ASSOCIATED PRESS — A Louisiana man and a Florida man allegedly gained access to professional athletes’ social media accounts and either sold the information or used it to extort payments, according to federal criminal complaints released Wednesday. More >, OriolesBest guess: Mussina (35) or Baines (3)Of the six numbers the Orioles have chosen to retire, all belong to members of the National Baseball of Hall of Fame. Click any roster to see a list of every uniform number worn on that team during that particular season. That probably eliminates Ryan Braun and leads us to Yelich, though it all depends on what the coming years look like for a player who signed a nine-year, $215 million contract with the Brewers one week before Spring Training was suspended due to the coronavirus. More >, YankeesBest guess: Sabathia (52)Signed as a free agent prior to the 2009 campaign, CC Sabathia helped inaugurate the new Yankee Stadium with a World Series championship, beginning an 11-year run in pinstripes that would see the big lefty go 134-88 with a 3.81 ERA in 307 games (306 starts). Kobe Bryant’s outsized career warranted outsized recognition, and the Lakers found a perfectly fitting honor. The fifth-seeded Heat are among the lowest lowest seeds ever to reach the NBA Finals. LeBron and the Cavaliers toppled a 73-win Golden State in 2016… only for the Warriors to add Kevin Durant. (There is room to quibble with the ratios.
Magrehbi also used phishing to take over the social media accounts of an NFL player living in New Jersey in 2018 who eventually paid him $500, according to the complaint. 1. A New York Mets uniform numbers list by Baseball Almanac which includes every single uniform number ever worn by every single New York Mets player in history. I chose this for simplicity.). More >, MarinersBest guess: Johnson or Ichiro (both 51)No. More >, CubsBest guess: Smith (46)The Cubs have retired five numbers, honoring an exclusive group of six players, all of whom have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 3. “I think they are great at getting to the free throw line. People change their minds on these things – especially when the cloudiness of grief subsides. Even for dominant teams, each additional series is an opportunity for something to go wrong. More >, White SoxBest guess: Guillen (13) or Abreu (79)In addition to playing 13 seasons as the White Sox shortstop and winning the 1985 AL Rookie of the Year Award, Ozzie Guillen guided the club to a World Series championship in 2005 as part of his eight-year managerial reign. Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets The Phillies have a policy of only retiring numbers of players who have a Phillies logo on their Hall of Fame plaque -- but should they make an exception for Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard? Jackie Robinson is the only person to have his number (42) retired across Major League Baseball. Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers The 21-year-old Washington, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, allegedly obtained usernames and passwords for multiple NFL and NBA players and sold access to the information.
Bob Miller : 1962 New York Mets: 2. Mike Mussina and Harold Baines, who were both inducted to the Hall of Fame last summer, are the best candidates to next grace the left-field facade at Camden Yards. If we can play with discipline, not give them opportunities to shoot free throws, set their defense, that will help us win games, because they are great at getting to the free throw line.”. New York Mets Uniform Number 24. 2. The request came from a prepaid cellphone linked to Magrehbi, according to the complaint. Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies. No.
According to the complaint, Washington used a “phishing” scam — requesting login information purportedly for a legitimate purpose — to gain access to the accounts of one NFL player in 2018 and locked the player out of the accounts. In 2009, LeBron James – who was wearing No. Trevontae Washington and Ronnie Magrehbi each face wire fraud conspiracy and computer fraud conspiracy counts filed by the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey. They were not alleged to have worked together on the scams. He's definitely my favorite player. He would be the eighth player to have his number retired by the organization. Adebayo is an All-Defensive Team player who may be the best one-on-one matchup in the league for Davis, but does Spoelstra want to risk early foul trouble for his star center, and would it wear Adebayo down to have to work so hard on both ends. Topping that list is likely Vida Blue, who won the AL Cy Young Award and MVP Award in 1971 before contributing to three straight A’s World Series titles from 1972-74.
