SoCal News Group sports columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss some of the week’s top stories and newsmakers.
Until Wednesday evening, the big story of the week was USC’s hiring of Jennifer Cohen from the University of Washington as their new athletic director. And we will get to that. But the news that broke late Wednesday night was seismic: Shohei Ohtani, free agent to be, probably American League MVP to be, suffered a torn UCL in his pitching elbow, won’t pitch any more this year and could need Tommy John surgery .
One more observation: Watching the clip of Perry Minasian’s postgame press conference Wednesday night, I wonder if he’s thinking his Angels future might be on the line, too. Just his posture at the microphone seemed like that of undue stress, of realizing that this was far bigger than a star player suffering a significant injury.I get that, in a results-oriented business this season’s gambit blew up, a total disaster. Can’t imagine he’s sleeping well. Fun job, Angels GM.
I, too, think they got the right woman for the job. And that her hiring is probably as much a comment as we’re gonna get from USC’s brass on Bohn’s departure.I loved the part where she talked about being so passionate on the sideline that it might get “embarrassing.” And the first thing that came to mind was J.D. Morgan, the UCLA athletic director during the John Wooden era, and his habit of heckling the officials so Wooden wouldn’t have to. Got to love that attitude … unless you’re an official.
And yes, I know. LAFC went streaming-only right from the outset with its early deal with YouTubeTV, which was its jersey sponsor. And I know linear TV isn’t the dominant medium anymore. But the point: Don’t you want as many eyeballs as possible to see your product? And shouldn’t you use every tool you can to attract them? If the audience doesn’t increase, the commissioner seems to be saying, it’s the teams’ fault. No, it’s the league’s fault for tying its teams’ hands.
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