Monday, July 26 through Sunday, August 1, 2021
Issue No. 391
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July 22, 2021; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco Giants first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. (31) reacts after being hit by a foul ball during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Photo by Darren Yamashita. |
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Giants Stay Consistent and Strong Because of Depth
by Bruce Macgowan
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Despite two fairly one-sided losses to lowly Pittsburgh this past weekend, most folks who have been watching the Giants this year knew they were not going to stay in a funk for long.
Needing a win Sunday to avoid an ignominious sweep, the Giants flexed their muscles and slammed four homers on their way to a 6-1 win.
If you looked at San Francisco's starting lineup on Sunday, you would have seen most of the Giants’ backups playing. Among the players who have come out of nowhere to earn playing time is utility man LaMonte Wade Jr.
Wade, who got the game-winning hit in that wild Friday night win in Los Angeles last week, smacked solo homers in his first two at-bats in Sunday’s game. He also ripped a double.
Manager Gabe Kapler wanted to get Darin Ruf’s bat into the game so while he played first base, Wade, who is versatile enough to play at both first and in the outfield, started in right.
Wade Jr. is the classic example of an athlete who takes advantage of an opportunity. You don’t get many of those if you’re a young or marginal player and very few people had even heard of him before this season. But now the guy is a valued member of the bench and with all of the Giants’ veteran infield out of action due to injuries and the outfield still in flux on occasion, Wade has found a spot. He’s put up good numbers at the plate with 10 homers and 25 rbis to go with a respectable .254 batting average.
Meanwhile, another ‘journeyman’ who has been terrific is utility infielder Wilmer Flores, who the Giants got for a modest price, signing him as a free agent prior to last year’s weird Covid-19 season for two years and six million dollars.
Flores has always put up reasonable numbers, hitting in the .260-.270 range during a near decade long big league career, while hitting about 12-15 homers a season. He smashed one of those four homers to help win Sunday’s game, but his biggest hit of the year was a two run homer that proved pivotal in a thrilling victory at LA last week.
The thing that the soon-to-be-30 year old Flores brings to the table is versatility. He can play any position in the infield and play it pretty well defensively. Like Donovan Solano, manager Gabe Kapler can pencil his name into the lineup and know that whatever position he plays, production in the field and at the plate won’t suffer.
But as the late, great Joe Garagiola once put it: “Baseball is a funny game.”
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July 22, 2021; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Wilmer Flores (41) hits a single during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Photo by Darren Yamashita.
Most teams have one or two or perhaps three unheralded or obscure youngsters who have their moments, but the Giants have enough to fill up almost two hands.
With veteran regulars Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria still out with injuries, players such as Solano, Flores and Wade have done a nice job stepping in almost seamlessly. Wade did make a costly two-run error which blew the game open last Friday night against the Pirates, but the great thing about baseball is you sometimes get another chance to make up for a gaffe very quickly. That certainly was the case for Wade who sparked the Giants with two homers on Sunday.
After back-to-back stunning and emotionally charged wins at LA last week, many were expecting the Giants to have a letdown back home against Pittsburgh, so it wasn’t surprising when they dropped the first two games to the Buccos. The good news, however? This 2021 Giants team rarely stays down for long. Manager Gabe Kapler and his staff deserve much of the credit for that and if the Giants remain on top or at the least a playoff team the rest of the way, Kapler will have an excellent chance of being named the National League Manager of the Year.
Kapler has been able to depend on his backups to do the job. Look no further than those last two wins in LA. Wade and Flores made significant contributions, and so did little known Thairo Estrada, who had four hits in the series against the Pirates, including one of the four homers they blistered in Sunday’s win. Like Flores and Solano, Estrada can play virtually anywhere including the outfield.
Estrada is a particularly interesting story because over three years ago he was shot in the hip when being held up by a pair of robbers in his home country of Venezuela. The bullet remained in his hip for six months, after which it was removed in a hospital in Tampa. The Giants picked him up from the Yanks for cash considerations in mid- April and he was hitting .385 with Sacramento when he was called up not long ago.
With players such as these, Kapler has been able to count on the Giants staying in the winning column in recent days. And more good news; if any of the veteran players get re-injured or need time off, Kapler can count on the aforementioned players and other journeymen such as Darin Ruf, Alex Dickerson and Curt Casali, who have all had their moments this year.
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Long-time Bay Area sportscaster Bruce Macgowan has been recording his 45 years of broadcast experience for a forthcoming book to be published shortly.
