Stroman and the Yankees, Shota's money, the Sunday Night Baseball schedule, dangerous driving, Ohio once again chooses evil, kids are leaving red states for a reason, and dystopian ice
The Cubs get Shota, the Marlins make a notable hire, a Wander Franco update, Ohtani could influence the tax laws, Les Wexner had sex with a trafficked teenager, and God bless January Jones
Random baseball-adjacent things with hacky jokes attached, a Substack/Nazis development, Martin Scorsese, men being weird, OpenAI, and Star Wars at the Golden Globes
The Mets sign a pitcher, there were a rash of trades, a great player-to-be-named-later has retired, and we talk about swearing, a French legal drama, Elon Musk on drugs, and toilet apps
An unexpected extension, a backtracking Bauer, the A’s saying no to the B’s, MLB M&Ms, we have met the enemy and he is us, and logging on to the internet via . . . Compuserve
The Padres get a reliever, the Jays insist they weren't Ohtani leverage, a call for common sense gambling regulation, fun with the Jeffrey Epstein documents, Nature Boy crypto, weirdos, and movie talk
A slow baseball news day but a whole lot of other stuff, including my ranking of the James discography, my bum knee and flat bum, people's hopes for 2024, and a tough autumn for a great writer.
Omar Vizquel wants a redemption arc, the Red Sox are making moves, the Reds sign a starter, Fanatics gets sued, Mickey Mouse in the public domain, useless cold medicine, and overusing "however"
More Wander Franco news, a minor signing, bad merch, Andrelton Simmons' retirement, some super immature words about Andrelton Simmons' anatomy, Nikki Haley, and my thoughts on some cities
A welcome to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a far less friendly welcome to Wander Franco, a welcome to Isiah Kiner-Falefa, eh, the mob has spoken about the Substack bugout, stealth musicals, and Tommy Smothers
Looking for Wander Franco, signings, another fresh start, Ohtani gives a teammate's wife a Porsche, some housekeeping, Nate Silver and knowing what we don't know, an IAD paradox and George Santos