the Yankees would walk away with a 10-0 victory in a game where they absolutely demolished their opposition. The final game between the Yankees and A’s at Oakland Coliseum will take place on Sunday, as the A’s look to find a way to get a win in the series and avoid a sweep.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Why MLB Players have not signed off for Sacramento 2025 season yet; Coliseum memories

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Chicago Cubs runner Miles Mastrobuoni (left) is forced at second base by Oakland A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson at Wrigley Field on Thu Sep 19, 2024. The A’s play their last homestand between Sep 20-26 before moving to Sacramento at the end of the regular season. (AP News photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, the countdown to closing up the Oakland Coliseum is just five games away each time you come to the park it’s really hard to believe that this ball club you covered for decades will no longer be playing in Oakland anymore after Thursday afternoon?

#2 When you talk about the A’s move to Sacramento it’s almost hard to fathom. I wanted to ask you about the MLB Players Association they have not signed off on playing in Sacramento yet. They have said that playing on artificial turf in 100 degree heat in Sacramento is not something that’s going to work for the health and safety of the players. Could this end up being a hang up that could drag maybe into December?

#3 When you look back on the history of the Coliseum it opened in 1968 with Governor Ronald Reagan throwing out the first ball and the A’s had joined the San Francisco Giants as the second team in the Bay Area ever since that time in good and bad times it was always exciting for baseball fans to know there were two Bay Area teams to see each and every season.

#4 This last Oakland A’s team showed a lot of grit this season and had players who have a great future in Major League Baseball with hitters like Lawrence Butler, Brent Rooker, JJ Bleday, Shea Langeliers, and Seth Brown. These guys competed and gave some of the best teams in baseball fits.

#5 Amaury you’ve been calling A’s games out of the Coliseum since the 1970s you’ve had numerous broadcast partners and working with some of the best Spanish radio broadcast talent in baseball had to really give you something to really look back on over the years.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead Spanish voice on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Yanks Cole was dealing, Soto was swinging in 4-2 10 inning win over A’s at Coliseum

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New York Yankees starter Gerrit Cole pitched nine innings and struck out seven batters in their win over the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum Fri Sep 20, 2024 (AP News photo)

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Attendance: 23,426

Friday, September 20, 2024

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–There were some chants of “Let’s go, Yankees” this crisp Friday evening at the Coliseum, but there also were boos for Aaron Judge and plenty of unexpectedly loud and assertive urgings of “Let’s go, Oakland.”

We hadn’t heard a mixture like that on the shores of the Nimitz River in years. The balance of decibels shifted dramatically when the visitors broke open what had been a 1-1 tie between the playoff bound Yanks and the Sacramento bound A’s, putting three runs across the plate to take a 4-1 lead and eventually take the game, 4-2. Judge, by the way, went hitless.

JT Ginn, who made his big league debut this past August 21, pitched five strong innings for the Athletics, not outstanding but nothing like what you’d expect from a 25 year old rookie with 0-1, 4.95 record. Ginn allowed one run (it was earned) on four hits and a walk, throwing 78 pitches, 46 for strikes to 18 pinstripers. Ginn wasn’t involved in the decision but lowered his ERA by more than half a run, bringing it down to 4.40.

The A’s bullpen was effective through the regulation nine frames, with Michel Otáñez, Scott Alexander, Tyler Ferguson, and Mason Miller throwing an inning apiece of shutout ball. Alexander yielded the only Yankee hit over that span, and Otáñez and Miller were the only ones in the quartet to issue a walk.

It was TJ McFarland, pitching two thirds of an inning in the 10th, who couldn’t handle the Yankees’ offense, and you really couldn’t blame him. He gave up a lead off single to Anthony Rizzo that sent zombie runner Jasson Domínguez to third.

Juan Soto, pinch hitting for Tristan Grisham, was at bat when Domínguez scored and Cabrera, pinch running for Rizzo, advanced to second on a passed ball. Soto then smacked a two bagger to left, driving in Cabrera.

Jon Berti ran for Soto, and he scored on Anthony Volpe’s single to right. After Alex Verdugo sacrificed Volpe to second, the A’s called on Grant Holman, who stopped the hemorrhage by striking out Gleyber Torres and retiring Austin Wells on a fly to center.

There must be some sort of a jinx on winning the 2023 Cy Young Award. The National League’s winner was Blake Snell,whose travials with the Giants are well known to fans in the Bay Area. The AL winner, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, started Friday night. He spent the first 75 games of this season on the injured list, courtesy of an inflamed right shoulder.

Did I mention that he’s a righty? Cole brought a 6-5, 3.97 record to the game—hardly Cy Young numbers—and pitched a beautiful nine innings, needing only 99 pitches (68 strikes) and allowing a measly two hits and a walk.

The A’s managed to score and run, and it was earned. In fact, Gerrit didn’t allow an Athletic to reach base safely until Lawrence Butler opened the bottom of the fourth with a 1-0 single to center. The A’s right fielder paid tribute to Friday night’s bobblehead honoree by stealing second and scoring a Rickie run on Sean Langeliers’ RBI single two outs later.

That brief advantage didn’t last long. Ginn weakened in the top of the fifth and issued a two out walk. Back to back singles by Trent Grisham and Anthony Volpe restored the balance. You already know what happened to upset that balance.

The A’s had a shot at making up for their tenth inning meltdown, but all they could muster was a single tally when JJ Bleday led off by singling the placed runner, Brent Rooker, home with a futile run. Luke Weaver earned his third save by fanning Shea Langliers, Seth Brown, and Zack Gelof to end the game.

