This high school kicker proves kickers have been doing onside kicks wrong

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Dear every kicker ever,

You have been doing onside kicks wrong your entire life. This is how you should do onside kicks moving forward. Every thing else is wrong. This is right.

Love,

SB Nation

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Bruce Bochy makes wrong call sending Matt Moore out for no-hitter

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Few managers handle their pitchers and bullpen better than San Francisco’s Bruce Bochy, but the three-time World Series winner made the wrong call on Thursday night.

Bochy allowed pitcher Matt Moore to bat for himself to lead off the top of the 9th inning against the Dodgers despite throwing 119 pitches in the game so that the hurler could attempt to close out a no-hitter.

Moore was spared when Enrique Hernandez lined a ball to left-center that was robbed on a brilliant catch from Denard Span. Howie Kendrick then grounded out for the second out of the inning. That brought up Corey Seager, who battled and then blooped a single to shallow right.

Moore went from 119 pitches to 133 when Seager got the hit. He was lifted for Santiago Casilla, who recorded the final out to end the game and preserve the shutout — a 4-0 victory for the Giants.

Typically I support letting a pitcher go for history, but in this case I was against it. It all has to do with Moore’s pitch count, injury history, and the projected difficulty in closing out the no-hitter.

Moore tore a ligament in his elbow in 2014 and underwent Tommy John surgery. His recovery spilled into 2015, resulting in him making just 12 starts last season. For a guy who’s in his first full season back from Tommy John, throwing 133 pitches — the most of any starter in a game this season — is a risky proposition.

Once you get past 100 or so pitches, the common belief is that each subsequent pitch can result in more significant damage to one’s arm. Pitchers are laboring so much by that point that they are more prone to hurting themselves. Plus, Bochy knew Moore would have to retire Hernandez, Kendrick and Seager — three tough hitters — which would diminish the likelihood of a 1-2-3 inning, all while elevating his pitch count.

You have to wonder why the Giants would treat a pitcher they just traded three players for last month so carelessly. Bochy explained his thinking:

Bochy and Moore met after eighth, Moore said he felt great. Bochy: "It"s hard to deny a veteran when he has a chance to make history."

— Alex Pavlovic (@AlexPavlovic) August 26, 2016

The Giants certainly did not appear to be protecting their asset on Thursday night.

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Report: Dennis Rodman was driving wrong way on freeway before hit-and-run

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Dennis Rodman was named a person of interest in a hit-and-run investigation last month, and the former NBA star could be heading toward charges if the reports about his involvement in the crash are accurate.

According to TMZ, investigators believe after speaking to witnesses that Rodman was driving a white SUV that struck another car at around 12:30 a.m. on July 20 in Santa Ana, Calif. Not only that, but California Highway Patrol officials believe Rodman was traveling northbound in the southbound carpool lane at the time of the accident. The driver of a BMW swerved to avoid a head-on collision, and the driver of the other car — allegedly Rodman — fled the scene.

Sources reportedly told TMZ that Rodman was seen at a karaoke bar hours before the crash, and police are trying to determine if he was drinking. Investigators are recommending that Rodman be charged.

Last we heard from Rodman, he was stumping for an NBA job by reaching out to an important team executive. He’s probably reaching out to his lawyer now.

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