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Boston Red Sox first-base coach Tom Goodwin calms left fielder Alex Verdugo (99) after he was hit in the back by a baseball thrown by a fan during the sixth inning against the New York Yankees on Saturday, July 17, 2021, in New York. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
“Those are really tough because you feel like you see the pitch well,” Wisdom said. “I know I strike out (sometimes), but those pitches that you take, you’re like, yeah, that’s a ball, and then you go back and look and, yeah, it’s a ball, but he’s called a strike and then there’s nothing you can do. It’s not like you can talk him out of it and change it back. So it’s a tough pill to swallow.
“Just guys using the whole field, taking what the pitcher gives them and trying to get on base there when you’re down that many,” Cubs manager David Ross said. “Today we just weren’t very sharp. Too many free passes to be honest with you. Sometimes that could be the layoff for the bullpen guys.”
“The thing we all noticed, from the first pitch to the first hitter, he was coming at it with his best stuff, very aggressive,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “You could tell he had respect for that team because he was coming out there ready to pitch. He maintained it for seven. What he and (Giolito) did back-to-back is impressive, amazing, much-needed.”
Mustard and hot dogs just seem to go together — but which mustard? There are so many. The National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wis., has 5,975 mustards in its collection — and sells more than 450 of them. But then there are a lot of dogs out there waiting to be slathered with mustard. Americans will eat 150 million hot dots on July Fourth alone, according to an estimate by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, a Washington, D.C.-based industry group. Twelve mustards were put to a blind comparison, starting with yellow mustard, the traditional go-to for hot dogs. Then we added brown, Dijon and deli mustards because they represent popular varieties. This was a blind tasting, meaning those who took part didn’t know which mustard was which. Each taster was asked to sample and rate each mustard on its own, assessing appearance, aroma, texture and flavor. They were then asked to rate the mustards with a hot dog. We used a top-selling national brand, Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners, made with chicken, turkey and pork.
Morikawa is halfway to the career Grand Slam after eight starts and the first player since Bobby Jones in 1926 to win two majors in so few appearances. He follows Gene Sarazen, Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Spieth in winning multiple majors before turning 25.
The shooting, an exchange of gunfire between people in two cars, left three people injured, according to Ashan Benedict, the Metropolitan Police Department’s executive assistant police chief. One of the people who was shot was a woman who was attending the game and who was struck while she was outside the stadium, he said Saturday night. Her injuries weren’t considered life-threatening.
Meanwhile, former distance runner Tegla Loroupe, the chief of mission of the IOC’s Refugee Olympic Team, tested positive for COVID-19 before the team was to depart its Doha, Qatar, training base for Tokyo, two people with knowledge of her condition have told the AP.
Nefeli Papadakis, of Gurnee, is part of Team USA’s judo squad that will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella) Nefeli Papadakis talks to her father and coach Steve Papadakis while training in Chicago on July 13, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Olympic judo competitor Nefeli Papadakis takes a break with training partners Max Antoniou and Natalija Stanojevic on July 13, 2021 before departing to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Nefeli Papadakis, in blue, works out with Max Antoniou on July 13, 2021 before departing to compete in judo at the Olympics in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Nefeli Papadakis, right, works out with Gabe Wrubel in Chicago on July 13, 2021. Papadakis will compete in judo at the Olympics in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Judo competitor Nefeli Papadakis, right, works out with Max Antoniou in Chicago on July 13, 2021 (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Olympic judo competitor Nefeli Papadakis, right, works out with Natalija Stanojevic in Chicago on July 13, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Olympic judo competitor Nefeli Papadakis practices throws with Gabe Wrubel during a workout in Chicago on July 13, 2021 before departing to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Nefeli Papadakis, in blue, works out with Natalija Stanojevic in Chicago on July 13, 2021 as she prepares to compete in judo at the Olympics in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
David Kendziera, of Mount Prospect, will represent Team USA at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, competing in the 400-meter hurdles. (Brian Cassella) David Kendziera rides in the Fourth of July parade, July 4, 2021 in Mount Prospect. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) David Kendziera rides in the Fourth of July parade in Mount Prospect. Kendziera, a graduate of Prospect High School and the University of Illinois, will be competing in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympics in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) David Kendziera talks with friends before riding in the Fourth of July parade in Mount Prospect. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Olympian David Kendziera tosses candy while riding in the Fourth of July parade in Mount Prospect. A photo of Kendziera with his coach Adrian Wheatley is on the back of the car. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) David Kendziera holds his third-place medal from the 400-meter hurdles he won at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Kendziera, a graduate of Prospect High School and the University of Illinois, will be competing in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympics in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) David Kendziera takes a picture with his girlfriend Chelsey Jones before they rode in the Fourth of July parade in Mount Prospect. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) David Kendziera rides in the Fourth of July parade in Mount Prospect. Kendziera, a graduate of Prospect High School and the University of Illinois, will be competing in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympics in Tokyo. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) David Kendziera signs a relay baton before riding in the Fourth of July parade in Mount Prospect. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Maureen Kendziera waves to the crowd as her son David Kendziera rides in the Fourth of July parade in Mount Prospect. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)