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I would say its a pretty safe bet that they are gonna be playing Jeimer Candelario at third post all star break (or Nicky Lopez if Candelario is completely washed)

New CBA has officially been ratified Starts with the 2026-2027 season and runs through 2029-2030

Nats are going with Miguel Cairo as interim manager He had been serving as the team's bench coach They actually asked him yesterday to do it but he asked for a day to think about it (It appears that Cairo wanted to run it by Davey Martinez first before accepting)

This is probably the most telling statement

Okay - apparently both Rizzo and Martinez had options for 2026 that had to be picked up by mid July Obviously it was decided that there weren't getting picked up and they didnt want either of them lame ducking the rest of the season (especially Rizzo) EDIT - ESPECIALLY when the team has the number one pick in the draft next week

Legit stunned it happened Like what the fuck changed in the two weeks that Davey through the entire team under the bus outside of the team still being shitty

The Durant trade is finally official It somehow grew to be the first 7 team trade in NBA history 6 players, 1 first round pick and 12 2nd round picks all told

A couple of days ago the Astros crushed the Dodgers 18-1 It was LA's worst lost in Dodgers stadium More importantly - Houston's Jason Alexander (no, not that one) came in and pitched the last three innings thus... we had someone earn a save in a game his team won by 17 runs

It was loans

Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz has been placed on "non-disciplinary paid leave" as he is under investigation from MLB for violating the league's rules on sports gambling His leave runs through the end of the All Star break (could be extended) and was agreed upon by MLB and MLBPA

Destiny Rising is releasing on August 28

Not a new game per se but Helldivers 2 will be available on XBOX starting August 26

https://youtu.be/ywC__z5VgZM?si=yeiBT6h5NJ9WPWa8 Relay Directed by David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) Riz Ahmed, Lily James, Sam Worthington Technically has been around for awhile since it first played at TIFF in 2024 but it is finally getting a release in August

It’s the All Star game so it is what it is been Javy Baez being a starting OF for the AL team was not on my bingo card for this season

Clayton Kershaw becomes the 20th pitcher (and 4th lefty) to reach 3000 career strikeouts

Small little matter but the NBA and Spurs agreed to adjust Pops coaching record since he ended up never coming back to the team Mitch Johnson will now get credit for all 77 games he coached last season Pops coaching record will now officially be 1,390-824

The Knicks are going with Mike Brown

If you are someone who likes to read into social media posts - Giannis is not happy with recent events

Yeah good luck with that

Trailer for the Edgar Wright directed remake of The Running Man Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, William H. Macy, David Zayas, Sean Hayes, and Colman Domingo. EDIT Forgot to mention trailer is NSFW: 95% language, 5% gore

Speaking of the Orioles - I am enjoying that for some reason I am seeing Os fans bitching that the $500K they also pay Bonilla today isn't being acknowledged

https://youtu.be/fPV0JsAnA6s?si=aLAVlJ1p8eOyXfNn America's Team: The Gambler and his Cowboys Probably the closest we will get to a documentary version of Boys will be Boys