ButlerBulldog

I’m sure he’ll eventually find his way to one of the pregame studios so that he can subject all of us to more of his antics. Terry Bradshaw won’t live forever, and Rodgers has just the right mix of arrogance and obnoxiousness to take his spot. Edit: I’m not making light of Terry’s recent health issues, merely pointing out the obvious. Rodgers can’t not make everything about himself, so he’ll jump at the chance to have cameras on him every week.

I’ve two colleagues who live in the Salt Lake City area, and they’re hoping to eventually get an MLB team as well. It will probably be several years or even decades before that happens, however, as other cities are ahead of them in the line for an expansion team.

This post could also apply to Kyrie Irving.

Interesting. Berube is my first choice, but I’d also be happy with Sullivan.

MLB Bringing Back Players Weekend I’m really disappointed baseball decided to do this, as I’ve grown tired of gimmicks intended to attract a specific audience. If they want to make baseball more appealing to children, they can start by making games more affordable for families.

No argument there, but I wouldn’t write off the futures of Luke or Simon until they’ve played at least three seasons. It took Nico, Jesper, and Jack some time to settle into their roles, and defenseman typically has a steeper learning curve than wing or center.

This made me laugh.

I kind of like Utah Venom, although I wonder if that means their mascot will be a snake or scorpion as opposed to the villain from Spider-Man.

Agreed. I don’t know how the narrative that they’re bad defensemen got started, but it wasn’t supported by what I saw from them this past season. Both had growing pains, but that was to be expected. Even Fitz isn’t stupid enough to trade either of them. Any GM asking if they’re available deserves to be hung up on.

This is why I’m glad the Yankees didn’t get into a bidding war for Snell’s services or make a last-ditch effort to keep him out of San Francisco. They made an offer that they thought was fair, and when he didn’t take it, they moved on.

Gotcha’. I forget about Chris sometimes, as I always get distracted by how weird Mike McDaniel is.

His brother or Scott Fitzgerald’s? You’re going to make Tom cry again.

And a good one, as I think it has a strong chance of happening.

My only concern about this scenario is that Luke and Simon might be indirectly penalized because they’re teammates. Sometimes, candidates from the same team split the vote, allowing another player to ultimately win.

It looks like McNeil’s starting to hit—.327/.407/.423 in his last 15 games—but he’s much like DJ LeMahieu in that while he’ll put the ball in play, he’s not someone who can win a game by himself or carry a team for stretches.