7 days ago
If you've been a fan of the Washington Commanders for a while, then you've certainly heard of Eastern Motors. You didn't have to live in Northern Virginia to know of Eastern Motors. For over 20 years, Washington players have partnered with Easterns to do commercials ahead of the new season.
Players such as Clinton Portis, Sean Taylor, Santana Moss, Chris Cooley, Kirk Cousins, LaVar Arrington and Terry McLaurin have starred in advertisements. NHL legend Alexander Ovechkin has been a part of the Eastern family, too.
As for McLaurin, he's back to do another commercial for Easterns, now known as Easterns Automotive Group, for 2026. He brought a new partner this time around: rookie linebacker Sonny Styles.
Easterns has multiple locations throughout the DMV, mostly in Maryland. McLaurin and Styles showed up ready for work on Thursday.
In this clip, you hear the famous Eastern Motors jingle in the background as Styles and McLaurin dance. In case you needed a reminder:
#eastern #styles #washington #you 've
Players such as Clinton Portis, Sean Taylor, Santana Moss, Chris Cooley, Kirk Cousins, LaVar Arrington and Terry McLaurin have starred in advertisements. NHL legend Alexander Ovechkin has been a part of the Eastern family, too.
As for McLaurin, he's back to do another commercial for Easterns, now known as Easterns Automotive Group, for 2026. He brought a new partner this time around: rookie linebacker Sonny Styles.
Easterns has multiple locations throughout the DMV, mostly in Maryland. McLaurin and Styles showed up ready for work on Thursday.
In this clip, you hear the famous Eastern Motors jingle in the background as Styles and McLaurin dance. In case you needed a reminder:
#eastern #styles #washington #you 've
8 days ago
The veins in Dennis Santana’s neck stood at attention, pulsing, ready to explode. The pitcher’s eyes were wide and wild. Several of Santana’s teammates had to hold the reliever back from the little guy who’d driven Santana crazy.
That would be Jose Caballero, who, protected by the wall of bodies in a bench-clearing incident with Pittsburgh on Monday, was smiling.
You have to credit Caballero, agitator at large, for the best week of his career. In just a few short days, he managed to annoy the Commissioner’s Office, the Pirates and fans, including a good number of Yankees loyalists.
It’s not a bad haul when your objective is to live in people’s heads.
Everyone agrees Caballero is a rogue character. So do I. But I can’t fault a player who’s trying to help his team win. The key is finding a specific talent and exploiting the **** out of it.
#pittsburgh #Monday #commissioner #office
That would be Jose Caballero, who, protected by the wall of bodies in a bench-clearing incident with Pittsburgh on Monday, was smiling.
You have to credit Caballero, agitator at large, for the best week of his career. In just a few short days, he managed to annoy the Commissioner’s Office, the Pirates and fans, including a good number of Yankees loyalists.
It’s not a bad haul when your objective is to live in people’s heads.
Everyone agrees Caballero is a rogue character. So do I. But I can’t fault a player who’s trying to help his team win. The key is finding a specific talent and exploiting the **** out of it.
#pittsburgh #Monday #commissioner #office
8 days ago
After a long and frustrating journey that no one could have seen coming this season, the Pirates have moved on from their former closer.
Pittsburgh officially designated right-handed pitcher Dennis Santana for ****** ignment on Thursday, cutting ties with the polarizing reliever.
The Bucs acquired reliever Ron Marinaccio from the San Diego Padres in exchange for International Signing Bonus Pool Money and cut ties with Santana to clear room on the 40-man roster.
Santana could clear waivers and return to the organization to pitch in Triple-A Indianapolis.
Santana entered the season as the reliever many thought the Pirates could rely on the most following a 2.18 ERA and 16 saves in 70 appearances last year.
#santana #pirates #clear
Pittsburgh officially designated right-handed pitcher Dennis Santana for ****** ignment on Thursday, cutting ties with the polarizing reliever.
The Bucs acquired reliever Ron Marinaccio from the San Diego Padres in exchange for International Signing Bonus Pool Money and cut ties with Santana to clear room on the 40-man roster.
Santana could clear waivers and return to the organization to pitch in Triple-A Indianapolis.
Santana entered the season as the reliever many thought the Pirates could rely on the most following a 2.18 ERA and 16 saves in 70 appearances last year.
#santana #pirates #clear
9 days ago
The Iowa Cubs activated right-hander Andrew Wentz from the Development List. Left-hander Luis Peralta went to the Development List.
The Iowa Cubs were pulled into the water by Gannett Stripers (Braves), 7-5.
Jace Beck made his Iowa debut and got rocked for five runs on seven hits over three innings. Beck walked two and struck out three. To be fair, the Stripers were once again loaded with major leaguers in the lineup like Ronald Acuńa Jr., Ha-Seong Kim, Carlos Santana, Andrew McCutchen and José Azócar.
