Here’s what happend Tuesday Gambo & Ash

Ship Slowly Sinking - The D-backs lost their 4th straight last night as they were over-powered by Giants’ ace Tim Lincecum.  Gambo thinks Lincecum deserves the Cy Young with only 3 losses on a team that isn’t in contention.  Coming down the stretch, G&A agree Manny Ramirez has made a much greater impact on the Dodgers than Adam Dunn has here in Arizona.  Gambo knows if the Dodgers’ starting rotation would have been healthy the whole year - the NL West wouldn’t be close right now.  Ash is quickly losing faith in the once-proud D-backs rotation and that includes Brandon Webb and Dan Haren.

Liddell Lit Up! - UFC superstar Chuck Liddell was knocked out cold by Rashad Evans.  Gambo thinks there’s no worse way to lose a fight than to get knocked out cold because you start to doubt yourself as a fighter.  He feels he hasn’t lost his power but definitely lost some speed.  Ash thinks Liddell might want to switch to “wrestling style” instead of being a puncher because he simply isn’t the fighter he once was at the age of 38.

Back on the Bike - Lance Armstrong confirmed rumors this afternoon that he is returning to cycling and will compete in the 2009 Tour de France.  Gambo feels Armstrong is still extremely popular here in the U.S.  Ash isn’t so sure he’s as popular as he thinks he is.  Gambo thinks Armstrong is getting back into cycling for all the right reasons because he wants to race and dominate the sport once again.

ESPN baseball insider Tim Kurkjian checked in for his weekly visit to discuss the slumping Diamondbacks, Carlos Quentin’s broken wrist, the NL Cy Young race, and the suddenly surging Boston Red Sox who are just a half game out in the AL East.

A Decade Later - 10 years ago yesterday Cards’ slugger Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ record to become the Homerun King of Baseball.  Today, people simply look back on the “milestone” and shake their head.  G&A agree Big Mac and Sammy Sosa were heroes in 1998 - today they are looked upon with great shame and poster-children for the black eye that is the steroid era.

Our ESPN college football analyst Mark May broke down ASU’s surprisingly easy win over Stanford Saturday, shared his thoughts on the controversial BYU-Washington ending in Seattle, and told us just how good these East Carolina Pirates are.

Sleepless in Seattle - BYU kept its winning streak alive thanks to a last-second blocked PAT attempt after Washington quarterback Jake Locker was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after to crossing the goal line to pull UW to within a point.  This “new” rule irritates G&A.  Both agree the zebras shouldn’t have thrown the flag on this judgment call - even though it is clearly stated in the rulebook.  Gambo wonders how BYU can go on the road, beat a Pac-10 team, and slide three spots in the polls.  He also thinks Cougars’ quarterback Max Hall is a dark-horse in the Heisman run.

Tomorrow:  short show after day baseball in San Fran.

 

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