导出博客文章KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Manager Mike Scioscia is not ready to acknowledge his Los
Angeles Angels lost Wednesday night.Scioscia officially protested the Kansas
City Royals 7-5 victory, claiming Raul Mondesi ran inside the line on a bunt
single in the seventh inning, which led to a throwing error and two runners
scoring.Scioscia said he is 100 percent certain the protest would be upheld.Its
not a judgement call, Scioscia said. I would not have protested if I was not 100
percent correct on this. This is a misinterpretation of a rule. It was very
clear. Phil Cuzzi, the home plate umpire, had Mondesi running inside the line in
jeopardy the whole way, and stated that its okay because he was stepping back
toward the bag, which is wrong.Matt Shoemaker, who did not allow a base runner
until the fifth inning, yielded singles to Alex Gordon and Paulo Orlando to
start the seventh. Mondesi, who was called up Tuesday, put down a bunt and beat
the throw to first as the throw by Shoemaker (5-11) ricocheted off Mondesi and
sailed into right field.The question wasnt if the throw impeded him or he
impeded the throw, Scioscia said. It wasnt if he was running inside. Its what I
believe is his misinterpretation of the rule, given the guidelines that he gave
me. Theres no judgement involved. He admitted that (Mondesi) was inside the
line. In Phils head he wasnt in jeopardy because he was stepping toward the bag,
which is wrong. Thats the basis of the protest.Both runners scored and Mondesi
wound up on third. Jarrod Dyson rifled a triple to right, scoring Mondesi and
making all the runs earned. Dyson scored on Alcides Escobars sacrifice
fly.Shoemaker questioned whether he should have thrown to first.A bunt right
back to me, he should be out, Shoemaker said. But he was so quick he was going
to be safe anyway. I should have held onto it.After a 6 minute, 15 second review
the call on the field was not changed.Royals manager Ned Yost said there is no
way the protest would be upheld.You cant protest a judgmental call, Yost said.
Ive never protested a game. Ive never been part of a game that was
protested.Mondesi added a run-scoring infield single in a two-run eighth. The
second run scored on pitcher Jose Alvarerzs throwing error.Joakim Soria (4-4)
pitched a scoreless inning for the win after replacing left-hander Danny Duffy
in the seventh. Duffy allowed three runs on seven hits, while walking two and
striking out five.Shoemaker was charged with five runs on eight hits in six-plus
innings.Albert Pujols walked with the bases loaded with one out in the ninth and
Andrelton Simmons singled in another run before Wade Davis struck out Jett Bandy
to end the game.Gordon and Orlando each contributed three hits. Orlando had two
doubles and a fifth-inning RBI.Jefry Marte had two doubles and a RBI for the
Angels, while Johnny Giavotella had his second consecutive three-hit game.ROYALS
MEETINGWith several Royals names surfacing in trade rumors, Yost addressed it in
a team meeting. These guys are a real, real close group, Yost said. They know
that this trade deadline (Monday) is bearing down on them. They dont want to see
anybody leave that room. They want to see us all continue to stay together.
Thats adding a little bit of anxiety and urgency to their game. But sometimes it
can be a little too much. Theyre trying to make things happen, instead of
letting things develop. Just catch your breath.OUTFIELD DEBUTGregorio Petit, who
had only played the infield professionally, started in left field for the
Angels. Were trying to get another right-handed bat in there and get Greg some
at-bats, Scioscia said. Hes been working out there for the last two
months.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: OF Shane Robinson (sprained right ankle) will begin
a rehab assignment Thursday with Class-A Inland Empire in the California
League.Royals: OF Lorenzo Cain (strained left hamstring) went 1 for 4 with a
single and a strikeout while playing seven innings in right field.UP NEXTAngels:
RHP Jered Weaver will start Thursday at Anaheim against the Red Sox, who will
counter with LHP David Price.Royals: RHP Yordano Ventura, who lost to the
Rangers on Saturday, will face them again Thursday in the opener of a four-game
series at Arlington. LHP Cole Hamels will be the Texas starter.
