Bills  At Rams Preview

By : Lawrence Lang

Football Is back for the Buffalo Bills as they begin their quest for the franchise’s first Lombardi trophy.  A lot of experts expect the Bills to compete if not win the AFC. They open the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl Champions the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football. 

The Bills had a great 2021 season they went 5-1 in division only losing to the New England Patriots in week 13 of the regular season 14-1 and they won the division for the second year in a row. When it came time of the playoffs in the Wild Card round they not just beat the Patriots but routed them 47-17 with scoring a touchdown every time they had the ball. Then the following week with a AFC title game in reach the Bills just had to kill 13 seconds of game clock left but with the Kansas City Chiefs having the ball Patrick Mahomes lead the chiefs to a game timing field goal to send the game into overtime and with winning the coin toss would march the team down the field and win the game ending the Bills season. 

Now stats wise the Bills had a great 2021 season

  • Quarterback
    • Josh Allen : 4,407 passing yards 36 touchdowns and 15 Interceptions
  • Runningback
    • Devin Singletary : 870 rushing yards seven touchdowns 
    • Josh Allen : 763 rushing yards six touchdowns
    • Zack Moss: 345 rushing yards four touchdowns 
  • Receiving
    • WR Stefon Diggs : 1,225 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. Got a four-year contract extension worth 96 million in the off season.
    • TE Dawson Knox : 587 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. Got a four- year contract extension worth 53.6 million on 9/7/22.
    • Gabe Davis : 35 receptions 548 yards and six touchdowns. Davis had 200 yards and four touchdowns in the playoff game against the Chiefs. With Emmanuel Sanders retiring and Cole Beasley still on the FA market Davis should have a big year.

Heading into week of this year this Bills team has a tough task ahead of them going against the defending champions. The Rams road to glory began in the WC round with beating the Arizona Cardinals, DIV beat in what was Tom Brady’s last game and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, CONF beat San Francisco 49ers, and beat the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56 23-20. 

When you have players such as 

  • WR Cooper Kupp 1,947 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns 
  • WR Van Jefferson 802 receiving yards and six touchdowns. 
  • QB Matt Stafford who had 4,886 passing yards 41 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.

Defense wise

  • Aaron Donald who had 12.5 sacks last season
  • Cornerback  Jalen Ramsey with 4 interceptions
  • Safety Taylor Rapp four  interceptions 
  •  Linebacker Leonard Flyod Nine and half sacks 

There are two ways Thursday night game can go  either a high scoring game for both teams or it will be a defensive battle between the both of them since both are loaded on defense.

Three key players for the Bills 

  1. Josh Allen: Allen is out to prove this year that he can be a MVP candidate and that he can get past the Divisional playoff loss to the Chiefs and what better way to start that by beating the champions Rams. The Key for Allen is if there is no play to pass or where he can run just throw the ball away can when he tries to make a play happen when it cant that’s what gets him in trouble. 
  2. Stefon Diggs: with getting paid by the Bills Diggs can also throw his name in the MVP race Diggs is their number one WR so expect the ball to get to him  a lot during this game
  3. Von Miller: Miller had nine and half sacks last season if he is able to break through the Rams O-Line he might just be able to get one or two sacks on Stafford. 

This is a great way to kick off the NFL season with what could be a possible SB 57 match up. Both teams will look hungry to start the season 1-0. LA will raise the banner to celebrate their SB win from February and with Buffalo in town they will spoil the celebration and take care of business. This will be a game you don’t want to miss as a predictor for a score Bills 35 Rams 32. 

Dolphins Preview

By : Mike Rifkin

In 2021 the Dolphins had their second consecutive winning season, the first time that happened since they had a winning record for seven consecutive seasons from 1997-2003. 

