Since we are in the middle of the final golf major of 2015 with the PGA Championship returning to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin,Golf Channel writes an oral history of the last visit to the course and the controversial ending of Dustin Johnson's two shot penalty for grounding his club in a bunker.
Hardball Times writes on how many times when baseball teams trade their problems for yours,it often becomes just changing your problems rather than solving them.
Hall of Famers Rogers Hornsby for Frankie Frisch is one trade discussed as is the huge swap of near HOF'ers Dick Allen (and others) for Curt Flood (and others) .
The article is more than just about the trades,it writes a great deal about all four of the mentioned players above...
Most fans of bad teams complain about their teams woes and often (maybe even usually) a talking point is about the lack of a strong farm system or having (seemingly) talented players and not doing a very good job in developing talent along the way.
Grantland writes about the Seattle Mariners and their poor drafting along with a lack of player development in recent years.
Between draft busts and the lack of talent flow,the Mariners have become the team with the largest playoff gap in the AL and this article expresses a major reason why this has occurred.
Sports Illustrated writes about the Raiders hiring the NFL's first woman to do play by play with Beth Mowins doing the Raiders pre-season games.
Every team's pre-season broadcasts are managed by the individual teams,so they can hire whoever they like.
Mowins does college games for ESPN and is not terrible to me (although my friend Ian cannot stand her),so there could have far worse hires-male and female.
Mowins is a million times better than ESPN's past female play by play person,Pam Ward to me.
Now there was someone's work that I really disliked!
Grantland finishes us off with a really interesting article on the Lingerie Football League,which is of course played by women,although might be hilarious to see played by men!
Seriously,the league plays a physical level of football,I've been told and this article was terrific,considering I'm not a fan of the league,
The article talks about the league,its players,what they go through,how tightly the league controls dollars and how little the players really get out of it other than the proverbial love of the game.
That trims the inbox,but hardly finishes the cleanup,so look for a non-sports version soon!!
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