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‘You can’t ever end the push’: Director of player personnel Gene Watson brings a championship pedigree to the Chicago White Sox

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

Gene Watson had a hand in the Kansas City Royals acquiring Chris Getz and Brian Bannister during their playing days.“I traded for Chris Getz in November 2009 to the Royals when I worked for Dayton Moore,” Watson recalled Friday. “In ‘06 I traded for Brian Bannister. It’s guys who love to play the game, that have a heart for their teammates.“Both were guys that while they were playing, you saw guys who took a lot of pride in their work and prepared. Now that they are in front offices (Getz as general manager and Bannister as senior adviser to pitching), they are applying the same attributes to their job.”Watson has joined them in looking to turn things around for the Chicago White Sox as the team’s director of player personnel.“All three, with (assistant general manager) Josh (Barfield), are tremendously bright, rising stars in Major League Baseball,” Watson said. “It’s going to be fun to come alongsi...

Are we being gaslit? Maryland and Orioles announce a deal to keep the team here that’s not binding | STAFF COMMENTARY

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

It seemed like the perfect moment at the perfect time. Just after the third inning Thursday night at Camden Yards, the Orioles were up 1-0 against the Boston Red Sox and widely expected to clinch the American League East title before a jubilant crowd, when Gov. Wes Moore and Orioles Chairman/CEO John Angelos — side by side and applauding — suddenly appeared on the stadium’s video board. Beneath the two men was a statement that seemed to bring even more good baseball news.In all caps, it said the team, the governor, the state and the Maryland Stadium authority had that very day, after three years of frustrating negotiation, “AGREED TO A DEAL THAT WILL KEEP THE ORIOLES IN BALTIMORE AND AT CAMDEN YARDS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 30 YEARS!!”Neither side would discuss it that night but promised details the next morning. Unfortunately, the scoreboard claim didn’t stand up to the light of day.At a news briefing Friday morning, where journalists were tol...

Padres out of playoff contention after Marlins beat Pirates

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres were officially eliminated from playoff contention Friday after the Miami Marlins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3.The Friars needed multiple things to happen in order to clinch a spot in the National League Wild Card, including having to win out the last three games of the season, the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins losing out and the Cincinnati Reds losing two of three games. Local youth football parents say assistant coach stole thousands from team Prior to Friday, the Padres went on a tear, winning 11 of their last 13 games and posting the best record in September (17-7).The Padres are currently playing their final series of the season Friday evening against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field despite having their playoff hopes dashed.

What a federal government shutdown could look like for San Diego

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The federal government is poised to enter a partial shutdown over the weekend with Capitol Hill still in a stalemate over spending bills for the next year.Congressional lawmakers have until 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, Oct. 1 to pass a bipartisan spending package or temporary funding bill to keep the government open. However, infighting amongst Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have stopped efforts to avert a shutdown, making it all but certain that federal agencies will start to shut down over the weekend.A shutdown would likely have far-reaching impacts, starting with federal agencies placing hundreds of thousands of workers on unpaid furlough until congress restores funding. This would place a pause on some federal services, programming and more. San Diego mayor issues statement on Sen. Diane Feinstein’s ‘legacy of service’ "A government shutdown would force service members and law enforcement officers to work without pay, endanger disaster res...

Man gets prison for smuggling drugs into San Diego County jail

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A man was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling drugs into a San Diego County jail, authorities said.Israel Calvillo, 27, pleaded guilty to possessing a controlled substance inside of a jail, Sgt. Aaron Brooke with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a news release Friday.On June 20, Calvillo was arrested for violating the conditions of his post-release community supervision, according to law enforcement. Las Vegas Police provide details on Tupac Shakur murder charge, suspect While being booked into custody at the Vista Detention Facility, Calvillo was taken to the hospital, where authorities found six bindles of drugs inside of Calvillo after they suspected him of smuggling drugs into jail, Brooke said.In early September, a North County woman was arrested on suspicion of mailing a drug-laced letter to a county jail, per the sheriff's department. The letter had the appearance of being soaked in an unknown liquid that had already dried, authorit...

