The Dodgers took 2 out of 3 against the Rays over the weekend, and still have the best record in baseball. You would never actually believe it though with all the panic about their starting rotation. However, I’m going to take this conversation into a completely different direction than you thought: an appreciation for two Dodgers. Clayton Kershaw and Gavin Lux. Lux has been hitting .361/.427/.680 since the all-star break and been one of the best hitters in the NL. Every fan that wanted him send to the Moon for a player to be named later owes him an apology. He’s also been looking solid defensively too. This is what happens when it takes you time to bounce back from a major knee injury. You need to have patience. He’s not just a good hitter, but he’s actually the type of hitter the Dodgers need in their lineup. A guy that can put the ball in play, and not just rely on the home run. That could benefit them greatly come October. As for Kershaw, coming off major shoulder surgery, there have been a lot of fans who claim he’s washed and should retire, and he’s been trash for 4 seasons. However, coming into Saturday’s game, he had a 2.63 ERA in 5 starts. Even though he had a tough first inning against the Rays, he battled back and shut the Rays down for most of the next 4 innings. This man is the only pitcher after 17 years who gets criticized for giving up a single run. That’s how great of a standard he has set. He doesn’t get enough credit for not just how good he was, but how good he still is. He may not be ideal to start early in a short playoff series, but he is still a very effective starting pitcher, who has remarkably reinvented himself.
Meanwhile, the Angels have lost 11 of their last 13 games, but that’s not the big news. It’s that General Manager Perry Minasian was given a 3-year contract extension. I realize that Perry is somewhat handcuffed by having a complete buffoon of a boss in Arte Moreno, but I’m curious what made Arte say he wants to sign this man up for 3 more years? The Halos haven’t made the playoffs in a decade, they let the best player in baseball walk for nothing, and they still have one of the worst farm systems in baseball. I think Arte probably said he isn’t going to find anybody he’s willing to pay big money to, or that’s willing to work for him. He also probably thought by not renewing his contract, he would look like an unstable owner. It doesn’t matter though, because we would think that anyway.
In the NBA, Anthony Edward’s and Magic Johnson are having an interesting back and forth. Ant said that Michael Jordan was the only player that had real skill in the 90’s. Magic of course took offense to this, and responded by saying “I never respond to a guy who’s never won a championship. He didn’t win a college championship. I don’t even know if he won a high school championship.” The back and forth is amusing, but the notion that no players had any skill in the 90’s is stupid. Or even that basketball in any previous era is inferior today is even more stupid. Just because there are more players shooting 3-pointers today, that doesn’t make them more skillful than players in the previous era, especially when many of those players are shooting it at a 30%. Plus, the idea of comparing different eras is just stupid. Every era has different resources, so who is to say one player can’t succeed in a different era? I love Ant and his game as well as sense of humor, but this idea is dumber than anything that’s ever been written on Magic’s Twitter account.
College Football is about to start next week for USC, who is about to take on LSU at Allegiant Stadium. The Tigers are 4.5 point favorites going into this one. By all accounts, the Trojan defense should be improved this season, but I can’t imagine that Miller Moss is going to be anywhere near the level of Caleb Williams. You compound all that with the fact it’s going to be a much tougher Big 10 schedule, and USC will be lucky to finish this season 7-5. No Trojan fan is going to be believe me, but getting adjusted to a different conference with brutal travel to begin with isn’t going to help.
The same can be said for UCLA, which has even less talent than USC. If there’s one thing the Bruins can feel good about it’s the fact that they have a coach who cares about the program in Deshaun Foster. Despite the weird press conference he had a few weeks ago, he’s probably a more charismatic person that you expect him to be. He’s also going to do everything he can to recruit in the NIL landscape, and in the long run, could be more successful than you think. With that being said, a 6-6 season would be very fortunate for this team with their travel, schedule, and tougher conference.
Finally, all this talk about Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck getting a divorce is wild. Is anybody really surprised? This is her 5th divorce. This woman marries men like middle schoolers enter relationships. As for Ben Affleck, it takes a pretty strong man to be with J-Lo, who is such a star, you have to be comfortable in your own skin. With that being said, they have both made some incredibly poor relationship choices, and at some point it’s gotta be them and not the other people they have been with.