For Miami this will be the first game of the Mike McDaniel era. Brian Flores was fired after three seasons posting a 24-25 record including winning records in back to back seasons. The Dolphins bring McDaniel in from the 49ers. The 49ers were seventh in the NFL in rushing last season averaging 127.4 yards per game, while the Dolphins were 30th in rushing averaging 92.2 yards per game. McDaniel was brought in to help Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa develop. Tagovailoa, the former fifth overall pick last year had a 67.8 completion percentage, 2,653 yards, 16 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and three rushing touchdowns. What McDaniel and Chris Grier did this offseason was surround Tua with the best supporting cast possible to see if he is the solution to the Dolphins woes at Quarterback since Dan Marino retired. The Dolphins added three time pro bowler Terron Armstead from the New Orleans Saints and Connor Williams from the Cowboys to sure up the offensive line. In the backfield Mike McDaniel brought in a familiar face in Raheem Mostert. Mostert broke out in 2019 with 772 yards (averaged 5.6 ypc) and eight touchdowns in 16 games. In 2020 Mostert battled through injuries and had 521 yards and two touchdowns in eight games. Last year Mostert hurt his knee in the season opener and had surgery and missed the rest of the season. The Dolphins also brought in Chase Edmonds from the Cardinals. Edmonds had a career high 592 rushing yards last year for the Cardinals. Edmonds also is a very good receiver out of the backfield. Dolphins traded for Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill. The Dolphins traded this year’s first and second round picks (29 and 50), a fourth round draft pick also this year and a fourth and sixth round picks next year. In his career Hill has 479 catches for 6,630 yards and 56 touchdowns. Hill is arguably the fastest player in the NFL and I imagine Mcdaniel may use him similar to how he used Deebo Samuel in San Francisco. And don’t forget the Dolphins drafted Jaylen Waddle sixth overall last year and all he did was break the rookie record for receptions with 104. He had 1,015 yards and six touchdowns. The team also franchised Tight End Mike Gesicki and signed Cedric Wilson. Gesicki had 73 catches for 780 yards and two touchdowns. Wilson had 45 catches for 602 yards and six touchdowns. 

Then there is the Dolphins defense that was so good during their seven game winning streak last season. The defense was fifth in the NFL with 48.0 sacks led by Emmanuel Ogbah and Jaelan Phillips. On the season Miami had an even turnover differential but during that winning streak late in the year they were +9. Led by corner Xavien Howard the secondary should be really good although Byron Jones will miss the first four games due to injury. They also brought in Melvin Ingram to help the pass rush. But watch for Phillips and Safety Jevon Holland to take a leap on defense. 

There are expectations in Miami for this team to compete for a playoff spot. The roster is good enough to get there. But they are going to need Tua to play well and if he does the Dolphins will be a playoff team.

THE 2022/23 DALLAS COWBOYS

By Mark Halpern

     The moment that all of us Football fans can’t wait for and the players as well is upon us in 3 short days. The Buffalo Bills will take on the Super Bowl Champs the Los Angeles Rams. This will open the Football season for a juggernaut matchup this Thursday. This game is a powerhouse matchup, and they could face each other in the Superbowl. I have sat down, looked hard at the schedule, and tried to figure out whom they can beat. I scrapped all that cause there were too many scenarios, so I will break down this Dallas team to show why The Cowboys will go as far as they are.

    This Dallas team is as healthy as you can get. The most significant loss was Tyron Smith, who has been the offensive line’s focus for over a decade. Dallas is currently wooing Jason Peters (signed today 1 year deal today) from the Eagles, who has played that position forever. It would be a fantastic signing, and he would staff Smith’s position, which he has played his entire career.

    The offense for Dallas is looking a little different this year. Amari Cooper was traded for a 5th and 6th pick from the Browns. Cooper wasn’t as bad as T.O. or Dez Bryant’s outburst, but after the 49er wild Card game Amari Cooper was criticizing everyone from Dak to the equipment manager, which prompted Jerry to move him. The Dallas Cowboys signed James Washington to fill the 3rd wide receiver spot, but he is on the IL after having surgery on his foot and will miss 4-8 weeks. Ezekiel Elliot and Tony Pollard will be handling the backfield, and the two will cause headaches because they can take it for a score any time they have the ball. Until the season officially starts, we will see the breakdown of touches by the two-headed monster in the backfield. The wide receiver core is led by Cee Dee Lamb, who has been a stud in his first two seasons. He will be joined by Michael Gallup, Jalen Tolbert, Noah Brown, and Turpin (who is the KR/PR, but he can fly.) I expect Turpin will be used sporadically on the offense, and once his legs start going, the Flash might be the only one to catch him.

