Thinking about how, given sufficient advance notice from the players, teams are obliged by the CBA to provide Fourthmeal for 4 p.m. games. Illustrates the awkwardness of planning when you're going to eat on a day like today.

I don't think Pete Rose would be happy to find out that news of his death was timed such that it got buried under the first game of a regular season Mets doubleheader

Sedate, vacant-eyed Yinzer vs. soulless, belligerent NEPA Guy

I'd look it up but I'm using a trackpad like a goddamn barbarian

I think there's a lot of value in reporting trade/firing/extension *rumors,* for entertainment value if nothing else.

First L of the MLB postseason: I left my mouse in New Jersey

The backup/power package tailback in my CFB25 dynasty is named Layne Jells. Every time he comes into the game I subconsciously start singing his name to the tune of Train's "Calling All Angels" Gonna have to conjure up a violation of team rules in the off-season and revoke his scholarship

I don't think ESPN would be the obstacle. I think it'd be the NBA power brokers

I should say, I hope the rumor is a dud but not so much of a dud that he can't finagle a raise out of it

Every time I see certain other "newsbreakers" go off script for even a second I'm grateful our sport has people like Jeff and Ken Rosenthal