Federal prosecutors press Trump gag order request as judge sets hearing for arguments

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors pressed their case Friday for a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump, citing what they said was a continuing pattern of incendiary and intimidating statements in the case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 election.Special counsel Jack Smith’s team earlier this month requested an order aimed at reining in Trump’s attacks on prosecutors, potential witnesses and other people involved in the case. Trump’s lawyers have objected to the request, and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday set courtroom arguments for Oct. 16.In a motion Friday evening, prosecutors reiterated the need for an order on Trump’s behavior. They said his attacks have continued since the initial Sept. 15 request, citing critical comments in a television interview about witnesses referenced in the indictment — including former Attorney General William Barr — as well as a social media post from last week in wh...

Biden: McCarthy making a 'terrible bargain' with 'MAGA Republicans' in spending fight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

(The Hill) — President Biden had harsh words for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, saying he made a “terrible bargain” with the conservative wing of his party in a battle over spending which has made a government shutdown likely.Biden, in an upcoming interview, argued McCarthy is making a deal with "MAGA Republicans" — which have been loyal to former President Trump — and putting his speakership before the needs of the people.“The speaker’s made a terrible bargain. In order to keep the speakership, he’s willing to do things that he, I think, he knows are inconsistent with the constitutional processes,” he told ProPublica's John Harwood in an interview set to air on Sunday. " First defendant in Trump Georgia case pleads guilty “There is a group of MAGA Republicans who genuinely want to have a fundamental change in the way that the system works,” the president said. “And that’s what worries me the most.”GOP infighting within the House has dominated attempts to pass several of the 12 app...

LIVE: Westlake in total control with 34-0 halftime lead over Del Valle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Coming off a hard-fought 20-14 win over Lake Travis in the Battle of the Lakes last week, the Westlake Chaparrals host Del Valle at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a 6A-District 26 matchup.Both teams are coming off wins last week with the Cardinals picking up a 22-14 victory over Akins for their first win of the season. Quarterback Nasir Ardoin threw for 129 yards with a touchdown and running back Kenelle Hodges rushed for 105 yards on 17 carries with a score.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteFor the Chaps against Lake Travis, they were led by their reliable rusher, senior Jack Kayser. He rumbled for 130 yards on 24 carries with a 40-yard touchdown. Oddly enough, it was his first 100-yard game of the season but it would be naive to think he's not going to rack up more. According to statistics entered into MaxPreps, Kayser is 25 yards...

How could the Twins’ postseason roster look? Here’s a guess

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

DENVER — In a matter of days, the Twins must trim their roster down from 28 to 26. Health — that of Carlos Correa, Royce Lewis and Byron Buxton — will be the foremost question as the Twins craft their playoff roster.Minnesota Twins’ Jorge Polanco strikes out against Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ty Blach to end the top of fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)The roster must be submitted by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the first day of the best-of-three Wild Card Series. Here’s a look at how it might shake out:Catchers (2): Ryan Jeffers, Christian VázquezThe question here is not who, but how the Twins will deploy their two catchers. Vázquez is a veteran with two World Series rings. Jeffers offers more offensive upside.Infielders (7): Donovan Solano, Alex Kirilloff, Edouard Julien, Jorge Polanco, Carlos Correa, Royce Lewis, Kyle FarmerThe Twins have seemed confident all along that Correa (plantar fasciitis) will be ready...

‘There really is just no justice,’ brother says after motorist pleads guilty to Falcon Heights criminal vehicular homicide

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:42 GMT

A motorist has pleaded guilty to striking and killing a 29-year-old pediatric nurse in Falcon Heights in 2021, but her brother said Friday “there really is just no justice.”Abigail Anderson was the sister of Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald, and both had been runners at the University of Minnesota. Grunewald, a professional runner, died of cancer in June 2019 at age 32.Zachary Anderson, the oldest of the sisters’ three brothers, said losing his two sisters has been “tough … a long road. But, mostly, my heart goes out to my parents,” he said, adding that he and his wife have a 2-year-old. “I cannot imagine something happening to a child.”Anderson was walking on the grass by the U of M’s golf course and soccer stadium on Larpenteur and Cleveland avenues about 6:45 p.m. Aug. 14, 2021. Ramsey County prosecutors say Melinda Jean Dotray, 47, had illegal drugs in her system when she drove more than 60 mph in a pickup truck, smashed into a parked car, careened o...