     The Cowboys have their leader in Dak Prescott. Since 2016 he has been under center as the Field General and has gotten the team closer each year. For the last two years, Dak has been injured. In 2020 he snapped his ankle vs. the New York Giants, which cost him the whole season. Dak Came back in 2021. He was having trouble with his calf and just wasn’t 100%. This year Dak looks ready to take charge and run this team to greatness.

     Now no offense can be great without a great defense behind them. Last year the Dallas secondary got the nickname (“The No-Fly Zone.)  All-pro Treyvon Diggs led the Dallas secondary. Treyvon intercepted 11 passes, and two of them went for touchdowns. He has been coaching and mentoring, and sharing what Dan Quinn envisioned the Secondary to be. A supporting cast of Anthony Brown, Malik Hooker, Jordan Lewis, Jayron Kearse, and Israel Mukanu will create the same no-fly zone and guard the Secondary.

   The Linebacking crew was specially put together to fit Dan Quinn’s defensive scheme. Micha Parsons, last year’s Defensive Rookie of the year, is the leader of the Linebackers. He is joined by Leighton Vander Esch, Anthony Barr, and Jabril Cox. Over the last few years, Dallas has had some very successful seasons at this position, as the more they play, the better they get. The one burning question that is the focus of this Dallas Defensive Line. The Defensive line, however, this season, Demarcus Lawrence and Dorrance Armstrong are manning the edges with combinations of Neville Gallimore and Osa OdighIhizuwa. Over the last few years, the defensive line has looked like a sieve. With the new look defensive line, things should be different.

I am expecting greatness this season. I know we open against two powerhouse teams, and we can’t gloat we are the best until we have beaten the best, and That Is How The Old Man Sees It.

Same Old Knicks

By : Mike Rifkin

On Thursday Donovan Mitchell watch ended. The Jazz sent the 26 year old to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Guard Collin Sexton, Rookie Forward Ochai Agbaji, Lauri Markkanen and five first round picks (3 unprotected and two pick swaps). Mitchell in his five seasons averages 23.9 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game and 4,5 assists per game. Last season he averaged 25.9 points per game, 4.2 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game. Now if you listened to rumors and insiders this offseason the talk was Mitchell was going to the New York Knicks. 

Now the rumors swirled of what the Jazz wanted from the Knicks. The Knicks had up to eight first round picks and young players that Utah could’ve had. Now for Knick fans there are two ways of thinking there is the thinking of I am not mortgaging my future for the good of one star. The other way of thinking is that you do whatever it takes to get an established player to New York. Then there is my way of thinking which is a combination of the two prior thoughts. Here is my issue Donovan Mitchell reportedly wanted to be a Knick, and yes Utah had asked for a lot but my issue they couldn’t meet in the middle. There are people who say give Leon Rose a chance to build the team he wants. Here is my problem with that for the last 20 plus years the Knicks have been a disgrace of a franchise minus a few years. They have made choices when they did mortgage the future for a player to help the team (Carmelo Anthony). New York fans in any sport are some of the most passionate but to preach patience to an organization that has been abysmal for the last 20 years is the wrong way to go about it. Should fans be mad at Danny Ainge for wanting so much out of the Knicks? No, should fans be mad at Leon Rose for not giving into the outrageous demands? Also no, what fans should be mad at is the fact that the Knicks still don’t get it and are late to the party. Of the eight first round picks they have coming how many will pan out? We don’t know but we also don’t know what is to become of RJ Barrett (who they extended) , Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley and the rest of the roster. Now who knows what happens with Mitchell if he comes to New York as well. First it was Donnie Walsh, then it was Phil Jackson (boy were we wrong on that), and now Leon Rose who were supposed to fix the Knicks. Walsh and Phil didn’t and while not giving up on Rose yet he has to show something because this is a fan base not starving for a championship, Knicks fans are starving to be relevant again.

Heavyweight Battle Part Two.

By: Mike Rifkin

For the final time this regular season the two teams with the best record in the National League will play when the Dodgers and Mets open up a three game series Tuesday night at Citi Field. The two teams played a four game set at Dodger Stadium in early June and split the four games. The Dodgers won the first two and the Mets won the last two. 