The Dodgers are suddenly in a battle for the NL West with a month to go in the season. I know everyone is freaking out, but I’m not worried yet. The Dodgers lineup holes are looking much better than before. Gavin Lux is now one of the best hitters in the NL, Miguel Rojas is giving the Dodgers both hitting and nice defense up the middle, and they are suddenly way better in centerfield with Kevin Kiermaier and eventually with Tommy Edman. There’s a lot to like in this lineup, but it’s the pitching that’s the scary part. Tyler Glasnow is now back on the DL for a couple of weeks, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto is still about a month away. I love the potential of Walker Buehler and Bobby Miller, but they really shouldn’t be pitching in the big leagues until they are feeling confident and looking right. Neither one of them are at this point. That means at the moment, Clayton Kershaw, Gavin Stone, and Jack Flaherty are your only options for reliable starters. Kershaw is pitching remarkably well right now and still has it. He looked incredible yesterday, but I still like the idea of him pitching later in a series than early on. It’s really imperative though that the Dodgers get lots of length from their starters between now and the end of the season to preserve their often used bullpen. What’s going to be scary though is the three more games they have with the Diamondbacks at the end of the month, and the three more with the Padres in late September. It’s ok though, because in reality, it’s getting the Dodgers ready for the postseason, which is what they need.
As for the Angels, because things couldn’t get any worse for this franchise, the state auditor is launching an investigation into the failed Angels Stadium sale, and whether the Angels have complied with the terms of their current lease. The audit was requested by Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) and Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) and approved by the Legislature last week. Umber and Valencia say they have “deep concern” that the team has withheld revenue owed to the city and failed to comply with stadium maintenance requirements stipulated in the lease. The Angels are denying this and there is no specific evidence that has been cited, but it’s not out of the question the Angels could be left without a home after this season and they will have to renegotiate. Plus, would anybody really be surprised if Arte Moreno weren’t in compliance and withheld revenues owed to the city? Even in the unlikely event they aren’t in compliance though, the Halos don’t really have anywhere to go. You think Moreno can find a stadium deal in Long Beach or Tustin? No chance! One way or another, he’s going to be forced to work with the city of Anaheim on this.
The Lakers announced that Michael Cooper will have his jersey retired on 1/13 at Cryto.com arena. I am typically only in favor of having your jersey retired by the Lakers if you are in the Hall of Fame, so when Coop earned that honor, it became a no-brainer. However, I am surprised it took so long for him to get in. He was 8 times on the NBA all defensive first or second team, and also won defensive player of the year in the 80’s. He was also a five time NBA champion with the Lakers, and instrumental to their Showtime era success, so very well deserved. As for the Lakers and their schedule though, they found out they will open the season at home against the Timberwolves, travel to Golden State on Christmas to play the Warriors, and play the Clippers in the Intuit Dome for the first time in January. One thing that stands out though: there are no nights off in the West. There are too many good teams that can knock you off in any given night. On the bright side though, the league as a whole has fewer back-to-back games which will benefit the likes of Lebron and AD more than a lot of players.
The Rams now have a couple of preseason games under their belt. Of course there are no starters playing, which is typical Sean McVay style. With that being said though, it hasn’t stopped Matt Stafford from getting banged up. He’s suffering from a hamstring injury, which McVay was slightly vague on. He still has 2.5 weeks before the opener against Detroit, so hopefully that will be enough time. Especially since Jimmy Garoppolo is suspended for the first two games of the season, and since Stetson Bennet has had more turnovers during than Betty Crocker at this point. Some of you also seem to think that Puka Nacua is going to be the Rams number 1 wide receiver. I think he’s going to be very good, but Cooper Kupp didn’t die. I think he’s still the guy as long as he’s healthy.
As for the Chargers, Jim Harbaugh had to set the record straight that Colin Kapernick isn’t going to be joining his staff. Apparently they had some conversation. Bro, it’s been 7 years. Time to move on. People didn’t want to give you a shot before because you were a distraction with prioritizing things other than football. We can all respect the cause and the work you’ve done. However, now people don’t want you on the team because you’re just too old and you’ve been away from the game for too long. It’s time to move on!
Tyreek Hill is a phenomenal wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins. However, sometimes, he says idiotic things. And sometimes, idiotic people will believe him. Hill says that Noah Lyles shouldn’t be talking because he believes he faked an illness as an excuse for not winning the 200 meters in the Olympics. He also claims he can beat Lyles in the 100 meter dash. Hill is fast for the NFL, but if you think he’s Olympic fast, you know nothing about track and field. If Hill tried to race Lyles, he would not only get smoked, but he would get smoked by the majority of the field in the Olympic semi-finals. He’s never run faster than 10.19 seconds, and wind- aided, he once ran 9.98s. On Lyles worst day, he would still win by a lot. As for him “faking illness”, it’s pretty hard to believe he could be that dominant in the 200 meters for so long, and then in several races struggle the way he did against competition he’s dominated before, so an illness seems highly likely. Besides, he still got 3rd place which is pretty impressive given that condition.