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Letters to the Editor
Oakland's sports tragedy
Oakland’s Coliseum Complex abuts a BART station on one side, a freeway and railroad tracks on opposite sides, and an airport is five minutes away. The complex sits in the middle of five counties: Contra Costa to the North, Santa Clara to the East, San Mateo to the South, and San Francisco and Marin to the West. Thus Oakland has the most strategically placed sports complex in the country, yet it has lost two of its teams, and an unhappy third could make it a clean abandonment sweep.
The displaced Raiders and Warriors lack the above location advantages in their new environs, Las Vegas and San Francisco. And the Athletics would, too, at a proposed ill-suited, mud-pie-in-the-sky West Oakland site — or in Las Vegas, where they appear headed barring an eleventh-hour miracle. Ah, baseball in 112-degree heat, how cool is that?
Oakland has, additionally, the most passionate sports fans anywhere, and easily the most abused. The Raiders left Oakland not once, but twice, following years of sellout attendance. The Warriors also played before a packed house in Oakland, which proudly, yet sadly, wears the title “House of Champions”, reflecting all three of its successful tenants.
Now all three, likely, have flown the coop. But don’t blame Oakland. Blame its greedy, heartless, vagabond sports ownerships instead.
Dave Newhouse
Oakland
Early Olympics Review
I am overwhelmed by the number of commercials on the various channels for the Olympics, but at least a U.S Women's Fencing Team member, Lee Kiefer, won Gold. Major Congrats!
On the Golf events, I noticed that America's Ambassador Plenipotentiary of Ill Will, Patrick Reed, has been named to replace Bryson. The Brahmin of Bad Vibes expertly plies his craft in international golf events, like the Ryder Cup, so maybe he can agitate and fluster his way to a medal.
Robert A. Moselle, Esq.
Executive Director
Center for Continuing Education
Monterey, CA
Good Fortune
What a stroke of luck to have a local Olympian fencer (Barbra Higgins) write an article just before the opening of this year's games, especially when I was able to see one of our very own San Francisco male fencing Oympian, Alexander Massialas, on television from Japan on Friday after reading the story. He talked fondly and lovingly of his father and coach (Greg) and their relationship outside of the games. I have now set a reminder to watch his fencing prowess. Kudos to USG for finding and showcasing our own connections to the Olympics. We are blessed in the Bay Area in more ways than one!
Shelia Young
San Leandro Mayor Emeritus
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Contents
Columns
Hardly Trivial by T. Buff
Games
Oakland A's 4, Seattle Mariners 1
Oakland Roots 0, LA Galaxy 3
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
San Jose Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo 1
San Jose Spiders 18, Los Angeles Aviators 20
Features
Andy Dolich is the brains behind some of the most successful
promotions in sports history, by Liam Isola. Part I, II and III
From Indians to Guardians, by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
Giants Stay Consistent and Strong Because of Depth, by Bruce
Macgowan
In the Hole! by Andy Dolich
Organizations
Sonoma Raceway
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San Francisco Giants 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 1
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San Francisco Giants 5
Los Angeles Dodgers 3
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San Francisco first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. hits a two-run single to put the Giants ahead in the ninth inning as the Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 22.
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Starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani struck out seven over six innings of work.
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Oakland A's 4
Seattle Mariners 1
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49ers, A's & Giants Schedules |
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Welcome the 2021 First-Year Player Draft Picks
We've had an exciting week! Not only did we sweep the Angels, but we also agreed to terms with 17 of our 20 selections from the 2021 First-Year Player Draft.
On Monday, first round pick Max Muncy came to Oakland to sign with the Green and Gold and take batting practice. The A's also signed third round selection Mason Miller and each pick from the sixth through 20th rounds, non-drafted left-handed pitcher Jack Owen from Auburn, and first baseman Nick Brueser from Stanford.
Muncy was the A's first round pick out of Thousand Oaks High School. He hit .459 with 11 home runs and 49 RBI in 28 games to help Thousand Oaks to a 29-1 record and the Southern Section Division 2 championship. The shortstop was named the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News Baseball Player of the Year and was CIF Southern Section Division 2 Player of the Year.
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July 22, 2021; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (35) stands in the dugout before the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, modeling a relevant tee.
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Sacramento River Cats
Round Rock Express
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Sacramento River Cats infielder Mauricio Dubón (26) sits in the dugout before the game against Round Rock Express at Sutter Health Park. The San Francisco Giants optioned Dubón to Sacramento on June 29 to focus on improving his hitting. Credit: Robert Edwards-Robert Edwards Media.