At 88-38 the Dodgers own the best record in baseball and are running away with the NL West again. The Dodgers are loaded offensively. They lead MLB in Batting Average hitting .263 and in ERA 2.83. The Dodgers are fifth in Home Runs with 168. They have three MVP candidates with Freddie Freeman, Trea Turner and Mookie Betts.  Freddie Freeman the former Brave is currently second in the MLB in hitting with ,327 with 16 Home Runs and 81 RBI. Freeman is a Met killer in 192 career games against New York Freeman is hitting .304 with 28 Home Runs and 115 RBI. Trea Turner the former Washington National is fifth in MLB with a .311 Batting Average with 18 Home Runs and 86 RBI. When talking about Trea Turner you have to talk about his speed he can fly. This year he is 21-23 in Stolen Bases and in his career against the Mets he is 33-38 in Stolen Bases in 83 games while hitting .297 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI. Mookie Betts is hitting .281 with 31 Homers, 69 RBI’s and is 12-13 in Stolen Bases. Betts, Turner and Freeman set the tone for a lethal Dodger lineup. Then there is former Met Justin Turner who just crushes is old team. Turner in his career against New York is hitting.265 with Nine Home Runs and 24 RBI in 43 games. 

The Mets are 82-47 eight games behind the Dodgers for the best record in the National League. The Mets are hitting .257 which is Seventh in MLB and they are Fifth with a 3.53 team ERA. While the Dodgers are fifth in Home Runs, the Mets are Seventeenth with 129. The Mets offense is all about just putting the ball in play. There is no better example then Jeff McNeil who is third in MLB with a .321 Batting Average. But McNeil has struggled against the Dodgers in 16 career games he is hitting .140 with four RBI. Starling Marte who also is having a solid season has struggled against the Dodgers. In 48 games Marte is hitting .198 with three Home Runs. First baseman Pete Alonso who is tied for fourth in MLB with 31 Home Runs and tied for second with 105 RBI’s is hitting .286 with Seven Home Runs and 16 RBI career against Los Angeles.

The Starting Pitching matchups are Andrew Heaney vs Taijuan Walker tonight, Tyler Anderson vs Jacob deGrom tomorrow, and Clayton Kershaw vs Chris Bassitt Thursday afternoon. According to Dave Roberts Kershaw will be activated off the IL to make the start.  Most people would say the matchups favor the Mets but Heaney is 2-1 with a 1.94 ERA and Anderson is 13-2 with a 2.69 ERA. On June third Anderson threw six shutout innings against the Mets in a 6-1 Dodgers win. Because of the pitching matchups, because of the standings and just for confidence reasons the Mets have to win two of three. Will we see this again in October? Who knows but enjoy watching two of the best teams in baseball duke it out the next three days. 

South Side Slump

By: Mike Rifkin

As we head into September the Chicago White Sox sit five games out of the AL Central and six games out of the last wild card spot. But why should fans trust the White Sox? They just got swept at home by the Arizona Diamondbacks and are 2-8 in their last 10 including losing four straight. Last season the White Sox went 93-69 and won the AL Central by 13 games and were expected by most to repeat as division champions. A big reason for the White Sox struggles has been their pitching last season they were fifth in MLB with a 3.73 team ERA. This season they currently sit 20th with a 4.02 ERA. The two guys who were supposed to head the rotation Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn have had rough seasons. Giolito is 10-7 but has an ERA of 5.14. Lynn on the other hand is 3-5 with an ERA of 5.00 and the two have combined for 13 quality starts ( at least six innings pitched giving up three runs or less). To put in reference Dylan Cease who has been the White Sox best starter all season has 12 quality starts on his own. Chicago’s defense has made 79 errors only the Pirates, Rockies and Cubs have committed more. Last year the White Sox committed 97 errors for the season. 

Offensively Jose Abreu and Andrew Vaughn are tied for the team lead with 14 home runs each. Vaughn has 61 RBI while Abreu has 60. Abreu has a slash line of .308/.385/.455 and Vaughn’s slash line is .291/.340/.460. The White Sox as a team are hitting .259 which is fourth in MLB. 

Chicago is down some key players. Short Stop Tim Anderson is currently out after undergoing hand surgery. Anderson had six home runs and 25 RBI with a slash line of .301/.339/.395. Anderson was also 13-13 in stolen bases prior to injury. Catcher Yasmani Grandal is making his way back from a knee injury. Grandal has a slash line of .203/.307/.259 with three home runs and 21 RBI.  

