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. NCAAF … Continue reading The Week that Was 8/21-8/27
NCAAF The college football season kicks off on Saturday, August 27th, with a full schedule of 11 games. Notable games include Nebraska at Northwestern, North Texas at UTEP, and Wyoming at Illinois. The full schedule can be found at the following link: espn.com.Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian announced that Quinn Ewers will be the starting quarterback at the University of Texas this season. The Ohio … Continue reading The Week That Was 8/14-8/20
Angels: It’s not been a pretty week, but it often isn’t with this team. This is not going to be a winning season and we have known that for a while now, so let’s bring ourselves to look at the positives: We got two wins this week. We won back-to-back series’ for the first time since May 15th. We scored in every game this week, … Continue reading Luke’s Look at All Things L.A.- Week of: 8/14/22-8/20/22
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
Angels: 7/10: This game from the Angels was rather promising, given the struggles the Halos’ batters were having last week. That being said, it appears that the Orioles saved their best for last, putting on a slew of hits to win the game 9-5. As I mentioned, however, there were some moments where I was impressed with Angels hitters. Monte Harrison had three RBIs on … Continue reading Luke’s Look at All Things L.A.- Week of: 7/10/22-7/16/22
Angels: 7/3: Today’s game, although it was close, showed me something big. Either the Astros are just that good, or the Angels are in major trouble. In the 4-2 loss we saw more of the same shortcomings that we have seen all series. In all three games against the Astros the Angels were unable to get more than three hits per game. Not only that, … Continue reading Luke’s Look at All Things L.A.- Week of: 7/3/22-7/9/22
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
Paolo Banchero Floor: Julius Randle Out of the three, maybe four, top prospects in the draft I believe Banchero is the safest pick with the highest floor. At worst, he is a big strong body that would be able to do the little things and have intangibles that will not necessarily hurt a team. As of right now, Banchero’s biggest question mark is on the … Continue reading Draft Prospect Comparisons Part 3
Bill Belichick is a six-time Super Bowl champion, a three-time Coach of the Year, was named to the all-decade team of the 2000’s and 2010’s, and the 100th Anniversary team. The New England Patriots won the AFC East from 2003 to 2019, with the exception of 2008 when Tom Brady was hurt. For all these accolades, it seems that Belichick is grossly overrated as a … Continue reading Adelo’s Hot Take Tuesday: Bill Belichick is Overrated
