Welcome to your weekly sports recap, The Week That Was, where we will do a quick overview of the stories, scores, and items from the world of sports that you might have missed. Checkout out the rest of MentalDimes.com for sport-specific content on your favorite teams and do not forget to check out our podcast, which is available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube; search for Mental Dimes. NFL … Continue reading The Week That Was 8/8-8/14
I’m taking a different approach this week, especially since the offseason for the NFL and NBA has been so dead lately. From now on, “Luke’s Look at All Things L.A.” will only cover sports that are in session, for the foreseeable future. I’m also going to try to make my sections on teams more succinct and precise, given that I think the average person doesn’t … Continue reading Luke’s Look at All Things L.A.- Week of: 7/31/22-8/6/22
Angels: 7/24: Maybe my wish from last week’s Week Review is coming to fruition as somehow the Angels have managed to not only win a game, but stomp the Braves in the win today. It started strong in the first inning with a Taylor Ward homer and then The rest of the Angels followed suit, especially Max Stassi and Luis Rengifo, who I was really … Continue reading Luke’s Look at All Things L.A.- Week of: 7/24/22-7/30/22
Angels: 7/22: It’s time someone said it. We can’t just put Shohei Ohtani on the mound and expect him to do it all by himself. Yes, he did give up six runs today, but they all came in the seventh inning, after he had already done far more than his fair share. He also only gave up six hits today, striking out 11. I don’t … Continue reading Luke’s Look at All Things L.A.- Week of: 7/17/22-7/23/22
Welcome to your weekly sports recap, The Week That Was, where we will do a quick summary of the stories, scores, and items from the world of sports that you might have missed. Checkout out the rest of MentalDimes.com for sport-specific content on your favorite teams and do not forget to check out our podcasts, which are available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube; search for Mental Dimes. … Continue reading The Week That Was 7/11-7/17
The New York Mets are currently 52 – 32 and have the second best run differential in the National League at +71 runs. This is unfamiliar territory as the Mets have been a very average team the past few years. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2016 and the most wins they have had in a season since 2010 was 90 during 2015. This was … Continue reading A Look At the Met’s Road to the Playoffs
Angels: 6/26: Well, the Angels certainly started the week off spicy against the Mariners. The first game of this week on Sunday, Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz beaned the Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker in the leg with a pitch in the second inning which lead to a brawl that cleared both dugouts and even the bullpens. After it was all said and done there were four … Continue reading Luke’s Look at All Things L.A.- Week of: 6/26/22-7/2/22
On May 21, benches cleared, yet again, in a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. Just eight days ago, on May 13, the benches cleared when Josh Donaldson pushed Tim Anderson off third base. Anderson came up pushing and shoving but the third base umpire immediately stepped in to defuse the situation, letting Donaldson know that he shoved Anderson … Continue reading White Sox Scorecard: Did the MLB Get the Donaldson Suspension Right?
In the middle of April, According to MLB.com, the Cubs were in the top 5 for most major team hitting statistics including batting average, slugging, and OPS. Here, at the end of May, the Cubs sit at 13th in batting average, 18th in slugging, and 18th in OPS. The team pitching stats are slightly worse as the Cubs are 21st in ERA, 22nd in strikeouts, … Continue reading Cubs Scorecard: May Check-In
How about that for your first day back? Keston Hiura hit a walkoff two-run homer off Jesse Chavez in the 11th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers came from behind to defeat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 Wednesday afternoon. The Brewers were down 4-0 through three innings after starting pitcher Corbin Burnes gave up a three-run homer to Austin Riley and a solo shot to cleanup hitter … Continue reading Hiura’s HR in the 11th sends the Brewers past the Braves