But as much doom and gloom I put in the top of this article the White Sox are not out of this race. In September they have nine games against the Minnesota Twins including this weekend and to close out the season. They also have four games against the Cleveland Guardians. Currently the White Sox are 4-6 vs the Twins this season and 6-9 vs the Guardians. If Chicago wants to make their move in the Central they have to play better than the teams in front of them.

METS SEPTEMBER CALL UP THOUGHTS

By Mark Halpern

      September is a mere four days away, and ball clubs will get the option to add players to the roster till the end of the season.  September call-ups are when minor leaguers who are at the top or having a fantastic season in the minors can get the chance to be called up and play on the big-league roster.  Not only be on the roster, but it is also really a showcase for the ball club to get an idea of who is ready and what positions will need to be decided by free agency or trades.

      The Mets have already given one of their top prospects a chance to play a little earlier because there was a massive hole at third base, and with all the injuries recently, if another team hit a ball to third base, there wasn’t anyone to field it.  Brett Baty, the Mets 1st round pick in 2019 (12th overall), has moved through the Mets minor league system and was in triple AAA Syracuse for less than ten games before Eduardo Escobar went on the IL the Mets needed a 3rd baseman, and Brett Baty was ready to answer the call.  Baty has done relatively well since his call-up.  Baty hit a Home Run in his first major league at-bat and has been covering the position himself, and he has proved he is ready to handle third base in the Majors.

    Adding to the roster at the beginning of September helps both good and bad teams.  For the good teams who have a decent enough lead in their division, call-ups give a chance for some of the star players on the team some days off to keep their bodies fresh for the playoffs.  On the other hand, for bad teams, It gives them a chance to see if some of their top prospects are ready to fill those holes for next season, and teams can plan their free agency for the following season accordingly.

     The Mets have a few prospects who could come up and lend a hand and help the Mets make that final push to win the division.  The Mets need help at the catcher position as the Mets haven’t had the best of luck over the last few seasons, and it is kind of fitting that the top prospect in baseball happens to be in the Mets farm system, and is a catcher by the name of Francisco Alvarez.  Every Mets fan wants to see what this kid is made of as he tore through AA and AAA this season.  James McCann has been very injury prone and hasn’t lived up to the four-year 40million dollar contract he signed two years ago.  It’s time to bring up Alvarez and see what he is made of.  He will probably split time with McCann to give him some rest, and Tomas Nido can use some rest before the playoffs.  Every single Mets fan and even his teammates want to see the #1 prospect in the minors called up.

    The other call-up to the major league club should be Mark Vientos, who has been tearing up the minors as well and is currently in AAA and wants to go to the show and prove the Mets top three prospects are everything that has been advertised.  Vientos would help in several areas.  He can play 1st base, Outfield, and DH, and he has a good glove but an even more powerful Bat.  Since Vientos can play various positions, he could give several Mets players a break or move them to DH.  Vientos knows he will get to the Majors at some point but is genuinely hoping that he comes up sooner than later.

    One thing that needs to be taken into consideration is whether the Mets will need any of these young guys in the Postseason, and the only way that can happen is if they are on the 40-man roster by 8/31/2022 11:59 pm est.  They are eligible to play if they are on the official 40-man roster by this time. It is an exciting time not just for the Mets but for the cross-town Rivals, the New York Yankees.  The Yankees are also cruising towards the Postseason and are having some injury troubles of their own.  I genuinely think we could see a repeat of the 2000 world series, but we will have to wait and see.

Next Man Up

By : Mike Rifkin

Mark Canha is the latest Met to step up in a big way as his two home runs led the Mets to a 10-9 victory over division rival Phillies. After a rain delay Canha hit a game tying three run home run to tie the game at 7. After Jean Segura homered to give the Phillies an 8-7 lead in the bottom of the Eighth. Canha delivered a two run home run off David Robertson in the top of the Ninth to give the Mets a 9-8 lead. For Canha it was his first two home runs against the Phillies in the season series and wound up driving in 11 runs. 

