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Gold Glove play by Crawford

.@bcraw35 makes it look too easy.

Posted on 2021-10-01

What Happened in Sports: September 20, 2021

September 20th, 2021 was remembered for Salvador Perez breaking the all-time single-season HR record among primary Catchers with his 46th HR of 2021, surpassing Johnny Bench’s historic mark. Aaron Rodgers rebounded after an abysmal Week 1 with a near-perfect Week 2 performance to lead Green Bay over Detroit on Monday Night Football while Jesus Sanchez’s bare-handed catch brought flashbacks of other great one-handed grabs. 

See what happened in sports on September 20th last year, headlined by Anthony Davis draining a GW-3PM to lift the LA Lakers over the Nuggets in Western Conference Finals Game 2 and NFL Sunday producing many great matchups and game-winners of it’s own (KC d. LAC in OT, Cowboys comeback vs. ATL, and Seattle stopping Cam Newton at the goal line) as well as what happened in sports on September 20th, 2019 ft. the end of the brief Antonio Brown era in New England after less than two weeks. 

WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history. 

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HEADLINES

NFL

Sep 20, 2021

Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers over the Detroit Lions 35-17 on Monday Night Football with 4 PASS TD & 0 INT to overcome Week 1’s horrific performance against the Saints

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Sep 20, 2021

Kansas City Royals C Salvador Perez broke Johnny Bench’s record from 1970 for the most HR during a season by a primary Catcher in MLB history with his 46th bomb of 2021

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Sep 20, 2021

Denver Broncos LB Josey Jewell will miss the rest of the 2021 season with a torn pec

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Rodgers back in MVP form

3rd and long…@AaronRodgers12 goes UP TOP to @tae15adams!

Posted on 2021-10-01

Taylor Heinicke is Showing He Can Be Washington’s Starting QB of the Future

Another primetime game early in the 2021 season has concluded with a game-winning score as the Washington Football Team defeated their NFC East rival New York Giants 30-29. The result could’ve easily ended in a NYG victory but Dexter Lawrence was offsides on the first GW-FG attempt that Dustin Hopkins missed. However, after the neutral zone infraction, Hopkins nailed his second attempt and capped off DC’s dramatic victory in the District that was headlined by backup QB Taylor Heinicke‘s impressive performance. 

Washington’s QB Taylor Heinicke has recorded the most CMP (93) through a player’s 1st 3 career GS in NFL history (including postseason) pic.twitter.com/BketCTWrbD

— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 17, 2021

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INTERESTING FACTS

• Daniel Jones recorded the most RUSH YDS (95) during 1 GP by a New York Giants QB in the Super Bowl era
• Terry McLaurin has the most GP (7) with 100+ REC YDS in a DC player’s 1st 3 seasons since Gary Clark (13 GP) in 1985-87
• Taylor Heinicke has recorded the most CMP (93) through a player’s 1st 3 career GS in NFL history (including postseason)
• If Jones loses 1 more primetime game, he’ll become the 1st QB to lose his 1st 7 career primetime GP since 1950

 

Odds vs. NYG: WAS -190 (Spread -3.5)

MAIN TAKEAWAY

TAYLOR HEINICKE IS SHOWING HE CAN BE DC’S STARTING QB OF THE FUTURE

COLORS KEY | FULL WFT OUTLOOK 

Before the Thursday Night thriller took place, Taylor Heinicke had SOME hype entering the game after a memorable performance where he arguably outplayed Tom Brady in the postseason. However, considering the small sample size, Washington’s lack of confidence in him as QB1 that led to the acquisition of Ryan Fitzpatrick, and their unwillingness to allow Heinicke to compete for the starting job in camp, nobody really KNEW what Heinicke would do in his first start since WFT’s exit in the NFC Wild Card Rd. 

It’s safe to say the 28-year-old exceeded all expectations (even Chase Young‘s) as he looked sharp all game long. Through his three career starts (including the playoffs), his 93 completions are the most in NFL history. He’s firing the ball with pinpoint accuracy and is having plenty of success in moving the chains by making the right reads and leading receivers without many turnover-worthy plays. 

He’s already formed a great connection with WR1 Terry McLaurin and made a tremendous throw to backup TE Ricky Seals-Jones that was the GW-TD before a late INT led to another GWD to set up the GW-FG. The G-Men are by no means a great defense but the Bucs surely are, and he put great play on film then, following it up with another solid showing. The small sample size still leaves room for things to go south, but at this rate, Heinicke looks like he could be the future franchise QB in the nation’s capital. 

BEST HIGHLIGHTS

Wild ending to TNF in DC

NYG was offsides on the first kick, which was missed

Posted on 2021-10-01

What Happened in Sports: September 19, 2021

September 19th, 2021 was remembered for an all-time classic SNF game where Lamar Jackson’s electric plays and clutch conversions combined with a game-sealing forced fumble by rookie Odafe Oweh led Baltimore to an upset win over the Chiefs. Plenty of GW-FGA took place in Week 2 as the Titans and Cowboys Kickers clutched up while Vikings K Greg Joseph failed when it mattered most. Justin Fields got his first extended taste of NFL action and Eagles EDGE Brandon Graham unfortunately tore his Achilles. 

