Tim

Got a few lined up for the Tupac bobblehead giveaway already, as “Changes” plays over stadium speakers

Detroit ace Tarik Skubal will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow. Such procedures typically sideline players for 2-3 months. Skubal should return before season's end, but a tough blow for the impending free agent and two-time reigning AL Cy Young winner.

Jesse Minter was pleased with the pre-snap communication at practice today. "You can't play this game quiet, and you can't play this game with doubt, and you can't play this game without knowing what you're doing..." (cont'd in reply)

DC, Maryland, Virginia

No team goes from "we suck" to "we're back," back to "we suck again" quite like the Baltimore Orioles.

The 2027 NFL Draft QB class is insanely deep. I can tell you right now: there are teams and scouts who are absolutely giddy about it. 🔥

The "3-2-1 lottery" proposal, named to represent the number of lottery balls per team, would expand the lottery from 14 to 16 teams. Teams that do not qualify for the playoffs or play-in tournament but stay out of the relegation zone (spots four through 10) would receive three lottery balls each. Teams with a bottom-three record -- the relegation zone -- would have just two lottery balls but have a floor of the 12th pick while the rest of the 13 lottery teams could fall as far as the 16th pick. The 9th and 10th play-in seeds in each conference receive two lottery balls each while the losers of the 7-8 play-in games receive one lottery ball each. In addition, no team would be able to win the top pick in consecutive years or be able to win three consecutive top-five picks. Teams also would not be able to protect picks in the 12 to 15 slots going forward.

Before even diving in, I suspected Maryland as the biggest sleeper to make noise in the Big Ten this year. Upon further review, I can confirm Maryland is the biggest sleeper to make noise in the Big Ten this year. We're talking about a team that can win 8 or 9 games in 2026.

the most important takeaway in all this is that Yuri and I were right that EDC didn't really wanna take a guard with the 14th pick.