The loss went to Andrew Wentz, who allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits over three innings. Wentz struck out five and walked just one.
Catcher Owen Ayers was 2 for 4 with an RBI and one run scored.
#iowa #three #beck
The Iowa Cubs were pulled into the water by Gannett Stripers (Braves), 7-5.
Jace Beck made his Iowa debut and got rocked for five runs on seven hits over three innings. Beck walked two and struck out three. To be fair, the Stripers were once again loaded with major leaguers in the lineup like Ronald Acuńa Jr., Ha-Seong Kim, Carlos Santana, Andrew McCutchen and José Azócar.
The loss went to Andrew Wentz, who allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits over three innings. Wentz struck out five and walked just one.
Catcher Owen Ayers was 2 for 4 with an RBI and one run scored.
#iowa #three #beck
15 days ago
Kim Kardashian's boyfriend Lewis Hamilton is stepping in to help her 13-year-old daughter North West, who's determined to become a major star no matter what.
"Kim wants Lewis to be a big part of the kids' lives," reveals a source. "And right now, North is the one who needs the most support because she's throwing herself headfirst into this big showbiz career."
The teenager is gearing up to head out on her first headlining tour, a cross-country run with rapper Molly Santana that kicks off in Dallas on Wednesday, August 5 and ends in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 27 after making stops in New York City, Boston, Chicago and more.
"She's doing incredibly well despite all the negativity she gets online and Lewis is constantly reminding her not to lose sight of that," shares the source. "He loves that she's carving out her own unique path, but of course there are a lot of pitfalls ahead of her and as someone who can see the bigger picture, he can't help wanting to guide her through them."
Hamilton is also very careful not to overstep boundaries, says the source.
"Kim wants Lewis to be a big part of the kids' lives," reveals a source. "And right now, North is the one who needs the most support because she's throwing herself headfirst into this big showbiz career."
The teenager is gearing up to head out on her first headlining tour, a cross-country run with rapper Molly Santana that kicks off in Dallas on Wednesday, August 5 and ends in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 27 after making stops in New York City, Boston, Chicago and more.
"She's doing incredibly well despite all the negativity she gets online and Lewis is constantly reminding her not to lose sight of that," shares the source. "He loves that she's carving out her own unique path, but of course there are a lot of pitfalls ahead of her and as someone who can see the bigger picture, he can't help wanting to guide her through them."
Hamilton is also very careful not to overstep boundaries, says the source.
20 days ago
We might have to start calling them the cardiac kids!
After a big, ninth-inning comeback to beat the Nationals last night, we got a sequel on Saturday afternoon. Starter Cam Schlittler didn’t pitch well while managing an extraordinary start, and seven-plus innings of maddening offense gave way to a trio of eighth-inning home runs. The Yankees have a win streak going, taking today’s game 4-2 over the Nationals.
Cam Schlittler is making me think about Roy Halladay a lot. I’ve told this story before here, but Halladay was the standard of baseball excellence in my home growing up, my dad would hand ten year old me a pocket Blue Jay schedule and have me mark off the home games that Doc was most likely to be starting, and those games became the priority options for family trips to Toronto. The day Roy was traded was a small celebration in our house, because he sure as ******* wasn’t getting anything out of the late-2000s Blue Jays. At least the Phillies gave him a real shot.
But the thing that always stuck out to me about Halladay, specifically his time in Toronto where he was the best or second best pitcher in the AL depending on what Johan Santana had done lately, was he didn’t often dominate lineups the way his counterpart in Minnesota would. Halladay ground you down, taking advantage of his formidable conditioning and his manager’s reluctance to go to anyone in the bullpen to throw 130 cutters and sinkers and shatter your bat and watch you jog 75 feet to your right on a basic groundout to second, and he would do that for eight innings every five days.
Indeed even on days where Halladay wasn’t the best pitcher available, he seemed better than anyone at finding some way to make it work. When he was losing, and boy he was losing a lot with those teams, it seemed there was ******* ody on the planet more dead-set at not being the reason why we lose today.
After a big, ninth-inning comeback to beat the Nationals last night, we got a sequel on Saturday afternoon. Starter Cam Schlittler didn’t pitch well while managing an extraordinary start, and seven-plus innings of maddening offense gave way to a trio of eighth-inning home runs. The Yankees have a win streak going, taking today’s game 4-2 over the Nationals.
Cam Schlittler is making me think about Roy Halladay a lot. I’ve told this story before here, but Halladay was the standard of baseball excellence in my home growing up, my dad would hand ten year old me a pocket Blue Jay schedule and have me mark off the home games that Doc was most likely to be starting, and those games became the priority options for family trips to Toronto. The day Roy was traded was a small celebration in our house, because he sure as ******* wasn’t getting anything out of the late-2000s Blue Jays. At least the Phillies gave him a real shot.
