The Rush: Dodgers filet Rays, Fins tap Tua and the Cowboys flounder
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 in Game 1 of the World Series thanks to the solid arm of Clayton Kershaw and a historic performance from Mookie Betts, the Miami Dolphins announced that Tua Tagovailoa will replace Ryan Fitzpatrick as the team’s starting quarterback, and the Dallas Cowboys’ season is in freefall as Jerry Jones calls out his players, they call out the coaching staff, and fans can only cry in the stands. PLUS: The NFC East exchange rate is horrible, Dallas could stand to believe in a little Magic, and Stephen A. Smith does a delightfully impish dance!
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- And he pulls one into right-center. Back. At the track. At the wall. It is gone! Bellinger!
JARED QUAY: It was a good night for Cody Bellinger. Not only did he put the Dodgers ahead for good with his 2-run bomb, but he didn't dislocate anything afterwards. Instead, he used his feet to celebrate.
- That should be their celebration from now on.
JARED QUAY: And Mookie Betts used his to swipe free tacos for the entire country.
- Taco Tuesday!
JARED QUAY: About as American as you can be, right?
- Go, America.
JARED QUAY: And with a little help from Clayton Kershaw on the mound, the Dodgers rolled the Rays, winning Game 1 of the World Series. Tampa will try to even up things later tonight. And they aren't the only team from Florida looking to make waves.
The Dolphins are making a change. After their bye week, rookie Tua Tagovailoa will be the team's new starting quarterback. It caps off a remarkable comeback from a hip injury that he suffered less than a year ago. He might be superhuman.
- A superhero.
JARED QUAY: As for the guy he's replacing, well, you gotta feel bad for Ryan Fitzpatrick, right? He led the Dolphins to the playoff hunt, had one of the best QBRs in the league, and still lost his job. He won't be on the bench for long. In fact, there's another team that could really use him. Everybody has an opinion about the slow-moving train wreck that is the Cowboys' season. Whew! Some folks are digging it.
STEPHEN A SMITH: How about them Cowboys!
JARED QUAY: Get it, Stephen A. And some folks aren't. And some folks are Cowboys owner and decomposing Cheeto, Jerry Jones.
- I'm not in the feel-good mood, frankly.
JARED QUAY: Yeah, I get it. You're in first. But first in the NFC East. Which is like fourth in every other division. I mean, the exchange rate is terrible. Who's to blame in Dallas, Jerry?
- The facts are that we were just outplayed.
JARED QUAY: Oh! The players gotta step up. OK, I got you. Well, as long as we're talking about those guys, they leaked their own opinions on the situation. They called the staff unprepared and, quote, just not good at their jobs. And don't get me wrong, Fitzmagic probably could help them. But to save their season, oh, they're gonna need some real magic. I'm talking about they're gonna need some wizards . They're gonna need a book of spells. Hell, they're gonna need a prayer and some actual magic. You know what they're gonna need? They're gonna need artificial intelligence. They're going to need singularity to happen--
