Good morning, all and happy Saturday!
I have not been posting that much content this week, as I have been busy broadcasting Hartford Yard Goats games, but here goes: my take on the Houston Astros no-hitter against the Texas Rangers.
Here are some other thoughts on the last Saturday in May:
Nothing like a deciding seventh game, and that is what’s on tap for the NBA Western Conference finals tonight between defending champion Oklahoma City and San Antonio. The winner advances to the championship series against the New York Knicks, starting next Wednesday night. I had OKC beating the Knicks in the finals, when I made my prediction on January 1 so I will stick with the Thunder for tonight’s contest.
Plenty of NFL news this week with OTA’s etal, but IMHO the media is pounding the Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini and Jaxson Dart-Abdul Carter stories to death. This is nothing more than being bereft of original ideas and an attempt at more clickbait.
So much on my Yankees diatribe.
Now Sacramento is making a big push for an MLB expansion franchise. Do not rule the city out, but Nashville and Salt Lake City seem to have a leg up in the race for two more teams, which is expected to happen once the labor situation is settled.
The “insiders” all but have Tarik Skubal wearing Dodger blue, once he proves he has recovered from his elbow surgery. Put it this way, I’m not an insider and can tell you the Dodgers are the favorites to land him. Never has a franchise wanted so badly to bury the storied Yankees and become the next team to win three straight World Series. The Yanks were the last to do it, winning the Series in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
That is going to do it for today’s newsletter! Thank you so much for being a subscriber and have a terrific weekend!
DAN
