Day: June 5, 2022

Tony La Russa exchanged texts with Chicago White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn and left fielder Eloy Jiménez, who are rehabbing with Triple-A Charlotte. “They’re both encouraged about the way they’re going,” the Sox manager said Sunday morning at Tropicana Field. Lynn made his second rehab start Friday, allowing three runs on four hits with two…

Baseball players are creatures of habit. They love their routines and believe in them. So Sunday’s unusual 11:35 a.m. start time was a bit of a jolt to the system. The Yankees had an 8 a.m. report time to the clubhouse, they were on the field for first pitch when they would normally be finishing…

  Inflation is boosting government revenue at your expense. The Congressional Budget Office has released its latest budget and economic outlook, revealing that individual income tax collections for the fiscal year ending September 30, measured as a percentage of gross domestic product, are projected to be the highest in the history of the U.S income…

When it comes to the Miami Heat power rotation, it has been a revolving door through the last three seasons, with Bam Adebayo routinely with a different plus-one. First it was Meyers Leonard and Adebayo. A successful pairing at the start of the franchise’s resurrection in 2019-20 from lottery depths. After that season’s trading deadline,…

LOS ANGELES – From the ashes of the Dodgers’ three-game sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates, there has risen … smoke. “So two days ago, we beat the Mets and we come in (to the clubhouse) – the lights are off, the disco ball is going and the smoke machine is on,” Dodgers…

The Yankees needed Josh Donaldson’s 10th-inning walk-off sacrifice fly to pull it out, but Sunday’s 5-4 win over the Tigers might be something the Bombers can really build on. They got the usual solid starting pitching from Jordan Montgomery, but their biggest offensive moment came from the guy who may have needed it most. Joey…

A couple of weeks ago, former President George W. Bush accidentally told the truth about the Iraq war. Bush was the first president I ever hated, and the Iraq war ingrained in me a long-lasting (and  ongoing) hostility toward government and every member of Congress who voted for the war, so, this “gaffe” is of…

PHILADELPHIA — The Angels nightmare got even worse. Jimmy Herget gave up a three-run homer to Bryson Stott with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, dropping the Angels to a 9-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies that ran their streak to 11 straight losses. They last lost 11 games in a row in…

MELBOURNE, Australia — American Devin Haney made it official — and unanimous — on Sunday. He’s the undisputed world lightweight boxing champion. Haney retained his WBC lightweight title and added three more from the weight class after his unanimous points decision over Australian George Kambosos. The 23-year-old Haney won three of the first four rounds…

MELBOURNE, Australia — American Devin Haney made it official — and unanimous — on Sunday. He’s the undisputed world lightweight boxing champion. Haney retained his WBC lightweight title and added three more from the weight class after his unanimous points decision over Australian George Kambosos. The 23-year-old Haney won three of the first four rounds…

A couple of weeks ago, former President George W. Bush accidentally told the truth about the Iraq war. Bush was the first president I ever hated, and the Iraq war ingrained in me a long-lasting (and  ongoing) hostility toward government and every member of Congress who voted for the war, so, this “gaffe” is of…

When it comes to the Miami Heat power rotation, it has been a revolving door through the last three seasons, with Bam Adebayo routinely with a different plus-one. First it was Meyers Leonard and Adebayo. A successful pairing at the start of the franchise’s resurrection in 2019-20 from lottery depths. After that season’s trading deadline,…

  Inflation is boosting government revenue at your expense. The Congressional Budget Office has released its latest budget and economic outlook, revealing that individual income tax collections for the fiscal year ending September 30, measured as a percentage of gross domestic product, are projected to be the highest in the history of the U.S income…

LOS ANGELES – From the ashes of the Dodgers’ three-game sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates, there has risen … smoke. “So two days ago, we beat the Mets and we come in (to the clubhouse) – the lights are off, the disco ball is going and the smoke machine is on,” Dodgers…

Either Caleb Martin doesn’t fully grasp this NBA free-agency thing, or the Miami Heat have completely sold the emerging forward that their way is the best way. An impending free agent, one whose multi-positional diversity could draw outside interest, Martin essentially exited his first season with the Heat asking where he could sign on the…

Last week, we addressed the question about what’s new about retirement and discussed trends shaping the retirement experience. It was based on the report, “Longevity and the New Journey of Retirement” by Ken Dychtwald, co-founder and CEO of Age Wave and Ken Cella, a principal at Edward Jones, a financial services firm. Based on the same…

You always remember your first time at Wrigley Field. Walking through the gates and through the darkened concourse. Seeing the green grass and ivy-covered bleacher walls as you enter the playing field. Glancing up at the old school scoreboard and watching the seats fill in during the hours before game time, anticipation growing until the…

An analysis of studies of the effects of lockdowns on COVID-19 mortality has just been released by a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University, and their conclusion is depressing. “Our study finds that lockdowns had little to no effect in reducing COVID-19 mortality,” they wrote. “However, lockdowns during the initial phase of the COVID-19…

Couple of weeks ago, in this space, I commented on the superb SoCal housing-supply forensic work done by Josh Albrektson, MD of South Pasadena — radiologist by night, City Hall annoyer by day. The dashing doc was profiled in the excellent piece by staffer Jeff Collins about how many of our no doubt mostly beloved,…

A couple of weeks ago, former President George W. Bush accidentally told the truth about the Iraq war. Bush was the first president I ever hated, and the Iraq war ingrained in me a long-lasting (and  ongoing) hostility toward government and every member of Congress who voted for the war, so, this “gaffe” is of…