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You couldn’t blame major league executives for being jealous of Mike Elias at this year’s trade deadline. deadspin.com Baseball Basketball Football Hockey Baltimore Orioles Aren’t Bulletproof, It Might Not Matter Tanner Malinowski TANNER MALINOWSKI | Published: Mon Aug 05 2024 16:43 PHOTO USA Today Sports Images You couldn’t blame major league executives for being jealous of Mike Elias at this year’s trade deadline. The Baltimore Orioles’ general manager had everything an executive could want at one of the most pivotal times of the season. His team was a legitimate championship contender. His young players were blossoming into…
White Sox could surpass 1988 Orioles with historic losing streak The White Sox are currently one game shy of tying the Orioles for the second worst losing streak of all time Despite the success the Orioles have had over the past year and a half, it feels like just yesterday that this team was stuck in the cellar of the AL East. Between 2018-2021, the Orioles went 178-368, seemingly bottoming out with a 19-game losing streak in the summer of 2021. Thankfully, under the leadership of GM Mike Elias and AGM Sig Mejdal, the O’s are well on their…
By now, you have probably heard the big news from Trade Deadline Tuesday… Minor-League catcher Blake Hunt is with the Orioles after being called up to the taxi squad ahead of Tuesday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Of course, this news is not the big news of the day; that would be the Orioles surprising trade of long-time prospects Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers for Trevor Rogers. But Hunt’s arrival is interesting for a few reasons. First, it signals that despite his heroic effort to remain in the game yesterday after being drilled in the face…
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has pinpointed the team’s ability to “land the setup in FP1” as a key reason for Lewis Hamilton’s improved form in F1 2024. Even though Mercedes were a clear fourth-best in the first part of the year, Hamilton was consistently out-performed by Mercedes teammate George Russell. In the last eight races, Hamilton has scored 123 points – only Max Verstappen (141) and Oscar Piastri (126) have scored more. During this time, Hamilton has added two more wins to his CV, bringing an end to his win drought which stretched back to the…
MERCEDES Mercedes dismiss theory over Hamilton-to-Ferrari departure Mercedes has addressed the reason behind Lewis Hamilton’s upcoming departure to join rivals Ferrari. Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has rubbished suggestions that Lewis Hamilton is leaving the team to join Ferrari due to the W15’s performance. Hamilton will complete his blockbuster move to Ferrari at the end of the current season, with his Mercedes departure having been announced ahead of the ongoing campaign. The Brackley-based team struggled in the opening two years of the current regulations and also made a disappointing start to this season, raising speculation that Hamilton…
The Dallas Mavericks have re-signed guard Spencer Dinwiddie , bringing him back to the team he played for from 2021-2023. Dinwiddie had a memorable stint with the Mavs, helping them reach the 2022 Western Conference Finals. In a recent interview, Spencer Dinwiddie praised Mavs superstar Luka Doncic, as he called him the best player in the NBA. He also expressed his belief that Doncic should have won the MVP award last season, which was won by Serbian and Nuggets Center Nikola Jokic . Doncic had a historic season, leading the Mavs to 50 wins and the NBA Finals. Dinwiddie’s…
The Dallas Mavericks’ decision to trade up for Luka Doncic in the 2018 NBA Draft has already had a massive impact on the franchise and the NBA. In six seasons, he’s made five First Team All-NBA teams, been to the Conference Finals twice, and the NBA Finals once. He’s had a historic start to his career and some have argued he’s already done enough to be a Hall of Famer. ESPN has decided he’s also done enough to be named one of the 25 best NBA players of the 21st century, coming in at 25th. They’ve done a series…
Despite the Dallas Mavericks making the 2024 NBA Finals last season for the third time in franchise history and proving everyone wrong, there was one thing that happened last season that frustrated Mavs fans. Luka Doncic was not named the MVP. Despite having a clear case for the award, Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander both finished in front of him, and the time is now for Doncic to win his first MVP. Doncic could care less about individual accolades, as he is dialed in on winning the Finals, but this season is going to be Doncic’s best shot at…
Having already stolen the headlines on multiple occasions so far this summer, Aston Villa are now reportedly keen on signing a Champions League defender who’s ready to leave his current club. Aston Villa transfer news The Villans wasted no time before putting their Champions League qualification to good use this summer, welcoming the likes of Samuel Iling-Junior, Ross Barkley, Jaden Philogene and stealing the spotlight once and for all by signing Amadou Onana fresh from impressing at Euro 2024 and Everton. The Belgian told Villa’s official website after putting pen to paper: “It feels amazing. I’m glad to be…
Fred Vasseur has a different perspective on how drivers use their team radios, following Lewis Hamilton’s comments on Max Verstappen. Verstappen’s contentious comments to his team during a fraught Hungarian Grand Prix led to Lewis Hamilton urging the Red Bull driver to ‘remember to act like a World Champion’. Lewis Hamilton: You have to be a team leader Verstappen was furious with his team during the Hungarian Grand Prix, a race which started with him being instructed to cede position to Lando Norris as a time penalty loomed – Verstappen had overtaken Norris off the track at Turn 1,…