For the 2022 Mets they have had a next man up mentality all season and Sunday was no different.  With injuries to starters Carlos Carrasco and Taijuan Walker and having to play a doubleheader on Saturday the Mets had Jose Butto make his Major League debut and it got off to a shaky start. Butto gave up four runs in the first inning including a three run home run to Alec Bohm. He then threw two scoreless innings allowing the offense to tie the game. In the Fourth inning he gave up a second three run home run to Alec Bohm but Butto did give the Mets four innings. Then Nate Fisher who was doing finances last year came on and gave the Mets three scoreless innings in his MLB debut. 

When a team has a special season they get contributions up and down their organization. I think this should be attributed to Buck Showalter who believes in his players and gives everyone their opportunity. When Butto was struggling in the first inning Showalter could have pulled him and I think a lot of managers would have. Sunday was the latest example of the Mets next man up mentality.

Are The Flames Better?

By: Mike Rifkin

Last season the Calgary Flames won the Pacific Division and lost in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to Alberta rival Edmonton Oilers in five games. The Flames had two major decisions to make this offseason : Were they going to be able to re-sign both Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk to long term deals. Gaudreau an unrestricted free agent and Tkachuk a restricted free agent both had 40 goals and over 100 points setting up one of the best lines in hockey along with Elias Lindholm. 

Prior to free agency the Flames made an offer to Johnny Gaudreau an eight year contract worth more than 10 million dollars a year. Instead Gaudreau decided to sign a seven year worth 68.25 million dollars with a 9.75 average annual value with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Gaudreau had said being close to his family was a big part of his decision to leave. But shortly after Gaudreau signed in Columbus the Flames had to turn their attention to their other 100 point scorer Tkachuk. Tkachuk shortly after requested a trade from Calgary. The Flames obliged that request by sending Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Forward Jonathan Huberdeau, Defenseman Mackenzie Weegar, a prospect and a conditional first round pick in 2025. Tkachuk signed a eight year deal worth 76 million dollars with the Panthers. 

Last season Huberdeau tied his career high with 30 goals and had a career high 115 points. The 115 points Huberdeau had tied him for second in the NHL with Johnny Gaudreau. Huberdeau signed an eight year 84 million dollar contract with the Flames. Weegar posted career high with eight goals and 44 points. Weegar averaged over 23 minutes in ice time last season with the Panthers. On Thursday it was announced that the Flames signed Center Nazem Kadri to a seven year 49 million dollar contract. Last season Kadri posted a career high 87 points in 71 games for the Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche. Kadri brings a similar style as Matthew Tkachuk, both have to toe a certain line but are at their best when engaged physically. 

What Flames General Manager Brad Treliving did was get players who could be immediate replacements for the guys who left and maybe the backend of the contracts may not age well. I really think Kadri could thrive for a few seasons under Darryl Sutter, now while he may not score 28-30 goals but if Kadri gives them 20 goals and plays a solid second line center for the Flames they will be a Cup contender for the next couple of seasons at minimum. So while long term those contracts may not age well, these deals were made for the short term.

Will Zalatoris and the FedEx St. Jude Championship

By Ross Mazin

Will Zalatoris is you’re 2022 FedEx St. Jude champion.  This is his first major win on this year’s tour, and he was close several times throughout the season.  Zalatoris finished 6th at the Masters, 2nd at the U.S Open, and it has been consistent all year round.  It’s good for him to finally win a major event this season, which was long overdue.

     This year’s St. Jude championship was held at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.  This course has become a favorite of professionals because of its complexity.  It is rated at a Par 70, and Its longest holes are numbers 3, 7, and 16.  Hole number 3 is 554 yards par 5, and most professionals will tell you Eagle is tough to attempt, hole number 7 is 482-yard par 4, and hole number 16 is another monster par 5 at 530 yards.

     Zalatoris is one of the more exciting golfers on this year’s tour.  He is both humble and gracious on the course.  He is never seen angry on the course or in front of his fans.  This doesn’t mean he never gets frustrated enough during a round.  It just shows what type of player he is.  He is very approachable on tour.  Zalatoris never is afraid to talk to the press about his play during a particular round.  Whether good or bad, he answers all questions that we know about and is very generous to his fans as he understands what being a professional golfer truly means.

     Next is the Tour Championship, and Zalatoris is one of the favorites to finish in the top 10.