- Shit could hit the fan again tonight, so who knows or what as far as updates.
- Annual trip to Vegas next month is off, COVID cases rising in Vegas (as largely feared could happen), especially the Delta Variant.
- Well, here's July 4th (start of play) in MLB:
AL:
- Boston 52-32
- Houston 51-33
- Chicago 49-33
- Oakland 49-36
- Tampa Bay 47-36
So, largely outside Chicago, it's "meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Tampa is 3 up on the Blue Jays, the next team on the list.
NL:
- San Francisco 52-30
- Milwaukee 51-33 and now 11 in a row to break the NL Central open.
- Mets 42-36
- Los Angeles 52-31
- San Diego 49-36
5 1/2 up on the Reds for San Diego.
- This year will be the first time since 1977 that an NBA Finals has been played without any player on either side having won one beforehand.
- Want an example as to why? Here's an exercise I have done in the past:
- LeBron James
- Kawhi Leonard
- Steph Curry
- Jason Kidd
- Kobe Bryant
- Paul Pierce/Kevin Garnett (either works)
- Tim Duncan
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Ben Wallace
- Foolish and Wretched One-Dimensional Ballhog
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Dennis Rodman (the two years in Detroit, on top of the F&WODBH)
- Magic
- Bird
- Dr. J
Those 15 players get you back to 1979-80.
You can add the likes of Wes Unseld or Elvin Hayes with Washington and Jack Sikma with Seattle, and that would get you back to 1977 with just 17 players chained up for every NBA championship (and that includes the one Boston title and the one Philly title with Dr. J -- Leonard actually won with both Toronto and San Antonio).
- Shohei Ohtani has become the first player in history to be named to the All-Star Game as both a hitter and a pitcher.
- Interesting stat: The Cubs no-hit the Dodgers over a week ago. Since: The Cubs have lost nine in a row (the longest such streak since 1925!). The Dodgers have won WON nine in a row.
- The Bucks were the favorites to win the Eastern Conference at 2-1. The Suns, however, were the 11th choice at 60-1 for the Western Conference.
- Bah Humbug, Part I: A club professional golfer was killed today by an armed gunman who invaded a private golf course in Ohio.
- Bah Humbug, Part II: A woman was slashed in Times Square today because the thug wouldn't have his catcalls acknowledged.
- The Taco Bell Promotional Stunt for the NBA Finals this year: If a team makes a comeback from being down at halftime (I assume any margin) to win any game of the Finals, Taco Bell will not only bring back one of it's super-hot Doritos tacos, they will also give everyone in America one for free.
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