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.com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to
a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash
at Rexall Place. The balancing act that has to be maintained after a major
pay-per-view is challenging, to say the least. Major rivalries often reach their
peak or even conclusion, leaving several top stars needing opponents.At the same
time, you dont want to throw away all of the hard work, time and effort youve
put into the build-up to a show like that, especially if its one of the biggest
pay-per-views of the year, like WrestleMania or, in this case, SummerSlam.
Sometimes the answers arent so clear-cut.SmackDown Live finds itself in a much
different position from Raw in its first show back from SummerSlam. Tuesdays
show didnt have to deal with losing a top champion to injury for up to six
months the night after introducing a new title, but it did have to take on a few
more subtle challenges.An underwhelming world championship at SummerSlam, the
time?Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler had to tell a story and a laundry list of
other issues left its two competitors heading in different directions. Ambrose
came out smelling like a rose, every bit the champion hes asserted to being, and
Ziggler was seemingly left to return and languish in some nebulous position
between the midcard and the main event.Within the first two minutes of Tuesdays
episode of SmackDown Live, it became clear they were going to address some of
those issues. The show opened with several superstars aimlessly hanging around
the locker room. Enter AJ Styles, the conquering hero (or villain, depending on
your perspective) who dispatched John Cena in a 23-minute match that stole the
show Sunday night in Brooklyn. As popular as Styles has been since his January
debut at the Royal Rumble, and through multiple title matches with Roman Reigns
and several other high-profile opponents, nothing quite elevated The Phenomenal
One like pinning Cena in the middle of the ring, no strings attached, at one of
the biggest WWE shows of the year.Styles wore the Never Give Up headband Cena
ceremoniously left behind in the middle of the ring after their epic clash and
immediately set about telling anyone who would listen that he was now The Face
that Runs the Place, taking up Cenas mantle. Ziggler sat dejectedly in his seat
as this went on, but when Styles got in his face, it was all he could take,
triggering a brawl between the two that spilled through the next two hours.The
pair fought through the end of the presentation of the two new
SmackDown-exclusive titles and set up general manager Daniel Bryan to lay down
the law; Styles victory was an impressive enough showing that he had earned his
way into a WWE world championship match against Ambrose at Backlash, but Ziggler
had shown himself worthy enough to have a chance to earn his way in -- and
beating Styles would be his ticket.This main event match featured much of what
makes a showdown between two dynamic and physically gifted wrestlers great --
high-risk maneuvers, incredible agility and styles that mesh well together.
There was also a simple story to follow -- either Ziggler would redeem himself
and earn another shot at Ambrose or Styles would notch yet another impressive
victory and further confirm his status as clear-cut No. 1 contender with a
one-on-one opportunity at the champion.Styles picked up the victory, and it once
again came in a straightforward manner without a hint of cheating or
nefariousness -- leaving no doubt as to his position. For Ziggler, it seems hes
only just begun to experience the downward spiral that almost certainly lies
ahead -- and with each loss, the chatter of his inability to win the big one
will only grow louder.Introducing the SmackDown womens championship and tag-team
championshipsSummerSlams introduction of the Universal championship checked
about every box on reactions that are best avoided at all costs. That didnt just
apply to the reaction to the bright new red belt -- a clear variant of the
existing WWE world championship -- but that vitriol disrupted an otherwise
compelling match between Finn Balor and Seth Rollins.SmackDown seemed to avoid
that with the introduction of its new womens and tag-team championship titles.
