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A display case on the coffee table in Kelly’s office is filled with big, shiny rings from his stints at Division II Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati and Notre Dame. Rings for major bowl games, conference championships, unbeaten regular seasons, playoff appearances and two D-II national titles.
Three pitches later, Nico Hoerner unexpectedly delivered the first home run of the year. His two-run shot put the Cubs ahead and marked his first long ball since Sept. 21, 2019, a span of 324 plate appearances. Prior to the home run, Hoerner’s 93 consecutive games without a homer represented the fifth-longest current streak by an active position player.
Woods failed to make solid contact with his first shot: a 264-yard drive that faded behind a bunker on the right side of the fairway. His approach rolled off the front of the green, but he sank a 10-foot putt to save par, bringing another huge roar from the patrons.
“We have one goal in mind,” starter Lucas Giolito said Thursday in Detroit. “Obviously last year we came up well short, learned a lot from that experience in that first-round exit in the playoffs. But we know how good we are. We know, learning from last year throughout the course of the year, certain things that need to be improved to take that next step and that’s it, that’s the goal.”
“When Coach Flores filed this action, I knew I owed it to myself, and to all Black NFL coaches and aspiring coaches, to stand with him,” he said. “This lawsuit has shed further important light on a problem that we all know exists, but that too few are willing to confront. Black coaches and candidates should have exactly the same ability to become employed, and remain employed, as white coaches and candidates.”
Once the season began, the Tribune published comparisons of the attendance at Brotherhood Park on the South Side, where the Chicago Pirates of the Players League played, and the West Side Park where the White Stockings played. By June 22, 19,323 spectators had passed through the Pirates’ turnstiles and 12,169 through the White Stockings.
“When I decide to hang it up when I feel like I can’t win anymore, then that will be it,” he said. “But I feel like I can still do it, and I feel like I still have the hands to do it, the body’s moving good enough. I’ve been in worse situations and played and won tournaments.”
The Milwaukee Brewers appear poised to repeat as the NL Central champs. Their rotation remains stacked, and manager Craig Counsell has multiple bullpen weapons. The St. Louis Cardinals can never be counted out, given their track record. Despite trading away talent to reduce payroll, the Reds still feature a few dangerous hitters, including Joey Votto, Jonathan India and Tyler Stephenson. Yes, the Pittsburgh Pirates are clearly rebuilding, but games aren’t won on paper.
“(The Minnesota Twins are) going to be a wild card with some of the additions they had,” Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel said during spring training, “but Detroit may take the next step, I’ve always liked Kansas City even though they really haven’t performed and Cleveland is Cleveland — they always figure out a way to win and hang in there.
“Most of our fans, when we release our schedule in late June or early July, they have no idea what they’re going to be doing in October or November, so that’s where they fit in,” Spencer said. “They want to control the game. Maybe you want to see Connor McDavid when he comes in town or you want to go to Pride Night.”