The Grant Napear Show - 7/28/16
Grant covers everything today from the San Fransico Giants, To NFL Training Camp, and finishes with the Golf Hour. All that and more on The Grant Napear Show.
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Grant covers everything today from the San Fransico Giants, To NFL Training Camp, and finishes with the Golf Hour. All that and more on The Grant Napear Show.
Everywhere Major League Baseball fans turned last week, a team was winning a game with a walk-off plate appearance. The Chicago White Sox won two games via the walk off last week, yet they also lost two games via the walk off. The Oakland Athletics won two straight games over the Tampa Bay Rays, and at the Coliseum, that means pies in the face for the player that just won the game. The St. Louis Cardinals won a big game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a walk-off home run this week, too.
Jay Bruce homered in his career-high fifth straight game, connecting off Madison Bumgarner and leading the Cincinnati Reds over the slumping San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesday.
Khris Davis homered twice, Coco Crisp also went deep and the Oakland Athletics beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 6-4 on Wednesday night.
In the first hour of the Lo-Down the guys talk about Team USA's win at Oracle last night and Durant's first game in Oakland. In the seond hour of the Lo-Down the guys start with "Three The Hard Way" and the reurn of Tweets from Magic Johnson. In the final hour of the Lo-Down the guys try to answer the question, "What if the Raiders won the 'Tuck Game' against the Patriots", and finish with "And-1."
The Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline is fast approaching and after a 2-8 stretch since the All-Star break, the San Francisco Giants are looking for some pitching help.
Instead of thinking about more players leaving Oakland, let's just take a few minutes to live in a bizzaro world where the Athletics can bring in players and spend money as if they were the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, or Boston Red Sox.
Matt Cain hit a three-run homer during his first win in more than two months, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-7 on Tuedsday night.
Sonny Gray had a season-high eight strikeouts and overcame one volatile inning, Josh Reddick drove in three runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night.
In the first hour of the Lo-Down the guys talk about the new street in front of the Golden One Center being named "David Stern Walk" and also the Rudy Gay's comments to Sactown Royalty about his future with the Kings. In the second hour of the show the guys start with "Three The Hard Way" and asked the question, who would you pick? Rudy Gay or Demarcus Cousins. In the final hour of the show the guys talk about the Olympics and the basketball "Dream Teams" that the USA have sent to the Olympics. Then they ended with "And 1."
His above average fielding, with the power he provides at the plate, could make him a valuable piece for any team in a playoff race.
Jay Bruce hit a pair of two-run homers to help Anthony DeSclafani remain unbeaten, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5 on Monday night.
Adrian Beltre hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the ninth inning, a two-run shot that rallied the Texas Rangers past the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Monday night for their third straight win.
The guys start the show by talking about the top stories of the day and talking about their best and worst of the weekend. In the second hour of the show the guys do "Three The Hardway" and some football talk before the season starts. In the final hour of the show the guys talk about the Olympics and finish with "And-1."
Nathan Eovaldi pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Carlos Beltran and Mark Teixeira hit early solo home runs and the New York Yankees beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 Sunday to complete a 6-4 homestand.
Now is the sneaky time for fantasy baseball owners to anticipate action at the Major League Baseball trade deadline coming up on July 31. If a team moves a star player, someone has to take that player's place in the lineup. There are statistics to be had there in such a vacancy, so if you can get the jump on a replacement now, your fantasy baseball team will be the better off for it. Likewise, if one of your star player's value takes a hit with a trade, you have to be ready to replace lost stats. Always keep an eye on the MLB trade deadline!
In the first hour of the Lo-Down the guys talk about Demarcus Cousins, the Giants struggles, and the news of the All-Star game moving out of North Carolina. On the second hour of the Lo-Down the guys start with "Three The Hard Way" and talk Raiders with Chris McClain from the Black and Silver Report. In the final hour of the show the guys talk to Michael Lee of the Vertical and finish with "And-1."
Nicknamed "The Horse," Cain once had a reputation of an innings-eater. He posted more than 200 innings in six-straight seasons from 2007-2013, but hasn't done it since.
Cain gave up three homers in just 2 1/3 innings - two of them to Hanley Ramirez - as the Boston Red Sox completed a two-game interleague sweep over San Francisco, 11-7.
Doug Fister pitched seven innings and Jose Altuve continued his torrid hitting as the Houston Astros defeated the Athletics 7-0 on Wednesday.
Jon Morosi and Jane Lee of MLB.com have tweeted that Oakland A's starting pitcher Rich Hill will mostl likely be traded before the MLB's July 31 trade deadline - but only if he gets healthy.
Brock Holt hit a solo homer off Peavy in the third, then David Ortiz hit a three-run shot in the fourth and Boston beat San Francisco 4-0.
Marcus Semien scored from second base on Reddick's two-out infield single to lift the A's to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton put on the kind of power display in the All-Star Home Run Derby baseball fans only have dreamed about, while San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto didn't fare so well in the actual game itself. Coming out of the All-Star break, the Marlins used Stanton's momentum to win two of three against the St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend, while the Giants fell into a funk in San Diego, losing three straights to the Padres.
On the First hour of the Lo-Down, Damien's back with Jason and Ken and the guys start off by talking about the amazing finish of the British Open. They also discuss Ken's trip to the State Fair and what's all the buzz with Pokemon Go. In the second hour of the shows the guys open with "Three The Hard Way" the guys also discussed players who stayed with the same team for their entire career. In the final hour in the show the guys recaped the weekend in sports, and ended with "And-1."
