Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor may have cost himself some money with his actions in Sunday's brawl with the Toronto Blue Jays resulting in an eight-game suspension, but he can make it up by eating at Heim Barbecue every meal.
Many Rangers fans have held a grudge against Blue Jays star Jose Bautista for his bat flip in Game 5 of the 2015 American League division series. When Odor punched Bautista in the face to ignite Sunday's brawl, it represented everything Texas fans had been wanting to do for months. That's why Travis Heim, the owner of Heim Barbecue, wants to thank Odor by giving him free barbecue for life at his Fort Worth restaurant.
"We just thought it would be a funny thing if we [gave] Rougie free food because he wasn't the only one who wanted to punch Bautista after last year, so you know, it's kind of a justice, a little bit," Heim told NBC 5 Television in Dallas-Fort Worth. "Hopefully, he doesn't like barbecue too much, because then we might be in the red. It's just a fun deal, you know."
A little bitter, maybe?
It appears Draymond Green knows his 2012 NBA Draft pretty well.
According to Jon Wilner of Bay Area News Group, Green was asked to rattle off who went in the draft and was supplied a printout to assist his recollection.
"I don't need it," Green said.
And with that, he begins:
"First was Anthony Davis to New Orleans," he said. "Then Charlotte took [Michael] Kidd-Gilchrist. Then Washington took Bradley Beal. Fourth was Cleveland: Dion Waiters.
"Eight was Toronto: Terrence Ross ...
"Sixteen was Houston: Royce White ...
By the time he's done, Green reeled off the names of all 34 players selected ahead of him in order and the corresponding team.
"I know why I had to wait," he said. "I know what the scouts thought: 'He's a tweener. Who's he going to guard? He's maxed out his potential.'
"But I knew none of that was valid. What happened to me is what normally happens to players in my situation. But I knew I wasn't normal."
Shake it, don't break it
Bobbleheads -- the ultimate commemorative sports memorabilia.
Fun as they may be, however, the tribute figurines have a tendency to fall short of striking their namesake's likeness.
Not so for Bartolo Colon, the 5-11, 283-pound right-handed pitcher of the New York Mets.
In honor of the 42-year-old becoming the oldest pitcher to hit his first home run, Forever Collectibles plans to release a bobblehead of the Dominican American posed in the follow-through of his swing. The statuette features Colon atop a newspaper announcing his achievement, "Oldest Pitcher in MLB History Hits a Home Run," in front of the Citi Field home run apple (the home run hit in San Diego at Petco Park on May 7) along with a picture of the actual home run.
But the detail and cranial animation are not what define this special piece. True to his form, the figure also will playfully feature a bobbling belly.
Sports on 05/21/2016