Good morning, all and happy Sunday!
It appears the Chicago Bears are closer than ever to moving to Indiana. Just do not call them the Indiana Bears. I break it down in the commentary.
Some other thoughts on a Sunday in mid August:
The Boston Red Sox are getting closer to adding reinforcements. Word is shortstop Trevor Story will begin a rehab assignment today with their AAA affiliate Worcester, while utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa will join him there on Wednesday. Meanwhile, outfielder Roman Anthony is expected to join AA Portland for a rehab assignment this Tuesday.
You are making a crucial mistake if you attempt to draw conclusions about your favorite NFL team, after one week of exhibition games.
The NBA will have 90 games televised by ABC and NBC this upcoming season, a reminder of how live sports programming has taken over network TV. Why, you ask? Because live programming, especially sports, draws eyeballs. Viewers are sick of the canned programming.
Last Tuesday’s WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty attracted 2.01M viewers, the fourth largest audience ever for a WNBA game on ESPN. The next time someone tells you the WNBA has a niche following, show them those numbers.
It’s never been done before, in the long history of MLB, until yesterday. St. Louis Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez hit a home run in his first three major league at bats. How do you top that?
The New York Yankees offense is beyond pathetic, and I do not want to hear it’s because Judge, Bellinger and Stanton are out of the lineup. No runs Thursday, one run Friday and one run Saturday doesn’t cut it, even without those guys. The same old line from management doesn’t cut it either. The fact there does not seem to be any urgency around the ball club, because of this impotent offense, boggles my mind.
That is going to do it for today’s newsletter. Thank you for subscribing and have a sensational Sunday.
DAN