First off, they were out on display rather than set up for a big reveal. There
was no promise for a particularly crazy design, and therefore they didnt have
impossible expectations to meet.Second, and perhaps most importantly, these
alterations offered either a lateral move (in the case of the SmackDown womens
championship) or a significant upgrade over the originals (the SmackDown
tag-team championships) over their Raw counterparts. In the case of the latter,
the titles currently held by the New Day, which feature copper plates on a black
leather belt, have long been derided as the least visually pleasing among all of
the WWE titles.The method by which each championship is to be decided added
further excitement to the reveal. The tag-team tournament is a great touch,
allowing all of the teams an opportunity to show off, setting up a chance for
thhe victor to claim superiority over the entire division.dddddddddddd It also
fills the need for some must-see content each week on SmackDown, leading to its
first brand-exclusive pay-per-view, Backlash.If you doubt how well a tournament
format like this works, just look at the CWC and the impact it has had through
its first six weeks.The womens championship six pack challenge makes each woman
a legitimate title threat right off the bat, presenting a chance to establish a
true hierarchy in the division among the six participants.Hits and missesHeath
Slater made an appearance toward the tail end of the ceremony celebrating the
reveal of the new titles and staked his claim for a shot. Even as a three-time
WWE tag-team champion, Slater was once again forced to jump through hoops for
the chance of a contract. This time around, hed have to find a partner and, with
that done, win the entire tournament.While there werent nearly as many failed
attempts throughout Tuesdays broadcast, it was a well-executed rule of threes as
Slater unsuccessfully asked both The Miz and Arn Anderson to be his partner.
Finally, Rhyno, who had previously prevented Slater from winning a contract,
offered his services as a tag-team partner to lock the pair into a spot in the
tournament.Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt is a compelling direction to go in for
both men. After Wyatts involvement with Ambrose and Ziggler seemingly fizzled
out, at least for now, he was left off the SummerSlam card entirely. Orton had
an unfortunate ending to his showdown with Brock Lesnar, and both superstars are
angling for a move to bigger and better things. Each has something to prove, and
if this works out correctly they should both get the chance.SmackDowns first
match (out of just four actual bouts on the show) was a short showdown between
Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss. While it seems Bliss still needs some work on
moving more smoothly in the ring, she hit a few spots over the course of the
match that showed her potential. The match scheduled between Carmella and the
returning Nikki Bella never began, as Carmella attacked Nikki from behind to
start what increasingly seems like a more sinister turn of character for the
Princess of Staten Island. More on that later.Two of the four opening-round
matches in the SmackDown tag-team championship tournament took place Tuesday
night, with the prohibitive favorites to win the tournament each advancing to
the semifinals. It started with The Usos grabbing a victory from The Ascension,
which was followed by a somewhat surprisingly compelling match between American
Alpha and Breezing. Rather than feeling like a throwaway situation, the seeds
for the beginnings of the tag-team division on the blue brand can be tied back
to conscious efforts at SummerSlam, even in something as seemingly innocuous and
disposable as a 12-man tag-team rematch.EXCLUSIVE: We didnt come here to have
great matches, we came here to WIN TITLES! @WWEGable @JasonJordanJJ #SDLive
https://t.co/FBmeirMHcU- WWE (@WWE) August 24, 2016The insinuation of a future
showdown between Lesnar and Shane McMahon could be among the most compelling
possibilities for the future, given the right circumstances.Talking Smack is on
fireTalking Smack, the 30-minute post-show for SmackDown Live hosted by Daniel
Bryan and Renee Young that airs every week on the WWE Network, has taken
significant and worthwhile steps toward completing two noteworthy tasks --
getting fans to head back to the WWE Network to watch new and live original
content and blurring the lines between whats real and whats fake.On Tuesday, it
began with Nikki Bella casually discussing the severity of her neck injury in
great detail until she was blindsided by yet another attack from Carmella. They
were followed by the Usos, who discussed a wide variety of topics, including the
acknowledgement of how being paired with Roman Reigns has affected their crowd
reaction.@WWEDanielBryan says @MikeTheMiz wrestles like a coward. And the IC
Champ explodes on #TalkingSmack! #SDLive
https://t.co/hgarcKmuj4- WWE Network
(@WWENetwork) August 24, 2016It all led up to The Miz and Maryse invading the
Talking Smack set. Having not been used for anything on Tuesdays broadcast,
other than a quick spot in Slaters comedic search for a tag partner, Miz came
out guns blazing demanding an answer as to why that would be the case for the
Intercontinental champion. After Bryan took some seemingly cheap shots at Miz,
he unleashed a tirade proclaiming his value to the company. In the process, he
used the word coward, which was part of Bryans initial comedic response. The Miz
cut one of the most memorable promos of his career on Bryan and eventually left
him walking off the set.Its exactly the kind of content the WWE craves -- the
kind that goes viral and tests the boundaries of real and fake.
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