Remember Mark The Bird Fidrych: "Dodgers Make Major Shohei Ohtani Announcement on Wednesday"

Mark “The Bird” Fidrych is a cautionary tale of bad baseball management. Detroit pushed its young superstar hard, and injuries derailed his promising career. The lesson: don’t sacrifice tomorrow’s potential for today’s results. Good leadership protects talent; it doesn’t exploit it. 

Ohtani's career is already much longer than The Bird (RIP ✝️ ⚾ ❤️),  but if fans and management demand too much from Shohei, they could end him too soon, likewise. Give him space & time. 

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"Jim Nantz says he 'learned a lesson' trying to 'Peanut' punch ball from J.J. Watt: Don't do it "

"The NFL joined in the good-natured fun, posting the clip on Instagram and writing, “the peanut punch isn’t for everybody,” along with a laughing emoji.

While Nantz admitted his hand and wrist “did hurt for a while,” he told McAfee that any reports beyond that were “greatly exaggerated.”

“It did sting, I’m not going to kid you,” Nantz said. “But I gave it my best, and as soon as I did it, I regretted it because I felt like everything had been compressed. .."

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Smart move: "Super Bowl winning QB benches himself "- The Horn News

Life is much more important 

than winning another super bowl . 

"Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season after doctors found superficial blood clots in both of his lungs.

https://thehornnews.com/super-bowl-winning-qb-benches-himself/ 

if Tampa Bay wins ALCS this will be the first World Series matchup in 46 years ...

 the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Cleveland Guardians to advance, a World Series matchup between Tampa Bay and the Milwaukee Brewers would be the first Fall Classic in 46 years featuring two franchises that have never won a World Series title.

Franchise Histories & Context

• Tampa Bay Rays: Lead 3–2 in the ALCS after winning Game 5, are chasing their first-ever World Series championship after previous Fall Classic appearances in 2008 and 2020.

• Milwaukee Brewers: Await in the World Series after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers, making their first trip back to the championship round since 1982 while searching for their first title in franchise history.

• Historical Significance: Neither franchise has captured a championship since entering Major League Baseball, making a potential head-to-head meeting an ultra-rare occurrence last matched 46 years ago

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"Indiana’s 22-game win streak ends against Ohio State in one of six Top 25 showdowns"

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The defending national champion and fifth-ranked Hoosiers looked like they were going to rally to beat the Buckeyes, but standout receiver Nick Marsh stepped out of bounds in the end zone and negated what would have been a 27-yard touchdown reception on a fourth-and-4 play in the final minute..."

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/17/indianas-22-game-win-streak-ends-ohio-state-one-six-top-25-showdowns/ 

"'Good Work Girls': Sophie Cunningham Shows Support For High School Cross Country Team Refusing To Race -" Sport & State

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The runners linked arms, walked for the beginning of the race and then exited the course. Some had painted, “Keep women in women’s sports” on their bodies.

The protest centered on Logan Mihailoff, who began the season competing on Camas’ boys junior varsity team before later moving to the girls division

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https://sportandstate.com/2026/10/16/good-work-girls-sophie-cunningham-shows-support-for-high-school-cross-country-team-refusing-to-race/ 

"Ranking college football best 60 receivers of last 50 years - ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50175757/ranking-college-football-best-receivers-jeremiah-smith 

Tour of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' house video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BqEq7FE_I2U&t=22s&pp=2AEWkAIB 

🧹 $340M Los Angeles Dodgers super team swept in playoffs to miss World Series

"Milwaukee sealed a historic four-game sweep after a thrilling 6-4 comeback victory in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, punching their ticket to the World Series for the first time in 44 years.

The result concluded a nightmare series for Dave Roberts' star-studded squad, who entered the postseason as heavy favorites to seal a historic threepeat..."

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Game 4 : "Shohei Ohtani finally breaks out of slump with monster home run, emphatic celebration" ...but

There's a big  BUT ..

...they still lose 

Swept by the Brewers 😠☹️🙁

Season over.

Dynasty ended 

Start over.

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