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Sacramento River Cats outfielder Drew Robinson (5) acknowledges a standing ovation from the crowd and Round Rock Express players at Sutter Health Park marking the last game of Robinson's professional career. Robinson survived an April 2020 suicide attempt that cost him his right eye and returned to play baseball with the AAA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants one year later. Robinson will now join the Giants front office as a mental health advocate. Credit: Robert Edwards-Robert Edwards Media.
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An adult and a young baseball fan admire a foul ball caught during the top of the ninth inning of the game between the Sacramento River Cats and Round Rock Express at Sutter Health Park. Credit: Robert Edwards-
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A celebratory nod to Cal's Collin Morikawa, winner
of the 2021 British Open last week
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"In the Hole!"
by Andy Dolich
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Two recent back-to-back PGA tournaments went to a combined
13 playoff holes before winners emerged. The eight-hole playoff at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on Sunday, June 27 saw Harris English emerge as the winner over Kramer Hickok after sinking a birdie putt on the eighth playoff hole (matching the second-longest sudden-death playoff in PGA Tour history.) Third-round leader Bubba Watson self-destructed by playing his last five holes in six over. English and Hickok took the stage in front of a raucous crowd. The gallery sounded more like a heavyweight fight than the final round of a PGA Tour golf event.
Just a week later in Detroit Cam Davis holed a 50-foot sand shot on the 71st hole of regulation that propelled him into a five-hole playoff where he outlasted Troy Merritt and Joaquin Niemann to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic for his first PGA Tour victory.
This back-to-back extravaganza brought out incredible drama on the course along with the screamers of stupidity. Yes, it's those inebriates who scream "In the Hole!" on every single shot.
There are a long list of personal pet peeves that many of us carry around in our daily lives which show a lack of common human decency from other homo sapiens. How about some of these?
- Talking and texting at movie theaters, now that we can go back to movie theaters
- Never using your car’s directional signal when making a turn, especially at a crowded four-way stop
- Smashing people with your extra carry-on luggage when boarding a plane
- Checking out 18 items in the 10 item Express Line at the market, then searching for the exact change in your fanny pack
- Acting like a loud mouthed jerk at a restaurant now that you are back inside
- Cursing like a Marine Drill Instructor at a ball game with little kids around
- Cranking the music up to roof rattling levels at 2 a.m. for all your neighbors to wake up from their slumbers. At least pick some good tunes!
- Not picking up your doggie dumplings in the park or on your neighborhood streets
Spectator sports are not immune from the obnoxious, inane, idiotic, irrelevant, insipid, irksome intrusions you might hear at your favorite eighteen.
For those who believe bellowing "In the Hole!" with every stroke on every hole will make a difference, take a look at some of these stats.
In all, there were 36 holes-in-one on the pro tour last season. The National Hole-in-One Registry says that the odds of a pro acing is 3,000-to-1. The “average” golfer has a 12,000-to-1 shot at making an ace.
On a course that features four par-3s, a player might make two holes-in-one in a round 1 out of 162,562,500 times, according to Golf Digest. Yet hundreds of nitwits are screaming "ITH!" on every shot.
If you are a golf trivialist, the longest sudden death playoff in PGA Tour history was the 1949 Motor City Open. After 11 holes Lloyd Mangrum and Cary Middlecoff were declared co-winners by mutual agreement, due to darkness.
For all you clowns who can’t help yourselves in the midst of the gallery, just know that "You Ain't Da Man!"
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Andy Dolich has over five decades of leadership in the sports industry, including executive positions in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, pro soccer and lacrosse. Presently Dolich is COO of the Fan Controlled Football (FCF) and teaches sports business at Stanford's School of Continuing Studies. Dolich is also co-author of: 20 Secrets to Success for
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Sports Profile:
Andy Dolich, A Three Part Series
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Grizz jerseys for the Stones first event at FedExForum.
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Andy Dolich is the brains behind some of the most successful promotions in sports history
By Liam Isola
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Andy Dolich, a long-time Bay Area sports marketing executive, was the subject of a feature article in OSDBSports.com recently which traced his long career as a marketing savant, starting from his early days with the Philadelphia 76ers to his present position as EVP of the Fan
Controlled League. Mr. Isola's article was reprinted in Sports Today, courtesy of OSDB Sports. For Part I, Part II and Part III,
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Illustrations of the Cleveland Guardians new home and away
caps and uniforms
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From Indians to Guardians
by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
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The 2021 Cleveland Indians might not make it to the postseason this year. With 68 games remaining the Indians are in second place in the Central Division, today nine games back from the Chicago White Sox. Starting in 2022 they will officially be the "Cleveland Guardians."
