WORLD SERIES ACTION TONIGHT
World Series action tonight! Back in my day the World Series was the biggest sporting event of the year. Now, I’m afraid, for most sports fans it’s an after thought. Some even need to be reminded it begins tonight. Still, even some more many need to be reminded who’s playing. Many others would have trouble naming players on the participating teams. This fact was eluded to recently on a Monday Night Football broadcast when announcer Troy Aikman referred to “my Rangers” are doing well. Joe Buck fired back and said he’s give Aikman 100 dollars on the spot if he could name 4 players on the Rangers. Point made.
Never the less, it’s time to get ready for the Fall Classic with a quiz. Are you ready?
WORLD SERIES QUIZ
- What two teams are in this year’s Fall Classic? Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks
- Name the two teams that lost in the League Championship Series? Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies
- What TV network will air tonight’s Game One? FOX
- What two teams were in last year’s baseball championship? Astros and Phillies
- Due to Covid the neutral Rangers ball-park hosted the Fall Classic in 2020. What two teams played there? Rays and Dodgers
- Can you name one of the two managers this year? Bruce Bochy and Torey Lovullo
- What numbered Series is this? 119
- Can you name one of the starting pitchers in Game One? Zac Gallen vs Nathan Eovaldi
- What year did we not have a World Series due to a work stoppage? 1994
- Who was last year’s World Series MVP? Jeremy Pena
4 Teams That Should Trade for Derrick Henry
1. Dallas Cowboys
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Tony Pollard has been fine this year. He is averaging 3.9 yards per carry. Derrick Henry is almost a half a yard per carry better than Pollard at 4.3. It will be difficult for this deal to happen after Jerry Jones came out and said they will not be reaching out to initiate any trade discussions. I don’t understand that.
2. Cleveland Browns
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Many people (including me) thought when Nick Chubb went down for the season that the season was over for the Browns. That has not been the case even though Deshaun Watson hasn’t played a ton as he’s been dealing with a shoulder injury. Jerome Ford has been fine, but adding Derrick Henry would clearly be an upgrade for the Browns. And could keep them in the race for the division.
3. Houston Texans
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This one seems unlikely since the Texans and Titans are in the same division. But it makes sense from the perspective that Houston is building while Tennessee is tearing it down.
4. Cincinnati Bengals
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This offense hasn’t looked right all year outside of their performance against the Cardinals. I’m not putting that on Joe Mixon and his 3.8 yards per carry. But maybe there is something to Mixon being better in a 2 back system. Henry could handle the first 2 downs the Mixon come in for the passing downs. I think it could work and bring a new element to the Bengals offense.