But the thing that always stuck out to me about Halladay, specifically his time in Toronto where he was the best or second best pitcher in the AL depending on what Johan Santana had done lately, was he didn’t often dominate lineups the way his counterpart in Minnesota would. Halladay ground you down, taking advantage of his formidable conditioning and his manager’s reluctance to go to anyone in the bullpen to throw 130 cutters and sinkers and shatter your bat and watch you jog 75 feet to your right on a basic groundout to second, and he would do that for eight innings every five days.
Indeed even on days where Halladay wasn’t the best pitcher available, he seemed better than anyone at finding some way to make it work. When he was losing, and boy he was losing a lot with those teams, it seemed there was ******* ody on the planet more dead-set at not being the reason why we lose today.
21 days ago
Diamondbacks News
E-Rod Leads Diamondbacks to Big Win Over Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages went back-to-back in the first inning, getting the Dodgers out to a quick lead. But then, Eduardo Rodriguez found his mojo again and shut the Dodgers down for the rest of the night. The Arizona offense came to life and capitalized on numerous defensive miscues by the Dodgers. The victory brings Arizona back to .500 and is a win against a playoff caliber team.
Corbin Burnes Restarts Throwing Program
Corbin Burnes still hopes to return for the run-in.
Torey Lovullo Talks First Base after Pavin Smith DFA
Barring a series of unlikely events, the Pavin Smith era in Arizona is over. With the previous move that saw Carlos Santana also being hung with DFA, what is the plan for first base moving forward?
X-Rays on Waldschmidt's Hand Return Negative
Somebody get Waldy into a batting cage to reinforce in him the fundamentals of bunting – STAT.
E-Rod Leads Diamondbacks to Big Win Over Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages went back-to-back in the first inning, getting the Dodgers out to a quick lead. But then, Eduardo Rodriguez found his mojo again and shut the Dodgers down for the rest of the night. The Arizona offense came to life and capitalized on numerous defensive miscues by the Dodgers. The victory brings Arizona back to .500 and is a win against a playoff caliber team.
Corbin Burnes Restarts Throwing Program
Corbin Burnes still hopes to return for the run-in.
Torey Lovullo Talks First Base after Pavin Smith DFA
Barring a series of unlikely events, the Pavin Smith era in Arizona is over. With the previous move that saw Carlos Santana also being hung with DFA, what is the plan for first base moving forward?
X-Rays on Waldschmidt's Hand Return Negative
Somebody get Waldy into a batting cage to reinforce in him the fundamentals of bunting – STAT.
22 days ago
Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Thursday.
The Braves were leading 6-5 when Yastrzemski connected off Dennis Santana for his third career slam.
Olson’s homer was a solo shot and his 25th season, opening the scoring. The first baseman played in his 740th straight game, going back to the start of the 2022 season, and tied the mark set by Dale Murphy from 1982-86.
Atlanta’s Jim Jarvis hit his first career home run, connecting for a two-run blast off Cam Sanders in a three-run fourth inning that extended the lead to 6-2. The rookie shortstop had three hits.
Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds and Esmerlyn Valdez hit back-to-back homers in the third to cut the Braves’ lead to 3-2. Jake Mangum had four hits and three RBIs, including a two-run homer in the fourth that brought the Pirates to 6-4 and an RBI double in the sixth that made it a one-run game.
The Braves were leading 6-5 when Yastrzemski connected off Dennis Santana for his third career slam.
Olson’s homer was a solo shot and his 25th season, opening the scoring. The first baseman played in his 740th straight game, going back to the start of the 2022 season, and tied the mark set by Dale Murphy from 1982-86.
Atlanta’s Jim Jarvis hit his first career home run, connecting for a two-run blast off Cam Sanders in a three-run fourth inning that extended the lead to 6-2. The rookie shortstop had three hits.
Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds and Esmerlyn Valdez hit back-to-back homers in the third to cut the Braves’ lead to 3-2. Jake Mangum had four hits and three RBIs, including a two-run homer in the fourth that brought the Pirates to 6-4 and an RBI double in the sixth that made it a one-run game.
23 days ago
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Bart hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over his former team on Wednesday after Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jared Jones pitched six perfect innings before being lifted.
Bart, traded to the Braves from the Pirates on June 18, followed a double by Mike Yastrzemski with a 422-foot drive to left-centerfield off a slider from Dennis Santana (2-4). Drake Baldwin added an RBI single to center in the ninth.
Jones struck out eight on 77 pitches, including 53 strikes, to lower his ERA to 4.37 from 5.28. His bid was nearly ended by Bart with one out in the third, but a long drive to left was caught at the wall by Bryan Reynolds.