Maybe as Cleveland Guardians they will be able to do what they have not been able to do in 70 years in the American League, which is win a World Series (currently the longest span among all teams in major league baseball without a World Series title).
For many years (some of us) remember when Cleveland was the city for jokes. The old park next to Lake Erie was The Mistake on the Lake. Comedians used Cleveland all the time as the city they would relate their jokes to. Ironically one of the most famous and successful comedians, Bob Hope, was the owner of the Cleveland Indians in the 1950s.
As a founding member of the American League in 1901, the Cleveland Indians franchise has a rich history in baseball and the American sporting landscape. The Cleveland Indians have won six AL pennants and two World Series, in 1920 and most “recently” in 1948.
Just a few months after Jackie Robinson made his major league debut, the Cleveland Indians under owner Bill Veeck signed Larry Doby, the first African-American player in the American League. Already the first AL team to sign an African-American player, Cleveland made history again when it named Frank Robinson as the majors’ first black manager in 1975.
A player-manager, Robinson wore this jersey on that historic Opening Day when he smashed a homer to help defeat the Yankees, 5-3. Like the late New York Yankees great announcer Mel Allen used to say “How About That!”
These Cleveland Indians have been inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Cy Young, Jessie Burkett, Bob Feller, Elmer Flick, Stan Covaleski, Lou Boudreau, Early Wynn, Earl Averill, Bob Lemon, Joe Sewell, Addie Jones, Larry Doby, and Jim Thome.
In 1954 the Cleveland Indians won 111 games and the American League pennant and were swept by the New York Giants (4-0) in that year’s World Series. More wins during a regular season: Chicago Cubs in 1906, 116 wins and the Seattle Mariners in 2001, also with 116 wins.
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July 17, 2021; Oakland, CA; Cleveland Indians designated hitter Franmil Reyes (32) gestures while rounding the bases after hitting a home run during the eighth inning against the Oakland Athletics
at RingCentral Coliseum. Photo by Darren Yamashita.
Cleveland Indians current owner Paul Dolan: “We are excited to usher in the next era of the deep history of baseball in Cleveland. Cleveland has and always will be the most important part of our identity. Therefore, we wanted a name that strongly represents the pride, resiliency and loyalty of Clevelanders.”
The name of Guardians is a Cleveland favorite. The Guardians of Traffic are large art-deco statues that adorn the Hope Memorial Bridge which connects Cleveland's west side with the east side. The name Guardians has nothing to do with the very popular movie of 2017, Guardians of the Universe from the popular fictional DC Comic books and characters like Nebula, Groot, Rocket and others.
Other superheroes of notable fame: Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Iron-Man, Captain America, Thor, The Flash, The Hulk, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and other superheroes.
If you are wondering about the Atlanta Braves, the Braves logo has remained the same since 1990. Their imagery of Native American stereotypes was removed. They added a tomahawk, originally a Native American tool, which symbolizes throwing accuracy and force. Often these name changes of our professional sports teams are not originated by the people that are allegedly “offended.”
A good example was a poll conducted a few years ago about the Redskins name for the Washington football team. A poll revealed that nine in ten Native Americans were not offended by the Washington Redskins name. Nevertheless, today that team, "The Washington Football Team," will keep their name through 2021 and will unveil their new identity in 2022.
With new names comes new logos, new uniform styles and of course, more sales. As fans love all that stuff, perhaps the ownership of the Cleveland Guardians could donate all the money they are going to generate with these new marketing campaigns to Native American organizations that are more concerned about their communities and improving their lives than with the simple politically correct name-change of a team.
Starting in 2022 the Cleveland Indians will be the Cleveland Guardians. But who knows, maybe 20 years from today, when billionaires Branson, Bezos and Musk have colonized a few planets, the trend will be space names and then the only team that would be “in vogue” will be the Houston Astros and they will probably “offend” somebody.
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Amaury Pi Gonzalez is vice president of the Major League Baseball Hispanic Heritage Hall of Fame Museum and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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Hardly Trivial by T. Buff |
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The 2020 Olympics are, at last, being played...
USA! USA! USA!
How much money do US Olympians win when they are
medal winners?
(See answer below...)
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San Jose Earthquakes 1
Houston Dynamo 1
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San Jose Earthquakes players celebrate after a Houston Dynamo own goal during a 1-1 draw on Saturday, July 24th at PayPal Park in San Jose.
