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MORNING GLORY: MLB Commissioner Manfred — don’t do the obvious thing
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (1036+ words) Fox News correspondent Madison Scarpino reports on the latest sports scandal, this time involving Major League Baseball on 'Fox Report.' This is an argument for mercy. Somebody please send it to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. Among the most important decisions Commissioner Rob Manfred will make in the course of his career as baseball's top cop " and the one for which he will be most remembered " is how he punishes Cleveland Guardian pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz. GUARDIANS PITCHERS INDICTED IN GAMBLING SCHEME INVOLVING MLB GAMES Manfred has also overseen the introduction of a pitch clock and the implantation of the rule placing a runner on second base to start extra innings in MLB. Both changes are generally seen as major improvements to the game, but the decision to pull the All Star game from Atlanta left a…...
Ex-Mets star Darryl Strawberry talks Trump pardon during church sermon
23+ hour, 53+ min ago (439+ words) Former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry expressed his gratitude toward President Donald Trump on Sunday during a church sermon in Oklahoma. Trump pardoned Strawberry earlier this month for past tax evasion and drug charges. Strawberry was welcomed into a Tulsa church by Jackson Lahmeyer, the founder of Pastors for Trump. He received cheers from the congregation of more than 400 when he mentioned the pardon. New York Mets former player Darryl Strawberry speaks during a pregame ceremony to retire his No. 18 before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on July 1, 2024. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports) "God just completely set me free when he gave me a pardon from President Donald J. Trump," he said. "Other presidents had opportunities, but they didn't do it." Strawberry was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1980 MLB Draft. He made his debut at…...