Robb-a small lectur  epls. How have rules  recently changed?

Agree. Washington's gonna struggle. Tom Wilson, on a 20 game suspension, is the physical-play heart and soul of that team, they have no #2 net minder with Grubauer gone, and key face-off man and even-strength defender Jay Beagle is now with the Canucks. Just based on age, Kuznetsov has to prove he can be at least close to Ovechkn's impact, at least in scoring goals. Not to mention replacing Barry Trotz with a rookie coach.

The rules have recently changed again, to make it really difficult to play defence.  Even teams with stacked rosters of defencemen, like St. Louis, Washington, and Nashville, are having trouble keeping the puck out of their own nets.

Man, how the once-mighty Red Wings have fallen. No defense at all. Could be the worst team in the NHL this season.

More Stanton--he looked  worse  than  me  in trying to hit  a slider  last nite.   He is great in BP  or HR  derby--but?

Just easier with interp.  No "misquotations"  Andujar uses both- as does other rookiie fromDominican.  Glabor torres.

I've heard Sanchez do a brief interview in English and he handled himself just fine. I've observed several Hispanic ballplayers that sometimes conduct interviews in Spanish and sometimes in English, for whatever reasons.

Born in Amsterdam, raised in Curacao. Reds and Dbacks must have been crazy when they let him go.

Stanton--never seen  a guy hit so many infield dribblers. 

Sanchez---WOW  479  ft.   1st  time i saw him interviewed  surprised he used interpreter. He's got to be the  lightest  skinned  Dominican  I've ever seen.[And I've ben to  his hometown  ---Santo Domingo.]    Had thot he was  P Rican.


Gregorious  isa trip--born in Netherland?

Still thinks Yanks win in Game 5. Red Sox relievers are not good. Sox Starters (like the Yanks) are inconsistent. Can be excellent one game and shelled early the next. Dodgers and Brewers are impressing right now and Astros are doing their thing. Bud Black did a great job keeping Rockies close to the top of that Division all year but talent disparity shows now, especially away from Coors (as always)!