The Lakers’ playoff opponents have an average margin of +1.7, which would be second-lowest for a championship team in this format. 6. But the Rocket’s alleged association with PEDs makes it a cloudy issue for the Red Sox. Chicago Bulls That’s just as respectful. The Cardinals have retired numbers for 10 players, two managers, one owner and one broadcaster, and the safe bet for the next number is Yadier Molina’s No. Ed Charles : 1967 New York Mets: 7. 7. So, shouldn’t the Lakers get more credit for beating the teams that beat the Clippers (Nuggets) and Bucks (Heat)? Their alleged victims included two NFL players and one NBA player, all of whom lived in New Jersey at the time of the alleged crimes. Based on that precedent, manager Bruce Bochy’s No. And so the number 24 has always been a tribute to Kobe. Use the count column to determine which uniform numbers have been worn the most often as well as the least often. 10 could be up for retirement in a couple of years if the Today’s Game Committee elects him to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Click any player's name to see every uniform number they wore over the course of their career. Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
He could become the first Nats player to have his number retired by the franchise, an honor that has been held exclusively by Expos players to this point.
True in a normal year, it’s especially difficult this year with a long layoff and bubble weirdness. A retired number is perhaps the greatest honor a team can bestow upon a player or manager. 4. 10. Ken Boswell : 1967 New York Mets: 6. 28 for current star third baseman Nolan Arenado and No. The Los Angeles Lakers have the biggest, most popular brand of any NBA franchise. 8 and No. In the NBA’s early days, that was just two. Blue JaysBest guess: Bautista (19)The Blue Jays have retired just two numbers, Roberto Alomar’s No. Dwight Evans was an exemplary player for Boston for 19 years, making his No.
23 for Jordan despite him never playing for them – and wore No. 27. It’s impossible to know. LeBron returned to Cleveland in 2010. But other players will want to wear No. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. And while every franchise has different criteria for retiring numbers, there's a common thread among all 30: You don't get your number retired unless you made a truly special impact on a specific team's history. Best guess: Clemens (21) or Evans (24) From a statistical standpoint, Roger Clemens is the obvious choice to be the next Red Sox player to have his number retired. 22 will be retired by the Dodgers, but when? — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 28, 2020, The NBA typically makes players wait for a new season to start to allow players to change a jersey number but Dinwiddie has been granted permission to make the switch to No. In 11 seasons with Cleveland, Vizquel hit .283 with 288 doubles and took home eight Gold Glove Awards. That could pave the way for Lee Smith to be the next player to have his No.
Post was not sent - check your email addresses! 35) or Miguel Cabrera (No. 26, according to a source familiar with the decision, — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 28, 2020. More >, GiantsBest guess: Bochy (15)The Giants have made exceptions for Barry Bonds and Will Clark in recent years, but they have traditionally reserved number retirements for Hall of Famers. 25 for the late Don Baylor, the team’s original manager. But since the NBA adopted a 16-team postseason in 1984, this is an incredibly soft-looking run. Ditto Portland (which got back Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins and developed momentum while winning the play-in), Houston (which looked gassed when the regular season was halted) and Denver (which, honestly, might have gotten worse with Will Barton hurt and so many players recovering from coronavirus).
More >, NationalsBest guess: Zimmerman (11)Ryan Zimmerman, the first MLB Draft pick in Nationals history, has been the constant presence since the team relocated to Washington, D.C., in 2005. They have prevailed where other favorites have faltered. 51 will almost certainly be the next retired number for the Mariners. 8. Superstar Mike Trout wears that number, as did Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero, who is the only player wearing an Angels cap in Cooperstown. Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets The question is whether they will wait until Ichiro Suzuki becomes eligible for number retirement -- per the Mariners’ guidelines, that would be in 2025, after his first year on the Hall of Fame ballot -- or if they retire it first for Randy Johnson. More >, Red SoxBest guess: Clemens (21) or Evans (24)From a statistical standpoint, Roger Clemens is the obvious choice to be the next Red Sox player to have his number retired. More >, DodgersBest guess: Kershaw (22)With Clayton Kershaw, it’s not a question of whether his uniform No.
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Many tributes – including teams opening games with 24-second then 8-second violations – have focused on his numbers. 6. Still, at the very minimum, the Lakers must win four series to win a title. They retired both his No.
Maybe in-season acquisitions Jae Crowder and Andre Iguodala lifted Miami after the Heat built most of their regular-season record. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC.
Golden State Warriors That’s the lowest margin for a Finals team in the last 20 years outside the 2018 Cavs (+0.9).
46 stitched onto a flag to fly at Wrigley Field, joining Ron Santo (10), Ernie Banks (14), Ryne Sandberg (23), Billy Williams (26), Fergie Jenkins (31) and Greg Maddux (31). Longoria, meanwhile, is still playing. Howard can’t mess that plan up for Los Angeles.