The three game series will resume Saturday evening at 6:07pm PT, with a battle of southpaws between the Athletics’ JP Sears (11-11, 4.24) and the Yankees’ Carlos Rodón (15-9, 4.12)

Oakland A’s Commentary: Sad Farewell for Oakland A’s Sports Fans

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The Oakland A’s put out an Oakland Coliseum logo commemorating their years in Oakland from 1968-2024 (Oakland A’s X image)

Sad Farewell for Oakland Sports Fans

By Tony Renteria

OAKLAND–September 20th 2024 the Oakland Athletics host the visiting New York Yankees starting the last homestand for the this storied franchise. After years of trying to get a new stadium and new location the ownership group decided to follow the lead of former fellow Oakland Coliseum tenant the NFL’s Raiders by getting permission to relocate the beloved A’s to the desert in Nevada in a city called Las Vegas.

The 56 year-old man I am understands sometimes in business the deal just not get done, but the five year old boy who was given an A’s hat in 1973 is heartbroken. The Swinging A’s were the powerhouse of the American League in the early 70’s.

They had legends of the game a young Reggie Jackson was starting his hall of famer career right here in the Yellow and Gold. Rollie Fingers had the best handle bar mustache on the planet as he dominated batters from the mound.

As I grew up so did the A’s, after quick tumble after the glory years of the Swinging A’s Charlie Finley hired Billy Martin to manage the team filled with very young and talented players like Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson whose name is graced behind home plate today.

Ricky Henderson Field honors perhaps the most overall talented player the A’s had during the Oakland era. Billy was able manage a playoff appearance for young A’s, but new owner Walter Haas gave Martin too much power in the voice of baseball Operations and the A’s were ever able to create the magic of “Billy Ball” again under Martin’s Leadership.

Haas did make some great changes to A’s in the way of marketing, he brought back the Elephant mascot, the people of Northern California who were reluctant to attend homes due to a dislike for Finley returned in mass as the A’s hit record numbers in attendance in 1980s.

In 1986 Haas hired Tony LaRussa to skipper the A’s with a roster of talented younger players like Jose Cansaco and Mark McGuire. Starting in 1988 Larussa brought three straight American league Pennants to Oakland with a World Series title in 1989 over the bay bridge neighbors the San Francisco Giants that was marred by the earthquake that happened on National Television before Game 3 of the series.

Reality set in again for the A’s as television deals and the reality of small market teams trying to compete the clubs of cities like New York and Boston. Canseco was sent Texas, McGuire and LaRussa were in St. Louis where McGuire broke Roger Maris home run record.

Henderson made a run with Blue Jays for a world title while the A’s fell further away from the top of the standings. I and rest of the A’s faithful found hope again with the likes of Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Jason Giambi.

Just like the A;s would lose out of revenue from a lack a huge TV contract like the Yankees our hearts were broken again by the one of the most usual cutoff throws in playoff history a 15 foot cutoff throw to home plate by Derek Jeter.

Once again out hearts would break as the heroes of Oakland sailed off to bigger teams and bigger contracts. As much as Money Ball worked it could not produce the sustained glory of the 70’s and the 80’s. Billy Beane was able to make a run for the pennant every now and then but the glory days were long gone.

Even now as the A’s host Yankees in the last Friday night game here in this place of history from the last team in Major League History to win three consecutive World Series to the Raiders Sea of Hands play. The five-year boy who has worn green and yellow since 1973 is sadden by the fact this place which holds so many memories will be gone soon and with it the magic and joy of Ricky Stealing second base, or seeing a diving Walter Wiess rob some one of a base hit, and above all the one place where small market teams could compete with the bigger ones. I guess in the end it is the size of the dog after all.

Tony Renteria is also podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s last homestand in Oakland open three game series with Yankees tonight

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Oakland A’s Zack Gelof connects for a eighth inning one run double against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Wed Sep 18, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 The A’s are coming off a two out three game series win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field it’s another series where the A’s won showing they have lots of talent to compete with the talent they have for next season.

#2 On Wednesday the A’s Tyler Soberstrom homered and Zack Gelof double to break a tie in the eighth inning as the A’s beat the Cubs by two runs 5-3.

#3 Ironically for the Cubs the loss helped the Milwaukee Brewers clinch NL Central title for the third season in a row.

#4 A’s reliever Tyler Ferguson pitched a scoreless seventh inning and reliever Michel Ortanez struck out two in the eighth inning, and Brent Rooker went two for three and an RBI in the A’s win. Proving once again team work has been the success of the second half of this A’s season.

#5 Tonight (Friday) represents the first of the last six games in Oakland history that comes to an end next Thursday. The A’s open up a series with the New York Yankees and will never play at the Oakland Coliseum again leaving decades of history behind.

Jeremiah Salmonson does the A’s podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Defense held, Minshew and Carlson were key on offense in Baltimore win

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Las Vegas Raiders safety Marcus Epps (1) puts the tackle on the Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) in first half action at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Sun Sep 15, 2024 (AP News photo)

On Las Vegas podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew led the Raiders with three scoring drives in fourth and critical last quarter of the game.

#2 Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson got off a 38 yarder with 27 seconds left in the game and the Raiders were able to get by a very tough Baltimore Ravens team 26-23.

#3 The Ravens looked like they had this one when running back Derrick Henry rushed for a touchdown to give the Ravens a ten point 23-13 lead with 12 minutes left in game.

#4 Minshew once again reached down and went for the gusto and led the Raiders with three scoring drives which was the huge difference coming back against one of the toughest teams in the NFL for the win.

#5 The Raiders host a struggling Carolina Panthers team that have lost their first two games of the season. The Panthers could be easy work for the Raiders having this game back at Allegiant Stadium and Minshew firing on all cylinders.

Rich Perez does the Las Vegas Raiders podcasts after every home and away game at http://www.sportsradioservice.com