Finally, this Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese Rookie of the Year conversation needs to be put to bed. Both Clark and Reese are great basketball players who will be great for a long time. However, the idea that Reese is having an impact on the women’s game like Clark is insanity. Nobody would even know who Angel Reese is if it weren’t for Caitlin Clark. Neither one of their teams are great, but Clark has had to deal with so much more crap from some angry women in the WNBA, who claim she isn’t paying her dues. That’s hilarious because she is carrying the WNBA ratings and interests. This type of impact should actually matter in the voting for the award, because most Rookie’s don’t deal with that level of scrutiny. Just give her the Rookie Of The Year award already.
The Olympics wrapped up yesterday in Paris, and what a spectacular 2 weeks it was. I think it’s very safe to say the Olympics have their buzz back. We are in an era where ratings are very tough to get, but the Olympics averaged 30 million viewers a night. NBC has to be ecstatic, and their coverage between Peacock and Primetime NBC in Paris was phenomenal. Now that Paris had an amazing run, LA is up next, and really cool to see the buzz that is building up already after last night.
As for the games themselves, it’s safe to say this was a very successful games for the US. They had far and away the most medals, including tying China for the most gold. They can thank Steph Curry, Lebron James, and Kevin Durant for that, after they all came up big in both the semi-finals and finals of the Olympic Tournament. Those 3 were like the three branches of US Government. Meanwhile, Jayson Tatum was like a White House intern. We had been waiting for Steph to detonate, and he finally did at the right time. Not to be forgotten is Anthony Davis, who was a defensive monster throughout, and in the biggest moments as well. I also have a new found respect for Devin Booker, who very quietly played a nice role for Team USA, knocking down open shots and playing some solid defense, something I had no idea he could do. I’m sure Nike and Klutch Sports will have that footage of Lebron getting dunked on deleted immediately. This team could have a lot of turnover come 2028 and a lot of younger players in the mix, but this just goes to show you that we need our best players to play, and to be elite to get the job done. Even the women had their own problems yesterday with France, but they were able to get it done. The gap between the world and the USA women has narrowed significantly as well.
You have to consider this a phenomenal track and field games for the USA. The women completely crushed it in both relays, and the men came through nicely in the 4×400. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is the absolute GOAT in the hurdles, and the US Men had their share of medals too in hurdles, shot put, sprints, and some of the distance events. I really live for these guys scratching and clawing for the silver and bronze medals with these last second leans at the finish line. I cannot understand however, why the US Men cannot get it right in the 4×100 relay. 24 years since they’ve won a medal, which is bizarre for a country that routinely has 4 of the fastest men in the world. The handoffs are so poor, it always looks like they are putting a group together that may be fast, but has no chemistry together. I also can’t understand that hate toward Noah Lyles. The man won the 100 meters and then managed to get a bronze while he had COVID in the 200 meters. Apparently, NBA Twitter hates him just because he said something that’s true: the NBA Champion cannot really be considered the world champion. He’s elite, and I hope he’s back for the games in LA.
Break Dancing? Look I respect the fact these guys have talent, and it’s impressive, but I just can’t look at this as an Olympic sport. It’s way too subjective in terms of scoring. That probably also explains why it won’t stick moving forward. I can’t believe Jordan Chiles had to return her bronze medal in the gymnastics floor exercise. This sets a very bad precedent that after the fact you can challenge the ruling? I don’t think this is fair at all. What a mistake by US High Jumper Shelby McEwen to not agree to share the gold medal with New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr. Kerr ended up beating him in a jump off, and we really could have used that medal to go one-up on China! USA women’s soccer? Boy they really lucked out in that game, because it looked like Brazil had them on the ropes. Nevertheless, still a much more likable team than in the past. Even the men deserve credit for how far they made it. Disappointing finish, but hard to call making it out of the group stage a failure.
