CSN went extra miles to sign Dodgers pitcher Phil Bickford

Some matches are made successful heaven. The 1 that resulted successful Los Angeles Dodgers rookie alleviation pitcher Phil Bickford signing with the College of Southern Nevada was consummated astatine a Coco’s Bakery Restaurant successful Victorville, California.

Coyotes manager Nick Garritano was headed to Ventura County with a missive of intent erstwhile a hazardous road spill northbound of Baker unopen down Interstate 15 connected the last time of the signing period.

“I called Phil’s mom, Barbara, and said we’ve got a problem,” Garritano recalled. “Is determination anyhow you guys tin conscionable america successful Barstow oregon Victorville? We get him to motion implicit a bully breakfast; we get backmost successful the motortruck and get the missive of intent successful the concern bureau astatine 4 o’clock. They needed it by 5.”

The lanky right-hander with the surfer dude hairdo and mentality started his assemblage vocation astatine Cal State Fullerton. But aft dominating the summertime Cape Cod Baseball League, helium transferred to CSN to hasten his large league draught eligibility. In 86 innings for the Coyotes, Bickford struck retired 166.

He was selected successful the archetypal circular with the 18th wide prime by the San Francisco Giants successful 2015.

After making his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Brewers successful 2020, Bickford, 26, had a breakout play successful 2021, appearing successful 58 games for the Dodgers and striking retired 59 batters successful 51⅓ innings with a 2.36 ERA.

“He has had a large twelvemonth and been outstanding successful the playoffs,” Garritano said. “He was a large teammate, large kid, loved having him, miss him to decease — he’s 1 of those guys wherever you don’t cognize if you’re going to manager different kid with that benignant of endowment again.”

Rookie Phil Bickford notches 2 K's arsenic portion of a 1-2-3 framework for the @Dodgers. pic.twitter.com/eQqdvP4acP

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) October 17, 2021

More F1 to LV rumors

With the globetrotting Formula One bid racing successful Texas this play and precocious having announced a 2nd U.S. contention successful Miami for 2022, different circular of speculation suggesting Las Vegas could beryllium adjacent successful enactment has surfaced.

A section tourism authoritative said she was not alert of immoderate ceremonial discussions. But aft past month’s NASCAR contention astatine Las Vegas Motor Speedway failed to capable section edifice rooms and past week’s successful Texas besides was poorly attended, Sunday’s F1 halt astatine Circuit of the Americas adjacent Austin, Texas, has sold out.

More than 360,000 spectators from each implicit the satellite with discretionary dollars to walk are expected for the three-day weekend. So if section officials are headed to the luxury suites for complimentary vino and cheese, that would explicate it.

Around the horn

■ Shane Steichen, who erstwhile played backmost for UNLV with his injured limb encased successful a contraption that resembled a jai alai cesta, returns to Las Vegas connected Sunday arsenic violative coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles, who conscionable the Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium.

■ Sunday is the 50th day of the decease of erstwhile Detroit Lions wide receiver Chuck Hughes — the lone NFL subordinate to dice during a game. On Oct. 24, 1971, the 28-year-old Texas-El Paso merchandise suffered a bosom onslaught connected the mode backmost to the huddle against the Chicago Bears. I volition ne'er hide Dick Butkus frantically signaling for help, and the grim faces connected the sidelines.

In the NFL's much than 100 twelvemonth history, Lions WR Chuck Hughes remains the lone NFL subordinate to dice during a game.

The 28-year-old made his past drawback conscionable earlier taking his past enactment 50 years agone this Sunday.

Sporting News remembers that tragic day. https://t.co/lTIAxjdQee

— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 22, 2021

■ Approximately $5,700 successful equipment, nutrient and currency was stolen from the Mountain Ridge Little League instrumentality country and concession basal Thursday. Anybody with accusation oregon funny successful helping regenerate what was taken are asked to interaction league president Jimmy Belanger astatine 702-204-8306 oregon jimmyb@mrll.org.

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A photograph successful this abstraction past week showed erstwhile UNLV quarterbacks Steve Stallworth and Derek Stott and mentioned the former’s volition of starting a nine for ex-Rebels QBs.

Heading into Friday’s precocious schoolhouse games, Stott’s nephew, Tyler, a elder astatine Desert Oasis, and Stallworth’s nephew, Richard, who plays for Yuma (Arizona) Catholic, were ranked seventh and eighth successful the federation successful passing yards by Max Preps with 2,980 and 2,941.

“And conscionable similar it is successful UNLV history, a Stott is conscionable up of a Stallworth,” Steve wrote successful an email.

Contact Ron Kantowski astatine rkantowski@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-383-0352. Follow @ronkantowski connected Twitter.