The Red Sox continue to prepare for the MLB’s 60-game season, with the Boston 2020 campaign running on July 24 at Fenway Park against the Orioles.
JD Martinez already appears to be on the way, having hit three home runs so far in team scrimmages.
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– Red Sox (@RedSox) July 12, 2020
Cam Newton mentioned the “elephant in the room” at a round table: Patriots quarterback Cam Newton recently sat down for a round table with other NFL teammates Odell Beckham Jr., Todd Gurley and former wide receiver Victor Cruz.
Covering a wide range of topics, including the league’s potential approach to playing during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the ongoing fight for social justice, the discussion finally addressed the issue of Newton’s signing with the Patriots.
For the 31-year-old former NFL MVP, his release from the Panthers in March, and nearly three months of unemployment, was a sobering experience.
“I had to count the days that I was unemployed,” Newton said. “It was 86 nights.”
Newton acknowledged that the prolonged lack of interest from other teams has fueled his motivation to return to New England.
“I feel disrespected,” Newton explained, “because each team at one point had to say, ‘Ok folks, Cam Newton. What do we think? Ah, come in.
Skeptics of Newton’s future potential with the Patriots circulate about how he will work with Patriots coach Bill Belichick. However, the players agreed that the old New England coach only wants to do one thing: win.
“There is no ‘How is this going to work?'” Beckham said. “For me, everyone [Belichick] you want to do is put it in a place to be successful. And I’m happy to see it. “
Of course, Newton is replacing Tom Brady, who led the Patriots to their six Super Bowls victories.
The new Patriots quarterback did not avoid the issue of having to replace a legend.
“We have to talk about the elephant in the room,” Newton admitted of following Brady. “It’s like you know who you’re coming next. I’m like, yeah, great. What was, what is, is great, you don’t even need to talk about it. But there is one thing about it: coach [Josh] McDaniels, you can call some things you have never been able to call now. “
In an encouraging sign for Patriots fans, Newton noted how he is approaching the New England 2020 calendar.
“You’re going to get a dog,” Newton said of what he will bring to the Patriots. “You are also getting one of these pesky dogs. And I look at the schedule and I think: ‘Who are we playing at? That team passed me! OK, that team passed me. They could have come and caught me. ‘”
Trivia: In 1999, Pedro Martinez struck out five of the six hitters he faced in his MVP All-Star Game performance at Fenway Park (Matt Williams, the only player Martinez didn’t strike out, was sent off stealing second after hitting an error. ).
Can you name the five players Martinez struck out?
(Answer at the end)
Suggestion: The first was the National League MVP in 1995, the second was Martinez’s former teammate in Montreal in 1994, the third was the 1998 National League MVP, the fourth was the Rookie of the Year for the 1987 American League and fifth was the 1994 NL MVP
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Massachusetts native Sam Mewis was player of the match: The World Cup winner scored in a dominant performance as the North Carolina Courage won 2-0 over Sky Blue in the NWSL Challenge Cup on Monday.
A midfield master class worthy of a toast. Sam @ sammymewy is the woman of tonight’s @budweiserusa party #NWSLChallengeCup pic.twitter.com/ddXtmQp16c
– NWSL (@NWSL) July 14, 2020
Harvard basketball coach Tommy Amaker and Kentucky coach John Calipari at the launch of the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative:
An inspiring message: Wycombe Wanderers is an English football club that has existed since 1887. However, in all that time, the team has never passed the third level of the English football promotion-relegation system.
On Monday, Wycombe, which started the season with a minimum number of players, including two players, defeated Oxford United 2-1 to win the tiebreaker in League 1. The victory guarantees promotion to the Championship (one level below the Premier League).
Among Wycombe’s group of players is striker Adebayo Akinfenwa, 38. After the victory, Akinfenwa gave an emotional interview celebrating the club’s historic achievement. And, true to his desire as a fan of children’s Liverpool, he received congratulations from Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
📲 – “The only person who can hit me on WhatsApp this time is Klopp so we can celebrate together!” @ DaRealAkinfenwa may have given the best post-match interview … 😂pic.twitter.com / MAxCPgFZqq
– Sky Sports (@SkySports) July 13, 2020
In this day: In 1970, Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski was 4-6 in the All-Star Game and was named MVP despite the National League winning, 5-4.
Featured daily: A high school player made a catch with one hand in a drill against the Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
THIS MOSSED TYREEK HILL HIGH SCHOOL 🤯
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– SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 13, 2020
Trivia Answer: Barry Larkin, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Jeff Bagwell.
Cousin: Why not enjoy the mastery of Martinez’s All-Star Game?