To baseball, where the Dodgers have found themselves in a battle for the NL West. To be honest though, it’s funny how many people are really freaking out over the NL West being competitive, but it’s really not a bad thing at all. For years, the Dodgers haven’t played meaningful games going into the playoffs, so when October came, it hurt them in ratcheting up the intensity to win those more important games. Plus, the Dodgers are only in this position because they have had a mountain of injuries to key position players, as well as in their starting rotation. The Boys in Blue are now tied with the Phillies for the best record in the NL, and one game behind the Orioles for the best record in baseball. However, you deranged psychopaths are more focused on the fact they are “only” in the playoffs by 6.5 games, have a 3.5 game lead in the NL West, and could completely fall out of it. It’s called competition people. Get used to it, and it’s a good thing. In the next week, the Dodgers will get back Mookie Betts, Walker Buehler, Max Muncy, and Tommy Edmen. They look like they will get Yoshinobu Yamamoto back in the next week after that as well. That should give them enough time to ramp up for October, while also playing meaningful baseball games.
I have to say, for a franchise that has given you almost nothing to feel good about you, you all are very excited about the Angels 4 young player. Those are 1st baseman Nolan Schanuel, Shortstop Zack Neto, Catcher Logan O’Hoppe, and 2nd baseman Christian Moore. Moore is progressing quickly through the minor leagues, but the other three are quietly having very productive stretches in the majors. The question for me is whether or not this kind of development curve is sustainable without the infrastructure in place to make it successful. I have also yet to see anything on the pitching side of the organization that you should be feeling good about, other than a slew of names that have been drafted recently.
I’m really happy to hear that Inside The NBA is going to be sticking around after next year, even though the NBA is leaving TNT. The show is simply too good to let go. Let’s be honest, it’s even a lot better than the games themselves. There’s some talk that we might even hear Shaq, Kenny, Chuck, and Ernie cover more sports than just the NBA. I don’t know, I’ve seen these guys try to cover college basketball and it’s simply not the same. They don’t know the college game like they know the NBA, and they are simply too stiff, compared to how they usually do things. In any case, this is great news for NBA fans!
I know you’re all excited about football and all, but I just can’t get excited about watching Rams and Charger preseason games with a bunch of guys who will be delivering your Door Dash next week. Plus, if i had to pay regular season prices to watch these guys play, I would lose it. In any case, for the Rams, hopefully Puca Nakua’s knee injury isn’t serious. It will be very interesting to see what the combination of a healthy Nakua and Cooper Kupp look like. As for the Chargers, they could really use JuJu Smith Schuster, as they are running pretty thin on guys who can catch the ball. He was just released. However, it’s probably a little more important they get Justin Herbert healthy, who is dealing with a foot injury. He’s supposed to be ready for the opener, but the fact he’s in a walking boot is nothing to feel good about.
What a spectacular week of the Olympics we’ve seen so far. I have to start with the fastest man in the world competition we saw last night, in the 100-meter dash. Noah Lyles talked a lot of smack going in, and even looked pretty bad in the first couple of qualifying races he ran. However, when it was all on the line, he proved to be the Olympic Champion by a torso. NBA Twitter was definitely in shambles after that, since Noah commented earlier in the week that the NBA Champion shouldn’t be considered the world champion, which didn’t sit well with them. All the people who don’t watch track and field are also in shambles because they don’t understand the torso rule, so they thought Kishane Thompson got screwed. He didn’t. That’s the rule. Even if you don’t like the rule and I play your game that it should be first body part to hit the line, Noah’s foot still hit the line first. If you want to take it a step further and say it should be first body part over the line, then Fred Kerly would be your Olympic Champion. Either way, Noah won the race and rightfully so, and he met the moment. Thank goodness because anybody that does all those crazy antics during the introduction had better win! Congrats to him and Kerley though, who took the bronze.
Elsewhere around the Olympics, Simone Biles is incredible. She is 27 years old, a won her 2nd ever women’s all-around Olympic Gold Medal. I don’t care that she slipped off the balance beam this morning in the individual event. She also got a silver in the floor exercise. She is the most decorated Olympic Gymnast of all-time with 11 medals, and the oldest American gymnast to win gold. She is the GOAT, and it’s this type of greatness that is the reason we watch sports. Then there’s Katie Ledecky, who is another GOAT in her own right in the pool, dominating in the 1500 meters and 800 meters, and becoming the most decorated female Olympian in US history. These two women are two of the best female Olympians we’ve ever seen, and they may both add to that total come 2028 in Los Angeles. While those two made headlines, don’t forget about Scottie Scheffeler winning the Gold Medal in golf in a wild year, that even saw him getting arrested. There was also Novak Djokovic who won the gold medal in men’s singles tennis. This man has the golden grand slam: 10 Australian open wins, 3 French Open victories, 7 Wimbledon titles, and 4 US Opens. What was amazing about Scheffler and Joker is that they were both extremely emotional about winning, and it shows you just how important the Olympics really are. These two win all the time, yet these wins felt just as impactful, if not more.
