Cleaning out the inbox

Fell a bit behind this week,which is surprising considering that I only had one game this week.
Look for a flurry of posts over the next few days as I clean up a bit.
The Pirates prospect series will continue and maybe another portion of our interview with Nicole Mitchell along with a story from our Binghamton correspondent on Anthony Rendon and maybe a post about something else....

The man that built the Mount Union machine has decided to retire from coaching,although he is staying as Mount Union's athletic director as Larry Kehres has stepped down as the Purple Raiders head footbal coach.
Kehres,who won eleven national titles in Alliance,Ohio,leaves the game after compiling a 332-24-3 record that is staggering to say the least.
Kehres will be replaced by his son,Vince,who certainly has a lot to live up to keep the machine rolling.....

The Ohio Turnpike opened their travel plazas on the PA border after some much needed renovation.
Those stops were staples of my trips,as on the way out,we would stop for a leg stretch and on the way home,a tradition was to buy a lottery ticket to see where life takes us.
It always just took us home,as I only remember winning a two dollar ticket one time....
I am as much of a nostalgia person as the next person,(Likely more),but they were awfully grimy in their later years...

Two more hits from Grantland as pieces on MLB networks Brian Kenny and the fan "experience" with the Miami Marlins are excellent reads.
Kenny offers plenty from the "numbers" perspective on MLB and has been the only person in the boxing media to take on Floyd Mayweather in his work on Friday Night fights.
The Marlins article is especially interesting on why people would pay more than a trinket to see a Marlins game after this....


Finally, a goodbye to former Saints and Chargers running back Chuck Muncie,who passed at the age of 60.
I remember Muncie as a kid at Cal in 1976 when he almost singlehandedly let the Golden Bears to the Rose Bowl before losing a tie breaker.
Keep in mind,Cal has never been to Pasadena in my lifetime.
Muncie was a three time Pro Bowler and was the main running threat of Air Coryell in its heyday....