See what happened in sports on September 19th last year, headlined by Justin Verlander needing Tommy John surgery and the Boston Celtics winning a must-win ECF Game 3 vs. Miami as well as what happened in sports on September 19th, 2019 ft. Gardner Minshew making his first career start in Jacksonville while his defense put up a whopping nine sacks in one game. 

WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history. 

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Sep 19, 2021

Lamar Jackson led the Baltimore Ravens upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs on SNF after some electric highlights, clutch conversions, and a game-changing FF by rookie Odafe Oweh

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Sep 19, 2021

Derrick Henry’s monster performance led the Tennessee Titans to a comeback OT victory in Seattle capped off by a GW-FG from Randy Bullock

NFL

Sep 19, 2021

Arizona Cardinals survived the Minnesota Vikings thanks to another MVP-caliber performance from Kyler Murray and a missed GW-FG by Greg Joseph

NFL

Sep 19, 2021

Dallas Cowboys took down the Los Angeles Chargers for their 1st win of the season after Greg Zuerlein’s GW-FG from 56 yards at the end of regulation

NFL

Sep 19, 2021

After Andy Dalton got injured, Justin Fields received his 1st extended action with some clutch plays to clinch Chicago’s 1st win of the season against Cincinnati as Joe Burrow threw 3 2nd half INT

NFL

Sep 19, 2021

Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl EDGE Brandon Graham has suffered a torn Achilles and will miss the entire 2021 season

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SNF game-sealing plays

ODAFE OWEH. The @Ravens have the ball! #RavensFlock

Posted on 2021-10-01

SSK returns to America with the ZPro Glove Line

After a hiatus in the states, SSK is back with a vengeance. The company exited the US market due to distribution reasons but after sorting that out with a direct-to-consumer model, SSK is back with some high quality leather. The ZPro glove line is a product of this resurgence. Every ZPro model will be limited to a production run of only 30 gloves. Once they sell out, they’re gone forever. This glove line features the same quality and specs that the pro guys receive. Each ZPro glove is a clone of the glove used on a big league diamond.

SSK is currently offering eight models in the ZPro line, all coming in at $350. The line features four Javy Baez models, two Luis Urias models, and two Wander Franco models. This post will take a look at all eight offerings currently available.

Javier Baez

Javy Baez has been SSK’s flagship athlete for a few years now and it shows with the line they have released for him. The only difference between these gloves and Javy’s gamers is the lack of his sister’s name on the pointer finger. Other than that these are carbon copies.

All of Javy’s models come in at 11.25″, a good option for sure-handed middle infielders. The first of his is this royal blue piece with the unique yellow and white accents. El Mago (The Magician) graces the thumb of all of his ZPro models as well. I am a huge fan of the home plate/diamond inlay on the one-piece web.

The elephant print design is a cool touch. The red palm liner and the accents on the pinky make this glove super unique and quite flashy. It all ties together and, overall, I like this color combo.

The next offering from Baez is this tan beauty. I love the web on this one! The inlay combined with the unique lacing makes this web one I had not seen before. The classic tan leather makes this glove a little more understated than the previous blue one.

This glove features the same trim design as the previous glove but this time with red on white. It adds a little touch of flash to an otherwise classic glove.

This piece is by far the most traditional in the Baez glove line. A simple black and blonde color combo is always a winner. That paired with a classic one-piece web makes this glove clean.

This glove is certainly not as flashy as the rest but retains the same level of rarity for those who don’t like the loud colors.

We jump from the most classic to probably the loudest. SSK created this show-stopping pink glove for Baez for Mother’s Day. This glove is about as crazy as it gets. It’s not often you see a pink and white glove featured on an MLB infield.

While this certainly isn’t for everyone, for the right person, this is probably a dream glove.

Luis Urias

Luis Urias is a Brewers infielder with huge potential on a team already loaded with the tools to be special.

Urias’ primary gamer is this all blonde, 11.5″ I web. This glove is classic and clean – not much else to say.

In a world of kaleidoscope gloves, this is a refreshing dose of simplicity that will age like a fine wine.

This Urias glove adds a little more Brewers flair to the 11.5″ I web base. The gray and navy blue pair well together, allowing the yellow to pop.

This is a pretty unique design that works really well. It’s a color combo you don’t see everyday but a great design overall.

Wander Franco

By now, I think just about everyone in the baseball world knows about Wander Franco. The switch-hitting, five-tool phenom is one of baseball’s brightest future stars and his glove-game matches the hype.

Wander marries classic and flashy beautifully with this 11.75″ stunner. El Patron, or The Boss, graces the thumb of this black-based I web glove. The elephant print leather makes another appearance on this glove and I am a huge fan.

The awesome pinky trim returns and is paired with baby blue to add a touch of color. The tan laces are an interesting choice but work really well, in my opinion. This glove is a winner!

The final offering from this ZPro drop is this 11.5″ eye-catching I web. Wander went much louder with this teal and yellow combo. The gold laces add even more swag to this Rays-themed beauty.

It is worth emphasizing that Wander created two gloves at two different sizes. Wander plays both positions on the left side and likely opts for the larger glove at third base.

Final Thoughts

SSK has created some epic limited edition leather. These gloves are pro quality and stunningly designed, making the ZPro line a winner for SSK. Stay tuned as they continue to add more models but don’t forget, each model will only ever have 30 made. If you see one you like, don’t sleep on it.

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