PressBox’s chief grand poobah Stan “The Fan” Charles joined Glenn Clark Radio in studio Tuesday for another round of “Five Words Or Less.”
The sports figures discussed this week were:
-“Since he broke the story yesterday we’ll use his name but obviously it’s really the story we’re asking about. He reported yesterday that MLB is seriously considering a radical change to the postseason that would see seven teams per league make the playoffs and higher seeds have the right to choose who they would want to face in the Wild Card round. Baseball fans don’t particularly seem to love the concept,” New York Post MLB writer Joel Sherman-S
-“Maryland got their biggest win of the season Friday night by going on the road and beating Illinois to take first place in the Big Ten by themselves. Perhaps most notable about the win, he had his best game of the season-scoring 18 points to go with five rebounds and four assists,” Mount St. Joe alum Darryl Morsell-G
-“After a breakout season, the Ravens rewarded him with a new three year deal worth 19 million dollars yesterday, one year before he was slated to reach free agency,” former sixth round safety Chuck Clark-S
-“There was some controversy in the UFC Saturday night as many fans believe he had earned a win over Jon “Bones” Jones but all three judges said he lost a decision-the first loss of his career,” 30 year old fighter Dominick Reyes-G
-“Down in Sarasota today Orioles pitchers and catchers officially report to Spring Training. The most attention will be on this man, despite the fact that he will most certainly not be coming up with the team after the Spring,” last year’s number one overall pick Adley Rutschman-S
-“The XFL debuted again this weekend to solid reviews and ratings. One player not involved in the league is this man-who says he didn’t sign up because he’s quote ‘just not playing for another league that’s going to fold on you midway through the season’ unquote and says he’s made peace with the idea that football might be over for him,” former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel-G
-“He sent a letter to Major League Baseball last week again asking for reinstatement as he suggested that players going unpunished in the Astros scandal means his punishment is disproportionate,” all-time hit king Pete Rose-S
-“A juicy rumor unfolded over the weekend as In a radio interview Friday, legendary receiver Michael Irvin said he had heard from some very influential people that the Cowboys would be interested in dumping this quarterback in favor of…Tom Brady this offseason-although Irvin said yesterday those influential people weren’t necessarily part of the Cowboys organization,” free agent Dak Prescott-G
-“More fallout from the Astros cheating scandal as he filed a lawsuit yesterday because he was sent down after getting shelled by Houston in 2017. He’s seeking damages personally but also wants the Astros to return their playoff bonuses to be distributed to charity,” then Blue Jays reliever Mike Bolsinger-S
-“Since nothing terribly controversial happened at the Oscars, let’s instead talk about something else in movies. We’ve finally seen a full trailer for his Big Lebowski spinoff film and we know that the movie ‘The Jesus Rolls’ will release on February 28,” veteran actor/writer/director John Turturro-G
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