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Goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski made four saves on the night.
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San Jose Spiders 18
Los Angeles Aviators 20
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As the intended receiver, Spider Andrew Moore (#9) pulled up on the overthrow as Keenan Laurence swept in to keep the drive alive. The San Jose Spiders hosted the Los Angeles Aviators of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) in West Division conference game on Saturday evening, July 24 at Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, CA.
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Spider Sawyer Thompson (#18) was closing in on the score when Aviator Seamus Robinson (#30) blocked the reception for another break opportunity. The visiting Los Angeles Aviators defeated their host, the San Jose Spiders,
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Defensive Spider specialist Kevin Tien (#7) lays out to slap down the disc mid flight. The next Spiders home game is Friday, August 13, versus the Seattle Cascades at 6:30 at Laney College Football Field in Oakland.
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In the Shadow of Obscurity |
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Author Arif Khatib (above left)
As a person who has traveled the world and chronicled his journey, and recently completed his memoirs for his family, Arif Khatib set out to create a book that would combine three of his passions: sports, history and social justice, while shining a much-needed light on the contributions of forgotten and unheard-of athletes of color. The Shadow of Obscurity: Toiling in a Reluctant Society realizes his vision.
Author Pete Elman (above right)
Pete Elman is a musician, journalist, author and teacher. Originally from Washington, D.C., he grew up loving rock and roll, sports and history. His father, a Justice Department lawyer who argued cases in the Supreme Court—most notably Brown vs. Board of Education—imbued in young Peter a strong sense of social justice.
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(L-R) Arif Khatib, Dr. John Carlos, Jeff Wilson in Atlanta for Mr. Khatib’s
book and film screening tour
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Where The Bay Comes To Play! |
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The BEST Bay Area sports photos from
Michael Zagaris, Ed Jay, Rich Yee, Darren Yamashita,
Ron Sellers, Alex Ho, Rob Edwards, Kenneth Wong,
Timothy Reynolds and Larry Rosa
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(From left): Brittany Force, 16-time Funny Car World Champion John Force and Sonoma Raceway Executive Vice President and
General Manger Jill Gregory
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Oakland Roots SC 0
LA Galaxy II 3
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Oakland Roots Fall in LA with Limited Roster
Oakland Roots lost to LA Galaxy II 3-0 on Sunday evening as the hosts took advantage of a shorthanded Oakland team. After 15 days between games, Oakland struggled to find a rhythm early in the game as LA found the back of the net once in the first half and twice in the second for a decisive home victory. Oakland now heads home to host Orange County, having not found a win in league play since May 23rd.
Oakland Roots SC vs LA Galaxy II
USL Championship | July 25, 2021
Venue: Dignity Health Park, Carson, California
Kickoff: 5:00 PM; Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy
SCORELINE: 1 2 FT
OAK 0 0 0
LA 1 2 3
SCORING SUMMARY:
LA: Josh Drack 33’, LA: Harvey 78’, LA: Hernández 85’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
LA: Hernández (Yellow 23’), LA: Harvey (Yellow 35’), A: Essengue (Yellow 46’),
OAK: Ward (Yellow 62’), OAK: Harish (Yellow 68’), OAK: Hernández (Yellow 71’)
OAK: Blackwood (Yellow 90’)
OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP:
Ariel Mbumba (Joseph Restani 74’), Soya Takahashi, Max Ornstil, Saalih Muhammed, Akeem O’Connor-Ward (Memo Diaz 77’), Tarn Weir, Jose Hernandez, Paul Blanchette, Danny Flores, Brandon Allen (Tyler Blackwood 63’), Yohannes Harish
Unused Substitutes: Zeus De La Paz
Shots: 10 | Shots On Goal: 3 | Corner Kicks: 4 | Fouls: 16 | Offside: 1 |
LA GALAXY II LINEUP:
Vom Steeg, Bawa, Vazquez, C. Harvey (Ferkranus 87’), Hernández (Calderón 87’), Essengue (Gonzalez 54’), Davila, Judd, Picazo (Cabral, 73’), Drack
Unused Substitutes: López, Valdez, Barajas
Shots: 21 | Shots On Goal: 7 | Corner Kicks: 6 | Fouls: 13 | Offside: 1 |
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Hardly Trivial Answer by T. Buff |
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U.S. Olympians will earn $37,500 for each gold medal at the 2020 Olympics, $22,500 for a silver medal and $15,000 for a bronze medal. The pot is split evenly for team sports.
USA! USA! USA!
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