The 24-year-old Jones hasn't thrown more than 81 pitches in eight starts since returning May 20 after missing all of last season after undergoing an ulnar collateral ligament internal brace surgery on May 21, 2025.
Mason Montgomery relieved Jones to start the seventh inning, getting Michael Harris II to ground to first before yielding a single to left by Ozzie Albies with one out. He struck out Matt Olson and Baldwin to end the inning.
Bart, traded to the Braves from the Pirates on June 18, followed a double by Mike Yastrzemski with a 422-foot drive to left-centerfield off a slider from Dennis Santana (2-4). Drake Baldwin added an RBI single to center in the ninth.
Jones struck out eight on 77 pitches, including 53 strikes, to lower his ERA to 4.37 from 5.28. His bid was nearly ended by Bart with one out in the third, but a long drive to left was caught at the wall by Bryan Reynolds.
The 24-year-old Jones hasn't thrown more than 81 pitches in eight starts since returning May 20 after missing all of last season after undergoing an ulnar collateral ligament internal brace surgery on May 21, 2025.
Mason Montgomery relieved Jones to start the seventh inning, getting Michael Harris II to ground to first before yielding a single to left by Ozzie Albies with one out. He struck out Matt Olson and Baldwin to end the inning.
30 days ago
Hickory starter Moises Morales went five shutout innings, walking one and striking out five. Louis Marinaro allowed two runs in an inning, walking two and striking out one.
Braylin Morel homered. Marco Argudin was 1 for 2 with a pair of walks. Paulino Santana had a hit and a walk. Angel Arredondo doubled. Dewar Tovar and Sebastian Baquera each had a hit.
Hickory box score
Hub City starter Izack Tiger allowed three runs in two innings, striking out three and walking one. Brock Porter allowed four runs in three innings, striking out five, walking one and giving up a home run. Case Matter allowed a three out homer in an inning of work, walking one and striking out two. Owen Proksch struck out three and walked one in two scoreless innings.
Maxton Martin was 2 for 4 with a homer, a walk and a stolen base. Yeison Morrobel was 2 for 4 with a walk. Hector Osorio had a pair of walks. Gleider Figuereo had a hit and two walks.
Braylin Morel homered. Marco Argudin was 1 for 2 with a pair of walks. Paulino Santana had a hit and a walk. Angel Arredondo doubled. Dewar Tovar and Sebastian Baquera each had a hit.
Hickory box score
Hub City starter Izack Tiger allowed three runs in two innings, striking out three and walking one. Brock Porter allowed four runs in three innings, striking out five, walking one and giving up a home run. Case Matter allowed a three out homer in an inning of work, walking one and striking out two. Owen Proksch struck out three and walked one in two scoreless innings.
Maxton Martin was 2 for 4 with a homer, a walk and a stolen base. Yeison Morrobel was 2 for 4 with a walk. Hector Osorio had a pair of walks. Gleider Figuereo had a hit and two walks.
1 month ago
For Hickory, Aneudis Mejia struck out one in a scoreless inning.
Paulino Santana was 2 for 3 with a homer and a walk. Yolfran Castillo walked twice and stole a base. Dewar Tovar homered. Sebastian Baquera had a pair of hits. Daniel Flames drew two walks.
Hickory box score
Hub City starter Enrique Segura allowed seven runs, including a pair of homers, in four innings, walking three.
Yeison Morrobel was 4 for 6 with a homer. Gleider Figuereo had a double, two walks and a stolen base. Maxton Martin homered and walked. Eduardo Mejia was 2 for 4 with a walk. Hector Osorio had a pair of hits.
Paulino Santana was 2 for 3 with a homer and a walk. Yolfran Castillo walked twice and stole a base. Dewar Tovar homered. Sebastian Baquera had a pair of hits. Daniel Flames drew two walks.
Hickory box score
Hub City starter Enrique Segura allowed seven runs, including a pair of homers, in four innings, walking three.
Yeison Morrobel was 4 for 6 with a homer. Gleider Figuereo had a double, two walks and a stolen base. Maxton Martin homered and walked. Eduardo Mejia was 2 for 4 with a walk. Hector Osorio had a pair of hits.
1 month ago
With a market cap of $10.5 billion, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is a leading REIT specializing in the ownership, operation, and redevelopment of high-quality retail-based properties in major coastal markets and select underserved regions with strong economic and demographic fundamentals. With 104 properties encompassing approximately 29 million square feet of commercial ****** e, 3,800 tenants, and 2,500 residential units, Federal Realty has developed iconic destinations such as Santana Row, Pike & Rose, and ****** embly Row.
Companies valued more than $10 billion are generally described as "large-cap" stocks, and Federal Realty Investment Trust fits right into that category. The company has focused on delivering long-term, sustainable growth by investing in communities where retail demand exceeds supply and creating vibrant mixed-use destinations.
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