One day last week, however, Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” made Ichiro Suzuki the subject of his last segment on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily.”
“Finally tonight,” Todd said, “in case you missed it, a true icon is saying he’s had enough, at least for now. Ichiro Suzuki, that magician of a hitter, is …
Although no other team has ever won 35 of its first 40 games, strong starts are not unusual. It’s also not unusual for teams to win a bunch of games early, then fade quickly. The ’84 Tigers, though, did not fade.
They won the first nine games, 16 of the first 17, 19 of the first 21, 26 of the first 30 and 35 of the first 40 en route to a …
Before the Cincinnati Reds fired him April 19 only three weeks and 18 games into the season, Price was viewed by oddsmakers as being one of the three managers most likely to be the first manager fired this season. The offshore Bovada bookmaker had Price at 3 to 1, the same as Bob Melvin of Oakland. The only manager Bovada odds said was more likely to be fired was Showalter at 3 to 2.
Price did not have a rewarding tenure as the Reds’ manager. He replaced Dusty Baker, and that inexplicable decision turned out to be one of the most ill-advised in franchise history.
With Baker on the job, the Reds won …
