It’s been said before but:
The NBA owns Christmas. NFL owns Thanksgiving. Even the NHL has New Year’s.
How MLB doesn’t go full-tilt on the 4th of July is bizarre to me
Freeman cried throughout his 13-minute interview. He didn’t address the regret of what transpired with contract negotiations. He just expressed sadness about no longer being with the Braves
Freddie Freeman should’ve been a Brave for life. I know it sucks to lose a player who should’ve spent his whole career with your favorite team, but Freeman went out by winning an MVP and followed that up with a World Series and hit a bomb in the clincher. That’s pretty baller.
Vitaly Skakun is hailed as a hero after sacrificing his life to blow up the Henichesky Bridge.
The bridge was mined but a Russian column was advancing and there was no time to detonate it remotely.
Skakun radioed his unit and told them he would do it manually, saying goodbye.