Don’t forget about the always controversial but interesting
side stories that come out of the Olympic Games. For instance, Egyptian Fencer Nada Hafez
competed while seven months pregnant.
She competed very well too, despite not medaling. I know some will be critical, but she is a very
accomplished woman who is also an MD, and ultimately, I think this is a
personal choice. While there are many
women that know what it’s like to be 7 months pregnant, there aren’t many of us
that know anything about fencing or what the preparation is like, or if it could
be harmful to someone who is pregnant. Thus,
most of us aren’t in position to judge, other than to say what she did was remarkable
and strong enough to compete, let alone win while pregnant. It was also fascinating seeing North and
South Korean athletes take photos together.
Sadly, I fear that North Korea athletes will be having a word or two
from their government when they get home, and hopefully they are not punished
for what they did. There’s also the controversy
raging around Algeria’s intersex athlete Imane Khelif, a boxer, who easily beat
up Italy’s Angela Carini. Look, I don’t
think we need to overdramatize and politicize this situation as is being done,
but we need to face facts. We now need
to make distinctions between biological males and females, and genetic males and
females. If someone is genetically a male,
that gives them a competitive advantage over a genetic female, and they shouldn’t
be competing against a female. I don’t
know what the solution is, but it makes no sense. It’s a shame for both athletes who I’m sure
have been through a lot to get to this point, but it’s simply not a level
playing field, no matter how hard we try to convince ourselves otherwise. The IOC needs to revisit this topic.
Meanwhile, the US Men’s Basketball Team is on its way to the elimination round against Brazil tomorrow. The US is adjusting nicely to international competition, looking stronger and stronger in their last two victories against Puerto Rico and South Sudan. My favorite part about Olympic Basketball though is the wild conclusions that people draw from these games. Based on the last 10 days of basketball, these people have determined that Lebron and KD are head and shoulder the two best players in the world currently; Jayson Tatum is a scrub who should be delivering your Door Dash and not a top 5 player; Joel Embiid is an Eric Dampier level scrub who should have his passport revoked; and Steve Kerr should only be coaching 8th grade girls in Aruba and makes Mike Brown look like Red Auberbach. Ok so all of this is ridiculous, but on Lebron and his greatness, he may not be the best player over the course of an entire season, but on any given night, he can be the best player in the world. That’s still meaningful.
After attending the first 10 days of the Olympics and
attending 10 events I can say that Paris got the most important thing right:
security. When you host an Olympics that
is critical. They had 68,000 solider and
police officers in the streets and at events.
They also did fairly well with transportation. If you’ve been in San Francisco and rode
BART, been to Atlanta and rode MARTA, or New York and rode the Subway, they are
filthy. Most in the world are, but can
they be effective modes of transportation is always the question, and the Paris
Metro is. They also did a great job of
keeping the cost of the tickets manageable for people. The downside to that though, is that they
used one platform to sell tickets at face value, and re-sell those same tickets
at face as well. However, that platform
was not enough to support the masses that jammed the website all the time for
tickets. All the secondary market was
delegitimized, so it was hard to know who was a scam and who wasn’t, and even
the ones that weren’t had their issues. It
has its pros and cons because when the Olympics come to LA in 2028, there will
be many more good platforms where you can get tickets, but I suspect the cost
will be extremely expensive. Think Super
Bowl like ticket prices to the opening ceremony.
Let’s talk NBA for a moment, and specifically the
Lakers. I feel like many people, NBA
Executives included, have lost their perspective on the value of D’Angelo
Russell. He is currently on a one-year
$17 million deal. He shoots nearly 40%
from three, he can create his own shot, and is a very good playmaker. He’s definitively an NBA Starter too. For that kind of production, he should be
more like a $30-$40 million player per season.
Yes, I realize that he can be streaky and doesn’t play a lot of defense,
but there’s a lot of guys in the league that can’t play defense. You aren’t going to trade him and get some
all-star back, and you shouldn’t trade him for lesser parts. Keep it in perspective because D-Lo is
actually a really good player.
The MLB Trade deadline came and went and the Dodgers definitely made their best efforts to improve their ball club. There was definitely no superstar level player available, but the Dodgers did a really nice job of acquiring players who can help them now, and they only gave up one top 15 prospect in the process. Between Jack Flaherty, Tommy Edman, Amed Rosario, and Michael Kopech, the Boys in Blue managed to help their starting rotation, bullpen, bench, and even add a quality bat that can play multiple positions. I realize the Dodgers have been looking like hell lately, but you’ve got to keep in mind that they have been missing a hell of a lot players. Give it a couple of weeks, and they might actually have an even better team than you originally thought, especially once they get Mookie Betts, Freddie Freema, and Max Muncy back in the lineup, and Edman is playing center field. By the way, when does Gavin Lux get an apology letter from everyone? He is one of the hottest hitters in the National League, and has now earned himself an everyday spot on the infield. Everyone is freaking out over Clayton Kershaw’s last start, but relax, it’s only his 2nd start back from injury. The Padres also aren’t a great matchup for him at this point. Ultimately, once the Dodgers get a healthy Yamamoto back, and a couple of other bullpen pieces from the injured list, I think they’ll be fine. Perhaps none of you have noticed that the Dodgers are just 1.5 games back of the best record in the NL, because the Philles have been losing like crazy too. Too be honest, I don’t care at all about being the top seed in the NL, because it almost seems like a curse going into the playoffs. Instead, it’s truly all about how this team is going to be playing heading into October, and how they execute against elite pitching.
As for the Angels, what a pathetic organization they
demonstrated they are at the trade deadline. At the deadline they were one of
the three worst teams in baseball. Yet
they did not trade a single player who was under team control beyond this
season. When you can’t even rebuild or
sell correctly in a seller’s market, you’re doing something wrong. These guys are clearly trying to make a run
as the worst run organization in all of baseball, and in sports. Teams like the Marlins have rebuilt,
competed, and torn down their organization multiple times in the last 10
years. Meanwhile, the Angels, have done
nothing but sold fans on the illusion that they can win next season for the
last decade. Are fans really buying it
anymore? No way. Meanwhile, when Perry
Minasian got asked if they can compete next season, all he said was “we’ll
see”. Really? We’ll see??? You’re not
even going to pretend like you’re for sure going to try and win next
season? Ok Perry, way to make your fans
feel like your franchise knows what it’s doing.
I do see some optimists buying into the idea that next season a lineup Logan
O’Hoppe, Nolan Schanuel, Christian Moore, Zach Neto, Anthony Rendon, Mike Trout,
and Joe Adell is going to be promising.
Their pitchers would include Reid Detmers, Caden Dana, Chase Silseth,
George Klassen, Samuel Aldegheri, Patrick Sandoval, and Jose Soriano. The problem with this line of thinking is
that many of these younger players are being fast tracked to the Major Leagues
because the Halos have no choices but to pull them up because their minor
league system is so terrible, along with their depleted Big-League roster. The assumption that they can continue to
develop into consistently impactful players with such a flawed infrastructure
is a mistaken one. Look at Reid Detmers,
who has had his confidence completely shattered, and has had more poor starts
in the minors than quality ones. The
Halos have done nothing to help him with his mechanics, yet they may just bring
him back up in the next week or two to see if he can pitch well again. The same thing goes for many of the position
players who are playing well now, but at some point may not, and they won’t
have the support in the organization to help them work through it. Lastly, everyone wants to write off Mike
Trout and Anthony Rendon, which is fine, but don’t put them in the same
bucket. Anthony Rendon couldn’t care
less about baseball, and he shows it on a day-to-day basis. He’s the guy sitting in the meeting looking
at his watch to figure out how much longer he has to be there. Mike Trout on the other hand has shown that
he wants to be with the Angels, and succeed with them, despite the fact he has
had trouble staying healthy. I’m not
saying you can count on either of them moving forward, but they simply are not
the same.
Finally, what a disappointing season finale of House of The Dragon. The entire episode was basically a trailer for Season 3. The last episode seemed to build up so much momentum toward this episode, and then nothing happened. Spoiler alert for those of you that haven’t seen it, but there isn’t much to spoil because nothing happened. An enormous amount of time was wasted on the Lannister scene and why? It was simply a waste of time, and even worse because it was the finale. You know what the worst part is? You will have to wait 2 years before you get to season 3. Will anybody still care at that point? These writers are going to have to tell an amazing story if they are going to bring people back to watch this.
